Legal Question in Business Law in California

I am in a foreign country (China) and plan on manufacturing a make-up item in the US, and exporting it to China. Because I want to claim my company and brand are American, I am curious how I should register in the US. I randomly selected California but do not know if there is a better state to register from. Will I need a physical address and if I am out of the country can I just use an agent? Is their a certain amount of assets I will need to keep in the US? What are my duties to maintaining the US company even though I do not plan on selling within the US, just exporting to my Chinese company.

Thanks,

Matt


Asked on 10/16/11, 1:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Manufacturing doesn't take place in a vacuum. It requires space, workers, raw materials and tools. These will require a physical address, money and management. If you can tell us your plans for making, packing and shipping the manufactured articles to China, paying the workers, selecting and purchasing materials, maybe LawGuru lawyers can assist you with any remaining questions.

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Answered on 10/16/11, 9:44 am


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