Chinese translation in Luxembourg

Several major Chinese banks have their European headquarters in Luxembourg, and many funds, fiduciaries and companies work with partners in mainland China, Hong Kong or Taiwan. Account opening, compliance and company formation files often include documents in Chinese.

Our native translators translate business licences, articles of association, minutes, contracts and financial reports, in simplified or traditional Chinese. For private clients, we also translate Chinese notarial certificates, diplomas and civil status documents, with names transcribed as in the passport.

Since November 2023, China has applied the Hague Apostille Convention: many Chinese documents can now be apostilled instead of legalised. We then deliver a sworn translation accepted in Luxembourg.

Seven major Chinese banks, including Bank of China, have chosen Luxembourg as their main European domicile, according to Luxembourg for Finance. On 1 January 2025, 4,755 Chinese nationals lived in the Grand Duchy (STATEC).

Chinese documents: apostille since November 2023

Since 7 November 2023, China has applied the Hague Apostille Convention: its public documents are apostilled in China, with no embassy legalisation. Documents from Hong Kong and Macao were already apostilled before.

Notarial certificates and scripts

Chinese notarial certificates (公证书) often come with an English translation, but Luxembourg authorities may require a sworn translation into French or German. We translate both Simplified and Traditional Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong).