Doing Business in China & Market Entry Certification

The Doing Business in China & Market Entry Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests doing business in China and market entry — the Foreign Investment Law and Negative List, entry vehicles such as WFOEs, joint ventures and representative offices, free trade zones, licensing and the business scope, VAT and corporate income tax basics, data rules under the PIPL, Data Security Law and Cybersecurity Law, cross-border data transfers, intellectual property registration and the first-to-file trademark system, guanxi and relationship-building, face, hierarchy and negotiation, banquet etiquette, digital ecosystems such as WeChat and Alipay, localisation, regional differences, and geopolitical and export control risk — written to MOFCOM, US-China Business Council, WIPO and OECD guidance for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Doing Business in China & Market Entry certificate (SOA-DBCM). Every question is based on published standards and research — including China business environment surveys and guidance (US-China Business Council), Foreign investment guidance and the Foreign Investment Law (Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China), OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Doing Business in China & Market Entry Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests market entry and regulation, data, IP and risk, culture and digital market and operations and supply chains with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Doing Business in China & Market Entry certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: China business environment surveys and guidance (US-China Business Council); Foreign investment guidance and the Foreign Investment Law (Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China); OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD); Personal Information Protection Law of the PRC (National People's Congress of China (official English translation via NPC Observer)); What is intellectual property? (WIPO); Office of Foreign Assets Control (US Department of the Treasury). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Market Entry and Regulation (Entry vehicles, Foreign Investment Law and Negative List and Licensing and tax); Data, IP and Risk (Data laws, Intellectual property and Geopolitical and compliance risk); Culture and Digital Market (Guanxi and relationships, Etiquette and negotiation and Digital ecosystem); Operations and Supply Chains (Manufacturing and sourcing, Talent and HR and Distribution and e-commerce). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Executive or manager entering the Chinese market, Supply chain or sourcing professional, Consultant or lawyer advising on China, Founder or brand expanding to China and International business or Chinese studies student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Doing Business in China & Market Entry knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Students at national flagships and diaspora students at tier-1s abroad search for 'doing business in X' and local-market skills in their own language. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

China uses a first-to-file trademark system, so whoever registers a mark first generally owns it. Foreign brands are advised to register Chinese-character marks and key classes before entering the market.

China's list of sectors where foreign investment is restricted or prohibited. Sectors not on the list are generally open to foreign investors on the same basis as domestic firms under the Foreign Investment Law.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.