Every service on this site has a fixed fee, agreed in writing before any work starts. You engage Tiantai Law Firm Shanghai Office, which signs the engagement agreement and issues the invoice, and you pay the firm, never an individual.
What each service costs
| Service | Fee (USD) | What you receive |
|---|---|---|
| Factory Starter Package | from 3,500 | Bilingual NNN, manufacturing framework agreement, PO format and mold and design ownership terms; first draft in 5 business days |
| Stock purchase contract | from 1,200 | Bilingual contract for a standard product; first draft in 3 business days |
| Mold and design ownership agreement | 1,500 | Standalone bilingual agreement, Chinese text prevailing; already included in the Factory Starter Package |
| China trademark | 790 first class, 390 each additional class | Search, filing and official fee for one class |
| Supplier background check | 890 per supplier; 590 with a contract package or for two or more suppliers | Eleven-section report signed by a PRC lawyer, in 3 business days |
| Supplier dispute assessment | from 590 | Written opinion in 5 business days; follow-up questions answered in writing |
| Demand letter | 950 | One supplier, Chinese and English, on the firm’s letterhead; the 590 assessment is credited in full if you instruct within 30 days |
| Customs IP recordal | 690 first right, 290 each additional right | Recordal with China Customs; detention notices quoted per case |
| Litigation, arbitration and negotiation | quoted per stage | After we have reviewed the file |
Contract work includes two rounds of revisions within 30 days of delivery. One round means one consolidated set of comments from you, including any comments from the supplier that you pass on, sent together. Further rounds, or comments that arrive after the 30 days, are charged per round at the rate set out in the engagement agreement, and only with your written approval in advance.
From your first email to the start of work
- 1. You tell us what you need. A few lines by email or through the enquiry form are enough. Please do not send confidential documents at this stage.
- 2. We reply in writing with a fixed fee. The reply names the service we recommend, the fee, the documents you will receive and the delivery time in business days. If you want to go ahead, we ask for your company’s full name, place of incorporation and registered address, the person signing and their title, and the email address for the invoice.
- 3. You sign the engagement agreement. It is between your company and Tiantai Law Firm Shanghai Office. You sign and return a PDF copy; the firm then signs and seals it and sends it to you with the invoice.
- 4. You pay the invoice and work starts. Fees are paid from your company’s own account. If someone else will pay for you, please tell us before payment.
- 5. We deliver, then revise. You receive the documents listed in the agreement within the stated time, followed by the two rounds of revisions described above.
All of this happens by email, so every fee, deadline and instruction is on record in writing. You do not need to schedule a call at any stage.
How to pay safely
Payment fraud is the most common way money goes missing in China sourcing: someone sends an email that looks genuine and announces a new bank account. We apply the same rule to our own invoices that we recommend for suppliers.
- Pay only the firm’s account on the invoice. The beneficiary is Tiantai Law Firm Shanghai Office, at a bank in mainland China. We never ask for payment to a personal account, a Hong Kong company or any other third party.
- We never change bank details by email or chat. If you receive a message saying our account has changed, do not pay. Check it first using the contact details published on the firm’s website ↗.
- The agreement and the invoice match. The invoice states the engagement agreement it is issued under, the matter and the fixed fee. If anything differs, ask before you pay.
For the same check on a Chinese supplier, see Your Chinese Supplier Says It Has a New Bank Account: How to Verify Before You Pay.
Want a fixed fee for your matter?
Tell us what you are about to sign or pay for. We will reply in writing with the fee and delivery time.