- Sleek offers three Hong Kong incorporation plans: Starter (HK$4,973 local / HK$6,973 foreign), Compliance (HK$8,473 local / HK$10,473 foreign), and Full Compliance (HK$13,973 local / HK$15,973 foreign).
- All plans already cover the mandatory HK$3,895 in statutory fees (Certificate of Incorporation plus one-year Business Registration Certificate).
- Every plan includes the option to open a free business bank account with Aspire or Airwallex, subject to each partner’s approval process.
- Foreign incorporations include a Central Hong Kong registered office and digital mailroom. Local founders can either add Sleek’s address for HK$2,000 per year or use their own Hong Kong address.
- Sleek Hong Kong Limited holds TCSP licence TC006483, is B Corp certified, and is listed on the Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2026 ranking.
- After incorporation, the only variable cost is ad-hoc corporate changes under the Standard company secretary tier (HK$2,500 per share or director change). All other fees are visible at checkout.
Choosing a Hong Kong incorporation provider isn’t just about finding the lowest setup fee. The real question is what’s actually included, what you may still need to pay for later, and whether the package supports your company’s first year of compliance.
If you’re comparing Sleek, this guide breaks down exactly how its plans work, what they cost in practice, and which founders they’re designed for.
In this guide, you’ll learn:
- What’s included in Sleek’s Starter, Compliance, and Full Compliance plans
- How much Sleek costs for local and foreign founders
- How company secretary tiers affect your year-one price
- How the online incorporation process works
- When Sleek is, and is not, the right fit
Prices quoted in this article are accurate as of 6 May 2026 and may change. Check our pricing page for the latest figures.
What is Sleek?
Sleek is a corporate service provider founded in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, with operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Sleek Hong Kong Limited (CR No. 2805982, TCSP licence TC006483) runs the Hong Kong practice and has been serving local and international founders since 2019.
Sleek combines company incorporation and ongoing compliance into a single online platform. Instead of coordinating multiple firms, founders can incorporate a Hong Kong private limited company and manage accounting, audit coordination, tax filing, payroll, and company secretarial obligations in one place.
The platform also supports businesses across multiple jurisdictions, allowing founders to manage Hong Kong, Singapore, Australian, and UK entities under a unified system as their operations expand internationally.
Verified credentials
- Sleek Hong Kong Limited holds Hong Kong Trust or Company Service Provider (TCSP) licence TC006483, publicly verifiable on the Companies Registry TCSP register.
- Sleek is a certified B Corporation.
- Sleek was recognised in the Financial Times High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2026 ranking.
- Sleek works with thousands of Hong Kong private limited companies, including many established by overseas founders using Hong Kong as a base for international operations.
What services does Sleek provide?
Sleek’s Hong Kong offering covers the full lifecycle of a private limited company, from incorporation to annual compliance.
Core services include:
- Company incorporation: Form NNC1 preparation and electronic filing, standard Articles of Association, Companies Registry submission, Business Registration Certificate (BRC) application, and statutory record setup.
- Company secretary: Annual Return (Form NAR1) filing, Significant Controllers Register maintenance, statutory register upkeep, and corporate change filings (depending on secretary tier).
- Registered office and virtual mailroom: A Central Hong Kong registered office address, with official mail scanned and uploaded to the Sleek dashboard within seven business days.
- Accounting and bookkeeping: Ongoing bookkeeping, financial statements, and SleekBooks with automated bank feeds via API integrations.
- Audit: Coordination of statutory audits required with affiliated CPA practice, as required for Hong Kong limited companies.
- Tax: Profits Tax Return preparation and filing, employer’s return, and offshore tax exemption support on higher tiers.
- Banking support: Assisted business account opening with partners Aspire and Airwallex for every plan, at no additional Sleek fee.
How much does Sleek Hong Kong incorporation cost?
Sleek offers three incorporation plans for Hong Kong private limited companies.
Pricing differs slightly between local and foreign founders. Foreign incorporations involve additional document handling and require a Hong Kong registered office from day one, which is reflected in the total cost.
