Regulations for Administrating a Shipping Agency Article 6
This English translation was last updated on 2014-07-30, 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.
A shipping agencyshall, in accordance with relevant laws, complete the company registration within 6 months upon approval of its establishment, and shall make an application with the enclosure of the following documents, together with a permit fee, to the shipping administration for document review and submission to the competent authority for them to issue the permit of shipping agency:1. Application form (Attachment 3);2. Supportive documents of the company’s registration;3. Articles of incorporation;4. In the case of a company limited by shares, the roster of directors and supervisors;5. Roster of managerial officers and their ID cards (Attachment 2).A foreign shipping agency which is approved to establish a branch office shall, in accordance with relevant laws, complete recognition and registration of the branch office within 6 months upon approval of the establishment of the branch office, and shall make an application with the enclosure of the following documents, together with a permit fee, to the shipping administration for document review and submission to the competent authority for them to issue the permit of the branch office of the foreign shipping agency before operating its business:1. Application form (Attachment 3);2. Recognition documents issued by the competent authority and the supportive documents of the branch office’s registration;3. Roster of managerial officers and their ID cards (Attachment 2).Failure to apply for the permit within the time limit referred to in the two preceding paragraphs, the approval of establishment for the company/branch office shall be revoked, provided that an application for an extension may be filed within 30 days prior to expiration of said time limit with justified reasons, and the said extension shall be no more than 6 months and the application for the extension shall be filed no more than twice.Attachment 2:Roster of Shareholders Promoters Directors and Supervisors Managerial Officers.PDFAttachment 2:Roster of Shareholders Promoters Directors and Supervisors Managerial Officers.docAttachment 3:Application Form for Issuance/Reissuance(reapplication) of License of a Shipping Agency.PDFAttachment 3:Application Form for Issuance/Reissuance(reapplication) of License of a Shipping Agency.doc