SETTING UP A FACTORY IN CHINA — PROJECT PREPARATION CHECKLIST

Mark each item confirmed / estimated / awaiting validation. Add an owner, date and evidence.

[ ] Products, customers and target markets
[ ] Initial capacity, shifts and expansion targets
[ ] Process flow and make-or-buy boundaries
[ ] Materials, chemicals and safety data sheets
[ ] Equipment dimensions, weights, loads and access routes
[ ] Area, clear height, layout and warehousing
[ ] Power, water, gas, steam and other utilities
[ ] Emissions, wastewater, noise, waste and occupational hazards
[ ] Investors, ownership and governance
[ ] Registered address, business scope and capital plan
[ ] Preferred regions, parks and candidate premises
[ ] Property ownership, use, handover and alteration rights
[ ] Applicable procedures, prerequisites and authority contacts
[ ] Capital investment, operating costs and working capital
[ ] Payment milestones and delay scenarios
[ ] Recruitment, training, quality and maintenance
[ ] Operating conditions, trial plan and production release criteria
[ ] Open issues, owners, deadlines and supporting records

This is a project-management aid, not a universal administrative application checklist.
Prepared by Yipu Consulting. Reviewed 17 September 2026.