As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2021

Registration No. 333-     

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM F-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

No. 33 Lingxiang Road, Wujin District

Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

People’s Republic of China
+86-519 89607972

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Cogency Global Inc.

122 E. 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168
(212) 947-7200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With a Copy to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Promptly after the effective date of this registration statement.

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

[●] Ordinary Shares

JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD.

We are offering [●] ordinary shares, par value US$0.001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”). This is the initial public offering of our Ordinary Shares. The offering price of our Ordinary Shares in this offering is expected to be $[●] per share. Prior to the completion of this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares.

We have applied to list our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “[●].” There is no assurance that such application will be approved, and if our application is not approved, this offering may not be completed.

Our CEO, Mr. Erqi Wang, owns and will continue to own at least 50% of the voting power of our Company after the closing of this offering, therefore we are a “controlled company” as defined under NASDAQ Listing Rules. However, even if we qualify as a “controlled company,” we do not intend to rely on the controlled company exemptions provided under NASDAQ Listing Rules. For more information about risks relating to “controlled company”, see “Risk Factors - Since our CEO will own at least 50% of our Ordinary Shares following the initial public offering, he will have the ability to elect directors and approve matters requiring shareholder approval by way of resolution of members.”

Investing in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. Before buying any Ordinary Shares, you should carefully read the discussion of material risks of investing in our Ordinary Shares in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus.

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with no material operations of our own. Our operations are conducted in China by our variable interest entity (“VIE”), Changzhou Zhongjin Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. (Changzhou Zhongjin) and its subsidiaries. We do not have any equity ownership of our VIE, instead, we control and receive the economic benefits of our VIE’s business operations through contractual arrangements, or “VIE Agreements”, which are used to replicate foreign investment in China-based companies where Chinese law prohibits direct foreign investment in the Chinese operating companies. The Ordinary Shares offered in this prospectus are shares of our Cayman Islands holding company, not shares of our VIE. Investors of our Ordinary Shares will not own any equity interests in our VIE, but instead own shares of a Cayman Islands holding company. Unless otherwise stated, as used in this prospectus and in the context of describing our operations and consolidated financial information, “we,” “us,” “Company,” “Jin Med”, or “our,” refers to JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD., a Cayman Islands holding company, and “VIE” refers to our variable interest entity, Changzhou Zhongjin. 

The VIE Agreements may not be effective in providing control over our VIE, and we are subject to risks due to the uncertainty of the interpretation and application of the laws and regulations of the Peoples Republic of China, or the PRC, regarding our VIE, Changzhou Zhongjin, and the VIE structure, including, but not limited to, regulatory review of overseas listing of PRC companies through a special purpose vehicle, and the validity and enforcement of the contractual arrangements with our VIE. We are also subject to the risk that the PRC government could disallow our VIE structure, which would likely result in a material change in our operations and, as a result, the value of our Ordinary Shares may depreciate significantly or become worthless. For a description of our corporate structure and VIE contractual arrangements, see “Corporate History and Structure.” See also “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure.”

We are also subject to legal and operational risks associated with being based in and having the majority of the company’s operations in China. These risks may result in a material change in our operations, or a complete hindrance of our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors, and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and guidelines to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued an announcement to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. On July 10, 2021, the PRC State Internet Information Office issued the Measures of Cybersecurity Review (Revised Draft for Comments, not yet effective), which requires cyberspace operators with personal information of more than one million users who want to list abroad to file a cybersecurity review with the Office of Cybersecurity Review. As of the date of this prospectus, these new laws and guidelines have not impacted the Company’s ability to conduct its business, accept foreign investments, or list on a U.S. or other foreign exchange; however, there are uncertainties in the interpretation and enforcement of these new laws and guidelines, which could materially and adversely impact our business and financial outlook. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Doing Business in China” and “Risk Factors - Risks Related to This Offering and Our Ordinary Share.”

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Prospectus Summary— Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Foreign Private Issuer” for additional information.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

We expect our total cash expenses for this offering to be approximately $[●], exclusive of the above discounts. In addition, we will pay additional items of value in connection with this offering that are viewed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, as underwriting compensation. These payments will further reduce proceeds available to us before expenses. See “Underwriting” beginning on page 156.

This offering is being conducted on a firm commitment basis. The underwriters, are obligated to take and pay for all of the shares if any such shares are taken. We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of 45 days after the closing of this offering to purchase up to 15% of the total number of our Ordinary Shares to be offered by us pursuant to this offering (excluding Ordinary Shares subject to this option), solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts. If the underwriters exercise the option in full, the total underwriting discounts payable will be $[●] based on an assumed offering price of $[●] per Ordinary Share, and the total gross proceeds to us, before underwriting discounts and expenses, will be $[●]. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to us on the closing date. We will not be able to use such proceeds in China, however, until we complete capital contribution procedures which require prior approval from each of the respective local counterparts of China’s Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. See remittance procedures in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” beginning on page 46.

We have also agreed to issue, on the closing date of this offering, warrants to Prime Number Capital, LLC (“PNCPS”), the representative of the underwriters, in an amount equal to 7.5% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares sold by us in this offering (the “Underwriters’ Warrants”). The Underwriters’ Warrants and underlying Ordinary Shares are registered hereby. The exercise price of the Underwriters’ Warrants is equal to 100% of the price of our ordinary shares offered hereby. The Underwriters’ Warrants are exercisable commencing six months after the date of effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and will terminate five years after the date of effectiveness. For a description of other terms of the Underwriters’ Warrants and a description of the other compensation to be received by the underwriters, see “Underwriting” beginning on page 156.

The underwriters expect to deliver the Ordinary Shares against payment as set forth under “Underwriting”, on or about [●], 2021.

Prime Number Capital, LLC

Prospectus dated [●], 2021.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About this Prospectus

We and the underwriters have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the Ordinary Shares offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted or where the person making the offer or sale is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is not permitted to make such offer or sale. For the avoidance of doubt, no offer or invitation to subscribe for Ordinary Shares is made to the public in the Cayman Islands. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of the date on the front cover of the prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

Other Pertinent Information

Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus to:

Our business is conducted by Changzhou Zhongjin, our VIE in the PRC, and its subsidiaries, using Renminbi, or RMB, the currency of China. Our consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars. In this prospectus, we refer to assets, obligations, commitments and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements in United States dollars. These dollar references are based on the exchange rate of RMB to United States dollars, determined as of a specific date or for a specific period. Changes in the exchange rate will affect the amount of our obligations and the value of our assets in terms of United States dollars which may result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our obligations (expressed in dollars) and the value of our assets, including accounts receivable (expressed in dollars).

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our Ordinary Shares, you should consider carefully the risks described below, together with all of the other information set forth in this prospectus, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected, which could cause the trading price of our Ordinary Shares to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. The risks described below and in the documents referenced above are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business. You should only consider investing in our Ordinary Shares if you can bear the risk of loss of your entire investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We operate in highly competitive markets, and the scale and resources of some of our competitors may allow them to compete more effectively than we can, which could result in a loss of our market share and a decrease in our net revenues and profitability.

We design and manufacture wheelchairs and living aids products. These industries are highly competitive in the markets where we compete, mainly Japan and the PRC. We compete in various aspects, including brand recognition, value for money, user experience, breadth of product and service offerings, product functionality and quality, sales and distribution, supply chain management, customer loyalty, and talents, among others. Intensified competition may result in pricing pressures and reduced profitability and may impede our ability to achieve sustainable growth in our revenues or cause us to lose market share. Our competitors may also engage in aggressive and negative marketing or public relations strategies which may harm our reputation and increase our marketing expenses. Any of these results could substantially harm our results of operations.

Some of our existing and potential competitors enjoy substantial competitive advantages, including: longer operating history, the capability to leverage their sales efforts and marketing expenditures across a broader portfolio of products, more established relationships with a larger number of suppliers, contract manufacturers and channel partners, access to larger and broader user bases, greater brand recognition, greater financial, research and development, marketing, distribution and other resources, more resources to make investments and acquisitions, larger intellectual property portfolios, and the ability to bundle competitive offerings with other products and services. We cannot assure you that we will compete with them successfully.

A significant portion of our revenue is concentrated on one large customer, and we do not have a long-term agreement with this key customer and rely upon our longstanding relationship with them. If we lose this customer, our results of operations will be adversely and materially impacted.

Our customers consist solely of qualified dealers. We have one large customer, Nissin, with whom we generated substantial revenue each year. For the six months ended March 31, 2021 and fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, Nissin and its wholly owned subsidiary, Colors, together represented approximately 83%, 76% and 80% of the Company’s total sales, respectively. We do not have a long-term agreement with Nissin, and our sales framework contract with Nissin, which automatically renews every year, does not require Nissin to purchase any products from us. We rely primarily upon our goodwill and past performance to sustain our business relationship with Nissin. Although we have had a stable relationship with Nissin for more than ten years and strive to maintain our relationship, there is no guarantee that such relationship will not deteriorate or be terminated in the future. Our results of operations will be adversely and materially impacted if Nissin reduces or stops their purchases from us.

A disruption, termination or alteration of the supply of materials or components due to natural disasters, political and economic turmoil, and widespread disease or pandemics (such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic) could materially adversely affect the sales of our products.

Our business depends on the supply of manufacturing materials and components such as tubing, cushions, electric components and various types of wheels from certain parts manufacturers. We are reliant on a consistent supply of materials and components in order to maintain our manufacturing capability. If these suppliers experience production delays, we may receive a lower allocation of materials and parts than anticipated, or if the quality or design of their materials and parts changes, or if these manufacturers implement recalls, we could incur substantive costs or disruptions to our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our net sales, financial condition, profitability and cash flows.

In addition, volatility in the financial markets generally could impact the financial viability of our suppliers, or could cause them to exit certain business lines, or change the terms on which they are willing to provide products. Further, any changes in quality or design, capacity limitations, shortages of raw materials or other problems could result in shortages or delays in the supply of certain wheelchair parts to us. Our business, operating results and financial condition could suffer if our suppliers reduce output or introduce new parts that are incompatible with our current wheelchair designs or manufacturing process.

Further, conditions such as public health crises could impair our ability to procure necessary materials. Such public health crises may also increase the cost of these materials. For example, an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus in Wuhan, China (“COVID-19”) has resulted in widespread quarantines and travel bans issued by the Chinese government for a certain period of time in 2020. Such quarantines and travel bans have had a substantial impact on our corporate operations in China and our operational results and our revenues in 2020 were materially and adversely impacted.

Increases in the price of raw materials or impact of currency value fluctuations could impact our ability to sustain and grow earnings.

Our manufacturing processes consume substantive amounts of raw materials, the costs of which may be subject to worldwide supply and demand factors, as well as other factors beyond our control such as financial market trends. Raw material price fluctuations may adversely affect our results. We purchase significant amounts of aluminum, steel, plastics, titanium alloys, plastic, as well as other commodity-sensitive raw materials annually. In particular, in the past years, steel and aluminum prices have experienced volatility which has been unforeseen and unexpected.

Although the amount of our sales and costs denominated in foreign currencies is focused on Japan currently, our business strategy will require us to increase our international reaches and sales in the future, which would increase our exposure to risks of doing business on a global scale, including fluctuations in foreign currencies, changes in the economic strength of the countries in which we do business, difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations and intellectual property rights, burdens of complying with a wide variety of international export and import laws and social, political and economic instability. In particular, changes in currency values and tariff policies in foreign countries could also impact the level of competition in our major market such as Japan, as international products may become less costly due to relative conversion rates amongst different currencies. Further, commodity pricing and currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly in the future. Such fluctuations could have a material effect on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows and impact the comparability of our results between financial periods.

Our business depends on the performance of dealers and disruptions within our dealer network could have a negative effect on our business.

We sell our products through a network of qualified dealers, many of whom also resell products of our competitors. Our business is therefore affected by our ability to establish new relationships and maintain relationships with existing dealers. The geographic coverage of our dealers and their individual business conditions can affect the ability of our dealers to sell our products to end customers. We do not establish exclusivity clauses with dealers in order to strengthen our bargaining power. We usually do not enter into any long-term business agreements with our dealers and we strive to maintain good relationship with our dealers. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to maintain such goodwill with our dealers and renew our dealer agreements on favorable terms, if at all.

Our largest dealer, Nissin, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Colors, together represented approximately 83%, 76%, and 80% of our revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2021, and fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. The performance of this dealer is extremely important to us. Although we have strived to maintain a good relationship with this dealer, there is no guarantee that such relationship will not deteriorate or be terminated in the future. There may be consolidation and changes in the dealership landscape over time which could affect the performance of our existing dealers. Thus, if we are unable to secure business relationship with our existing dealers or recruit more reputable and qualified dealers, our results of operations may be adversely and materially impacted. If we are unable to renew our contracts with one or more of our largest dealers or re-negotiate an agreement under the same or more advantageous terms, our sales and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Our products are subject to inherent risks relating to product liability and personal injury claims.

We, as a company manufacturing wheelchairs and living aids products, are exposed to risks inherent in the manufacturing and distribution of medical devices, such as with respect to improper constructions, adequacy of warnings, and unintended uses of our products. In addition, product liability claims may be asserted against us with respect to any of the products we sell and as a manufacturer, we are required to pay for damages for any successful product liability claim against us, although we may have the right under applicable laws, rules and regulations to recover from the relevant third parties for compensation in connection with a product liability claim. If we are found liable for product liability claims, we could be required to pay substantial monetary damages. Furthermore, even if we successfully defend ourselves against this type of claim, we could be required to spend significant management, financial and other resources, which could disrupt our business, and our reputation as well as our brand name may also suffer.

We do not carry product liability insurance coverage for products sold in countries where product liability insurance is not required, including our two largest markets, Japan and China. Further, we may not be able to maintain product liability insurance for our products sold in oversea markets at a reasonable cost or in sufficient amounts to protect us against losses due to liability, or such insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all losses. A successful product liability claim or series of claims brought against us could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Further, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, product liability claims may result in impairment of our business reputation, costs due to related litigation, distraction of management’s attention from our primary business, initiation of investigations by regulators, substantial monetary awards to customers or other claimants, the inability to commercialize our product candidates and decreased demand for our product candidates, if authorized for commercial sale. We, like many other similar companies in China, generally do not carry product liability insurance. Currently, we only maintain product liability insurance for certain wheelchair products sold to a dealer located in the U.S. As a result, any imposition of product liability could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we do not have any business interruption insurance due to the limited coverage of any available business interruption insurance in China, and as a result, any business disruption or natural disaster could severely disrupt our business and operations and significantly decrease our revenue and profitability.

If Changzhou Zhongjin or Taizhou Zhongin were to lose their certification as a National High Tech Enterprise, we could face higher tax rates than we currently pay for much of our revenues.

Changzhou Zhongjin and Taizhou Zhongjin were approved as National High Tech Enterprises (“NHTE”) in November 2018. The NHTE status is valid for three years and may be renewed upon expiration, and entitles Changzhou Zhongjin and Taizhou Zhongjin to a favorable tax rate of 15%, rather than the unified rate of 25%. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the taxes payable by us would have increased by $229,862 if Changzhou Zhongjin and Taizhou Zhongjin were not certified as NHTE. In the event we were to lose the benefit of the favorable tax rate in the future, we could see significant increases in the amount of taxes we pay, meaning that our operating results could be materially harmed, even in the absence of a decrease in our operations.

We have limited sources of working capital and will need substantial additional financing.

The working capital required to implement our business strategy and R&D efforts will most likely be provided by funds obtained through offerings of our equity, debt, debt-linked securities, and/or equity-linked securities, and revenues generated by us. No assurance can be given that we will have revenues sufficient to sustain our operations or that we would be able to obtain equity/debt financing in the current economic environment. If we do not have sufficient working capital and are unable to generate sufficient revenues or raise additional funds, we may delay the completion of or significantly reduce the scope of our current business plan; delay some of our development and clinical or marketing efforts; postpone the hiring of new personnel; or, under certain dire financial circumstances, substantially curtail or cease our operations.

Our inability to obtain sufficient additional financing would have a material adverse effect on our ability to implement our business plan and, as a result, could require us to significantly curtail or potentially cease our operations. As of March 31, 2021, we had cash of approximately $5.5 million and short-term investments of $0.9 million, total current assets of approximately $21.6 million and total current liabilities of approximately $11.2 million. We will need to engage in capital-raising transactions in the near future. Such financing transactions may well cause substantial dilution to our shareholders and could involve the issuance of securities with rights senior to the outstanding shares. Our ability to complete additional financings is dependent on, among other things, the state of the capital markets at the time of any proposed offering, market reception of the Company and the likelihood of the success of its business model and offering terms. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain any such additional capital through asset sales, equity or debt financing, or any combination thereof, on satisfactory terms or at all. Additionally, no assurance can be given that any such financing, if obtained, will be adequate to meet our capital needs and to support our operations. If we do not obtain adequate capital on a timely basis and on satisfactory terms, our revenues and operations and the value of our Ordinary Shares and Ordinary Share equivalents would be materially negatively impacted and we may cease our operations.

