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Renewal of Business Registration

For registered business, a business registration renewal demand note will be sent by the Business Registration Office approximately in the middle of the month preceding the commencement month of the renewal Business Registration Certificate.  For example, if the renewal Business Registration Certificate will commence in May, the Business Registration Office will issue the business registration demand note in mid-April.  Upon payment, the receipted business registration demand note will become a Business Registration Certificate.  If you do not receive your business registration demand note, you should inform the Commissioner in writing within 1 month of the expiry of your current Business Registration Certificate.

If the business registration demand note is not received after the expiry of the Business Registration Certificate or the demand note is lost, the renewal can still be done either in person, by post or by electronic mode as follows:-

  • In person - you may visit the Business Registration Office with your old Business Registration Certificate and request a fresh business registration demand note. If your business address has changed and the Business Registration Office has not been notified of the change, you should also complete the form IRC 3111A to notify the change. Please note the Latest Arrangement for Counter Services of the Business Registration Office.
  • By post - you may send a photocopy of your old Business Registration Certificate with a crossed cheque made payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" to the Business Registration Office.  A Business Registration Certificate will be posted to your business address soon afterwards.  If your business address has changed, you should also attach an advice of the new address specifying your business registration number, business name, old and new business address or registered office address, and the date of change.
  • By electronic mode – You may log in your eTAX Account to download the business registration demand note instantly through the service “View/Download Business Registration Demand Note”.  You may settle the demand note by electronic payment or other means.  Please visit Payment Methods for more details.  Generally, you may log in your eTAX Account to view, download and print the Business Registration Certificate (in PDF format) through the service “View/Download Business Registration Certificate” after 10:00 a.m. on the next calendar day after payment and within 2 months from the date of settlement.  Please print the business registration demand note and the Business Registration Certificate in plain A4 size paper.

With effect from 14 February 2011, all business registration demand notes will be issued in plain A4 size paper.  For further details, please refer to “Format of Business Registration Certificates, Branch Registration Certificates and Renewal Notices”.

More information on "View / Download Business Registration Demand Note" and "View / Download Business Registration Certificate"

 

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