In practice, the main difference between plans is not the incorporation filing itself — it’s how much ongoing compliance, accounting, and tax work you want managed in one place after your company is formed.
Sleek Hong Kong incorporation plan overview
Certificate of Incorporation (CI) worth HK$1,545
- Virtual address & mailroom
- Virtual address & mailroom
- Virtual address & mailroom
Hong Kong law requires every company to have a local registered office address for receiving government and bank correspondences.
All prices include HK$3,895 in government fees, covering the Companies Registry incorporation filing plus one-year Business Registration Certificate).
Is business account opening included?
Yes. Every Sleek Hong Kong plan includes the option to apply for a business bank account with Aspire or Airwallex at no extra Sleek fee. The banking application is integrated into the onboarding process, and you can choose your preferred partner during sign-up.
Sleek facilitates the application but doesn’t control approval decisions. Aspire and Airwallex are independent financial institutions, and approval remains subject to each partner’s due diligence process. There’s no obligation to open an account with either partner during onboarding.
Worked example: Foreign founders with one shareholder
A foreign founder choosing the Starter plan with one shareholder pays HK$6,973 in year one. This includes:
- HK$3,895 in government fees (incorporation and Business Registration Certificate)
- Company secretary at the Standard tier
- A Central Hong Kong registered office and digital mailroom
- Sleek’s incorporation service fee
- Business account application with Aspire or Airwallex
There’re no separate government surcharges for these items later, provided you stay within the plan’s scope.
Starter plan: Legal essentials covered
Starter is the entry‑level package. It suits founders who want a compliant Hong Kong company and a named company secretary, but plan to handle bookkeeping and audit separately or later.
What Starter includes
- Company incorporation and all government filings, with HK$3,895 in statutory fees included
- Certificate of Incorporation and one-year Business Registration Certificate
- Dedicated company secretary covering statutory records, Annual General Meeting (AGM) document preparation, and Annual Return (NAR1) filing.
- Designated Representative for Significant Controllers Register compliance, where required.
- Business account opening with Aspire or Airwallex, at no extra Sleek fee and subject to the partner’s approval.
- Access to the Sleek app and SleekSign for digital signatures
Address support
- Foreign founders: Starter automatically includes a Hong Kong registered office and mail handling service. Hong Kong law requires every company to have a physical registered office in the territory.
- Local founders: You can add Sleek’s registered office for HK$2,000 per year, or use your own Hong Kong address.
Not included in Starter
- Bookkeeping
- Management accounts
- Audit
- Profits Tax filing
Starter may suit founders who already have an accountant or plan to add these services later, once revenue or transaction volume increases.
Compliance plan: Accounting from day one
Compliance includes everything in Starter and adds a financial reporting layer. This can help reduce the work needed before the first audit.
What Compliance includes
- Everything in Starter
- Annual bookkeeping and management reporting.
- Unaudited financial statements
- Employer’s Return (IR56B) preparation and filing
- API bank feeds integration with SleekBooks
- A dedicated accountant assigned to your company
Compliance may suit founders who want clean books from the beginning and prefer not to manage bookkeeping separately.
Full Compliance: Audit and tax bundled
Full Compliance adds audit and tax support on top of Compliance, so the main annual obligations for a Hong Kong limited company sit in one package.
What Full Compliance includes
- Everything in Compliance
- Audited financial statements prepared under the HK SME-FRS framework
- Profits Tax calculation and filing with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD)
- A dedicated advisor to coordinate audit and tax work
- Access to offshore tax exemption support as a premium service
Hong Kong limited companies must have their accounts audited by a practising CPA and file a Profits Tax return each year. Full Compliance covers both, so you’re not sourcing an auditor when the first deadline arrives.
Offshore tax exemption support is exclusive to Full Compliance. If your company generates income outside Hong Kong and may qualify for offshore status, this plan supports that application. Outcomes depend on the facts and the IRD’s assessment.
Company secretary: Standard vs Premium
Every Sleek Hong Kong incorporation plan includes a company secretary — a legal requirement for private limited companies, alongside a Hong Kong registered office.
