Cross-border Global Expansion

Welsen Consulting Group | Full-Link Escort for Cross-Border Global Expansion, Empowering Chinese Enterprises to Root in Southeast Asia

Global Layout · Local In-depth Cultivation · Full-cycle Services

【Why Choose Welsen?】

Against the backdrop of the global supply chain restructuring and the deepening of the Belt and Road Initiative, Southeast Asia has emerged as a golden destination for Chinese manufacturing enterprises venturing overseas. Yet, intricate geopolitical policies, cross-border compliance barriers and local operation challenges expose enterprises to multiple risks in their global expansion journey. Rooted in 30 years of professional expertise and with physical presences in three Southeast Asian countries, Welsen Consulting Group provides Chinese enterprises with one-stop overseas expansion solutions. From compliant market entry to sustainable local operation, we offer full-cycle support for enterprises to forge ahead on their internationalization path.

【Welsen's Overseas Expansion Strategic Layout】

✅ Thailand: A Benchmark for Full-chain Financial Services

• Local Team:Founded in February 2025, Welsen Thailand Certified Public Accountants brings together a team of 11 professionals, 80% of whom are Thai employees. Well-versed in Thailand’s Revenue Code, Foreign Business Act and other relevant regulations, we provide a full range of services including company registration, fiscal and tax compliance, auditing as well as cross-border tax planning.

• In-depth Resource Integration:As the first comprehensive cross-border consulting institution in Suzhou Industrial Park, we leverage the strength of a Top 100 accounting firm in China to build an integrated collaborative platform covering legal, financial and tax services for China-Thailand investment and trade. We empower enterprises to integrate seamlessly into the industrial chain of Southeast Asia.


Singapore: Strategic Hub and Resource Nexus

• Headquarters Empowerment: Leveraging the cross-border cooperation network of China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Group (CSSD), the Singapore Overseas Headquarters collaborates with top local law firms and accounting firms to provide enterprises with a "three-in-one" service package covering market access in Singapore and ASEAN, offshore structure design, and international tax optimization.

• Policy Dividend Capture: Precisely align with Singapore’s free trade port policies and advantages as a global financial hub, helping enterprises establish overseas financing platforms and avoid risks associated with foreign exchange controls and profit repatriation.


Malaysia: Full-Process Localization Services

• Ecological Cooperation Network: The Kuala Lumpur branch has established strategic cooperation with top local construction companies and logistics service providers, covering project cost review, construction compliance inspection, supply chain cost optimization and other aspects, providing manufacturing clients with full-cycle support covering "investment, construction and operation".

• Risk Prevention and Control System: In response to pain points such as foreign investment review and labor policies in Malaysia, customized compliance solutions are provided to reduce resistance to project implementation.

【Welsen Core Services】

1. Compliance & Implementation

• Company Registration: One-stop service for company registration in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, with fast acquisition of business licenses and tax IDs.

• Tax & Financial Compliance: Localized bookkeeping, annual report auditing and tax filing to avoid double taxation and inspection risks.

2. Tax Planning

• Cross-border Tax Burden Optimization: Leverage ASEAN tax treaties and regional incentives (e.g., Thailand BOI investment privileges) to design rational structures and reduce tax burdens.

• Transfer Pricing Support: Develop related-party transaction schemes compliant with BEPS rules, addressing the tightening trend of global tax supervision.

3. Project Management

• Cost Consulting: Provide cost control and bidding agency services from project feasibility study to completion settlement, in line with Southeast Asian engineering standards (e.g., Singapore BCA certification).

• Compliance & Risk Control: Assist in passing acceptance inspections by Malaysia’s Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), avoiding project delays and penalty risks.

4. Strategic Support

• Market Insights: Regularly release interpretations of Southeast Asian industrial policies and investment maps to support enterprises in precise site selection.

• Local Resource Linkage: Connect with government agencies, chambers of commerce, and industrial chain partners across the three countries to help enterprises expand local supply chains and customer networks.


【Why welsen?】

• Professional Barrier: Accredited as a 5A-level firm by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, ranked among the top 100 global accounting firms. Our team is proficient in fiscal and tax regulations across China, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.

• Localization Roots: Teams in the three countries deeply understand cultural differences and regulatory logic, providing practical, ground-level services (e.g., Thai contract review, tax adjustments for Ramadan in Malaysia).

• Ecosystem Synergy: A collaborative service network built with overseas law firms, banks, and logistics providers, enabling seamless integration of “registration in one country – cross-border settlement – local operation”.

【Success Stories】

• A new energy vehicle manufacturer building a plant in Southeast Asia: Saved 18% VAT cost through Thailand company registration + tax planning; completed annual report audit, BOI certification and other services via local Thai accountants and lawyers.

• A leading new energy storage enterprise setting up a factory in Thailand: Assisted in passing project acceptance, shortened construction period and optimized construction costs by more than 20%; designed a China-Thailand dual headquarters structure to optimize profit retention tax rate.


【Contact Welsen and Start Your Worry-Free Global Expansion】

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Jiazhou Chen

Jiazhou Chen,Head of Digitalization, Capital Market & Cross-border Business Division, Welsen

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Xiaomin Tu

Xiaomin Tu,Senior Project Manager of the Accounting, Tax & Business Agency Group, Welsen

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Windy Wu

Windy Wu,Partner of Jiangsu Huaxing Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. Malaysia Branch

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