Regulations for Administrating Ocean Freight Forwarders Article 4
This English translation was last updated on 2014-04-29, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-04. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Any foreign ocean freight forwarder desiring to establish a branch office shall make an application, with enclosure of documents indicated hereunder, to the shipping administration for submission to the competent authority for the approval of incorporation of the a branch office:1. Application form (see Attachment 1);2. Business plan within the ROC territories;3. Counterpart or photocopy of the license issued by the government of its home country granting the registration of ocean freight forwarder operations; and4. The name, nationality and address of the representative appointed in the ROC territory for litigation and non-litigation cases, and the power of attorney given to the representative.The documents under subparagraph 3 and 4 of the preceding paragraph shall be certified by any of the following entities. A Chinese translation must be attached if the documents are written in any foreign languages other than English:1. An ROC embassy, consulate, representative office or liaison office, or an organization authorized or established or a private group commissioned by Executive Yuan in Hong Kong or Macao;2. Any foreign entity in The ROC authorized by a foreign embassy or consulate in Taiwan or by a foreign government and engaged in certification of documents upon approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ROC.Attachment 1:Application for Approval of Incorporation of Ocean Freight Forwarder.PDFAttachment 1:Application for Approval of Incorporation of Ocean Freight Forwarder.doc