Deadline for social security contributions in 2022

The deadline for social security contributions in 2022 is generally before December 31, 2021, as follows:

1. Coordination areas that have not reached the required participation rate by the deadline may be appropriately extended to February 28, 2022;

2. The deadline for centralized contributions is September 30, 2022 Late contributors will generate an entitlement waiting period, which is three months (the month in which the contribution arrives is the first month), and does not span across contribution years.

Legal Basis: Article 57 of the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China

The employer shall apply to the local social insurance agency for social insurance registration within thirty days from the date of its establishment on the basis of the business license, certificate of registration, or unit seal. The social insurance agency shall examine and approve the application within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the application and issue the social insurance registration document.

If the employer's social insurance registration changes or the employer is terminated according to law, the employer shall, within thirty days from the date of change or termination, apply to the social insurance agency for change or cancellation of social insurance registration.

The market supervision and management department, the civil affairs department and the organization and establishment management organs shall promptly notify the social insurance agency of the establishment and termination of the employer, and the public security organs shall promptly notify the social insurance agency of an individual's birth and death, as well as of his or her hukou registration, relocation and cancellation.

Article 58

An employer shall, within thirty days from the date of employment, apply for social insurance registration with the social insurance administration organization for its employees. If it fails to register for social insurance, the social insurance administration organization shall approve the social insurance premiums it shall pay.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time workers who do not participate in social insurance with their employers, and other flexibly employed persons shall apply to the social insurance administrative organization for social insurance registration.

The State establishes a nationally unified individual social security number. The personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.