The classification screen

4 questions before you choose the route.

This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.

01

Concentration / control change?

First filter.

Control
02

Which turnover test version applies?

Current rules.

Rules
03

Below-threshold but sensitive?

Call-in risk.

Call-in
04

Basics filing page opened?

Resolve the basics filing page opened question separately before choosing the route.

Basics

Working rule: China merger control thresholds are expressed mainly in turnover tests that change over time by rulemaking.

What changes the answer

The signal ledger.

These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.

Signal
Ask the operating question
Why it changes the route
Use 2018 numbers in 2026 SPA
Stale.
Update.
Ignore joint ventures
Control miss.
Map.
Broader Antitrust & Competition analysis needed
Do the facts extend beyond the threshold China Merger Control Thresholds question?
Additional facts can change the Antitrust & Competition route, evidence and next step.
Prepare before you escalate

Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.

Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.

01Turnover bridge by segmentNumbers.
02Control analysisConcentration.
03Counsel threshold memo datedVersion.
Common confusions

Questions people ask before they build.

Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.

Where are the official numbers?

SAMR/AML implementing rules — confirm before signing.

Where is filing process?

Use the linked specialist resource when China Merger Control Thresholds turns on detailed evidence, procedure or risk assessment.

Primary authorities

Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.

SAMR
NDRC / MOFCOM FDI & NSR channels
National laws database (NPC)
Company registration / SAMR enterprise systems