Establishing a Representative Office in Taiwan

As Taiwan is located at the heart of the Asia-Pacific region with sound infrastructure and stable industrial environment, many foreign companies having businesses in the Asia-Pacific region choose to establish a Representative Office in Taiwan for liaison purpose. The procedure for setting up a Representative Office of a foreign company (exclusive of a company of People’s Republic of China) in Taiwan is easy and no government fee is required. The following is a brief introduction of the Representative Office and the relevant issues regarding the representative appointed by the foreign company in Taiwan.