During onboarding, you choose between two tiers: Standard and Premium.
Standard company secretary
Standard covers routine annual compliance for companies with a stable ownership and director structure.
Included in Standard
- Appointment of Company Secretary and Designated Representative
- Maintenance of statutory records
- Annual Return filing
- Preparation of AGM documents
- Unlimited director and registered office updates
- Business name or nature updates with the IRD
- Branch registration support
- Secure digital access to company documents
Best for: Companies that don’t expect changes to directors or share allocation during the year. Across Sleek’s Hong Kong client base, roughly four in five companies have a single shareholder, and over 90% have one or two shareholders. As a result, the Starter plan paired with the Standard tier is the most common setup we run.
Premium company secretary
Premium includes everything in Standard, plus the ability to make corporate changes at no extra charge during the year.
Included in Premium
- Changing company name
- Allotting new shares
- Transferring shares
- Adding or removing directors
Best for: Companies that expect structural changes, such as bringing on co-founders, investors, or restructuring equity.
Pricing by shareholder count
Company secretary fees are annual and shown separately from incorporation pricing. This makes ongoing compliance costs transparent from the start.
Fees for both tiers scale with shareholder count because additional shareholders increase statutory register maintenance and annual filing complexity.
| Shareholders | Standard (per year) | Premium (per year) |
| 1 shareholder | HK$1,300 | HK$3,800 |
| 2 shareholders | HK$1,900 | HK$4,400 |
| 3–5 shareholders | HK$2,300 | HK$4,800 |
| 6–9 shareholders | HK$2,900 | HK$5,400 |
| 10–20 shareholders | HK$3,699 | HK$6,500 |
| 21–30 shareholders | HK$5,300 | HK$7,800 |
| 30+ shareholders | HK$6,500 | HK$9,000 |
Your selected company secretary tier and shareholder count are confirmed in checkout before payment.
Which tier should you choose?
Choose Standard if:
- Ownership is expected to remain stable
- No fundraising or equity restructuring is planned
Choose Premium if:
- You expect investor entry or equity changes
- Directors may be added or removed
- Shareholding may change during the year
If your company has three or more shareholders, or expects structural changes in year one, Premium is often the more economical choice.
Under Standard, ad-hoc corporate changes after incorporation are charged HK$2,500 per event (for share or director changes), with a typical 5-7 working day turnaround. These changes are included under Premium.
Most Sleek Hong Kong clients start on Standard. Premium suits the minority of companies that expect to add investors, restructure equity, or change directors during their first year. If you're unsure, Standard is typically the right starting point. You can upgrade to Premium or request ad-hoc changes as needed.
How to incorporate with Sleek: A step-by-step guide
Sleek’s incorporation process is fully online and typically takes 3 to 5 working days from sign-up to receiving your Certificate of Incorporation.
Below is exactly what each step looks like, what you’ll need, and what Sleek handles on your behalf.
Step 1: Choose your plan
Start on the local or foreign incorporation page and compare the three available plans — Starter, Compliance, and Full Compliance — side by side.
Each plan card clearly shows pricing, included services, and the type of founder it suits best. Once you’ve selected the plan that matches your needs, click “Buy Now” to begin the incorporation process.
You can select “Compare plan features” for a more detailed breakdown before proceeding.
Step 2: Choose how you want to proceed
- Proceed to checkout — best if you already know what services you need. You’ll configure your package and complete the setup online in minutes, with transparent pricing visible at every step.
- Speak to an expert — best if you’d like help deciding. A Sleek advisor will walk you through the right setup for your business, answer your questions, and recommend a plan based on your situation. There’s no obligation to proceed afterwards.
The rest of this guide describes the self-serve checkout path. If you choose to speak to an advisor, you’ll go through the same steps with expert guidance along the way.
Step 3: Select your company secretary tier and shareholder count
Choose:
- Standard if you expect your share structure to remain stable
- Premium if you expect director or shareholder changes during the year
Pricing updates instantly as you adjust the company secretary tier and shareholder count, so you always see the full cost upfront.
