Hong Kong Shelf Companies & Aged Vintage Corporations Corporate Directory & Search

A shelf company is a legally incorporated company that has never conducted business and was established specifically to be held 'on the shelf' for immediate acquisition. Investors purchase them to save incorporation time, secure an aged corporate history for tenders, or immediately conclude urgent cross-border agreements.

Many government and corporate procurement tenders mandate that bidding enterprises have been established for at least 2, 3, or 5 years. An aged corporate entity satisfies this criterion instantly, boosting counterparty confidence.

Share transfers are subject to ad valorem stamp duty under the Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap. 117). The current total rate is 0.2% (0.1% on bought note and 0.1% on sold note) of the transfer consideration or net asset value, whichever is higher, plus a HK$5 transfer instrument stamp.

Request an indemnity deed from the seller, verify that the company has filed certified dormant status with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), search the High Court litigation register on 86hc.com for winding-up petitions, and check the Companies Registry for registered charges (Form NM1).

Under Section 5 of Cap. 622, a company may pass a special resolution declaring dormant status if it has no accounting transactions. Dormant companies are exempt from filing annual returns (Form NAR1) and audited financial statements, reducing maintenance costs.

The company must pass a board resolution, cease dormant status, inform the Companies Registry, file an updated Form NAR1, and notify the Business Registration Office to resume normal accounting and annual tax filings.

Yes. 86hc.com provides complete historical document sets from the initial incorporation document (NNC1) through all historical annual returns (NAR1) and director changes (ND2A), backed by official government barcodes.