We are dependent on certain key personnel and loss of these key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our success is, to a certain extent, attributable to the management, sales and marketing, and research and development expertise of key personnel. We are dependent upon the services of Mr. Erqi Wang, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, for the continued growth and operation of our Company, due to his industry experience, technical expertise, as well as his personal and business contacts in the PRC. Additionally, Mr. Erqi Wang, performs key functions in the operation of our business as our Chief Engineer. We may not be able to retain Mr. Erqi Wang for any given period of time. Although we have no reason to believe that Mr. Erqi Wang will discontinue his services with us or Changzhou Zhongjin, the interruption or loss of his services would adversely affect our ability to effectively run our business and pursue our business strategy as well as our results of operations. We do not carry key man life insurance for any of our key personnel, nor do we foresee purchasing such insurance to protect against the loss of key personnel.

We source our raw materials used for manufacturing from a limited number of suppliers. If we lose one or more of the suppliers, our operation may be disrupted, and our results of operations may be adversely and materially impacted.

For the six months ended March 31, 2021, no supplier accounted for more than 10% of the total purchases. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, no supplier accounted for more than 10% of the total purchases. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, two of our largest suppliers accounted for 10.3% and 10.1% of the total purchases, respectively. If we lose suppliers and are unable to swiftly engage new suppliers, our operations may be disrupted or suspended, and we may not be able to deliver products to our customers on time. We may also have to pay a higher price to source from a different supplier on short notice. While we are actively searching for and negotiating with new suppliers, there is no guarantee that we will be able to locate appropriate new suppliers or supplier merger targets in our desired timeline. As such, our results of operations may be adversely and materially impacted.

Although we do not own or control our distributors, the actions of these distributors may affect our business operations or our reputation in the marketplace.

Our distributors are independent from us, and as such, our ability to effectively manage their activities is limited. Distributors could take any number of actions that could have material adverse effects on our business. If we fail to adequately manage our distribution network or if distributors do not comply with our distribution agreements, our corporate image could be tarnished among end customers, disrupting our sales and revenues. Furthermore, we could be liable for actions taken by our distributors, including any violations of applicable law in connection with the marketing or sale of our products, including China’s anti-corruption laws. Recently, the Chinese government has increased its anti-bribery efforts in the healthcare sector in recent years to reduce improper payments received by hospital administrators and doctors in connection with the purchase of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Our distributors may violate these laws or otherwise engage in illegal practices with respect to their sales or marketing of our products. If our distributors violate these laws and the authority determines that we are responsible for our distributors’ illegal activities, then we could be required to pay damages or fines, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our brand and reputation, our sales activities or the price of our shares could be adversely affected if our company becomes the target of any negative publicity as a result of actions taken by our distributors.

Our success depends on our ability to protect our intellectual property.

Our success depends on our ability to obtain and maintain patent protection for products developed utilizing our technologies, in the PRC and in other countries, and to enforce these patents. There is no assurance that any of our existing and future patents will be held valid and enforceable against third-party infringement or that our products will not infringe any third-party patent or intellectual property. We own 105 valid patents and have filed 23 additional patent applications with the Patent Administration Department of the PRC; however, there is no assurance that our filed patent applications will be granted.

Any patents relating to our technologies may not be sufficiently broad to protect our products. In addition, our patents may be challenged, potentially invalidated or potentially circumvented. Our patents may not afford us protection against competitors with similar technology or permit the commercialization of our products without infringing third-party patents or other intellectual property rights.

We also rely on or intend to rely on our trademarks, trade names and brand names to distinguish our products from the products of our competitors, and have registered or will apply to register a number of these trademarks. However, third parties may oppose our trademark applications or otherwise challenge our use of the trademarks. In the event that our trademarks are successfully challenged, we could be forced to rebrand our products, which could result in loss of brand recognition and could require us to devote resources to advertising and marketing these new brands. Further, our competitors may infringe our trademarks, or we may not have adequate resources to enforce our trademarks.

In addition, we also have trade secrets, non-patented proprietary expertise and continuing technological innovation that we shall seek to protect, in part, by entering into confidentiality agreements with licensees, suppliers, employees and consultants. These agreements may be breached and there may not be adequate remedies in the event of a breach. Disputes may arise concerning the ownership of intellectual property or the applicability of confidentiality agreements. Moreover, our trade secrets and proprietary technology may otherwise become known or be independently developed by our competitors. If patents are not issued with respect to products arising from research, we may not be able to maintain the confidentiality of information relating to these products.

Our business is subject to complex and evolving foreign laws and regulations where we sell our products; these laws and regulations are subject to change and uncertain interpretation, and could result in claims, changes to our business practices, monetary penalties, increased cost of operations or declines in sales.

We are subject to a variety of foreign laws and regulations in the countries where we sell our products, including intellectual property, competition, consumer protection, product safety, and social benefits. Furthermore, the introduction of new products, such as oxygen concentrators and electric wheelchairs, in our existing markets and the expansion of our business to other countries may subject us to additional laws and regulations, among others resulting from the need to obtain additional licenses and approvals to conduct our businesses as envisioned. In addition, the application or interpretation of these laws and regulations is not clear in some jurisdictions, which could make compliance more costly. Moreover, if third parties we work with, such as distributors and other business partners, violate applicable laws or our policies, such violations may result in joint or secondary liability for us.

Our expansion into new product categories exposes us to new challenges and more risks.

We strive to continue to expand and diversify product offerings. Expanding into new product categories involves new risks and challenges. Beginning in 2018, we started to explore the markets for electric wheelchairs and other living aids products such as oxygen concentrators and bathing machines. As of the date of this prospectus, our electric wheelchairs and livings aids products are only sold to a few selected customers to test the markets for these products. Our lack of experience in the design and production of new products subject us to challenges in meeting regulatory requirements for these products. In January 2020, one of our new products, a molecular oxygen concentrator, did not meet the requirements specified in the “Safety Requirements for Medical Oxygen Concentrators” and product technical requirements of “Medical Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generators” stipulated under the under Article 24 of Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (Revision 2017) of China. We are currently in the process of remediating the failure and have requested another test. Such failure has resulted in delays of our planned roll-out of this new product. Our lack of familiarity with new products and the lack of relevant customer data relating to these products also make it more difficult for us to anticipate user demand and preferences.

Furthermore, we may misjudge market demand, resulting in inventory buildup and possible inventory write-downs. We may not be able to effectively control our costs and expenses in rolling out these new product categories and scenarios. We may have certain quality issues and experience higher return rates on new products, receive more customer complaints and face costly product liability claims, such as injury allegedly or actually caused by our products, which would harm our brand and reputation as well as our financial performance. We may need to price our new products more aggressively to penetrate new markets, and gain market share or remain competitive. It may be difficult for us to achieve profitability in the new product categories and our profit margin, if any, may be lower than we anticipate, which would adversely affect our overall profitability and results of operations.

We may fail to effectively develop and commercialize new products, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

The wheelchair and living aids markets are developing rapidly, and related technology trends are constantly evolving. This results in the frequent introduction of new products and services, relatively short product design cycles and significant price competition. Consequently, our future success depends on our ability to anticipate technology development trends and identify, develop and commercialize in a timely and cost-effective manner. Our new and advanced products must also meet our customers evolving demand over time. Moreover, it may take an extended period of time for our new products to gain market acceptance, if at all, due to general slow responsiveness of wheelchair and living aids markets. Furthermore, as the life cycle for a product matures, the average selling price generally decreases. In the future, we may be unable to offset the effect of declining average sales prices through increased sales volume and controlling product costs. Lastly, due to litigious nature of medical devices, problems may arise regarding regulatory, intellectual property, product liability or other issues that may affect the product’s continued commercial viability.

Our business may be adversely impacted by product defects.

Product defects can occur throughout the product development, design and manufacturing processes or as a result of our reliance on third parties for components, raw materials, and manufacturing. Any product defects or any other failure of our products or substandard product quality could harm our reputation and result in adverse publicity, lost revenues, delivery delays, product recalls, relationships with our network partners and other business partners, product liability claims, administrative penalties, harm to our brand and reputation, and significant warranty and other expenses, and could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects. Currently, since we implement strict quality control procedures and the majority of our products are manual wheelchairs that have relatively simple mechanical structures, we have not incurred significant warranty costs. Our warranty costs for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and the fiscal years 2020 and 2019 were both $nil. However, our warranty cost may increase in the future if we sell more products with more complex mechanical structures such as electric wheelchairs.

If we fail to maintain an effective quality control system, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

We place great emphasis on product quality and adhere to stringent quality control measures and have obtained quality control certifications for our products. To meet our customers’ requirements and expectations for the quality and safety of our products, we have adopted a stringent quality control system to ensure that every step of the production process is strictly monitored and managed. Failure to maintain an effective quality control system or to obtain or renew our quality standards certifications may result in a decrease in demand for our products or cancellation or loss of purchase orders from our customers. Moreover, our reputation could be impaired. As a result, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We rely on third-party logistics service providers to deliver our products. Disruption in logistics may prevent us from meeting customer demand and our business, results of operations and financial condition may suffer as a result.

We engage third-party logistics service providers to deliver our products from our warehouses to our distributors. Disputes with or termination of our contractual relationships with one or more of our logistics service providers could result in delayed delivery of products or increased costs. There can be no assurance that we can continue or extend relationships with our current logistics service providers on terms acceptable to us, or that we will be able to establish relationships with new logistics service providers to ensure accurate, timely and cost-efficient delivery services. If we are unable to maintain or develop good relationships with our preferred logistics service providers, it may inhibit our ability to offer products in sufficient quantities, on a timely basis, or at prices acceptable to our consumers. If there is any breakdown in our relationships with our preferred logistics service providers, we cannot assure you that no interruptions in our product delivery occur or that they would not materially and adversely affect our business, prospects and results of operations.

As we do not have any direct control over these logistics service providers, we cannot guarantee their quality of service. In addition, services provided by these logistics service providers could be interrupted by unforeseen events beyond our control, such as poor handling provided by these logistics service providers, natural disasters, pandemics, adverse weather conditions, riots and labor strikes. If there is any delay in delivery, damage to products or any other issue, we may lose customers and sales and our brand image may be tarnished.

Our production facilities may be unable to maintain efficiency, encounter problems in ramping up production or otherwise have difficulty meeting our production requirements.

Our future growth will depend upon our ability to maintain efficient operations at our existing production facilities and our ability to expand our production capacity as needed. The average utilization rate of our production lines was 83%, 70%, and 86% for the six months ended March 31, 2021, and fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. The utilization rate of our production facilities depends primarily on the demand for our products and the availability and maintenance of our equipment but may also be affected by other factors, such as the availability of employees, seasonal factors and changes in environmental laws and regulations. In order to meet our customers’ demands and advancements in technology, we maintain and upgrade our equipment periodically. If we are unable to maintain our production facilities’ efficiency, we may be unable to fulfill our purchase orders in a timely manner, or at all. This would negatively impact our reputation, business and results of operations.

The global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in our business, which may continue to materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Many businesses and social activities in China and other countries and regions were severely disrupted in 2020, including those of our suppliers, customers and employees. This pandemic has also caused market panics, which materially and negatively affected the global financial markets, such as the plunge of global stocks on major stock exchanges in March 2020. Such disruption slowdown of the world’s economy in 2020 and beyond had, and may continue to have, a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. We and our customers experienced significant business disruptions and suspension of operations due to quarantine measures to contain the spread of the pandemic, which caused shortage in the supply of raw materials, reduced our production capacity, increased the likelihood of default from our customers and delayed our product delivery. All of these had resulted in a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition in the fiscal year 2020. As of the date of this prospectus, the COVID-19 pandemic is generally considered under control in China, and our business and operations have generally recovered from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our business, operations and financial results from this point forward will depend on numerous evolving factors that the Company cannot accurately predict at this time, including the uncertainty on the potential resurgence of the COVID-19 cases in China, the continual spread of the virus globally, especially in Japan, the Company’s major international market, and the instability of local and global government policies and restrictions. We are closely monitoring the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and continuously evaluating any further potential impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. If the pandemic persists or escalates, we may be subject to further negative impact on our business operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

We control and receive the economic benefits of the business operations of Changzhou Zhongjin through a series of contractual arrangements (the “VIE Agreements”) among our wholly owned PRC subsidiary, Changzhou Zhongjin and its shareholders to operate our business. Such VIE Agreements are subject to significant risks, as set forth in the following risk factors.

If the PRC government finds that the agreements that establish the structure for operating our businesses in China do not comply with PRC regulations relating to the relevant industries, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, we could be subject to severe penalties or be forced to relinquish our interests in those operations.

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and operate our business through Changzhou Zhongjin, a VIE entity, via a series of contractual arrangements, as a result of which, under United States generally accepted accounting principles, the assets and liabilities of Changzhou Zhongjin are treated as our assets and liabilities and the results of operations of Changzhou Zhongjin are treated in all aspects as if they were the results of our operations. For a description of these contractual arrangements, see “Business—Contractual Arrangements between WFOE, Changzhou Zhongjin and Its Shareholders” and “Related Party Transactions—Contractual Arrangements with WFOE, Changzhou Zhongjin and Its Shareholders.”

In the opinion of our PRC legal counsel, based on its understandings of the relevant PRC laws and regulations, (i) the ownership structures of Changzhou Zhongjin and WFOE, both currently and immediately after giving effect to this offering, are not in violation of applicable PRC laws and regulations currently in effect; and (ii) each contracts among WFOE, Changzhou Zhongjin and its shareholders is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and applicable PRC laws. However, our PRC legal counsel has also advised us that there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current or future PRC laws and regulations. Accordingly, the PRC regulatory authorities may ultimately take a view contrary to the opinion of our PRC legal counsel. It is uncertain whether any new PRC laws or regulations relating to variable interest entity structures will be adopted or if adopted, what they would provide. If we or Changzhou Zhongjin are found to be in violation of any PRC laws or regulations, if the contractual arrangements among WFOE, Changzhou Zhongjin and its shareholders are determined as illegal or invalid by the PRC court, arbitral tribunal or regulatory authorities, or if we or Changzhou Zhongjin fail to obtain or maintain any of the required permits or approvals, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities would have broad discretion to take action in dealing with such violations or failures, including:

The imposition of any of these penalties would result in a material and adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business. In addition, it is unclear what impact the PRC government actions would have on us and on our ability to consolidate the financial results of Changzhou Zhongjin in our consolidated financial statements, if the PRC government authorities were to find our legal structure and contractual arrangements to be in violation of PRC laws and regulations. If the imposition of any of these government actions causes us to lose our right to direct the activities of Changzhou Zhongjin or our right to receive substantially all the economic benefits and residual returns from Changzhou Zhongjin and we are not able to restructure our ownership structure and operations in a satisfactory manner, we would no longer be able to consolidate the financial results of Changzhou Zhongjin in our consolidated financial statements. Either of these results, or any other significant penalties that might be imposed on us in this event, would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We rely on contractual arrangements with our variable interest entity and its subsidiaries in China for our business operations, which may not be as effective in providing operational control or enabling us to derive economic benefits as through ownership of controlling equity interests.

We rely on and expect to continue to rely on our wholly owned PRC subsidiary’s contractual arrangements with Changzhou Zhongjin and its shareholders to operate our business. These contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing us with control over Changzhou Zhongjin as ownership of controlling equity interests would be in providing us with control over, or enabling us to derive economic benefits from the operations of Changzhou Zhongjin. Under the current contractual arrangements, as a legal matter, if Changzhou Zhongjin or any of its shareholders executing the VIE Agreements fails to perform its, his or her respective obligations under these contractual arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs and resources to enforce such arrangements, and rely on legal remedies available under PRC laws, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, and claiming damages, which we cannot assure you will be effective. For example, if shareholders of a variable interest entity were to refuse to transfer their equity interests in such variable interest entity to us or our designated persons when we exercise the purchase option pursuant to these contractual arrangements, we may have to take a legal action to compel them to fulfill their contractual obligations.

If (i) the applicable PRC authorities invalidate these contractual arrangements for violation of PRC laws, rules and regulations, (ii) any variable interest entity or its shareholders terminate the contractual arrangements or (iii) any variable interest entity or its shareholders fail to perform their obligations under these contractual arrangements, our business operations in China would be materially and adversely affected, and the value of your stock would substantially decrease. Further, if we fail to renew these contractual arrangements upon their expiration, we would not be able to continue our business operations unless the then current PRC law allows us to directly operate businesses in China.

In addition, if any variable interest entity or all or part of its assets become subject to liens or rights of third-party creditors, we may be unable to continue some or all of our business activities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any of the variable interest entities undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, its shareholders or unrelated third-party creditors may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely affect our business and our ability to generate revenues.

All of these contractual arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC. The legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements. In the event we are unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, we may not be able to exert effective control over our PRC operating entities and we may be precluded from operating our business, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Changzhou Zhongjin Shareholders may have potential conflicts of interest with us, which may materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

The equity interests of Changzhou Zhongjin are held by a total of four shareholders. Their interests may differ from the interests of our Company as a whole. They may breach, or cause Changzhou Zhongjin to breach, or refuse to renew the existing contractual arrangements we have with Changzhou Zhongjin, which would have a material adverse effect on our ability to effectively control Changzhou Zhongjin and receive economic benefits from them. For example, the shareholders may be able to cause our agreements with Changzhou Zhongjin to be performed in a manner adverse to us by, among other things, failing to remit payments due under the contractual arrangements to us on a timely basis. We cannot assure you that when conflicts of interest arise, any or all of these shareholders will act in the best interests of our Company or such conflicts will be resolved in our favor.

