Your Taiwan office, before you need a Taiwan office.
A registration-eligible Taipei address on day one, bilingual people to handle the paperwork and the post, and real desks when the team finally lands.
Nobody needs a floor of desks in month one
The order matters. Most companies entering Taiwan need the entity to exist long before anyone is sitting at a desk — and paying for empty space during that gap is the most common way to waste money on a market entry.
A registered address
Establish the entity with an address that qualifies. No desks, no lease, no empty room being paid for while you wait on paperwork.
A desk for your first person
A local hire or a visiting manager needs somewhere to work. A dedicated desk costs less than a room, and reception already knows your company name.
A private office
When the Taiwan team is real, take a room — and another beside it as you grow, up to around 30 people.
Branch, representative office, or subsidiary
Each structure carries different registration requirements and different practical needs. We work with all three, and the address question is answered slightly differently for each.
Branch office
An extension of the parent company, registered to do business in Taiwan. Typically needs a registered address first, then working space for local staff soon after.
Representative office
Limited to liaison and market research, without revenue-generating activity in Taiwan. Often needs little more than a registered address and occasional meeting space.
Subsidiary
A separately incorporated Taiwan company. Registration requirements differ from a branch — worth confirming the right structure before you commit to either.
WORKSPOT is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Confirm the appropriate structure and registration requirements with a Taiwan company registration professional.
Not every address works for every business
This is where market entries stall. Eligibility for company registration depends on your structure, your industry, and the specific business activities you’re registering — some activities are restricted at certain premises, and finding that out after signing is expensive.
So we ask what you’re registering before we promise anything. If our address works for it, we’ll say so and help prepare the documentation for Taipei City Government and the National Taxation Bureau. If it doesn’t, we’ll tell you that too.
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You wouldn’t be the first
International media, energy and consulting companies run their Taiwan operations from these floors — a number of them offshore-wind teams who chose Taipei as a regional base. The European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan is next door to our Zhongxiao Dunhua centre.
The practical things nobody warns you about
- A registration-eligible Taipei address
- Documentation prep for city government and tax bureau filings
- Bilingual reception answering in English and Chinese
- Mail and courier handling, including official correspondence
- A physical mailbox in your company’s name
- Meeting rooms for client and investor meetings
- Desks and private offices as headcount grows
- A second Taipei centre if your team splits across the city
Setting up in Taiwan
What does a foreign company need first?
In most cases, a registered business address — the entity can’t be established without one. Desks, private offices and meeting rooms come later, once people are actually on the ground.
Can a foreign-owned company register at your address?
Yes, for eligible businesses. Eligibility depends on company structure, industry and the specific activities being registered, so we confirm it with each business before proceeding.
What’s the difference between a branch, a rep office and a subsidiary?
A branch is an extension of the parent company registered to do business in Taiwan. A representative office is limited to liaison and market research without revenue-generating activity. A subsidiary is a separately incorporated Taiwan company. Requirements differ for each — confirm the right structure with a registration professional.
Do you help with the paperwork?
We can help prepare the documentation needed for registration with Taipei City Government and the National Taxation Bureau. We’re not a law firm and don’t give legal advice.
Does your team speak English?
Yes — the team is bilingual in English and Chinese, and a good portion of our members are international companies.
What if we don’t know how fast we’ll grow?
That’s the usual situation, and it’s the reason to start with an address rather than a lease. You can move from address to desk to private office without changing address or renegotiating anything.
Tell us what you’re setting up in Taiwan
Entity type, industry, activities you’re registering, and whether anyone is on the ground yet. We’ll tell you what’s possible at our address — including if the answer is no.
