People's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities independently designated under the state plan，Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps，Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Transport, Health Commission, SASAC, General Administration of Customs, State Administration of Taxation, State Administration of Market Regulation, Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, Immigration Administration, Railway Administration, Civil Aviation Administration，China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, China National Railway Group Corporation, China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation:
Opening up is a basic state policy of China. Import and export provide strong support for steady growth and employment, and we will do more to stabilize foreign trade。With the consent of The State Council, Several Policies and Measures to Support the Stable Development of Foreign Trade are hereby issued to you. Please organize and implement them carefully。Major foreign trade provinces should better play a leading role, come up with specific measures, and relevant departments should strengthen coordination and service。
Commerce Department
September 27, 2022
Policies and measures to support the steady development of foreign trade
1. Ensure production and performance, and support superior products to open up the international market。Local governments will strengthen the protection of foreign trade enterprises in epidemic prevention, energy use, labor, logistics and other aspects, and give full support when necessary to ensure that foreign trade orders are delivered in a timely manner。(Local people's governments，The Ministry of Commerce, the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Health Commission and the General Administration of Customs shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities) in combination with relevant national practices and China's actual market needs，To study and optimize medium - and long-term insurance underwriting conditions，We will increase support for export credit insurance。(The Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, and the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities) make overall use of existing capital channels such as the special fund for foreign trade development to further support small, medium and micro foreign trade enterprises to explore the international market。We will accelerate the use of special funds for foreign trade development。(The local people's governments, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)
Second, actively support enterprises to participate in various exhibitions to catch orders。All localities actively use relevant funds such as the Special Fund for foreign economic and trade development to support enterprises to participate in various overseas self-organized exhibitions held by their own regions, other regions or trade promotion agencies and exhibition enterprises, and encourage localities where conditions permit to expand the scale of overseas self-organized exhibitions。All localities strengthen guidance, support enterprises to improve the service level and work enthusiasm of overseas exhibitors, and continue to improve the effectiveness of exhibitors。For employees of foreign trade enterprises who go abroad for exhibitions, negotiations and other business activities under the normal epidemic prevention and control, local foreign affairs and commerce departments and immigration management agencies should further strengthen service guarantees。(The local people's governments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Bureau of Immigration and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade shall be responsible according to the division of responsibilities)
Third, the 132nd China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) online exhibition。Expand the scope of exhibitors, in addition to physical exhibition 2.In addition to 50,000 participating enterprises, all enterprises that meet the eligibility criteria for participation are supported to voluntarily apply for participation。Extend the display time on the extension line, extending the exhibition period from 10 days to 5 months。Strengthen investment and drainage, comprehensively use a variety of channels to promote and recommend, and further improve the number of registered buyers。Optimize the function of the platform, facilitate the docking of supply and mining, and improve the transaction effect。(Responsible for the Ministry of Commerce)
Fourth, give play to the role of a foreign trade innovation platform。We will promptly set up a number of new pilot areas for market procurement trade, demonstration zones for promoting innovation in import trade, and comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce。(Led by the Ministry of Commerce, the relevant departments are responsible according to the division of responsibilities) A new number of areas that can carry out second-hand car export business。(The Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Public Security and the General Administration of Customs are responsible for the division of responsibilities) for the provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) with outstanding performance in stabilizing foreign trade in 2022 and greater contribution to the growth of foreign trade in the country，In the subsequent addition of foreign trade innovation platform pilot and China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) in the number of new booth arrangements should be appropriately tilted。(Led by Ministry of Commerce)
Fifth, further give play to the role of cross-border e-commerce in stabilizing foreign trade。We will introduce policies and measures to further support the development of offshore warehouses for cross-border e-commerce。The second phase of the Service Trade Innovation and Development Guidance Fund will be launched during the study year to further promote social capital, and existing capital channels such as the special fund for foreign economic and trade development will be made use of in a coordinated way to jointly support the development of new foreign trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses。Under the premise of legal compliance and controllable risks, we will further strengthen the support of export credit insurance for the construction and operation of overseas warehouses。We will optimize the customs filing process, strengthen the organization of China-Europe freight trains, and support the transportation of export goods from overseas warehouses。(Led by the Ministry of Commerce, the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the China National Railway Group Corporation Limited, and the China Export Credit Insurance Corporation are responsible for the division of responsibilities) to accelerate the introduction of tax policies to facilitate cross-border e-commerce export returns and exchanges。(The Ministry of Finance takes the lead, while the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration of Taxation are responsible according to their respective responsibilities)
6. Further promote unimpeded trade。We will improve the efficiency of port collection and distribution and domestic transport to ensure that import and export goods are transported quickly。Ensure the stability of industrial and supply chains。We will continue to clean up unreasonable charges at ports, and strengthen supervision over charge subjects at maritime ports such as internal and external storage yards。(Local people's governments，The Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the SASAC, the General Administration of Customs, the General Administration of Market Supervision, the Railway Bureau, and the Civil Aviation Administration are responsible for issuing the standard operating procedure reference for foreign trade imported goods at ports，To promote good experience and good practices in improving quality and efficiency at ports，Promote mutual learning among ports and localities，Urge the owner enterprise and its agent to remove the goods as soon as possible，Reduce the cost of cargo clearance。All ports should ensure the smooth flow of export directions。(The local people's governments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Transport, the General Administration of Customs, the Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration, and the China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. are responsible for the division of responsibilities) Strengthen the customs clearance facilitation service guarantee for foreign trade enterprises, further improve the efficiency of cargo clearance, and realize the fast entry and exit of goods to Hong Kong。(The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs are responsible for the division of responsibilities) On the premise of ensuring epidemic prevention and safety, make every effort to improve the traffic capacity and efficiency of Shenzhen and Hong Kong land transport, and meet the land transport needs of enterprises to the greatest extent。