Currently, we do not have any arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest between these shareholders and our Company, except that we could exercise our purchase option under the Share Disposal and Exclusive Option to Purchase Agreement with these shareholders to request them to transfer all of their equity interests in Changzhou Zhongjin to a PRC entity or individual designated by us, to the extent permitted by PRC laws. If we cannot resolve any conflict of interest or dispute between us and the of Changzhou Zhongjin Shareholders, we would have to rely on legal proceedings, which could result in the disruption of our business and subject us to substantial uncertainty as to the outcome of any such legal proceedings.

Contractual arrangements in relation to our variable interest entity may be subject to scrutiny by the PRC tax authorities and they may determine that we or our PRC variable interest entity owe additional taxes, which could negatively affect our results of operations and the value of your investment.

Under applicable PRC laws and regulations, arrangements and transactions among related parties may be subject to audit or challenge by the PRC tax authorities within ten years after the taxable year when the transactions are conducted. The PRC enterprise income tax law requires every enterprise in China to submit its annual enterprise income tax return together with a report on transactions with its related parties to the relevant tax authorities. The tax authorities may impose reasonable adjustments on taxation if they have identified any related party transactions that are inconsistent with arm’s length principles. We may face material and adverse tax consequences if the PRC tax authorities determine that the contractual arrangements between our WFOE, our variable interest entity Changzhou Zhongjin and the Changzhou Zhongjin Shareholders were not entered into on an arm’s length basis in such a way as to result in an impermissible reduction in taxes under applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations, and adjust Changzhou Zhongjin’s income in the form of a transfer pricing adjustment. A transfer pricing adjustment could, among other things, result in a reduction of expense deductions recorded by Changzhou Zhongjin for PRC tax purposes, which could in turn increase their tax liabilities without reducing WFOE’s tax expenses. In addition, if WFOE requests the of Changzhou Zhongjin Shareholders to transfer their equity interests in Changzhou Zhongjin at nominal or no value pursuant to these contractual arrangements, such transfer could be viewed as a gift and subject WFOE to PRC income tax. Furthermore, the PRC tax authorities may impose late payment fees and other penalties on Changzhou Zhongjin for the adjusted but unpaid taxes according to the applicable regulations. Our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if Changzhou Zhongjin’s tax liabilities increase or if they are required to pay late payment fees and other penalties.

If we exercise the option to acquire equity ownership of Changzhou Zhongjin, the ownership transfer may subject us to certain limitation and substantial costs.

Pursuant to the contractual arrangements, WFOE has the exclusive right to purchase all or any part of the equity interests in Changzhou Zhongjin from Changzhou Zhongjin Shareholders for a nominal price, unless the relevant government authorities or then applicable PRC laws request that a minimum price amount be used as the purchase price, in such case the purchase price shall be the lowest amount under such request. The shareholders of Changzhou Zhongjin will be subject to PRC individual income tax on the difference between the equity transfer price and the then current registered capital of Changzhou Zhongjin. Additionally, if such a transfer takes place, the competent tax authority may require WFOE to pay enterprise income tax for ownership transfer income with reference to the market value, in which case the amount of tax could be substantial.

We may lose the ability to use and enjoy assets held by Changzhou Zhongjin that are material to the operation of certain portion of our business if Changzhou Zhongjin goes bankrupt or become subject to a dissolution or liquidation proceeding.

As part of our contractual arrangements with Changzhou Zhongjin, Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries hold certain assets that are material to the operation of certain portion of our business, including intellectual property and licenses. If Changzhou Zhongjin goes bankrupt and all or part of its assets become subject to liens or rights of third-party creditors, we may be unable to continue some or all of our business activities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Under the contractual arrangements, Changzhou Zhongjin may not, in any manner, sell, transfer, mortgage or dispose of their assets or legal or beneficial interests in the business without our prior consent. If Changzhou Zhongjin undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, independent third-party creditors may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The custodians or authorized users of our tangible assets, including chops and seals, may fail to fulfill their responsibilities, or misappropriate or misuse these assets, all of which may jeopardize our control over our PRC subsidiary and our VIE entity.

Under the PRC law, legal documents for corporate transactions, including agreements and contracts are usually executed using the chop or seal of the signing entity or with the signature of a legal representative whose designation is registered and filed with relevant PRC market regulation administrative authorities.

In order to secure the use of our chops and seals, we have established internal control procedures and rules for using these chops and seals. In any event that the chops and seals are intended to be used, the responsible personnel will submit the application through our office automation system and the application will be verified and approved by authorized employees in accordance with our internal control procedures and rules. In addition, in order to maintain the physical security of our chops, we generally have them stored in secured locations accessible only to authorized employees. Although we monitor such authorized employees, the procedures may not be sufficient to prevent all instances of abuse or negligence. There is a risk that our employees could abuse their authority, for example, by entering into a contract not approved by us or seeking to gain control of one of our PRC subsidiary or our VIE entity. If any employee obtains, misuses or misappropriates our chops and seals or other controlling non-tangible assets for whatever reason, we could experience disruption to our normal business operations. We may have to take corporate or legal action, which could involve significant time and resources to resolve and divert management from our operations.

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

A severe or prolonged downturn in the global or Chinese economy could materially and adversely affect our business and our financial condition.

Although the Chinese economy expanded well in the last two decades, the rapid growth of the Chinese economy has slowed down since 2012, and there is considerable uncertainty over the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies adopted by the People’s Bank of China and financial authorities of some of the world’s leading economies, including the United States and China. There have been concerns over unrest and terrorist threats in the Middle East, Europe and Africa, which have resulted in volatility in oil and other markets. There have also been concerns on the relationship among China and other Asian countries, which may result in or intensify potential conflicts in relation to territorial disputes. Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political policies and the expected or perceived overall economic growth rate in China. Any severe or prolonged slowdown in the global or Chinese economy may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

PRC regulation of loans to, and direct investments in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us from using proceeds from this offering and/or future financing activities to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC operating entities.

As an offshore holding company with PRC entities, we may transfer funds to our PRC subsidiary or finance our PRC operating entities by means of loans or capital contributions. Any capital contributions or loans that we, as an offshore entity, make to our PRC subsidiary, including from the proceeds of this offering, are subject to PRC regulations. Any loans to our PRC subsidiary, which is a foreign-invested enterprise, cannot exceed statutory limits, and shall be registered with China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”), or its local counterparts. Furthermore, for any capital increase contributions we make to our PRC subsidiary, we shall submit a change report through relevant system to China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), or its local counterparts. If we are not be able to conform to these government requirements on a timely basis, our ability to make equity contributions or provide loans to our PRC operating entities or to fund their operations may be negatively affected, which may adversely affect their liquidity and ability to fund their working capital and expansion projects and meet their obligations and commitments. As a result, our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business may be negatively affected.

We must remit the offering proceeds to China before they may be used to benefit our business in China, and this process may take several months to complete.

The proceeds of this offering must be sent back to China, and the process for sending such proceeds back to China may take as long as six months after the closing of this offering. In utilizing the proceeds of this offering in the manner described in “Use of Proceeds,” as an offshore holding company of our PRC operating entities (our PRC subsidiary, VIE and VIE’s subsidiaries), we may make loans to our PRC subsidiary, or we may make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary. Any loans to our PRC subsidiary are subject to PRC regulations. For example, loans by us to our subsidiary in China, Erhua, which is a foreign-invested enterprise, to finance its activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with SAFE.

To remit the proceeds of the offering, we must take the following steps:

The timing of the process is difficult to estimate because the efficiencies of different banks and SAFE branches can vary significantly. Ordinarily the process takes several months but is required by law to be accomplished within 180 days of application.

If we decide to finance our PRC operating entities by means of capital contributions, we are required to apply for an enterprise change registration to the relevant market supervision authority, and a change report of capital contributions must be submitted at the time of completion of enterprise change registration. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain these government approvals or complete the necessary government registrations on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future capital contributions by us to our subsidiaries. If we fail to complete such registrations or receive such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds of this offering and to capitalize our Chinese operations may be negatively affected, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business. If we fail to receive such approvals, our ability to use the proceeds of this offering and to capitalize our Chinese operations may be negatively affected, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

Changes in China’s economic, political, or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.

Substantially all of our assets and operations are currently located in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic, and social conditions in China generally. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including the level of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange, and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, including the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth by allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.

While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. Any adverse changes in economic conditions in China, in the policies of the Chinese government, or in the laws and regulations in China could have a material adverse effect on the overall economic growth of China. Such developments could adversely affect our business and operating results, reduce demand for our products, and weaken our competitive position. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us. For example, our financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. In addition, in the past the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate adjustments, to control the pace of economic growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activities in China, which may adversely affect our business and operating results.

Furthermore, we and our PRC operating entities, as well as our investors, face uncertainty about future actions by the Chinese government that could significantly affect our financial performance and operations, including the enforceability of our VIE contractual arrangements. If future laws, administrative regulations or provisions mandate further actions to be taken by companies with respect to existing VIE contractual arrangements, we may face substantial uncertainties as to whether we can complete such actions in a timely manner, or at all. Failure to take timely and appropriate measures to adapt to any of these or similar regulatory compliance challenges could materially and adversely affect our current corporate structure and business operations.

As of the date of this prospectus, there are no laws, regulations or other rules require our PRC operating entities to obtain permission or approvals from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, and neither we nor our PRC operating entities have received or were denied such permission. However, there is a risk that we or our PRC operating entities will not receive or will be denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or be worthless. 

Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a “Resident Enterprise” of China. Such classification will likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC stockholders.

China passed the Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, and its implementing rules, both of which became effective on January 1, 2008. Under the EIT Law, an enterprise established outside of China with “de facto management bodies” within China is considered a “resident enterprise,” meaning that it can be treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes. The implementing rules of the EIT Law define de facto management as “substantial and overall management and control over the production and operations, personnel, accounting, and properties” of the enterprise.

On April 22, 2009, the State Administration of Taxation of China issued the Notice Concerning Relevant Issues Regarding Cognizance of Chinese Investment Controlled Enterprises Incorporated Offshore as Resident Enterprises pursuant to Criteria of de facto Management Bodies, or the Notice, further interpreting the application of the EIT Law and its implementation to offshore entities controlled by a Chinese enterprise or group. Pursuant to the Notice, an enterprise incorporated in an offshore jurisdiction and controlled by a Chinese enterprise or group will be classified as a “non-domestically incorporated resident enterprise” if (i) its senior management in charge of daily operations reside or perform their duties mainly in China; (ii) its financial or personnel decisions are made or approved by bodies or persons in China; (iii) its substantial assets and properties, accounting books, corporate stamps, board and stockholder minutes are kept in China; and (iv) all of its directors with voting rights or senior management reside in China. A resident enterprise would be subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25% on its worldwide income and must pay a withholding tax at a rate of 10% when paying dividends to its non-PRC stockholders. Because substantially all of our operations and senior management are located within the PRC and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable future, we may be considered a PRC resident enterprise for enterprise income tax purposes and therefore subject to the PRC enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on its worldwide income. However, it remains unclear as to whether the Notice is applicable to an offshore enterprise controlled by a Chinese natural person. Therefore, it is unclear how tax authorities will determine tax residency based on the facts of each case.

If the PRC tax authorities determine that we are a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow. First, we may be subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% on our worldwide taxable income as well as PRC enterprise income tax reporting obligations. In our case, this would mean that income such as non-China source income would be subject to PRC enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Currently, we do not have any non-China source income, as we conduct our sales in China. However, under the EIT Law and its implementing rules, dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiary would be deemed as “qualified investment income between resident enterprises” and therefore qualify as “tax-exempt income” pursuant to the clause 26 of the EIT Law. Second, it is possible that future guidance issued with respect to the new “resident enterprise” classification could result in a situation in which the dividends we pay with respect to our Ordinary Shares, or the gain our non-PRC stockholders may realize from the transfer of our Ordinary Shares, may be treated as PRC-sourced income and may therefore be subject to a 10% PRC withholding tax. The EIT Law and its implementing regulations are, however, relatively new and ambiguities exist with respect to the interpretation and identification of PRC-sourced income, and the application and assessment of withholding taxes. If we are required under the EIT Law and its implementing regulations to withhold PRC income tax on dividends payable to our non-PRC stockholders, or if non-PRC stockholders are required to pay PRC income tax on gains on the transfer of their Ordinary Shares, our business could be negatively impacted and the value of your investment may be materially reduced. Further, if we were treated as a “resident enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we would be subject to taxation in both China and such countries in which we have taxable income, and our PRC tax may not be creditable against such other taxes.

We may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Chinese anti-corruption law.

In connection with this offering, we will become subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), and other laws that prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by the statute for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We are also subject to Chinese anti-corruption laws, which strictly prohibit the payment of bribes to government officials. We have operations, agreements with third parties, and make sales in China, which may experience corruption. Our activities in China create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of the employees, consultants or distributors of our Company, because these parties are not always subject to our control.

Although we believe to date we have complied in all material respects with the provisions of the FCPA and Chinese anti-corruption law, our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and the employees, consultants or distributors of our Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption law may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, the government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.

Our wheelchairs and living aids products are classified as medical devices, which are subject to safety and technical inspections by authorities, failure of which may result in monetary penalties, delays and interruptions in production, and loss of sales.

In the PRC, wheelchairs and living aids products are classified as Class II medical devices according to the catalogue of medical devices promulgated by the China Food and Drug Administration in August 31, 2017. Class II medical devices are medical devices with moderate risks, which are strictly controlled and administered to ensure their safety and effectiveness. According to the “Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (Revision 2017) (the “SUMD”), all Class II medical devices are subject to inspections to meet safety and technical requirements, and medical device manufacturers must ensure that new medical devices satisfy the compulsory standards and the technical requirements that have been registered or filed for record with local medical products administration where the applicant is located. In January 2020, one of our new products, a molecular oxygen concentrator, did not meet the requirements specified in the “Safety Requirements for Medical Oxygen Concentrators” and product technical requirements of “Medical Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generators” stipulated under the under Article 24 of SUMD. In view of the fact that Company actively cooperated in the investigation and collection of evidence in this case, and the product was not sold to public or caused any harmful consequences, the Company was fined RMB20,000 approximately US$2,856 for a lighter penalty. As of the date of the prospectus, we have paid the fine and submitted a new request for inspection. We expect the inspection to complete by the end of June 2022. Although this was the first time our medical device products failed the inspection, we cannot assure you that they will not fail other inspections, in which care, we will be subject to monetary penalties, delays and interruptions in production and loss of sales.

Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us.

We conduct all of our business through our subsidiary and variable interests entities in China. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC subsidiary and variable interests entities are generally subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws and regulations applicable to wholly foreign-owned enterprises. The PRC legal system is based on statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value.

Since 1979, PRC legislation and regulations have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited volume of published decisions and their nonbinding nature, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. In addition, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all) that may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

PRC regulation of loans and direct investment by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

In utilizing the proceeds of this offering in the manner described in “Use of Proceeds,” as an offshore holding company of our PRC operating entities, we may make loans to our PRC subsidiary, or we may make additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary.

Any loans to our PRC subsidiary are subject to PRC regulations. For example, loans by us to our subsidiary in China, which is a foreign invested entities (“FIEs”), to finance its activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with SAFE. On March 30, 2015, SAFE promulgated Hui Fa [2015] No. 19, a notice regulating the conversion by a foreign-invested company of foreign currency into RMB. The foreign exchange capital, for which the monetary contribution has been confirmed by the foreign exchange authorities (or for which the monetary contribution has been registered for account entry) in the capital account of a foreign-invested enterprise may be settled at a bank as required by the enterprise’s actual management needs. Foreign-invested enterprises with investment as their main business (including foreign-oriented companies, foreign-invested venture capital enterprises and foreign-invested equity investment enterprises) are allowed to, under the premise of authenticity and compliance of their domestic investment projects, carry out based on their actual investment scales direct settlement of foreign exchange capital or transfer the RMB funds in the foreign exchange settlement account for pending payment to the invested enterprises’ accounts.

On May 10, 2013, SAFE released Circular 21, which came into effect on May 13, 2013. According to Circular 21, SAFE has simplified the foreign exchange administration procedures with respect to the registration, account openings and conversions, settlements of FDI-related foreign exchange, as well as fund remittances.

Circular 21 may significantly limit our ability to convert, transfer and use the net proceeds from this offering and any offering of additional equity securities in China, which may adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business in the PRC.

We may also decide to finance our PRC operating entities by means of capital contributions. These capital contributions must be approved by MOFCOM or its local counterpart, which usually takes no more than 30 working days to complete. We may not be able to obtain these government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with respect to future capital contributions by us to our PRC subsidiaries. If we fail to receive such approvals, we will not be able to capitalize our PRC operations, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business, and may intervene or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and, and cause the value of our Ordinary Shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating to taxation, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. The central or local governments of these jurisdictions may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof, and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties.

