Your base of operations in China: everything you need to import, export and much more
Official backing from China, with a private and practical approach.
More than 30 years dealing with China. And since 2009, with an official mandate.
The Solanes family has worked with China's leading industrial rubber manufacturers since the early 1990s. Those long-term agreements, built on friendship and economic continuity, grew into joint ventures and investments in several factories and brought the family close to city halls and provincial governments, especially in Shandong province and in Beijing.
In November 2009 that cooperation became signed agreements with three Chinese institutions, and the China-Spain Trade Office, today OCCHE, was born. Since then we have promoted trade agreements between companies on both sides, with our own team in Barcelona and Qingdao and networks of institutional and private partners across the whole of China.
Three Chinese institutions, a single point of entry
OCCHE represents three official Chinese institutions in Spain. That representation is what opens doors, verifies counterparties and speeds up procedures that, from outside China, tend to be slow or opaque.
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CCPIT
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
China's official foreign trade promotion body, in charge of the major investment and international expansion projects of Chinese companies.
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CIECC and CCOIC
China International Electronic Commerce Center, with the China Chamber of International Commerce
Together with the CCOIC, it gives access to the largest company database in China: the tool we use to verify factories and locate distributors.
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FAO QINGDAO
Foreign Affairs Office of the Qingdao Municipal Government
Institutional counterpart for the Qingdao municipality and Shandong province, essential for smoothing administrative procedures with the various bureaus.
Eight services for the whole journey between Europe and China
From a one-off legal formality to the full management of your project in China. We work with SMEs that already have some international experience and with large companies present in multiple markets.
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Ad-hoc legal services
Sworn Chinese translation, apostille and legalisation of documents, interpreting at meetings, international contracts and regulatory advice. No minimum project.
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Company formation in China
WFOE, joint venture or representative office: name, registered capital, business licence, company seals, bank account and tax registration, with the Qingdao Foreign Affairs Office as support.
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Trademark and patent registration in China
Latin-script and Chinese-character trademarks before the CNIPA, Nice classes, oppositions and cancellations, invention patents, utility models and designs.
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CFDA-NMPA product registration in China
General and special cosmetics (CSAR 2021), food supplements, food and medical devices: responsible agent in China, dossier, testing and Chinese labelling.
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Market research
Sector data, competitors, channels, retail prices, consumer profile, entry barriers and legal framework, with business plan and feasibility study.
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Import from China
Supplier sourcing and verification with the CIECC databases, accurate quotations, quality inspection before payment, end-to-end logistics and account management.
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Export to China
Distributor identification with the CIECC and CCOIC databases, an outsourced export department with one adviser per project, trade missions and access to the online channel.
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Investment projects
Investment reports, feasibility studies, investor identification and sourcing, negotiation support and deal closing, in both directions.
Set up your own company in China
A company of your own in China (WFOE, joint venture or representative office) lets you invoice in yuan, hire local staff, import under your own licence and hold your trademarks and product registrations in your own name. It is the step that turns occasional exports into a stable presence.
OCCHE guides you through the whole process: choice of legal form, name reservation, registered capital, business licence, company seals, bank account and tax registration. With the support of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Qingdao Municipal Government and our own team on the ground, you know at every moment which stage your file is at.
Sector projects we already manage
Food, cosmetics, medicine, hygiene and household care, industry and investment: active sectors with institutional and private partners on both sides.
Medicine
Integration of traditional Chinese medicine in clinics and health centres in Spain, with the WFCMS, and export of Spanish food supplements to China.
Investment
Coordination of Chinese investment projects in port infrastructure in Panama and liaison with investors for projects in Spain and Latin America.
Food
Since our beginnings we have helped Spanish food companies export to China, with all customs formalities and access to large-scale retail.
Cosmetics
Spanish cosmetics brands exporting to China with registration and distribution, and Chinese brands introduced in Spain thanks to our ties with the WFCMS.
Industry
Competitively priced industrial imports from China and shipment of value-added Spanish industrial products. Specialists in industrial rubber.
Hygiene
Daily hygiene, personal care and household care products of Spanish origin for a Chinese consumer looking for novel, safe products at affordable prices.
Track record
- The Solanes family, specialists in industrial rubber, begins working with China's main manufacturers in the sector. Long-term agreements lead to joint ventures and investments in several factories.
- In November, agreements are signed with three Chinese institutions (CCPIT, CIECC with the CCOIC, and the Qingdao Foreign Affairs Office) and the China-Spain Trade Office is born.
- Esteve Solanes is appointed Honorary Consultant for Southern Europe at the fourth annual congress of the CCPIT and the CCOIC. The CCPIT visit to Barcelona is recorded in the official yearbook of both bodies.
- OCCHE's activities over 2011-2012 are featured in the CCPIT yearbooks and on Chinese television news.
- The integrative medicine project appears in the WFCMS yearbooks. The CCPIT organises the Qingdao yacht fair with the collaboration of OCCHE. LA VANGUARDIA and CINCO DÍAS interview Esteve Solanes.
- OCCHE and the CCPIT sign an open-ended representation agreement that consolidates the synergies between both organisations.
- Representation agreement with the state-owned ZHONGKONG INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INVESTMENT. OCCHE leads a delegation of Chinese companies interested in port infrastructure and takes part in the opening of the Chiriquí Competitiveness Centre.
