If the enterprise is not familiar with the ODI filing operation, it can entrust an agency to handle it. Professional organizations have experience in handling ODI filing, and will be familiar with the operation process and what materials need to be prepared when handling. The specific operation process can be divided into three steps.

1, Development and Reform Commission project

Apply to the Development and Reform Commission for the project, submit the relevant materials of the project, and the domestic investors shall sign the legal documents required for filing, wait for the approval or filing of the Development and Reform Commission, and issue the approval document or filing notice.

2. Approval and certification by the Ministry of Commerce

The commercial department shall approve or put on record, and issue a certificate of overseas investment of the enterprise. Enterprises should invest abroad within 2 years after receiving the certificate, otherwise the record will be invalid.

3, the State Administration of foreign exchange for the record

Foreign exchange is issued by banks and supervised by safe. If the investment amount is more than 5 million dollars, it shall be declared to the foreign exchange administration department. After examination, the operation management department will issue the Foreign Exchange Registration Certificate for Overseas Direct Investment to domestic enterprises. In practice, the examination and approval of overseas investment by the competent department of commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission are in principle independent of each other, and it is not necessary to complete one examination and approval before submitting another, and it can be submitted at the same time.

After obtaining the Certificate of Enterprise's Overseas Investment and the Notice of Filing, domestic enterprises can register their overseas direct investment in foreign exchange.