For example, the Chinese cybersecurity regulator announced on July 2, 2021 that it had begun an investigation of Didi Global Inc. (NYSE: DIDI) and two days later ordered that company’s app be removed from smartphone app stores. Subsequently on July 10, 2021, the PRC State Internet Information Office issued the Measures of Cybersecurity Review (Revised Draft for Comments, not yet effective), which requires cyberspace operators with personal information of more than 1 million users who want to list abroad to file a cybersecurity review with the Office of Cybersecurity Review. According to Article 2 of the Draft, cyberspace operators are critical information infrastructure operators and data processors conducting any data processing activities. As confirmed by our PRC counsel, we are currently not subject to cybersecurity review with the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) if the draft measures become effective as they are published, because our PRC operating entities are not cyberspace operators with personal information of more than 1 million users. Nevertheless, the aforementioned draft measures and any related implementation rules to be enacted may subject us to additional compliance requirement in the future.

As such, our business is subject to various government and regulatory interferences. We could be subject to regulation by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government sub-divisions. The Company may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure to comply. Our operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by existing or future laws and regulations relating to its business or industry, which could result in a material change in our operation and the value of our Ordinary Shares.

Furthermore, given recent statements by the Chinese government indicating an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas, although we are currently not required to obtain permission from any of the PRC federal or local government authorities and have not received any denial to list on the U.S. exchange, it is uncertain when and whether we will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges in the future, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be denied or rescinded, which could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors and cause the value of our shares to significantly decline or be worthless.

PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain and any changes in such laws and regulations may materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our business and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in certain circumstances. The laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. In fact, the PRC legal system is evolving rapidly, and the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules may contain inconsistencies and enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties. The effectiveness and interpretation of newly enacted laws or regulations, including amendments to existing laws and regulations, may be delayed, and our business may be affected if we rely on laws and regulations which are subsequently adopted or interpreted in a manner different from our understanding of these laws and regulations. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. Furthermore, if China adopts more stringent standards with respect to environmental protection or social issues, which are increasingly becoming the focus globally, we may incur increased compliance cost or become subject to additional restrictions in our operations.  We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have on our business.

From time to time, we may have to resort to administrative and court proceedings to enforce our legal rights. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy in the PRC legal system than in more developed legal systems. Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published in a timely manner or at all) that may have retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. Such uncertainties, including uncertainties over the scope and effect of our contractual, property (including intellectual property) and procedural rights, and any failure to respond to changes in the regulatory environment in China could materially and adversely affect our business and impede our ability to continue our operations.

For example, on July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued an announcement to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. Since this announcement is relatively new, uncertainties still exist in relation to how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on companies like us.

Our contractual arrangements with Changzhou Zhongjin are governed by the laws of the PRC and we may have difficulty in enforcing any rights we may have under these contractual arrangements.

As all of our contractual arrangements with Changzhou Zhongjin are governed by the PRC laws and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC, they would be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. Disputes arising from these contractual arrangements between us and Changzhou Zhongjin will be resolved through arbitration in China, although these disputes do not include claims arising under the United States federal securities law and thus do not prevent you from pursuing claims under the United States federal securities law. The legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could further limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements, through arbitration, litigation and other legal proceedings remain in China, which could limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements and exert effective control over Changzhou Zhongjin. Furthermore, these contracts may not be enforceable in China if PRC government authorities or courts take a view that such contracts contravene PRC laws and regulations or are otherwise not enforceable for public policy reasons. In the event we are unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, we may not be able to exert effective control over Changzhou Zhongjin, and our ability to conduct our business may be materially and adversely affected.

We are a holding company and we rely for funding on dividend payments from our PRC operating entities, which are subject to restrictions under PRC laws.

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and we operate our core businesses through our VIE and its subsidiaries in the PRC. Therefore, the availability of funds for us to pay dividends to our shareholders and to service our indebtedness depends upon dividends received from our VIE and its subsidiaries. If our VIE and its subsidiaries incur debt or losses, their ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us may be impaired. As a result, our ability to pay dividends and to repay our indebtedness will be restricted. PRC laws require that dividends be paid only out of the after-tax profit of our PRC entities calculated according to PRC accounting principles, which differ in many aspects from generally accepted accounting principles in other jurisdictions. PRC laws also require enterprises established in the PRC to set aside part of their after-tax profits as statutory reserves. These statutory reserves are not available for distribution as cash dividends. In addition, restrictive covenants in bank credit facilities or other agreements that we or our subsidiaries may enter into in the future may also restrict the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us. These restrictions on the availability of our funding may impact our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders and to service our indebtedness.

Our business may be materially and adversely affected if any of our PRC operating entities declare bankruptcy or become subject to a dissolution or liquidation proceeding.

The Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the PRC, or the Bankruptcy Law, came into effect on June 1, 2007. The Bankruptcy Law provides that an enterprise will be liquidated if the enterprise fails to settle its debts as and when they fall due and if the enterprise’s assets are, or are demonstrably, insufficient to clear such debts.

Our PRC operating entities hold certain assets that are important to our business operations. If any of our PRC operating entities undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, unrelated third-party creditors may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

According to SAFE’s Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Improving and Adjusting Foreign Exchange Administration Policies for Direct Investment, effective on December 17, 2012, and the Provisions for Administration of Foreign Exchange Relating to Inbound Direct Investment by Foreign Investors, effective May 13, 2013, if any of our PRC operating entities undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, prior approval from SAFE for remittance of foreign exchange to our shareholders abroad is no longer required, but we still need to conduct a registration process with the SAFE local branch. It is not clear whether “registration” is a mere formality or involves the kind of substantive review process undertaken by SAFE and its relevant branches in the past.

Under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, we may be classified as a “resident enterprise” of China, which could result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.

The EIT Law and its implementing rules provide that enterprises established outside of China whose “de facto management bodies” are located in China are considered “resident enterprises” under PRC tax laws. The implementing rules promulgated under the EIT Law define the term “de facto management bodies” as a management body which substantially manages, or has control over the business, personnel, finance and assets of an enterprise. In April 2009, the State Administration of Taxation, or SAT, issued the Circular on Issues Concerning the Identification of Chinese-Controlled Overseas Registered Enterprises as Resident Enterprises in Accordance With the Actual Standards of Organizational Management, known as SAT Circular 82, which has been revised by the Decision of the State Administration of Taxation on Issuing the Lists of Invalid and Abolished Tax Departmental Rules and Taxation Normative Documents on December 29, 2017 and by the Decision of the State Council on Cancellation and Delegation of a Batch of Administrative Examination and Approval Items on November 8, 2013. Circular 82 has provided certain specific criteria for determining whether the “de facto management bodies” of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is incorporated offshore is located in China. Although this circular only applies to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreigners, the criteria set forth in the circular may reflect the SAT’s general position on how the “de facto management body” text should be applied in determining the tax resident status of all offshore enterprises. According to SAT Circular 82, a Chinese-controlled offshore incorporated enterprise will be regarded as a PRC tax resident by virtue of having a “de facto management body” in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its worldwide income only if all of the following criteria are met: (i) the places where senior management and senior management departments that are responsible for daily production, operation and management of the enterprise perform their duties are mainly located within the territory of China; (ii) financial decisions (such as money borrowing, lending, financing and financial risk management) and personnel decisions (such as appointment, dismissal, salary and wages) are made or need to be made by organizations or persons located within the territory of China; (iii) main property, accounting books, corporate seal, the board of directors and files of the minutes of shareholders’ meetings of the enterprise are located or preserved within the territory of China; and (iv) one half (or more) of the directors or senior management staff having the right to vote habitually reside within the territory of China.

We believe that Jin Med is not a resident enterprise for PRC tax purpose. Jin Med is not controlled by a PRC enterprise or PRC enterprise group and we do not meet some of the conditions outlined in the immediately preceding paragraph. For example, as a holding company, the key assets and records of Jin Med, including the resolutions and meeting minutes of our board of directors and the resolutions and meeting minutes of our shareholders, are located and maintained outside the PRC. In addition, we are not aware of any offshore holding companies with a corporate structure similar to ours that has been deemed a PRC “resident enterprise” by the PRC tax authorities. However, as the tax residency status of an enterprise is subject to determination by the PRC tax authorities and uncertainties remain with respect to the interpretation of the term “de facto management body”.

If we are deemed as a PRC “resident enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on our worldwide income at a uniform tax rate of 25%, although dividends distributed to us from our existing PRC subsidiary and any other PRC subsidiaries which we may establish from time to time could be exempt from the PRC dividend withholding tax due to our PRC “resident recipient” status. This could have a material and adverse effect on our overall effective tax rate, our income tax expenses and our net income. Furthermore, dividends, if any, paid to our shareholders may be decreased as a result of the decrease in distributable profits. In addition, if we were considered a PRC “resident enterprise”, any dividends we pay to our non-PRC investors, and the gains realized from the transfer of our Ordinary Shares may be considered income derived from sources within the PRC and be subject to PRC tax, at a rate of 10% in the case of non-PRC enterprises or 20% in the case of non-PRC individuals (in each case, subject to the provisions of any applicable tax treaty). It is unclear whether holders of our Ordinary Shares would be able to claim the benefits of any tax treaties between their country of tax residence and the PRC in the event that we are treated as a PRC resident enterprise. This could have a material and adverse effect on the value of your investment in us and the price of our Ordinary Shares.

Substantial uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation of the PRC Foreign Investment Law and how it may impact the viability of our current corporate structure, corporate governance and business operations.

The Ministry of Commerce published a discussion draft of the proposed Foreign Investment Law in January 2015, or the 2015 FIL Draft, which expands the definition of foreign investment and introduces the principle of “actual control” in determining whether a company is considered a foreign-invested enterprise, or an FIE. Under the 2015 FIL Draft, VIEs that are controlled via contractual arrangement would also be deemed as foreign invested enterprises, if they are ultimately “controlled” by foreign investors.

On March 15,2019, the National People’s Congress approved the Foreign Investment Law of the PRC, or the FIL, which will come into effect on January 1, 2020, repealing simultaneously the Law of the PRC on Sino-foreign Equity Joint Ventures, the Law of the PRC on Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprises and the Law of the PRC on Sino-foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures, together with their implementation rules and ancillary regulations. Pursuant to the FIL, foreign investment refers to any investment activity directly or indirectly carried out by foreign natural persons, enterprises, or other organizations, including investment in new construction project, establishment of foreign funded enterprise or increase of investment, merger and acquisition, and investment in any other way stipulated under laws, administrative regulations, or provisions of the State Council. Although the FIL has deleted the particular reference to the concept of “actual control” and contractual arrangements compared to the 2015 FIL Draft, there is still uncertainty regarding whether our VIE would be identified as a FIE in the future. As a result, we cannot assure you that the new Foreign Investment Law, when it becomes effective, will not have a material and adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business through our contractual arrangements.

Fluctuations in exchange rates could adversely affect our business and the value of our securities.

Changes in the value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar, Euro and other foreign currencies are affected by, among other things, changes in China’s political and economic conditions. Any significant revaluation of the RMB may have a material adverse effect on our revenues and financial condition, and the value of, and any dividends payable on our shares in U.S. dollar terms. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from our initial public offering into RMB for our operations, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on RMB amount we would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of paying dividends on our Ordinary Shares or for other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us. In addition, fluctuations of the RMB against other currencies may increase or decrease the cost of imports and exports, and thus affect the price-competitiveness of our products against products of foreign manufacturers or products relying on foreign inputs.

Since July 2005, the RMB is no longer pegged to the U.S. dollar. Although the People’s Bank of China regularly intervenes in the foreign exchange market to prevent significant short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate, the RMB may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the RMB exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market.

Government control in currency conversion may adversely affect our financial condition, our ability to remit dividends, and the value of your investment.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the Renminbi into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in Renminbi. Under our current corporate structure, our Cayman Islands holding company may rely on dividend payments from our PRC operating entities to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have.

Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, Renminbi cannot be freely converted into any foreign currency, and conversion and remittance of foreign currencies are subject to PRC foreign exchange regulations. It cannot be guaranteed that under a certain exchange rate, we will have sufficient foreign exchange to meet our foreign exchange requirements. Under the current PRC foreign exchange control system, foreign exchange transactions under the current account conducted by us, including the payment of dividends, do not require advance approval from SAFE, but we are required to present documentary evidence of such transactions and conduct such transactions at designated foreign exchange banks within China that have the licenses to carry out foreign exchange business. Foreign exchange transactions under the capital account conducted by us, however, must be approved in advance by SAFE.

Under existing foreign exchange regulations, following the completion of this offering, we will be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, we cannot assure you that these foreign exchange policies regarding payment of dividends in foreign currencies will continue in the future.

In fact, in light of the flood of capital outflows of China in 2016 due to the weakening Renminbi, the PRC government has imposed more restrictive foreign exchange policies and stepped up scrutiny of major outbound capital movement including overseas direct investment. More restrictions and substantial vetting process are put in place by SAFE to regulate cross-border transactions falling under the capital account. If any of our shareholders regulated by such policies fails to satisfy the applicable overseas direct investment filing or approval requirement timely or at all, it may be subject to penalties from the relevant PRC authorities. The PRC government may at its discretion further restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders, including holders of the Ordinary Shares. Our capital expenditure plans and our business, operating results and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Increases in labor costs in the PRC may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

The currently effective PRC Labor Contract Law, or the Labor Contract Law was first adopted on June 29, 2007 and later amended on December 28, 2012. The PRC Labor Contract Law has reinforced the protection of employees who, under the Labor Contract Law, have the right, among others, to have written employment contracts, to enter into employment contracts with no fixed term under certain circumstances, to receive overtime wages and to terminate or alter terms in labor contracts. Furthermore, the Labor Contract Law sets forth additional restrictions and increases the costs involved with dismissing employees. To the extent that we need to significantly reduce our workforce, the Labor Contract Law could adversely affect our ability to do so in a timely and cost-effective manner, and our results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, for employees whose employment contracts include noncompetition terms, the Labor Contract Law requires us to pay monthly compensation after such employment is terminated, which will increase our operating expenses.

We expect that our labor costs, including wages and employee benefits, will continue to increase. Unless we are able to pass on these increased labor costs to our customers by increasing the prices of our products and services, our financial conditions and results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

We may be subject to penalties if we are not in compliance with the PRC’s regulations relating to employee’s social insurance and housing funds.

Pursuant to the Social Security Law of the PRC, or the Social Security Law, which was promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“SCNPC”) on October 28, 2010 and amended on December 29, 2018, employers shall pay the basic pension insurance, medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance for all eligible employees. Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries have been making social security premium payments at least at the minimum wage level for all eligible employees.

In accordance with the Regulations on Management of Housing Provident Fund (the “Regulations of HPF”), which were promulgated by the PRC State Council on April 3, 1999, and last amended on March 24, 2002, employers must register at the designated administrative centers and open bank accounts for employees’ housing funds deposits. Employers and employees are also required to pay and deposit housing funds, in an amount no less than 5% of the monthly average salary of each of the employees in the preceding year in full and on time. Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries have opened bank accounts for its employees’ housing funds deposits, and deposited housing funds at least at the minimum wage level for all eligible employees.

The applicable PRC laws and regulations on employee benefits stipulate that employers shall be responsible for making social security premium payments and housing provident funds contributions based on the actual wage paid to employees. In practice, given the different economic development levels in different regions, the relevant employment benefit regulations have not been implemented consistently by local governments in China, and each provincial or municipal governing Social Security Bureau (“SSB”) has its own discretion to enforce the compliance of these regulations by employers. Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries have been inspected by the local SSBs annually and received official letters from the relevant local SSBs in Jiangsu Province, where Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries are located, confirming that Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries are not in violation of any employment or social benefit regulations for the period from January 2017 to August 2021.

The Company has estimated that the additional contributions based on the actual wages of eligible employees amounted to $236,536 and $346,911 for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The management believes that the likelihood the Company may be required to make these additional contributions is very low; however, if in the future, the relevant government authorities determine that Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries to be in violation of applicable laws and regulations, Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries may be required to make additional contributions within a stipulated period and may be subject to additional fines and penalties, which may adversely affect our financial conditions and results of operations.

If we become directly subject to the recent scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, this offering and our reputation and could result in a loss of your investment in our stock, especially if such matter cannot be addressed and resolved favorably.

Recently, U.S. public companies that have substantially all of their operations in China, have been the subject of intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors, financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered around financial and accounting irregularities, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies has sharply decreased in value and, in some cases, has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity will have on our Company, our business and this offering. If we become the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend the Company. This situation may be a major distraction to our management. If such allegations are not proven to be groundless, our Company and business operations will be severely hampered and your investment in our stock could be rendered worthless.

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests and exercising your rights as a stockholder since we conduct substantially all of our operations in China, and almost all of our officers and directors reside outside the U.S.

Although we are incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we conduct substantially all of our operations in China. All of our current officers and almost all of our directors reside outside the U.S. and substantially all of the assets of those persons are located outside of the U.S. It may be difficult for you to conduct due diligence on the Company or such directors in your election of the directors and attend shareholders meeting if the meeting is held in China. We plan to have one shareholder meeting each year at a location to be determined, potentially in China. As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against our management, directors or major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation doing business entirely or predominantly within the U.S.

We may not be able to prevent others from unauthorized use of our intellectual property, which could harm our business and competitive position. 