Step 4: Choose your registered address
Foreign incorporations: Sleek’s Central Hong Kong registered office and digital mailroom service is pre-selected by default, as Hong Kong law requires every company to maintain a local registered office.
Local incorporations: You may add Sleek’s registered office for HK$2,000 per year or use your own Hong Kong address.
Step 5: Choose your business banking partner (optional)
You can apply for a business account during onboarding:
- Aspire — often preferred by growing teams and SaaS businesses
- Airwallex — commonly chosen for ecommerce and cross-border transactions
You may also skip this step and apply later from your Sleek dashboard.
Step 6: Review your incorporation package
Before checkout, you’ll see a complete package summary showing:
- Incorporation fee
- Sleek’s one-off service fee
- Annual Business Registration fee
- Company secretary tier and shareholder count (editable)
- Registered office and digital mailroom (toggleable)
- Any active discounts
Every line item is visible before payment, so the total you see is the total you pay.
Step 7: Create your Sleek account and pay
Enter your name, email, and (optionally) your intended company name, then choose your payment method.
After payment, you’ll receive a verification email with a link to access your Sleek dashboard.
Step 8: Verify your email and access your dashboard
Click the verification link in your email to activate your account. Once verified, you can log in to your Sleek dashboard and begin completing the remaining onboarding steps.
Step 9: Enter company information
Provide three preferred company names in order of preference. Sleek secures the first available name with the Companies Registry, so you don’t lose time if your top pick is taken.
You’ll also describe your primary and secondary business activities here. These descriptions should be concise but specific, as the IRD uses them to classify your company’s tax category.
Step 10: Confirm company address, directors and shareholders, and share allocation
If you selected Sleek’s registered office earlier, the company address field will auto-populate with Sleek’s Central address.
You will then:
- Add directors and shareholders by name and email (each receives an email invitation to complete KYC).
- Confirm share capital, including number of shares, value per share, and currency.
In Hong Kong, you can incorporate with as little as HK$1 share capital and increase this later if needed.
Step 11: Begin verification and upload documents
Once your company information, directors, shareholders, and share allocation are confirmed, you’ll return to the Sleek dashboard, where you can see your incorporation progress at a glance. Three milestones appear:
- Set up in Sleek ✓ (complete)
- Compliance (active) — identity verification for each director and shareholder
- Sign and process documents (next) — preparing and signing your incorporation documents
Click Compliance to begin the verification flow. You’ll be asked to select your profile type:
- Foreigner
- HKID Holder
- Hong Kong Citizen
Each director and shareholder uploads their identification documents securely through the Sleek portal.
Accepted documents include:
- Passport or Hong Kong Identity Card
- Proof of residential address
These documents are used to complete mandatory KYC checks.
Step 12: Sign your incorporation documents
Once KYC checks are complete, Sleek prepares the incorporation documents, including:
- Form NNC1
- Articles of Association
Documents are sent for digital signature via SleekSign, allowing you to sign from any device, anywhere in the world.
Sleek then submits your application to the Companies Registry.
Step 13: Go live and access the Sleek app
Your Certificate of Incorporation and Business Registration Certificate are typically issued together within one to two working days after submission.
Once issued, you gain full access to the Sleek app, where you can:
- View and download company documents
- Track compliance deadlines
- Communicate directly with Sleek’s support team
Your Hong Kong company is now live and ready to operate.
What your first year with Sleek looks like
Incorporating is only the first step. Your first year as a Hong Kong company will also involve four ongoing obligations:
- Company secretary: legally required and included in all Sleek plans.
- Accounting records: included in Compliance and Full Compliance, or arranged separately on Starter.
- Annual Return (NAR1) filing: handled by Sleek on every plan.
- Prepare for audit and Profits Tax filing: bundled in Full Compliance, or arranged separately on Starter and Compliance.
