China contract services
Before You Sign with a Chinese Company,
Have a China-Based Lawyer Review It or Draft It Properly.
We provide contract review and drafting for China-related commercial transactions. A China-qualified lawyer will assess the actual contracting parties, payment, delivery, acceptance, intellectual property, and dispute resolution arrangements, then revise your existing contract or prepare an English-language contract for you, together with an explanation of the main risks and recommended next steps.
Fixed-price contract services
Choose the contract category that best fits your transaction. Each standard service includes a defined deliverable and direct online checkout.
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Technology Services & IP Licence
For standard technology services, software licensing and IP-use arrangements.
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Logistics, Warehousing & Freight Forwarding
For freight, storage, delivery and logistics-service arrangements.
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Master Services, Consulting & Outsourcing
For business services, consulting projects, managed services and outsourcing arrangements.
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Distribution, Agency & Reseller
For appointing distributors, agents, resellers or channel partners in China.
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NDA-Confidentiality-Non-Circumvention
For appointing distributors, agents, resellers or channel partners in China.
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Need a Different Contract？
Can’t find the contract you need above? Tell us about your transaction or business needs, and we’ll recommend or draft a tailored agreement for you.
Why an Ordinary English-Language Contract May Not Fit a China-Related Transaction
The issue is not simply whether the contract is written in English.The real question is whether the contracting parties, payment terms, delivery arrangements, and risk allocation actually match the China-related transaction.
Which Company Are You Actually Contracting With?
The name on the contract, the business licence, the invoice, and the receiving bank account may belong to different entities. The contract should first identify the company that will actually assume the obligations, receive payment, and deliver the goods or services.
How Will Payment, Delivery, and Acceptance Work?
Payment milestones should be linked to delivery, acceptance, quality requirements, and remedies. This helps avoid a situation where the client has already paid most of the price but still lacks a clear contractual basis to require correction, replacement, re-performance, or a refund.
How Will Drawings, Tooling, Technology, and Business Opportunities Be Protected?
A general confidentiality clause is often not enough to address the practical risks involved in manufacturing, procurement, or technical cooperation. Depending on the transaction, the contract may also need to define permitted use of information, ownership of intellectual property, non-circumvention obligations, and liability for breach.
Does the English Contract Match the Chinese Transaction Documents?
Company names, product specifications, amounts, dates, bank accounts, and other key information should be cross-checked against Chinese licences, quotations, invoices, and transaction documents. This helps prevent the English and Chinese materials from pointing to different entities or different commercial terms.
If a Dispute Arises, Where Will It Be Resolved and How Will the Result Be Enforced?
The governing law, courts, or arbitral institution should not simply be copied from a template used in another country. The choice should also take account of the counterparty, the location of assets, the available evidence, and the practical route to enforcement.
The key question is not whether you have a contract. It is whether the contract reflects the real transaction and gives you a clear basis for signing, payment, and performance management.
How to Choose Between Contract Review and Contract Drafting
You do not need to resolve complex legal questions before choosing a service. Start with one simple question: do you already have a contract that you may be able to use?
Contract Review | You Already Have a Contract
- Suitable if you have received a contract from a Chinese counterparty or want to continue using your own existing contract.
- You provide the existing contract, the transaction background, information about both parties, and the issues that matter most to you.
- A China-qualified lawyer identifies risks connected with the China-related transaction and proposes revisions directly in the original document.
- You receive a redlined draft and an English-language risk summary.
Contract Drafting | You Do Not Yet Have a Suitable Contract
- Suitable for a new transaction, where the existing documents clearly do not fit the China-related transaction, or where the main terms need to be restructured.
- You provide the main commercial terms, including the parties, products or services, price, payment, delivery, acceptance, and intellectual property arrangements.
- A China-qualified lawyer selects and adapts an appropriate base document using China-focused contract resources, the facts of your transaction, and your instructions.
What China-Qualified Lawyers Focus On
The priorities vary from one contract to another, but China-related commercial contracts usually require a systematic review of the following issues.
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Contracting Party and Signing Authority
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Price, Payment Milestones, and Receiving Account
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Delivery, Acceptance, and Quality Responsibility
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Intellectual Property and Confidentiality
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Non-Circumvention and Protection of Commercial Interests
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Representations and Warranties, Liability for Breach, and Limitations of Liability
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Term, Termination, and Exit Arrangements
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Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
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Consistency Across Documents
What the Fixed-Fee Service Includes
Fixed-Fee Scope
- One principal contract of no more than 15 pages. Attachments and schedules do not count toward the 15-page limit, but they are not included in the fixed-fee review or drafting scope.
- Fixed-fee services provide English-language deliverables only.
- NDA or NNN agreements are usually delivered within three business days.
- Other contract reviews are usually delivered within five business days.
- Contract drafting is usually delivered within seven business days.
- Documents are delivered by email.
- Contract review includes one redlined draft and one English-language risk summary.
- Contract drafting includes one English-language contract draft and one consolidated round of revisions.
Must Provide After Ordering
- Contract review: The complete contract document to be reviewed.
- Contract drafting: The required contract type and the main transaction arrangements.
- The accurate company names of both parties, together with any available Chinese business licence or other entity documents.
- Information about the products or services, price, payment, delivery, acceptance, and expected signing date.
- Details of any trademarks, technology, drawings, tooling, software, customer information, or other intellectual property that needs to be protected.
- Any issues already identified, the questions you most want the lawyer to answer, and your preferred completion date.
How it works
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Select and pay
Select and pay for a standard service.
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Check your inbox
Receive an order confirmation by email.
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We contact you
We contact your checkout email within one business day.
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Send the materials
You provide the document, business background and key concerns.
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Receive the deliverable
After scope and conflict confirmation, you receive the agreed deliverable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a US or UK Contract Be Used Directly for a China-Related Transaction?
You may submit it for review, but a contract should not be assumed to fit a China-related transaction simply because it was drafted by a lawyer in another country. The contracting parties, payment, intellectual property, and dispute resolution arrangements may still require adjustment. The fixed-fee review identifies China-related risks only and does not provide advice on foreign law.
Is Every Fixed-Fee Service Substantively Reviewed by a China-Qualified Lawyer?
Yes. A China-qualified lawyer will conduct a substantive review or prepare the draft based on the contract and transaction information provided by the client. The service is not limited to formatting changes or mechanical translation.
Does the Fixed Fee Include Calls, Negotiation, or Multiple Rounds of Revisions?
No. Fixed-fee contract drafting includes one consolidated round of revisions. Calls, direct negotiation, multiple rounds of revisions, or communication with the other party’s lawyers require a separately agreed scope.
Which Projects Require a Custom Quote?
Projects involving multiple documents, complex attachments, Chinese-language or bilingual contracts, equity investment or financing documents, regulated industries, data or tax issues, or negotiation support will usually require a custom quote.
Projects Requiring a Custom Quote？
The following matters fall outside the standard fixed-fee scope. Clients may submit the relevant materials to receive a tailored scope of work and fee quote:
- Multiple related agreements, a main agreement exceeding 15 pages, or extensive annexes and schedules requiring substantive review.
- Chinese-language agreements, bilingual Chinese-English agreements, or matters requiring the order of priority between the two language versions to be determined.
- Matters requiring conference calls, direct negotiations, multiple rounds of revisions, or communication with the counterparty’s legal counsel.
- Specialized issues involving finance, taxation, cross-border data transfers, regulated industries, or complex transaction structures.
- Investment, equity, financing, guarantees or security arrangements, securities, or other documents falling outside the six standard categories of commercial contracts.