We regard our patents, trademarks, domain names, trade secrets, proprietary technologies, and other intellectual property as critical to our business. We rely on a combination of intellectual property laws and contractual arrangements to protect our proprietary rights. It is often difficult to register, maintain, and enforce intellectual property rights in China. Statutory laws and regulations are subject to judicial interpretation and enforcement and may not be applied consistently due to the lack of clear guidance on statutory interpretation. Confidentiality agreements and license agreements may be breached by counterparties, and there may not be adequate remedies available to us for any such breach. Accordingly, we may not be able to effectively protect our intellectual property rights or to enforce our contractual rights in China. Policing any unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult and costly and the steps we have taken may be inadequate to prevent the misappropriation of our intellectual property. In the event that we resort to litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights, such litigation could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our managerial and financial resources. We can provide no assurance that we will prevail in such litigation. In addition, our trade secrets may be leaked or otherwise become available to, or be independently discovered by, our competitors. Any failure in protecting or enforcing our intellectual property rights could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Japan

We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations including intellectual property, competition, consumer protection, product safety, and social benefits in Japan, which is our largest market.

We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations including intellectual property, competition, consumer protection, product safety, and social benefits in Japan, which is our largest market. For example, in Japan, wheelchairs are subject to the Product Liability Act, which was enacted as a special provision of the principle of negligence liability of the Japanese Civil Code, and stipulates product liability based on the principle of strict liability for accidents caused by products, which eliminates the requirement of intentional act or negligence. Accordingly, we will be strictly liable for damages arising from property or physical damages caused by the defects in our products sold in Japan. In addition, Japan has enacted laws and regulations, such as the “Long-Term Care Insurance Act” that provide social benefits to people with disability using long-term care insurance and business operators who lend and sell assistive products, including wheelchairs, to people with disability. Therefore, if the scope of insured persons who are certified as requiring long-term care or the scope of assistive products covered under long-term care insurance is amended unfavorable in the “Long-Term Care Insurance Act”, then the demand for our product in Japan will deteriorate and our result of operation will suffer. Furthermore, the introduction of new products, such as oxygen concentrators and electric wheelchairs in Japan, may subject us to additional laws and regulations, among others resulting from the need to obtain additional licenses and approvals to conduct our businesses as envisioned. Moreover, if third parties we work with, such as distributors and other business partners, violate applicable laws or our policies, such violations may result in joint or secondary liability for us.

Adverse macroeconomic conditions in Japan, our primary market, may harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our business is sensitive to macroeconomic conditions and depends on demand from our user base. In addition, demand for our products is primarily driven by needs of end-users in our largest key markets, Japan. There are many macroeconomic factors that influence consumer confidence and spending behavior, including the level of inflation and unemployment, fluctuations in energy prices and conditions in the real estate markets. In recent years, the economic indicators in Japan have shown mixed signs, and the strength of the Japanese economy is subject to many factors beyond our control. For example, the impact of Brexit on the Japanese economy and on the value of the Japanese yen against currencies of other countries in which we generate revenue in the long term is uncertain. In addition, an increase in the consumption tax rate that became effective in October 2019 is adversely impacting the Japanese economy, potentially impacting consumer spending by businesses. Any deterioration of the Japanese economy may result in decline in consumption that would have a negative impact on demand for our products and their prices.

Risks Related to the Offering and Our Ordinary Shares

Since our CEO will own at least 50% of our Ordinary Shares following the initial public offering, he will have the ability to elect directors and approve matters requiring shareholder approval by way of resolution of members.

Mr. Erqi Wang, our Chief Executive Officer, is currently the beneficial owner of 16,872,475, or 84.36% of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. If we complete the initial public offering of our Ordinary Shares, excluding any shares issuable upon the exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters, Mr. Wang will have the right to vote [●]% of the Ordinary Shares. He is expected to have the power to elect all directors and approve all matters requiring shareholder approval without the votes of any other shareholder. They are expected to have significant influence over a decision to enter into any corporate transaction and have the ability to prevent any transaction that requires the approval of shareholders, regardless of whether or not our other shareholders believe that such transaction is in our best interests. Such concentration of voting power could have the effect of delaying, deterring, or preventing a change of control or other business combination, which could, in turn, have an adverse effect on the market price of our Ordinary Shares or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over the then-prevailing market price for their Ordinary Shares.

If we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls or fail to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that have been identified, we may fail to meet our reporting obligations or be unable to accurately report our results of operations or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our Ordinary Shares may be materially and adversely affected.

Prior to this offering, we have been a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources with which to address our internal controls and procedures. Our independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. However, in preparing our consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2020, we and our independent registered public accounting firm have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States, or “PCAOB,” and other control deficiencies. The material weaknesses identified included (i) a lack of accounting staff and resources with appropriate knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting and compliance requirements; (ii) a lack of formal internal controls over financial closing and reporting processes; and (iii) a lack of independent directors and an audit committee. Following the identification of the material weaknesses and control deficiencies, we plan to continue to take remedial measures including (i) hiring more qualified accounting personnel with relevant U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting experience and qualifications to strengthen the financial reporting function and to set up a financial and system control framework; (ii) implementing regular and continuous U.S. GAAP accounting and financial reporting training programs for our accounting and financial reporting personnel; (iii) setting up an internal audit function as well as engaging an external consulting firm to assist us with assessment of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements and improvement of overall internal control; and (iv) appointing independent directors, establishing an audit committee, and strengthening corporate governance. However, the implementation of these measures may not fully address the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Our failure to correct the material weaknesses or our failure to discover and address any other material weaknesses or control deficiencies could result in inaccuracies in our financial statements and could also impair our ability to comply with applicable financial reporting requirements and related regulatory filings on a timely basis. As a result, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as the trading price of our Ordinary Shares, may be materially and adversely affected. Moreover, ineffective internal control over financial reporting significantly hinders our ability to prevent fraud. 

Upon the completion of this offering, we will become a public company in the United States subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we will be required to file a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting, including an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. However, while we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to include an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. The presence of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting could result in financial statement errors which, in turn, could lead to errors in our financial reports and/or delays in our financial reporting, which could require us to restate our operating results. We might not identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal controls in connection with evaluating our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, we will need to expend significant resources and provide significant management oversight. Implementing any appropriate changes to our internal controls may require specific compliance training of our directors and employees, entail substantial costs in order to modify our existing accounting systems, take a significant period of time to complete and divert management’s attention from other business concerns. These changes may not, however, be effective in maintaining the adequacy of our internal control.

If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in our operating results, the price of the Ordinary Shares could decline and we may be subject to litigation or regulatory enforcement actions. In addition, if we are unable to meet the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Ordinary Shares may not be able to remain listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

As a foreign private issuer, we are not subject to certain U.S. securities law disclosure requirements that apply to a domestic U.S. issuer, which may limit the information publicly available to our shareholders.

As a foreign private issuer we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and therefore there may be less publicly available information about us than if we were a U.S. domestic issuer. For example, we are not subject to the proxy rules in the United States and disclosure with respect to our annual general meetings will be governed by Cayman Islands’ requirements. In addition, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Therefore, our shareholders may not know on a timely basis when our officers, directors and principal shareholders purchase or sell our Ordinary Shares.

A recent joint statement by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or the “PCAOB,” proposed rule changes submitted by Nasdaq, and the newly enacted “Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act” all call for additional and more stringent criteria to be applied to emerging market companies upon assessing the qualification of their auditors, especially the non-U.S. auditors who are not inspected by the PCAOB. These developments could add uncertainties to our offering.

On April 21, 2020, SEC and PCAOB released a joint statement highlighting the risks associated with investing in companies based in or having substantial operations in emerging markets including China. The joint statement emphasized the risks associated with lack of access for the PCAOB to inspect auditors and audit work papers in China and higher risks of fraud in emerging markets.

On May 18, 2020, Nasdaq filed three proposals with the SEC to (i) apply a minimum offering size requirement for companies primarily operating in a “Restrictive Market,” (ii) adopt a new requirement relating to the qualification of management or the board of directors for Restrictive Market companies, and (iii) apply additional and more stringent criteria to an applicant or listed company based on the qualifications of the company’s auditor.

On December 18, 2020, the “Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act” was signed by President Donald Trump and became law.  This legislation requires certain issuers of securities to establish that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government. Specifically, an issuer must make this certification if the PCAOB is unable to audit specified reports because the issuer has retained a foreign public accounting firm not subject to inspection by the PCAOB. Furthermore, if the PCAOB is unable to inspect the issuer’s public accounting firm for three consecutive years beginning in 2021, the issuer’s securities are banned from trade on a national exchange or through other methods.

The lack of access to the PCAOB inspection in China prevents the PCAOB from fully evaluating audits and quality control procedures of the auditors based in China. As a result, investors may be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of auditors in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these accounting firm’s audit procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB inspections, which could cause investors and potential investors in our Ordinary Shares to lose confidence in our audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of our financial statements.

Our auditor, Friedman LLP, is an independent registered public accounting firm with the PCAOB, and as an auditor of publicly traded companies in the U.S., is subject to laws in the U.S. pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. Our auditor has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis. However, the above recent developments have added uncertainties to our proposed offering, to which Nasdaq may apply additional and more stringent criteria after considering the effectiveness of our auditor’s audit and quality control procedures, adequacy of personnel and training, sufficiency of resources, geographic reach, and experience as related to our audit. 

As a foreign private issuer, we are not subject to certain U.S. securities law disclosure requirements that apply to a domestic U.S. issuer, and are exempt from certain Nasdaq corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. issuers, which may limit the information publicly available to our investors and afford them less protection than if we were an U.S. issuer. 

As a foreign private issuer, we are permitted to take advantage of certain provisions in the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that allow us to follow Cayman Islands law for certain governance matters. Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands may differ significantly from corporate governance listing standards as, except for general fiduciary duties and duties of care, Cayman Islands law has no corporate governance regime which prescribes specific corporate governance standards. When our Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, we intend to continue to follow Cayman Islands corporate governance practices in lieu of the corporate governance requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market in respect of the following: (i) the majority independent director requirement under Section 5605(b)(1) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules, (ii) the requirement under Section 5605(d) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors governed by a compensation committee charter oversee executive compensation, (iii) the requirement under Section 5605(e) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that director nominees be selected or recommended for selection by either a majority of the independent directors or a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors and (iv) the requirement under Section 5605(b)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules that our independent directors hold regularly scheduled executive sessions. Cayman Islands law does not impose a requirement that our board of directors consist of a majority of independent directors. Nor does Cayman Islands law impose specific requirements on the establishment of a compensation committee or nominating committee or nominating process. Therefore, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would have under corporate governance listing standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

As a foreign private issuer we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and therefore there may be less publicly available information about us than if we were a U.S. domestic issuer. We are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including:

We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC will be less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. As a result, you may not be afforded the same protections or information that would be made available to you were you investing in a U.S. domestic issuer.

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and, accordingly, the next determination with respect to our status will be made on March 31, 2022. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our Ordinary Shares are directly or indirectly held by residents of the U.S. and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status on this date, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms beginning on March 31, 2022, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer, and accounting, reporting and other expenses in order to maintain a listing on a U.S. securities exchange.

We do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

We currently intend to retain any future earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. As a result, you may only receive a return on your investment in our Ordinary Shares if we are successfully listed and the market price of our Ordinary Shares increases.

The price of the Ordinary Shares and other terms of this offering have been determined by us along with our underwriters.

If you purchase our Ordinary Shares in this offering, you will pay a price that was not established in a competitive market. Rather, you will pay a price that was determined by us along with our Underwriters. The offering price for our Ordinary Shares may bear no relationship to our assets, book value, historical results of operations or any other established criterion of value. The trading price, if any, of the Ordinary Shares that may prevail in any market that may develop in the future, for which there can be no assurance, may be higher or lower than the price you paid for our Ordinary Shares.

There may not be an active, liquid trading market for our Ordinary Shares.

Prior to the completion of this offering, there has been no public market for our Ordinary Shares. An active trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop or be sustained following this offering. You may not be able to sell your shares at the market price, if at all, if trading in our shares is not active. The initial public offering price was determined by negotiations between us and our advisors based upon a number of factors. The initial public offering price may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market.

Shares eligible for future sale may adversely affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares if the shares are successfully listed on NASDAQ or other stock markets, as the future sale of a substantial amount of outstanding Ordinary Shares in the public marketplace could reduce the price of our Ordinary Shares.

The market price of our shares could decline as a result of sales of substantial amounts of our shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur. In addition, these factors could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our Ordinary Shares. An aggregate of [●] Ordinary Shares will be outstanding before the consummation of this offering all of which, except those held by management, are or will be freely tradable immediately upon effectiveness of this registration statement. All of the shares sold in the offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act. The remaining shares will be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. These shares may be sold without registration under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or other exemptions under the Securities Act. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

If you purchase our Ordinary Shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of your shares.

Investors purchasing our Ordinary Shares in this offering will pay a price per share that substantially exceeds the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share. As a result, investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering will incur immediate dilution of $[●] per share, representing the difference between our assumed initial public offering price of $[●] per share and our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of [●]. For more information on the dilution you may experience as a result of investing in this offering, see the section of this prospectus entitled “Dilution.”

 The laws of the Cayman Islands may not provide our shareholders with benefits comparable to those provided to shareholders of corporations incorporated in the United States.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, by the Companies Act (2020 As Revised) of the Cayman Islands and by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against our directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law in the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands and from English common law. Decisions of the Privy Council (which is the final Court of Appeal for British overseas territories such as the Cayman Islands) are binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. Decisions of the English courts, and particularly the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal are generally of persuasive authority but are not binding in the courts of the Cayman Islands. Decisions of courts in other Commonwealth jurisdictions are similarly of persuasive but not binding authority. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws relative to the United States. Therefore, our public shareholders may have more difficulty protecting their interests in the face of actions by our management, directors or controlling shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.

Because we are a Cayman Islands company and all of our business is conducted in the PRC, you may be unable to bring an action against us or our officers and directors or to enforce any judgment you may obtain, and the U.S. regulatory bodies may be limited in their ability to conduct investigations or inspections of our operations in China.

We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands and conduct our operations primarily in China. Substantially all of our assets are located outside of the United States and the proceeds of this offering will primarily be held in banks outside of the United States. In addition, the majority of our directors and officers reside outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or against these individuals in the United States in the event that you believe we have violated your rights, either under United States federal or state securities laws or otherwise, or if you have a claim against us. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of China may not permit you to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. See “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities.”

The SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice and other U.S. authorities may also have difficulties in bringing and enforcing actions against us or our directors or executive officers in the PRC. The SEC has stated that there are significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining information needed for investigations or litigation in China. China has recently adopted a revised securities law, and Article 177 of which provides, among other things, that no overseas securities regulator is allowed to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC. Accordingly, without governmental approval in China, no entity or individual in China may provide documents and information relating to securities business activities to overseas regulators when it is under direct investigation or evidence discovery conducted by overseas regulators, which could present significant legal and other obstacles to obtaining information needed for investigations and litigation conducted in China.

You may be unable to present proposals before annual general meetings or extraordinary general meetings not called by shareholders.

Cayman Islands law provides shareholders with only limited rights to requisition a general meeting, and does not provide shareholders with any right to put any proposal before a general meeting. These rights, however, may be provided in a company’s articles of association. Our articles of association allow our shareholders holding shares representing in aggregate not less than 10% of our voting share capital in issue, to requisition a general meeting of our shareholders, in which case our directors are obliged to call such meeting. Advance notice of at least twenty-one clear days is required for the convening of our annual general shareholders’ meeting and at least 14 clear days’ notice any other general meeting of our shareholders. A quorum required for a meeting of shareholders consists of at least one shareholder present or by proxy, representing not less than one-third of the total issued shares carrying the right to vote at a general meeting of the Company.

General Risk Factors 

We may not be able to hire and retain qualified personnel to support our growth and if we are unable to retain or hire these personnel in the future, our ability to improve our products and implement our business objectives could be adversely affected.

We must attract, recruit and retain a sizeable workforce of technically competent employees. Competition for senior management and personnel in the PRC is intense and the pool of qualified candidates in the PRC is limited. We may not be able to retain the services of our senior executives or personnel, or attract and retain high-quality senior executives or personnel in the future. This failure could materially and adversely affect our future growth and financial condition.

Our success depends on our ability to increase awareness of our brands and develop customer loyalty.

Our portfolio of both wheelchairs and living aids products is comprised of quality products. Our brands are integral to our sales and marketing efforts. We believe that maintaining and enhancing our brand name recognition in a cost-effective manner is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our current and future products and is an important element in our effort to increase our customer base. Successful promotion of our brand names will depend largely on our marketing efforts and ability to provide reliable and quality products at competitive prices. Brand promotion activities may not necessarily yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses we will incur in marketing activities. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand, or if we incur substantial expenses in an unsuccessful attempt to promote and maintain our brands, we may fail to attract new customers or retain our existing customers, in which case our business, operating results and financial condition, would be materially adversely affected.

We require various approvals, licenses, permits and certifications to operate our business. If we fail to obtain or renew any of these approvals, licenses, permits or certifications, it could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

In accordance with the laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate, we are required to maintain various approvals, licenses, permits and certifications in order to operate our business or engage in the business we plan to enter into. Complying with such laws and regulations may require substantial expenses, any non-compliance may expose us to liability. In the event of that government authorities consider us to be in non-compliance, we may have to incur significant expenses and divert substantial management time to rectify the incidents. If we fail to obtain all the necessary approvals, licenses, permits and certifications, we may be subject to fines or the suspension of operations of the facilities that do not have the requisite approvals, licenses, permits or certifications, which would adversely affect our reputation, business and results of operations. See “Regulation” for further details on the requisite approvals license permits and certifications.

