Before delivered to foreign countries for use, the notarial certificates or commercial documents issued in China, shall first be submitted to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China or local foreign affairs offices commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for consular authentication, and then sent for consular authentication by the embassy or consulates of the country where they are to be used according to the requirements of the country and its Embassy or Consulates in China. There also may be no need for the consular authentication of the country's embassies or consulates in China, if the country where the documents are to be used does not have the requirements.

    For more detailed requirements, please visit: http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/lsrz/.