Year-one cost comparison: Foreign founder with one shareholder
Here’s how Sleek’s Full Compliance plan compares with assembling the same services from separate providers in Hong Kong:
| Cost component | Sleek Full Compliance | Piecemeal approach |
| Incorporation + government fees | Included | ~HK$3,895 + provider fee |
| Company secretary (Standard, 1 shareholder) | Included | HK$1,300–3,000/yr |
| Registered office + mailroom | Included | HK$2,000–5,000/yr |
| Bookkeeping | Included | HK$3,000–10,000/yr |
| Audit | Included | HK$5,000–15,000/yr |
| Profits Tax filing | Included | HK$2,000–5,000 |
| Total | HK$15,973 | HK$17,195–42,895 |
The piecemeal ranges above reflect typical Hong Kong market rates for early-stage companies with simple structures. Actual costs vary by provider.
With a bundled plan, you get predictable annual costs and one point of contact for everything from incorporation through tax filing.
A lower headline incorporation fee with no bookkeeping usually means another invoice later. Map incorporation, company secretary, registered office, bookkeeping, audit, and tax filing for a fair year-one total.
How to compare Hong Kong incorporation providers
Hong Kong service providers price their services differently, which makes side-by-side comparisons harder than they should be.
When comparing providers, focus on the questions that affect your year-one cost:
- Does the quoted price include the HK$3,895 in government fees, or are they added at checkout?
- Is business bank account opening included, or sold separately?
- Is a registered office address included, or billed separately for foreign founders?
- Is company secretary fee included, and does it cover your shareholder count?
- What will ongoing compliance cost?
- Can the same provider handle bookkeeping, audit, and tax filing, or will you need separate firms?
- Are you comparing the sign-up price or the full year-one cost?
Sleek’s pricing page answers each of these before you reach checkout.
When Sleek may suit your situation
Sleek may suit you if:
- You want incorporation, compliance, and accounting on one platform instead of coordinating multiple providers.
- You’re overseas and need remote setup, a Hong Kong registered office, and a digital banking solution.
- You value having a named accountant or advisor on Compliance or Full Compliance plans.
- You prefer centralised deadlines, documents, and communication in an app rather than scattered email chains.
- You plan to stay in Hong Kong and want a provider that can support you from incorporation through audit and annual tax filing.
If most of those points apply, the next step is to match your situation to one of the three plans above.
When Sleek may not be the right fit
Sleek isn’t the right starting point in every case. Another provider may suit you if:
- You only need bare-bones incorporation and already have a trusted local company secretary and accountant.
- You require complex multi-jurisdiction tax structuring beyond standard Hong Kong Profits Tax filing and offshore position support.
- You strongly prefer in-person, partner-led service, and want a traditional accounting firm you can visit regularly.Sleek is online-first.
- You’re pre-revenue and only testing the market. A limited company adds ongoing compliance costs; a sole proprietorship or staying unincorporated might be more practical until revenue arrives.
- You operate in a regulated industry that requires an SFC licence, such as asset management or securities dealing. Sleek can incorporate your company, but you’ll need a specialist regulatory advisor for the licensing side.
- Price is your only filter, and you’re comfortable managing secretary, government fees, bookkeeping, audit, and year-two compliance separately.
In those cases, a lighter-weight incorporation provider, or a specialised tax or accounting firm, may be a better starting point.
How Sleek can support your Hong Kong setup
Sleek is built for founders who want more than a one-off incorporation. It combines transparent pricing with an end-to-end compliance and finance stack.
With Sleek, you can:
- Incorporate with bundled government fees: HK$3,895 of mandatory government charges (HK$1,545 + HK$2,350 BRC, from 1 April 2026) sit inside the plan price, not as a surprise add-on.
- Stay compliant from day one: A company secretary, Designated Representative where needed, and Annual Return support are tied to your chosen tier.
- Choose your level of financial support: Starter covers setup-only, Compliance for bookkeeping, and Full Compliance for audit and Profits Tax support.
- Open a business account quickly: Integrated onboarding with Aspire or Airwallex and SleekSign e-signature support help you become operational sooner.
You can start with the level of support you need now and upgrade as your business grows. Your documents and deadlines stay on the same platform throughout.
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