Adverse publicity associated with our products, materials or network marketing program, or those of similar companies, could harm our financial condition and operating results.

The results of our operations may be significantly affected by the public’s perception of our product and similar companies. This perception is dependent upon opinions concerning:

Adverse publicity concerning any actual or purported failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations regarding product claims and advertising, good manufacturing practices, or other aspects of our business, whether or not resulting in enforcement actions or the imposition of penalties, could have an adverse effect on our goodwill and could negatively affect our sales and ability to generate revenue. In addition, our consumers’ perception of the safety and quality of products and ingredients as well as similar products and distributed by other companies can be significantly influenced by media attention, publicized scientific research or findings, widespread product liability claims and other publicity concerning our products or ingredients or similar products and ingredients distributed by other companies. Adverse publicity, whether or not accurate or resulting from consumers’ use or misuse of our products, that associates consumption of our products or ingredients or any similar products or ingredients with illness or other adverse effects, questions the benefits of our or similar products or claims that any such products are ineffective, inappropriately labeled or have inaccurate instructions as to their use, could negatively impact our reputation or the market demand for our products.

The initial public offering price of our Ordinary Shares may not be indicative of the market price of our Ordinary Shares after this offering. In addition, an active, liquid and orderly trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop or be maintained, and our stock price may be volatile.

Prior to the completion of this offering, our Ordinary Shares were not traded on any market. An active, liquid and orderly trading market for our Ordinary Shares may not develop or be maintained after this offering. Active, liquid and orderly trading markets usually result in less price volatility and more efficiency in carrying out investors’ purchase and sale orders. The market price of our Ordinary Shares could vary significantly as a result of a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. In the event of a drop in the market price of our Ordinary Shares, you could lose a substantial part or all of your investment in our Ordinary Shares. The initial public offering price will be determined by us, based on numerous factors and may not be indicative of the market price of our Ordinary Shares after this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell shares of our Ordinary Shares at prices equal to or greater than the price paid by you in this offering.

The following factors could affect our share price:

The stock markets in general have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our Ordinary Shares. Securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the overall market and in the market price of a company’s securities. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in very substantial costs, divert our management’s attention and resources and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

For as long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with certain reporting requirements, including those relating to accounting standards and disclosure about our executive compensation, that apply to other public companies.

In April 2012, President Obama signed into law the JOBS Act. We are classified as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, which may be up to five full fiscal years, unlike other public companies, we will not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) comply with any new requirements adopted by the PCAOB requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report in which the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial statements of the issuer, (iii) provide certain disclosure regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies or (iv) hold nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation. We will remain an emerging growth company for up to five years, although we will lose that status sooner if we have more than $1.07 billion of revenues in a fiscal year, have more than $700 million in market value of our Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

To the extent that we rely on any of the exemptions available to emerging growth companies, you will receive less information about our executive compensation and internal control over financial reporting than issuers that are not emerging growth companies. If some investors find our Ordinary Shares to be less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Ordinary Shares and our stock price may be more volatile.

The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources and divert management’s attention.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, the listing requirements of the securities exchange on which we list, and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Despite recent reforms made possible by the JOBS Act, compliance with these rules and regulations will nonetheless increase our legal, accounting, and financial compliance costs and investor relations and public relations costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and operating results as well as proxy statements.

As a result of disclosure of information in this prospectus and in filings required of a public company, our business and financial condition will become more visible, which we believe may result in threatened or actual litigation, including by competitors and other third parties. If such claims are successful, our business and operating results could be harmed, and even if the claims do not result in litigation or are resolved in our favor, these claims, and the time and resources necessary to resolve them, could divert the resources of our management and adversely affect our business, brand and reputation and results of operations.

We also expect that being a public company and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee, and qualified executive officers.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and may not use them effectively.

To the extent (i) we raise more money than required for the purposes explained in the section titled “Use of Proceeds” or (ii) we determine that the proposed uses set forth in that section are not no longer in the best interests of our Company, we cannot specify with any certainty the particular uses of such net proceeds that we will receive from our initial public offering. Our management will have broad discretion in the application of such net proceeds, including working capital, possible acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes, and we may spend or invest these proceeds in a way with which our shareholders disagree. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business and financial condition. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from our initial public offering in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.

The obligation to disclose information publicly may put us at a disadvantage to competitors that are private companies.

Upon completion of this offering, we will be a public company in the United States. As a public company, we will be required to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission upon the occurrence of matters that are material to our Company and shareholders. Although we may be able to attain confidential treatment of some of our developments, in some cases, we will need to disclose material agreements or results of financial operations that we would not be required to disclose if we were a private company. Our competitors may have access to this information, which would otherwise be confidential. This may give them advantages in competing with our Company. Similarly, as a U.S. public company, we will be governed by U.S. laws that our competitors, which are mostly private Chinese companies, are not required to follow. To the extent compliance with U.S. laws increases our expenses or decreases our competitiveness against such companies, our public Company status could affect our results of operations.

A sale or perceived sale of a substantial number of shares of our Ordinary Shares may cause the price of our Ordinary Shares to decline.

We, all of our executive officers and directors and certain shareholders have agreed not to sell shares of our Ordinary Shares for a period of six months following this offering, subject to extension under specified circumstances. See “Lock-Up Agreements.” Ordinary shares subject to these lock-up agreements will become eligible for sale in the public market upon expiration of these lock-up agreements, subject to limitations imposed by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market, the market price of our Ordinary Shares could fall. Moreover, the perceived risk of this potential dilution could cause shareholders to attempt to sell their shares and investors to short our Ordinary Shares. These sales also may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and views of future events, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by the use of words such as “approximates,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or other similar expressions in this prospectus. These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results and product and development programs. You must carefully consider any such statements and should understand that many factors could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

We describe material risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our business, including our financial condition and results of operations, under “Risk Factors.” We base our forward-looking statements on our management’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. We caution you that actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecast by our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should be careful about relying on any forward-looking statements. Except as required under the federal securities laws, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this prospectus, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

This prospectus contains statistical data that we obtained from various government publications and the Frost & Sullivan Report. We have not independently verified the data in these reports. Statistical data in these publications also may include projections based on a number of assumptions. If any one or more of the assumptions underlying the statistical data turns out to be incorrect, actual results may differ from the projections based on these assumptions.   Any such data and other information is subject to change based on various factors, including those described herein under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We were incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on January 14, 2020. We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provides significantly less protection for investors than the United States. Additionally, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the Federal courts of the United States.

Substantially all of our assets are located in the PRC. In addition, all of our directors and officers are nationals or residents of the PRC and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or these persons, or to enforce against us or them judgments obtained in United States courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

We have appointed Cogency Global Inc. as our agent to receive service of process with respect to any action brought against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under the federal securities laws of the United States or of any state in the United States or any action brought against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of New York under the securities laws of the State of New York.

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP, our counsel with respect to the laws of the Cayman Islands, and Beijing Dacheng Law office, LLP (Shanghai), our counsel with respect to PRC law, have advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of Cayman Islands or the PRC would (i) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States or (ii) entertain original actions brought in Cayman Islands or the PRC against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP has further advised us that there is currently no statutory enforcement or treaty between the United States and the Cayman Islands providing for enforcement of judgments. A judgment obtained in the United States, however, may be recognized and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands at common law, without any re-examination on the merits of the underlying dispute, by an action commenced on the foreign judgment debt in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, provided such judgment: (i) is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction; (ii) imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given; (iii) is final; (iv) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and (v) was not obtained in a manner and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or public policy of the Cayman Islands. However, the Cayman Islands courts are unlikely to enforce a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities law if such judgment is determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands to give rise to obligations to make payments that are penal or punitive in nature. A Cayman Islands court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere. Furthermore, it is uncertain whether the Cayman Islands courts would enforce: (1) judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or other persons that are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws; or (2) original actions brought against us or other persons predicated upon the Securities Act. Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP has informed us that there is uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relating to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature.

Beijing Dacheng Law office, LLP (Shanghai) has further advised us that the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedure Law. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on reciprocity between jurisdictions. Beijing Dacheng Law office, LLP (Shanghai) has advised us further that there are no treaties or other forms of reciprocity between China and the United States for the mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments, thus making the recognition and enforcement of a U.S. court judgment in China difficult.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of [●] Ordinary Shares in this offering will be approximately $[●], after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, based on the assumed initial public offering price of $[●] per Ordinary Share. If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, we estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $[●], after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

Each $[●] increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $[●] per Ordinary Share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $[●] million, assuming that the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. An increase (decrease) of [●] million in the number of Ordinary Shares we are offering would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $[●] million, assuming the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The primary purposes of this offering are to create a public market for our shares for the benefit of all shareholders, retain talented employees, and obtain additional capital. We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows:

The foregoing represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this offering differently than as described in this prospectus. Our management will have considerable discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. The net proceeds may be used for corporate purposes that do not increase our operating results or the market value of our ordinary shares. In view of the foregoing, in purchasing our ordinary shares, you will be entrusting your funds to our management with little specific information as to how the proceeds will be utilized. Our management, however, will have significant flexibility and discretion to apply the net proceeds of this offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this offering differently than as described in this prospectus.

As an offshore holding company, we are permitted under PRC laws and regulations to provide funding to our PRC operating entities through loans or capital contributions, subject to applicable regulatory approvals. We currently cannot make loans or capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary without first obtaining regulatory approvals, and if we decide to use the proceeds from this offering within the PRC, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain these regulatory approvals on a timely basis, if at all. See “PRC regulation of loans to, and direct investments in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us from using proceeds from this offering and/or future financing activities to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC operating entities.”

DIVIDEND POLICY

We intend to keep any future earnings to finance the expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate that any cash dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.

Under Cayman Islands law, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend on its shares out of either profit or share premium amount, provided that in no circumstances may a dividend be paid if this would result in the company being unable to pay its debts due in the ordinary course of business.

If we determine to pay dividends on any of our Ordinary Shares in the future, as a holding company, we will be dependent on receipt of funds from our Hong Kong subsidiary, Zhongjin HK.

Current PRC regulations permit our indirect PRC subsidiary to pay dividends to Zhongjin HK only out of its accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, each of our PRC operating entities is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.

The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of RMB into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if our subsidiaries and affiliates in the PRC incur debt on their own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenues from our operations through the current contractual arrangements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our Ordinary Shares.

Cash dividends, if any, on our Ordinary Shares will be paid in U.S. dollars. Zhongjin HK may be considered a non-resident enterprise for tax purposes, so that any dividends WFOE pays to Zhongjin HK may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10%. See “MATERIAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATION—People’s Republic of China Enterprise Taxation.”

In order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely on payments made from Changzhou Zhongjin to WFOE, pursuant to contractual arrangements between them, and the distribution of such payments to Zhongjin HK as dividends from WFOE. Certain payments from our Changzhou Zhongjin to WFOE are subject to PRC taxes, including VAT, urban maintenance and construction tax, educational surcharges. In addition, if Changzhou Zhongjin or its subsidiaries or branches incur debt on their own behalves in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us.

Pursuant to the Arrangement between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Tax Evasion on Income, or the Double Tax Avoidance Arrangement, the 10% withholding tax rate may be lowered to 5% if a Hong Kong resident enterprise owns at least 25% of a PRC project. However, the 5% withholding tax rate does not automatically apply and certain requirements must be satisfied, including without limitation that (a) the Hong Kong project must be the beneficial owner of the relevant dividends; and (b) the Hong Kong project must directly hold no less than 25% share ownership in the PRC project during the 12 consecutive months preceding its receipt of the dividends. In current practice, a Hong Kong project must obtain a tax resident certificate from the Hong Kong tax authority to apply for the 5% lower PRC withholding tax rate. As the Hong Kong tax authority will issue such a tax resident certificate on a case-by-case basis, we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority and enjoy the preferential withholding tax rate of 5% under the Double Taxation Arrangement with respect to dividends to be paid by our WFOE, to its immediate holding company, Zhongjin HK. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not applied for the tax resident certificate from the relevant Hong Kong tax authority. Zhongjin HK intends to apply for the tax resident certificate when WFOE plans to declare and pay dividends to Zhongjin HK.

CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of March 31, 2021 on:

You should read this information together with our audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and the information set forth under the sections titled “Selected Consolidated Financial Data,” “Exchange Rate Information,” “Use of Proceeds” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of [●].”

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $[●] per Ordinary Share would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted amount of total capitalization by $[●], assuming that the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. An increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 in the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted amount of total capitalization by $[●], assuming no change in the assumed initial public offering price per Ordinary Share as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

DILUTION

If you invest in our Ordinary Shares in this offering, your interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share in this offering and the net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering. Dilution results from the fact that the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share is substantially in excess of the net tangible book value per Ordinary Share. As of March 31, 2021, we had a historical net tangible book value of $[●], or $[●] per Ordinary Share. Our net tangible book value per share represents total tangible assets less total liabilities, all divided by the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding on March 31, 2021.

After giving effect to the sale of [●] Ordinary Shares in this offering at the assumed initial public offering price of $[●] per Ordinary Share and after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value at March 31, 2021 would have been $[●], or $[●] per Ordinary Share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $[●] per Ordinary Share to existing investors and immediate dilution of $[●] per Ordinary Share to new investors. The following table illustrates this dilution to new investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering:

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $[●] per Ordinary Share would increase (decrease) our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2021 after this offering by approximately $[●] per Ordinary Share, and would increase (decrease) dilution to new investors by $[●] per Ordinary Share, assuming that the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. An increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares in the number of Ordinary Shares we are offering would increase (decrease) our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2021 after this offering by approximately $[●] per Ordinary Share, and would increase (decrease) dilution to new investors by approximately $[●] per Ordinary Share, assuming the assumed initial public offering price per Ordinary Share, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus remains the same, and after deducting the estimate underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The pro forma as adjusted information is illustrative only, and we will adjust this information based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after the offering would be $[●], the increase in net tangible book value per Ordinary Share to existing shareholders would be $[●], and the immediate dilution in net tangible book value per Ordinary Share to new investors in this offering would be $[●].

The table and discussion above is based on [●] Ordinary Shares outstanding as of March 31, 2021.

To the extent that we issue additional Ordinary Shares in the future, there will be further dilution to new investors participating in this offering.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks, and assumptions associated with these statements. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. 

Overview

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Our Ordinary Shares offered in this prospectus are shares of our Cayman Islands holding company. As a holding company with no material operations of our own, we conduct our operations through our VIE established in the People’s Republic of China. We do not have any equity ownership of our VIE, instead, we control and receive the economic benefits of our VIE’s business operations through certain contractual arrangements, or “VIE Agreements”, which are used to replicate foreign investment in China-based companies where Chinese law prohibits direct foreign investment in the Chinese operating companies.

Our China-based VIE, Changzhou Zhongjing and its subsidiaries, design and manufacture wheelchairs and living aids products for people with disabilities, the elderly, and people recovering from injury. Our business focuses primarily on wheelchairs. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, and fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, sales of wheelchairs and wheelchair components represented approximately 99.7%, 98.9% and 99.7%, respectively, of our revenue, while sales of living aids products such as oxygen concentrators and bathing machines represented approximately 0.3%, 1.1% and 0.3%, respectively, of our revenue. Currently, our living aids products are only sold to a few selected customers to test the markets for these products. The majority of our products are sold to dealers in Japan and China, while a small number of our products are also sold to dealers located in other regions including the United States, Canada, Australia, Korea, Israel, Singapore, and others.

Since 2006, Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries have been designing and manufacturing wheelchairs. Almost all of our wheelchairs currently for sale are manual wheelchairs. We only started selling electric wheelchairs in 2018, and electric wheelchairs accounted for 1% of our revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2021, and the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Our manual wheelchair product category has a wide range of products at various price points, consisting of more than thirty models. Our mid to high-end wheelchairs and components are mostly geared towards customers in Japan, and our relatively lower-end wheelchairs and components are targeted for customers in China. We believe the wheelchair markets in Japan and China are favorably exposed to multiple macro-economic growth driving factors such as rising spending power, growing popularity of outdoor and active lifestyles for the disabled population, and general needs for better mobility equipment. In addition, we believe demand for our products in Japan and China will increase over the next several decades due to the growing aging population. According to the Frost & Sullivan Report, as of early 2020, more than 25% of Japan’s population is over 65 years old, the highest proportion in the world, and by 2030, one in every three people will be 65 or older. Japanese demographers estimate that senior citizens will account for 40% of the population in Japan in 2060. Similarly, in China, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the population aged 65 or above has grown at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (“CAGR”) of 6.1% from approximately 150.4 million to approximately 190.6 million from 2016 to 2020. We believe the expansion of the aging populations in Japan and China will continue in the near future, providing a real opportunity for us to grow our business.

We seek to deliver quality products with customized attributes tailored to our end users’ specifications at competitive prices. Our wheelchairs are designed to be lightweight and ergonomic. Changzhou Zhongjin operates two manufacturing facilities in China, where we carry out design, engineering, manufacturing, and assembly of our products. Changzhou Zhongjin owns the facilities located in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, and lease the facility located in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, China for a term of 30 years from 2014 to 2043. While we strive to achieve efficiency by standardizing and optimizing certain procedures across the production cycle, we understand the importance of maintaining the quality of our products and strictly enforce our quality control protocols at every step of our production process.

