# You Have a Hong Kong Company. Do You Still Need a Merchant of Record?

DevFeed: [You Have a Hong Kong Company. Do You Still Need a Merchant of Record?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/you-have-a-hong-kong-company-do-you-still-need-a-merchant-of-record-55661.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/hong-kong-company-merchant-of-record/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-09-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>)

Tags: [chargebacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chargebacks.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [global-payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global-payments.md>), [merchant-of-record](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merchant-of-record.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [tax](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tax.md>), [vat](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vat.md>)

## AI overview

This guide explains how a Hong Kong company and a Merchant of Record serve different roles for a SaaS business selling internationally. It compares entity structure, banking, local compliance, taxation, payments, indirect-tax collection and filings, and chargeback handling.

## Source excerpt

Clear breakdown of what a Hong Kong company handles versus what a Merchant of Record handles. They solve different problems and often work together.