Taiwan Business Express Portal

Requirements for Company names:

• The registration of the company name shall be in the Chinese language, limited to the words listed in the Mandarin dictionary compiled by the Ministry of Education or in the Ciyuan (辭源), Cihai (辭海), Kangxi (康熙), or other general dictionaries.
• The company name should consist of a special name and the type of organization (limited company, company limited by shares), and may also be marked with the following words.
  • Area name. (e.g., Taoyuan Electrical and Plumbing Ltd.)
  • Words indicating the type of business. (e.g., Coinstar Blockchain Technology Ltd.)
  • Words indicating the nature of the business or organization: Tang, Ji, Hang, Hao, She, enterprise, industrial, technology, development, industry, commercial, business, etc. (e.g.: Chuan Lian Enterprise Co., Ltd.)
  • For a comparison of the organization type of starting a business, please refer to the Business structure comparison.
  • Please refer to the Reference list of inappropriate (impermissible) company names or business names (*Only available in Chinese) to see those names cannot be used while filing a reservation.

Business scope

• The business items should be registered according to the “Company, Trade name and Limited Partnership’s Business Codes List” of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
• Certain businesses are required to be “professionally operated,” or “restricted to the form of a company limited by shares,” or “the name should be marked with a professional name.” The “List of business items that are required to be professionally operated, restricted to the form of a company limited by shares, or the name shall be marked with a professional name” is summarized.
• For permitted businesses, the last digit of the business code has been set to “1.” Download the list of permitted business scope and inquiries (*Only available in Chinese).

How to reserve a name?

• Online application: Fill out the application form and pay the fee through the “Company, Business and Limited Partnership One-stop Service Request”
• Application by mail: The application form and fee shall be sent to the Central Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Section 2)
• Over-the-counter application: The application form and fee shall be delivered in person to the Central Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Section 2)

What to prepare?

Documents

• Online Application: “Company, Business and Limited Partnership One-stop Service Request ”
• By mail/over-the-counter Application: “Application for Company Name and Business Scope Reservation (Blank Form)”

Fees

• Online application: NT$150
  Online payment method:
  • Bank account: For current account transfer, the account name must be the same name as the applicant, agent or legal entity of the case.
  • Chip debit card: For current account transfer, you need to prepare a card reader and chip debit card.
  • Credit card: For payment by credit card, the person who makes the payment must be the same as the applicant and agent of the case.
    ※The handling fee for “Chip debit card” and “Bank account” is NT$15, and no receipt is provided for this handling fee.
  • Convenience store payment: The system generates payment codes for 7-11 ELEVEN ibon, Family FamiPort or Hi-Life Life-ET kiosks for applicants to make the payment at the respective convenience store. Convenience store payments will be charged a handling fee per item.
• Application by mail: NT$300 (payable by postal money order or postal cheque made out to “Central Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs”)
• Over-the-counter application: NT$300 (payable in person at the Central Office, the Ministry of Economic Affairs)

Where to file the reservation?

• Online Application: “Company, Business and Limited Partnership One-stop Service Request”
• Mailing/Over-the-counter: Central Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Section 2). No. 4, Shengfu Rd, Guanghui Vil., Nantou City, Nantou County 54003. Service hours: 8:30 am - 17:30 pm, no closing time at noon
• Service phone number: 412-1166 (no need to dial the area code within the country; please dial 02 when using mobile phones). Service hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 13:30 p.m. - 17:30 p.m.

How long does it take?

1 day as a matter of principle (excluding litigation, disputes, corrections, objections, mailings and other processing periods)

Progress tracking

• Company Name Reservation case progress inquiry

Laws & regulations

• Article 18 of the Company Act
• Regulations Governing Review of Applications for Reservation of Corporate Names and Business Scopes

Notice

If the application for reservation is approved, the applicant should apply for company registration within the retention period.

• The retention period is within 6 months from the date of approval. However, the retention period for the establishment of banks, insurance and futures businesses, securities dealers, securities finance, bills finance, and cable TV reservation cases is 1 year.
• Before the expiration of the retention period, you may apply for an extension of the reservation for a period of one month, limited to one time.