To date, all of Changzhou Zhongjin’s products are distributed through qualified dealers in the markets where it operates. Changzhou Zhongjin has a stable and well-established distribution network, which has helped it grow its sales and expand its market for more than a decade. As of the date of this prospectus, Changzhou Zhongjin has established relationships with over forty distributors in China, and over twenty in the other regions of the world where we currently sell our products. The management is constantly looking to add qualified and reputable distributors to our network and have built long-term relationships with a number of them. For example, we have been a supplier to Nissin Medical Industries Co., Ltd (“Nissin”), our largest dealer and sole distributor in Japan, since 2006. Despite the number of dealers we work with, the majority of our sales, or approximately 81%, 66% and 73% of our revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2021, and fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively, were attributed to Nissin. In addition, 2%, 9% and 7% of our total revenue were attributed to Nissin’s wholly-owned American subsidiary, Colours ’n Motion Inc (“Colors”), for the six months ended March 31, 2021, and fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. Nissin is one of the largest medical device distributors in Japan, and all our products sold to Nissin were original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) products that were manufactured according to specifications requested by Nissin and sold to the end-users in Japan under Nissin’s brands. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, and fiscal years 2020 and 2019, Nissin was the only customer that accounted for more than 10% of our revenue.

Our research and development (“R&D”) capabilities have always been a cornerstone of our success. Our R&D department currently has 56 employees, many of whom have advanced degrees in engineering and related fields. Our CEO, Dr. Erqi Wang, is the leader of our R&D department. Dr. Wang pioneered a tailor-made concept for “rehabilitation wheelchair” design in China that allows users to adjust wheelchair functions according to their individual conditions. Our wheelchairs designed under this concept have won a number of design awards in China, including the Changzhou Science and Technology Progress Award in 2012, the Wujin District Science and Technology Progress Award in 2012, the Silver Award of the First Industrial Design Competition of Jiangsu Province in 2013, and the CF Silver Award of the “Canton Fair” in 2014. Changzhou Zhongjin and its subsidiaries own 105 patents and are in the process of registering 23 additional patents with the Patent Administration Department of the PRC. We are committed to further invest in R&D efforts to deliver innovative products to meet the needs of our customers.

Beginning in 2018, to expand business and diversify our product offering, we started to explore the markets for electric wheelchairs and other living aids products, such as oxygen concentrators and bathing machines. To date, our R&D department has developed a number of new products, including: a portable oxygen concentrator, which is one of the smallest on the market designed for people needing oxygen supply while maintaining their independence and mobility; a lightweight electric wheelchair that weighs only 17 kg and adopts an anti-tilting system equipped with safety belts; and an electric lifting bathing machine that adopts unique user-friendly designs such as foot-locked rear casters that ensure the stable and comfortable lifting operation and bathing experience. As of the date of this prospectus, we are in the process of evaluating the markets and viability of these new products by introducing them to a few selected dealers in different regions.

We are led by a management team with extensive experience in R&D, manufacturing and commercialization of wheelchairs and living aids product. We believe our management team is well positioned to lead us through the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our future products, while maintaining and improving the market position of our existing products. Our financial and operating results for the last two fiscal years were as follows: our revenue was $16,193,763 and $20,366,846 for the fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively; our net income was $2,205,998 and $3,647,510 for the fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease in our financial results for the fiscal year 2020 was mainly due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the fiscal year 2021, as our business and the overall economy continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, our revenue was $9,416,123, a 31.3% increase compared to the same period of the fiscal year 2020, and our net income was $1,841,034, a 57.2% increase compared to the same period of the fiscal year 2020. The increase in our financial results for the six months ended March 31, 2021 was due to the recovery of our business operations from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Factors that Affect Our Results of Operations

We believe the following key factors may affect our financial condition and results of operations:

Our Ability to Attract Additional Dealers and Expand our Dealer Network

We sell our products through a network of qualified dealers, many of whom also sell products of our competitors. Our business is therefore affected by our ability to establish new relationships and maintain relationships with existing dealers. The geographic coverage of our dealers and their individual business conditions can affect the ability of our dealers to sell our products to end customers. One major dealer represented 83%, 75% and 80% of our annual revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021, and for the fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. There may be consolidation and changes in the dealership landscape over time which could affect the performance of our existing dealers. Thus, if we are unable to secure business relationship with our existing dealers or recruit more reputable and qualified dealers, our results of operations may be adversely and materially impacted. If we are unable to renew our contracts with our largest dealer or re-negotiate an agreement under the same or more advantageous terms, our sales and results of operations could be adversely affected. Therefore, the success of our business in the future depends on our efforts to expand our distribution network and attract new dealers in both existing and new markets. The success in expanding our distribution network will depend upon many factors, including our ability to form relationships with, and manage an increasing number of, dealers and optimize our network of dealers. If our marketing efforts fail to convince dealers to accept our products, we may find it difficult to maintain the existing level of sales or to increase such sales. Furthermore, in new markets we may fail to anticipate competitive conditions that are different from those in our existing markets. Should this happen, our net revenues would decline and our growth prospectus would be severely impaired.

Our Ability to Increase Awareness of Our Brands and Develop Customer Loyalty

Our portfolio of both wheelchairs and living aids products is comprised of quality products. Our brands are integral to our sales and marketing efforts. We believe that maintaining and enhancing our brand name recognition in a cost-effective manner is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our current and future products and is an important element in our effort to increase our customer base. Successful promotion of our brand names will depend largely on our marketing efforts and ability to provide reliable and quality products at competitive prices. Brand promotion activities may not necessarily yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses we will incur in marketing activities. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brands, or if we incur substantial expenses in an unsuccessful attempt to promote and maintain our brands, we may fail to attract new customers or retain our existing customers, in which case our business, operating results and financial condition, would be materially adversely affected.

Our Ability to Control Costs and Expenses and Improve Our Operating Efficiency

Our business growth is dependent on our ability to attract and retain qualified and productive employees, identify business opportunities, secure new contracts with customers and our ability to control costs and expenses to improve our operating efficiency. Our inventory costs (including raw materials, direct labor and related production overhead) have a direct impact on our profitability. The raw materials used in the manufacturing of our products are subject to price volatility and inflationary pressures. Our success is dependent, in part, on our ability to reduce our exposure to increase in those costs through a variety of ways, while maintaining and improving margins and market share. Raw materials price increases may offset our productivity gains and price increases and may adversely impact our financial results. In addition, our staffing costs (including payroll and employee benefit expenses) and operating expenses also have a direct impact on our profitability. Our ability to drive the productivity of our staff and enhance our operating efficiency affects our profitability. To the extent that the costs we are required to pay to our suppliers and our staff exceed our estimates, our profits may be impaired. If we fail to implement initiatives to control costs and improve our operating efficiency over time, our profitability will be negatively impacted. 

Our Ability to Compete Successfully

The wheelchair and living aids markets are developing rapidly, and related technology trends are constantly evolving. This results in the frequent introduction of new products and services, relatively short product design cycles and significant price competition. We have competitors in China and Japan that manufacture products similar to ours. Some of our current or potential competitors may have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, product testing, obtaining regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than we do, which could result in our competitors establishing a strong market position before our new products are able to enter the market. Additionally, technologies developed by our competitors may render our product uneconomical or obsolete. If we do not compete effectively, our operating results could be harmed.

A Severe or Prolonged Slowdown in the Global or Chinese Economy Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Business and Our Financial Condition

The growth of the Chinese economy has been slowing down since 2012 and this slowdown may continue in the future. There is considerable uncertainty over trade conflicts between the United States and China and the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies adopted by the central banks and financial authorities of some of the world’s leading economies, including the United States and China. The withdrawal of these expansionary monetary and fiscal policies could lead to a contraction. There continue to be concerns over unrest and terrorist threats in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa, which have resulted in volatility in oil and other markets. There are also concerns about the relationships between China and other Asian countries, which may result in or intensify potential conflicts in relation to territorial disputes. The eruption of armed conflict could adversely affect global or Chinese discretionary spending, either of which could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operation in financial condition. Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political policies and the expected or perceived overall economic growth rate in China. Any severe or prolonged slowdown in the global or Chinese economy would likely materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, continued turbulence in the international markets may adversely affect our ability to access capital markets to meet liquidity needs.

COVID-19 Impact

Our business has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, after the virus speeded from China to other countries around the world. Given the high public health risks associated with the disease, governments around the world have imposed various degrees of restrictions and other quarantine measures to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. Businesses in China, including us, had to scale back or suspended operations in late 2019 to early 2020, when the pandemic was at its peak. Although the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be under control in China, we cannot predict how it will affect our business in the long-run.

COVID-19 Impact on the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2020

All of our operating entities and factories are located in China, where the COVID-19 pandemic originated. Substantially all of our customers and suppliers are located in China and Japan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to comply with the government health emergency rules in place, we temporarily closed our factories and operations beginning in early February 2020, for two weeks. Although we reopened our factories and operation in mid-February 2020, due to the limited support from our employees, delayed access to raw material supplies, and inability to deliver products to our customers on a timely basis as a consequence of the travel restrictions, we were only able to conduct our business in a limited capacity until early April 2020. As a result, our product manufacturing and sales activities were adversely affected during the period from February to April 2020. However, as of September 30, 2020, we had $6,983,771 in inventories, representing a 34% increase as compared to $5,309,885 as of September 30, 2019. The increase was mainly because we experienced a decline in our sales volume resulting from deterioration of the overall economy in China and Japan, our major markets.

Additionally, since the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading around the world in early February, 2020, there have been delays in product shipments and custom clearances for our customers in Japan, the United States and other foreign countries, due to the stricter border control protocols. On average, compared to the fiscal year 2019, our shipping and custom clearance process took 1 to 2 extra weeks in the fiscal year 2020. In addition, we had to grant some of customers extended payment terms of 30 days to 60 days as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which lead to an increase in the days’ sales outstanding and age of our accounts receivable. Based on our present relationship with these customers and our evaluation of their financial health, we do not anticipate any material collectability problems. However, there is no assurance that continued hardship may be experienced by such customers attributable to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may impair or further delay our ability to collect on outstanding accounts receivable.

As a result of the above, our business operations and financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 were materially adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the specific impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our key performance indicators for the fiscal year 2020, please refer to the detailed discussion in “Comparison of Results of Operations for the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019” below.

COVID-19 Impact on the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be under control in China by the end of year 2020, and our operation and financial results have improved along with the improvement of the overall economy. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, our revenue was $9,416,123, representing a 31.3% increase from the six months ended March 31, 2020, and our net income was $1,841,034, representing a 57.2% increase from the six months ended March 30, 2020. Based on our preliminary operating results, our revenue further increased by approximately $1.5 million, or 23%, for the four-month period from April 2021 to July 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Nevertheless, certain aspects of our business are continually being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in October 2020, due to the shortage in the domestic and foreign supply markets as the economy recovers from the pandemic, for some of our wheelchair components, such as tires, we had to place orders up to 6 months to 1 year in advance, as opposed to up to 3 months previously. The prices of the raw materials have also increased by about 2% since January 2021, and have further increased by about 20% since early April 2021. In order to maintain an adequate reserve of raw materials, the balance of our inventory, as of March 31, 2021, further increased by 19% to approximately $8.3 million from approximately $7.0 million, as of September 30, 2020. As of March 31, 2021, balance of advances to suppliers increased by $0.2 million or 90.8% compared to the balance as of September 30, 2020. Although delays in product shipments and custom clearances for our foreign customers, due to the stricter border control protocols, have eased, on average, our shipping and custom clearance process still takes 7 extra days compared to the custom clearance process prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of the date of this prospectus, we maintained our 30 to 60 days extended payment terms with a few of our customers and enhanced our procedure on the collection of accounts receivable balances due from third parties, which has led to a decrease in the days sales outstanding and age of our accounts receivable as compared to the fiscal year fiscal year 2020.

Although our management currently expects that the above negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will not likely to have a material adverse impact on our overall business operations and financial results for the fiscal year 2021, which we estimate will recover to the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the actual impact of the COVID-19 remains highly uncertain, particularly due to the recent resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, as well as the unpredictability of the global trend of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Measures We Implement to Counter the Negative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

To comply with the government health emergency rules in place, we temporarily closed our factories and suspended operations beginning in early February 2020. Since we reopened our factories in late February 2020 and resumed normal operation in April 2020, we have taken various preventative health measures to ensure the safety of our employees, such as conducting nucleic acid tests, monitoring our employees’ health conditions daily, and distributing free masks to all of our employees. Our employees are required to take their temperatures more than three time per day at different times, and wear masks at all time while working in our factories. We have also established a COVID-19 prevention and control team, and require daily disinfection of public areas, including our factories and staff canteens. During the fiscal year 2020, to reduce cost and conserve resource amid the significant decrease in our sales orders, we selectively laid off some employees with unsaturated working hours. In the fiscal year 2021, we recruited and hired new employees to meet our increasing production needs as our business improves. Additionally, in response to the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, in December 2020, we engaged a consulting company to help us implement a Prominent Manufacturing Management System (“PMMS”), which aims to achieve approximately 20% improvement in productivity through cost reductions, efficient inventory and effective procurement management within 2 years of the implementation of the PMMS. 

Conclusion

Although we took various measures to counter the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, our operations and financial results were materially and adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for the fiscal year 2020, during which time our revenue and net income declined by approximately 20.5% and 39.5% from fiscal year 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be under control in China by the end of year 2020, and our operations and financial results have improved along with the improvement of the overall economy. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, our revenue and net income increased by approximately 31.3% and 57.2% from the same period in the last year. As of the date of this prospectus, our management expects our financial results for the fiscal year 2021 to recover to the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, given the uncertainty of the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as a result of the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, our largest market, we may have to scale back again in the future. If this pandemic persists, commercial activities throughout the world could be further curtailed with decreased consumer spending, business operation disruptions, interrupted supply chains, difficulties in travel, and reduced workforces. As such, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our operations and financial results in the long-run will depend on its further developments in China and worldwide, which we cannot predict with a reasonable degree of certainty.

Key Financial Performance Indicators

We consider a variety of financial and operating measures in assessing the performance of our business. The key financial performance measures we use are revenue, gross profit and gross margin, operating expenses, and operating income. Our review of these indicators facilitates timely evaluation of the performance of our business and effective communication of results and key decisions, allowing our business to respond promptly to competitive market conditions and different demands and preferences from our customers. The key measures that we use to evaluate the performance of our business are set forth below and are discussed in greater details under “Results of Operations”.

Revenue

Our revenue is derived primarily from sales of wheelchairs and wheelchair components and living aids products. We rely to a significant extent on our network of dealers to sell our products to end customers. We estimate that we distribute approximately 98% of our products through a system of highly qualified dealers. Our revenue is therefore affected by our ability to establish new relationships and maintain relationships with existing dealers. In addition, revenue is also impacted by competition, current economic conditions, pricing, inflation, and fluctuations in foreign currencies.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit is the difference between revenue and cost of revenue. Our cost of revenue consists of raw materials, direct labor and other related production overhead. Raw materials account for the largest portion of our cost of revenue. Supplies and prices of our various raw materials can be affected by worldwide supply and demand factors, as well as other factors beyond our control such as financial market trends. We purchase, directly and indirectly through third-party suppliers, significant amounts of aluminum, steel, plastics, titanium alloys, as well as other commodity-sensitive raw materials annually. In particular, in past years, steel and aluminum prices have experienced volatility which has been unforeseen and unexpected. Raw material price fluctuations may adversely affect our operating results and profitability. From time to time, we purchase and store steel, iron, aluminum, and other raw materials up to 3 months in advance to provide economic buffers regarding portions of our pricing and supply. However, since October 2020, for some of our wheelchair components, such as tires, we had to place orders up to 6 months to 1 year in advance due to the shortage in domestic and foreign markets, for the majority of our raw material purchases we do not typically enter into any fixed-price contracts and may not be able to accurately anticipate future raw material prices for those inputs. Over the past years, we have invested significant time and energy to achieve cost reduction and productivity improvement in our supply chain. We have focused on reducing raw materials costs through increased volume buying, direct purchasing, and price negotiations. In addition, we achieve manufacturing efficiency by standardizing and optimizing certain procedures across our production cycle such as procurement, engineering and product development, manufacturing, dealer management, and pricing. On the other hand, labor is a primary component in the cost of operating our business. Increased labor costs due to competition, increased minimum wage or employee benefits costs, or otherwise, would adversely impact our operating expenses. And our success also depends on our ability to attract, motivate, and retain qualified employees, including senior management and technically competent employees, to keep pace with our growth strategy.

Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue. Gross margin is a measure used by management to indicate whether we are selling our products at an appropriate gross profit. Our gross margin is impacted by our product mix and availability, as some new or high-end products generally provide higher gross margins. Gross margin is also impacted by prices of our products. We consider many factors such as cost of revenue increases and competitive pricing strategies. We have historically been able to launch new products with higher prices, and these new products can reflect market trends and are designed to meet customer new demand. To achieve this, we seek to maintain continued focus on our R&D efforts that we believe will enhance our existing market positions and allow us to compete into new, attractive, wheelchair and other living aids products categories.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses consist of selling expenses, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses.

