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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-22-012423 to SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT Ltd (SFWL) (CIK 0001863218) (SFWL)

SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT Ltd (SFWL) (CIK 0001863218)
Date: Nov. 16, 2022 · CIK: 0001863218 · Accession: 0000000000-22-012423

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File numbers found in text: 333-267367

Date
November 16, 2022
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SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT Ltd (SFWL) (CIK 0001863218)

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United States securities and exchange commission logo November 16, 2022 Yongxu Liu Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, and Chairman Shengfeng Development Limited Shengfeng Building, No. 478 Fuxin East Road Jin'an District, Fuzhou City Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, 350001 Re:Shengfeng Development Limited Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed October 31, 2022 File No. 333-267367 Dear Yongxu Liu: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our September 29, 2022 letter. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed on October 31, 2022 Cover Page 1.We note the disclosure that you plan to apply to list your Class A Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Please revise to update this disclosure as appropriate. Risks Relating to this Offering and the Trading Market The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, page 54 2.We note recent instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines and stock price volatility seemingly unrelated to company performance following a

FirstName LastNameYongxu Liu Comapany NameShengfeng Development Limited November 16, 2022 Page 2 FirstName LastName Yongxu Liu Shengfeng Development Limited November 16, 2022 Page 2 number of recent initial public offerings, particularly among companies with relatively smaller public floats. Please revise this risk factor to address the potential for rapid price volatility and any known factors particular to your offering that may add to this risk and discuss the risks to investors when investing in stock where the price is changing rapidly. Clearly state that such volatility may make it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of your stock. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies, page F-11 3.Please revise your disclosure to include a statement that the interim financial statements include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. In addition, if all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, a statement to that effect shall be made; otherwise, there shall be furnished information describing in appropriate detail the nature and amount of any adjustments other than normal recurring adjustments entering into the determination of the results shown. Refer to Item 8.A.5 of Form 20-F and Rule 10- 01(b)(8) of Regulation S-X. You may contact Jennifer O'Brien, Staff Accountant, at 202-551-3721 or Kimberly Calder, Assistant Chief Accountant, at 202-551-3701 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Irene Barberena-Meissner, Staff Attorney, at 202-551-6548 or Loan Lauren Nguyen, Legal Branch Chief, at 202-551-3642 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Energy & Transportation cc: Jingwen (Katherine) Luo, Esq,

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
November 16, 2022
Yongxu Liu
Chief Executive Officer, President, Director, and Chairman
Shengfeng Development Limited
Shengfeng Building, No. 478 Fuxin East Road
Jin'an District, Fuzhou City
Fujian Province, People's Republic of China, 350001
Re:Shengfeng Development Limited
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1
Filed October 31, 2022
File No. 333-267367
Dear Yongxu Liu:
            We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments.  In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
            Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information.  If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
            After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.  Unless we note
otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our September 29, 2022 letter.
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 Filed on October 31, 2022
Cover Page
1.We note the disclosure that you plan to apply to list your Class A Ordinary Shares on the
Nasdaq Capital Market.  Please revise to update this disclosure as appropriate.
Risks Relating to this Offering and the Trading Market
The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of
our operating performance, page 54
2.We note recent instances of extreme stock price run-ups followed by rapid price declines
and stock price volatility seemingly unrelated to company performance following a

 FirstName LastNameYongxu Liu
 Comapany NameShengfeng Development Limited
 November 16, 2022 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Yongxu Liu
Shengfeng Development Limited
November 16, 2022
Page 2
number of recent initial public offerings, particularly among companies with relatively
smaller public floats.  Please revise this risk factor to address the potential for rapid price
volatility and any known factors particular to your offering that may add to this risk and
discuss the risks to investors when investing in stock where the price is changing rapidly.
Clearly state that such volatility may make it difficult for prospective investors to assess
the rapidly changing value of your stock.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies, page F-11
3.Please revise your disclosure to include a statement that the interim financial statements
include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to a fair
statement of the results for the interim periods presented.  In addition, if all such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, a statement to that effect shall be made;
otherwise, there shall be furnished information describing in appropriate detail the nature
and amount of any adjustments other than normal recurring adjustments entering into the
determination of the results shown.  Refer to Item 8.A.5 of Form 20-F and Rule 10-
01(b)(8) of Regulation S-X.
            You may contact Jennifer O'Brien, Staff Accountant, at 202-551-3721 or Kimberly
Calder, Assistant Chief Accountant, at 202-551-3701 if you have questions regarding comments
on the financial statements and related matters.  Please contact Irene Barberena-Meissner, Staff
Attorney, at 202-551-6548 or Loan Lauren Nguyen, Legal Branch Chief, at 202-551-3642 with
any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
cc:       Jingwen (Katherine) Luo, Esq,