China → Europe · Mediterranean
For Chinese companies
Strategic guidance and operational support for Chinese companies that want to enter the European market, and the Egyptian and African markets through our Cairo office.
Entering the European market
In 2025, China exported goods worth 26.99 trillion yuan, up 6.1% year on year, and remained the world’s largest goods trader, with total trade of 45.47 trillion yuan (6.35 trillion dollars).
To enter the European market successfully, Chinese companies must consider numerous factors, such as compliance with safety and quality standards and observance of legal requirements.
ZOHKT guides and supports Chinese companies through the processes needed to obtain the certifications and documents required to operate legally in the European market: CE marking for product compliance, and a European local unit with VIES registration for tax and fiscal compliance.
Entering the Egyptian and African markets
With nearly 110 million inhabitants, Egypt is the largest consumer market in the Arab world and one of the largest in Africa.
Its regulatory framework is increasingly solid and modern, and public administration and business are rapidly going digital. At the same time, e-commerce volumes are growing steadily.
Egypt is a logistics hub at the centre of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and its trade agreements with the European Union, the Arab countries and Africa offer favourable customs conditions. Through our Cairo office, ZOHKT supports Chinese companies that want to trade, produce and invest there.
European VAT Number
Italian VAT number and VIES registration, accounting and tax representation, through our partner Zedra Tax & Legal.
Trade and re-export
Domestic market: distribution networks are increasingly efficient, also thanks to new, modern transport infrastructure. Re-export: Egypt encourages industrial plants that complete production locally, so that goods benefit from its favourable customs tariffs.
Local Unit in Italy
A stable, recognised presence in the EU, with an office in Milan available for your local unit.
Presence in Egypt
Domiciliation for representative offices, branches and subsidiaries, set-up of new companies and related services.
CE Marking
Product compliance: from the choice of the applicable standard to the complete conformity assessment, with European laboratories and notified bodies.
Industrial development
Production in Egypt for single companies and for entire supply chains, with local partners.
Business Missions to Europe
Visits to Italy and Europe for distribution, joint ventures, regulatory compliance and production partnerships.
Complex projects
Projects that bring together Chinese and European technology, local partners and institutions.
How we work
First contact
You write to us, directly or through one of our partners.
Needs analysis
We study your company, your product and your objective.
Tailored proposal
You receive one project, defined by us around your needs, not a list of separate services.
Confirmation and start
We agree the project and begin.