Our selling expenses primarily include salaries and welfare benefit expenses paid to our sales personnel, advertising expenses to increase our brand awareness, shipping and delivery expenses, expenses incurred for export and custom clearance, our business travel, meals and other sales promotion and marketing activities related expenses. Our selling expenses accounted for 2.4% and 1.9% of our total revenue for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our selling expenses accounted for 2.6% and 3.0% of our total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We expect that our overall selling expenses, including but not limited to, advertising expenses, brand promotion expenses and salaries, will continue to increase in the foreseeable future if our business further grows.

Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of employee salaries, welfare and insurance expenses, depreciation, bad debt reserve expenses, inspection and maintenance expenses, office supply and utility expenses, business travel and meal expenses and professional service expenses. General and administrative expenses were 9.2% and 7.8% of our revenue for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. General and administrative expenses were 10.1% and 9.7% of our revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We expect our general and administrative expenses, including, but not limited to, salaries and business consulting expenses, to continue to increase in the foreseeable future, as we plan to hire additional personnel and incur additional expenses in connection with the expansion of our business operations. We expect our professional fees for legal, audit, and advisory services to increase as we become a public company upon the completion of this offering.

Our research and development expenses primarily consist of salaries, welfare and insurance expenses paid to our employees involved in the research and development activities, materials and supplies used in the development and testing new wheelchair and living aids products, depreciation and other miscellaneous expenses. Research and development expenses were 7.8% and 5.5% of our revenue for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Research and development expenses were 6.1% and 7.1% of our revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As we continue to develop new products and diversify our product offerings to satisfy customer demand, we expect our research and development expenses to continue to increase in the foreseeable future.

Operating Income

Operating income is the difference between gross profit and operating expenses. Operating income excludes interest expenses, other income (expenses), and income tax expenses. We use operating income as an indicator of the productivity of our business and our ability to manage expenses.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

The following table summarizes the results of our operations for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) during such periods.

Revenues

We generate revenue primarily from wheelchair products and wheelchair components and living aids products sold in Japan, China and other countries. Our wheelchair products consist primarily of manual wheelchairs. Our other products consist of wheelchair components and living aids products such as oxygen concentrators, bath aids and rehabilitative devices. Total revenue increased by $2,246,412, or 31.3%, from $7,169,711 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $9,416,123 for the six months ended March 31, 2021.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

Revenue from wheelchair products accounted for 81.6% and 78.1% of our total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Revenue from wheelchair products increased by $2,086,379, or 37.2%, from $5,601,749 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $7,688,128 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. Our revenue from wheelchair products were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic during the six months ended March 31, 2020. In compliance with the government health emergency rules in place, we temporary closed our factory and operations beginning in early February, and only resumed normal operations in early April 2020. During the closure, we had limited support from our employees, delayed access to raw material supplies and inability to deliver products to customers on a timely basis. As the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be under control in China by the end of year 2020, our business operations have gradually recovered to the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, hence, our revenue from wheelchair products increased during the six months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020.

Revenue from wheelchair components and other products accounted for 18.4% and 21.9% of our total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Revenue from wheelchair components and other products increased by $160,033, or 10.2%, from $1,567,962 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $1,727,995 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in revenue from wheelchair components and other products was similarly attributable to the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cost of Revenues and Related Tax

Our cost of revenues and related tax primarily consists of inventory costs (raw materials, labor, packaging cost, depreciation and amortization, third-party products purchase price, freight costs and overhead) and business tax. Cost of revenues and related tax generally changes as our production costs change, which production costs are affected by factors including the market price of raw materials, labor productivity etc. Our overall cost of revenue and related tax increased by $1,232,482, or 26.9%, from $4,575,084 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $5,807,566 for the six months ended March 31, 2021.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our cost of revenue and related tax for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

Cost of revenue and related tax from wheelchair products increased by $1,186,099, or 32.2%, from $3,684,309 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $4,870,408 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in cost of revenue and related tax from wheelchair products was largely in line with the increase in revenue from wheelchair products.

Cost of revenue and related tax from wheelchair components and other products increased by $46,383, or 5.2%, from $890,775 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $937,158 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in cost of revenue and related tax from wheelchair components and others products was largely in line with the increase in revenue from wheelchair components and others products.

Gross profit

Our gross profit increased by $1,013,930, or 39.1%, from $2,594,627 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $3,608,557 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, which was mainly attributable to the increased gross profit from wheelchair products. Our gross margin increased by 2.1 percentage points from 36.2% for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to 38.3% for the six months ended March 31, 2021.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our gross profit for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively:

The gross profit of wheelchair products increased by $900,280, or 47.0%, from $1,917,440 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $2,817,720 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, which was in line with the increase in revenue from wheelchair products. The gross margin increased slightly by 2.5 percentage points from 34.2% for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to 36.7% for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was mainly due to the decreased cost per unit as a result of the overall increased production quantity after we recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic during the six months ended March 31, 2021 as compare to the same period last year.

The gross profit of wheelchair components and other products increased by $113,650, or 16.8%, from $677,187 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $790,837 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, which was in line with the increase in revenue from wheelchair products. The gross margin increased by 2.6 percentage points from 43.2% for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to 45.8% for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in gross margin was also attributable to the decreased unit costs, as we sold more wheelchair components and other products during the six months ended March 31, 2021 as compare to the same period last year.  

Operating expenses

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our operating expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

Selling expenses

Our selling expenses primarily include salaries and welfare benefit expenses paid to our sales personnel, advertising expenses to increase our brand awareness, shipping and delivery expenses, expenses incurred for export and custom clearance, our business travel, meals and other sales promotion and marketing activities related expenses.

Our selling expenses increased by $25,378, or 11.7%, from $216,530 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $241,908 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increased salary expense of $16,638 and shipping, export and custom clearance fees of $10,078. During the six months ended March 31, 2020, salary expense and shipping, export and custom clearance fees was lower due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We temporary closed our factory and operations beginning in early February 2020, and only resumed normal operations in early April 2020. During the closure, we had limited support from our employees, and inability to deliver products to our customers on a timely basis. Since then, we have recovered from the pandemic and our business operations have been largely back to normal, these expenses increased during the six months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period last year. As a percentage of revenues, our selling expenses accounted for 2.6% and 3.0% of our total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of employee salaries, welfare and insurance expenses, depreciation, bad debt reserve expenses, inspection and maintenance expenses, office supply and utility expenses, business travel and meal expenses, and professional service expenses.

Our general and administrative expenses increased by $255,881, or 36.9%, from $693,906 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $949,787 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was due to the increase in audit and accounting related professional service fee of $269,565. As a percentage of revenues, our general and administrative expenses accounted for 10.1% and 9.7% of our total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Research and development expenses

Our research and development expenses primarily consist of salaries, welfare and insurance expenses paid to our employees involved in the research and development activities, materials and supplies used in the development and testing new wheelchair products, depreciation and other miscellaneous expenses.

Our research and development expenses increased by $63,184, or, 12.4%, from $510,864 for the six months ended March 31, 2020 to $574,048 for the six months ended March 31, 2021. During the six months ended March 31, 2020, our research and development activities were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since we have recovered from the pandemic and our research and development activities have been back to normal, these expenses increased during the six months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same period last year. As a percentage of revenues, research and development expenses were 6.1% and 7.1% of our revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Other income (expenses)

Our other income (expenses) primarily include interest expenses incurred on our short-term bank loans, foreign exchange transaction gain (loss), government subsidies as well as donation expenses.

Our net interest expense was $34,275 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $54,505 for the six months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the decreased interest expense which was in line with the decreased weighted average loan balance, as well as decreased interest income due to less short-term investment we made during the six months ended March 31, 2021.

Our foreign exchange transaction gain was $54,394 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to a foreign exchange transaction gain of $21,874 for six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to the significant fluctuation in foreign exchange rate.

Our other income, net was $235,044 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to other income, net of $80,006 for the six months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the increased government subsidies we received during the six months ended March 31, 2021.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes was $256,943 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of, $207,273, or 417.3%, from $49,670 in the six months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to our increased taxable income of Changzhou Zhongjin. Our effective income tax rate increased from 4.1% in the six months ended March 31, 2020 to 12.2% in the six months ended March 31, 2021, as we reversed deferred tax valuation allowance and utilized our cumulative net operating loss to reduce our taxable income during the six months ended March 31, 2020, which resulted lower effective income tax rate in the correspondence period.

Net Income

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net income of $1,841,034 for the six months ended March 31, 2021, representing a $670,002, or 57.2% increase from net income of $1,171,032 for the six months ended March 31, 2020. 

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019

The following table summarizes the results of our operations during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) during such years.

Revenues

We generate revenue primarily from wheelchair products and wheelchair components and living aids products sold in Japan, China and other countries. Our wheelchair products consist primarily of manual wheelchairs. Our other products consist of wheelchair components and living aids products, such as oxygen concentrators, bath aids and rehabilitative devices. Total revenue decreased by $4,173,083, or 20.5%, from $20,366,846 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $16,193,763 for the year ended September 30, 2020.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively:

Revenue from wheelchair products accounted for 79.3% and 82.7% of our total revenue for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Revenue from wheelchair products decreased by $4,007,477, or 23.8%, from $16,846,043 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $12,838,566 for the year ended September 30, 2020. Our revenue from wheelchair products were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In compliance with the government health emergency rules in place, we temporary closed our factory and operations beginning in early February, and only resumed normal operations in early April 2020. During the closure, we had limited support from our employees, delayed access to raw material supplies and inability to deliver products to customers on a timely basis. Even after we resumed our operations, many businesses and social activities in China, Japan and other countries and regions still suffered major disruptions, including those of our suppliers, customers, as a result of lockdowns, closures, various degrees of travel and gathering restrictions and other quarantine measures. As a result, revenue from wheelchair products decreased significantly during the year ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019.

Revenue from wheelchair components and other products accounted for 20.7% and 17.3% of our total revenue for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Revenue from wheelchair components and other products decreased by $165,606, or 4.7%, from $3,520,803 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $3,355,197 for the year ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in revenue from wheelchair components and other products was similarly attributable to the impact of COVID-19.

Cost of Revenues and Related Tax

Our cost of revenues and related tax primarily consists of inventory costs (raw materials, labor, packaging cost, depreciation and amortization, third-party products purchase price, freight costs and overhead) and business tax. Cost of revenues and related tax generally changes as our production costs change, which are affected by factors including the market price of raw materials, labor productivity etc. Our overall cost of revenue and related tax decreased by $2,159,701, or 16.8%, from $12,855,254 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $10,695,553 for the year ended September 30, 2020.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our cost of revenue and related tax for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively:

Cost of revenue and related tax from wheelchair products decreased by $2,248,547, or 20.7%, from $10,884,404 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $8,635,857 for the year ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in cost of revenue and related tax from wheelchair products was largely in line with the decrease in revenue from wheelchair products.

Cost of revenue and related tax from wheelchair components and other products increased slightly by $88,846, or 4.5%, from $1,970,850 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $2,059,696 for the year ended September 30, 2020. Although revenue from wheelchair components and other products decreased, the cost of revenue and related tax increased instead during the year ended September 30, 2020, which is discussed in greater details below.

Gross profit

Our gross profit decreased by $2,013,382, or 26.8%, from $7,511,592 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $5,498,210 for the year ended September 30, 2020, which was mainly attributable to the decreased gross profit from wheelchair products. Our gross margin decreased by 2.9 percentage points from 36.9% for the year ended September 30, 2019 to 34.0% for the year ended September 30, 2020.

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our gross profit for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively:

The gross profit of wheelchair products decreased by $1,758,930, or 29.5%, from $5,961,639 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $4,202,709 for the year ended September 30, 2020, which was in line with the decrease in revenue from wheelchair products. The gross margin decreased slightly by 2.7% from 35.4% for the year ended September 30, 2019 to 32.7% for the year ended September 30, 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the increased cost per unit as a result of the overall declined production quantity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, we also sold more wheelchair products with lower gross profit margin; hence, our overall gross margin of wheelchair products decreased during the year ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period last year.

The gross profit of wheelchair components and other products decreased by $254,452, or 16.4%, from $1,549,953 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $1,295,501 for the year ended September 30, 2020, and the gross margin of wheelchair components and other products decreased by 5.4 percentage points from 44.0% for the year ended September 30, 2019 to 38.6% for the year ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in gross margin was similarly attributable to the increased unit costs as we sold more wheelchair components and other products with lower gross profit margin.  

Operating expenses

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our operating expenses for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

Selling expenses

Our selling expenses primarily include salaries and welfare benefit expenses paid to our sales personnel, advertising expenses to increase our brand awareness, shipping and delivery expenses, expenses incurred for export and custom clearance, our business travel, meals and other sales promotion and marketing activities related expenses.

Our selling expenses remained relatively stable with a slight increase of $3,977, or 1.0%, from $381,113 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $385,090 for the year ended September 30, 2020. As a percentage of revenues, our selling expenses accounted for 2.4% and 1.9% of our total revenue for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in selling expense to revenue was mainly because we incurred additional promotion expenses of $21,315 in connection with introduction and promotion of our new oxygen concentrators products to customers and additional $13,137 commission paid to third-party agents for introducing new customers from Korea. These increase in selling expenses fully offset the decrease in our salary related expenses caused by temporary closure of our factory and operations, resulting in slight increase in selling expenses while our sales decreased significantly.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of employee salaries, welfare and insurance expenses, depreciation, bad debt reserve expenses, inspection and maintenance expenses, office supply and utility expenses, business travel and meal expenses and professional service expenses.

Our general and administrative expenses decreased slightly by $99,970, or 6.3%, from $1,597,006 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $1,497,036 for the year ended September 30, 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in salary related expenses and social security expenses of $271,614. During the temporary closure of our factories and operations, we paid our employees base salaries in order to satisfy their basic living expenditure needs during the period. In addition, we were exempted from paying work-related injury insurance, endowment insurance, and unemployment insurance for our employees since February 2020, a measurement taken by the Chinese government to support the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, travel expenses decreased by $37,287 which was due to the restriction on domestic travelling activities imposed by the PRC government due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decrease was partially offset by the increase in audit and accounting related professional service fee of $236,036. As a percentage of revenues, our general and administrative expenses accounted for 9.2% and 7.8% of our total revenue for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Research and development expenses

Our research and development expenses primarily consist of salaries, welfare and insurance expenses paid to our employees involved in the research and development activities, materials and supplies used in the development and testing new wheelchair products, depreciation and other miscellaneous expenses.

Our research and development expenses increased by $131,688, or, 11.7%, from $1,129,723 for the year ended September 30, 2019 to $1,261,411 for the year ended September 30, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the increased research and development expenses incurred by Taizhou Zhongjin, as Taizhou Zhongjin started its own research and development projects during the year ended September 30, 2020. As a percentage of revenues, research and development expenses were 7.8% and 5.5% of our revenue for the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Other income (expenses)

Our other income (expenses) primarily includes interest expenses incurred on our short-term bank loans, foreign exchange transaction gain (loss), government subsidies as well as donation expenses.

Our net interest expense was $112,404 for the year ended September 30, 2020 as compared to $22,846 for the year ended September 30, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the increased interest expense which was in line with the increased weighted average loan balance. Meanwhile, our interest income decreased due to less short-term investment we made during the year ended September 30, 2020.

Our foreign exchange transaction loss was $12,392 for the year ended September 30, 2020 as compared to a foreign exchange transaction loss of $330,214 for year ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the significant fluctuation in foreign exchange rate.

Our other income, net was $123,275 for the year ended September 30, 2020 as compared to an other income, net of $76,449 for the year ended September 30, 2019. The increase was mainly due to the increased government subsidies we received during the year ended September 30, 2020.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes was $147,154 for the year ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of, $332,475, or 69.3%, from $479,629 in the year ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to our decreased taxable income of Changzhou Zhongjin. Our effective income tax rate decreased from 11.6% in the year ended September 30, 2019 to 6.3% in the year ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in effective income tax rate was mainly due to increased research and development tax credit that we were eligible to use to deduct our income before income tax provision, as we incurred higher research and development expenses in the year ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period last year.

Net Income

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net income of $2,205,998 for the year ended September 30, 2020, representing a $1,441,512, or 39.5% decrease from a net income of $3,647,510 for the year ended September 30, 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have financed our operations primarily through cash flow from operations and bank loans, when necessary. We plan to support our future operations primarily from cash flows provided by operating activities and cash on hand.

Substantially all of our operations are conducted in China and all of our revenue, expenses, cash and cash equivalents are denominated in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions take place either through the People’s Bank of China or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the People’s Bank of China. Approval of foreign currency payments by the People’s Bank of China or other regulatory institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices, shipping documents and signed contracts. These currency exchange control procedures imposed by the PRC government authorities may restrict the ability of our PRC operating entities to transfer their net assets to us through loans, advances or cash dividends. See Risk Factors - Government control in currency conversion may adversely affect our financial condition, our ability to remit dividends, and the value of your investment. Furthermore, as an offshore holding company with PRC entities, we may only transfer funds to or finance our PRC operating entities by means of loans or capital contributions. Any capital contributions or loans that we make to our PRC operating entities, including from the proceeds of this offering, are subject to PRC regulations and approvals. See Risk Factors - PRC regulation of loans to, and direct investments in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies may delay or prevent us from using proceeds from this offering and/or future financing activities to make loans or additional capital contributions to our PRC operating entities.