China Singapore Finance and Economics, Beijing, January 1 (Reporter Liu Liang) The largest free trade agreement in the world, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), came into effect on January 1, 2022.

In the context of obstacles in global economic and trade exchanges, the benefits that RCEP will bring after its entry into force have attracted wide attention from enterprises.

　　In 2021, the global new crown epidemic is still spreading, leading to the increase in the prices of bulk raw materials at home and abroad, and the surge in international logistics freight.

After RCEP takes effect, measures such as market access expansion and trade facilitation will bring good news to enterprises.

　　In Qingdao, the calcium chloride production of Qingdao Gulf Group Co., Ltd. is tight and orderly.

With the entry into force of RCEP, China and Japan reached tariff concessions for the first time, and the 55.5% tariff line of Japan's imports from China was reduced to zero.

Qingdao Gulf Group Co., Ltd. exports more than 45 million yuan to Japan each year.

In the first year of RCEP's entry into force, 920,000 yuan of tariffs can be reduced.

After Japan completes the tax reduction process, the tax reduction will be expanded to more than 1.6 million yuan, and it is expected that exports to Japan will increase substantially in 2022.

　　"The prerequisite for realizing tax reduction and zero tariff is that the products comply with the RCEP rules of origin and must be declared in accordance with the customs requirements of the importing party." According to Di Jie, deputy director of the Customs Department of the General Administration of Customs, the customs will prepare for the implementation of tariffs under the RCEP agreement. The General Administration promulgated the "Administrative Measures for Approved Exporters of the Customs of the People's Republic of China", "Administrative Measures for the Origin of Imported and Exported Goods under the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" of the Customs of the People's Republic of China" and supporting announcements.

Among them, approved exporters can issue an autonomous declaration of origin on their own, and can arrange exports more flexibly and enjoy agreement preferences.

　　Import companies also look forward to the benefits of RCEP.

SAIC Volkswagen plans to import and declare a batch of transmission controllers from Japan at the Shanghai Foreign Port Customs on the 1st. They can apply for the RCEP treaty tax rate, which is 0.4% lower than the previous MFN tax rate of 7%. Therefore, the company pays 1.3 less Ten thousand yuan tariff.

Sai Kaijia, senior manager of logistics and control of SAIC Volkswagen, said that after RCEP takes effect, the company's imported gearbox controllers can enjoy tariff reductions, and it is expected that the company will save more than 600,000 yuan in taxes a year.

With the formal implementation of the agreement, the agreed tax rates for goods including gearbox controllers and some auto parts will also drop year by year, which will save companies more taxes in the future.

　　With the official entry into force of RCEP, China's cross-border e-commerce will also usher in new opportunities.

　　In the view of David Li, general manager of Guangdong Yanxun Trading, who focuses on home furnishings and lighting, after RCEP takes effect, the above-mentioned positive measures will help cross-border e-commerce to solve practical problems.

David Lee said that the tariff costs in some countries' markets in the past two years are high. If RCEP can gradually achieve zero tariffs among member states in the future, this is undoubtedly good news for East Asian sellers.

　　Faced with many difficulties such as rising prices of raw materials, difficulties in international logistics, and high taxes in Europe, Hu Pengcheng, founder of Anhui Fanhai, a cross-border e-commerce company, said that his export orders are still growing twice.

Speaking of RCEP outlets, Hu Pengcheng said he has the confidence to bring more "Chinese smart manufacturing" to the RCEP market such as Southeast Asia.

　　Shen Chengang, founder and CEO of Feishu Shennuo Group, said that the company is continuing to pay attention to how to efficiently empower Chinese sellers in the Southeast Asian market from the perspective of digital marketing.

"We see that in addition to tariff reductions that are expected to reduce the difficulty for small and medium e-commerce sellers to go overseas, local governments have also introduced a series of favorable policies, including encouraging the construction of overseas warehouses and independent stations, and encouraging e-commerce companies to establish their own brands."

　　Shen Chengang pointed out that at present, start-up companies with 15-50 people are the new force of cross-border e-commerce. In order to help such companies with limited talents, resources and energy to find the market opportunities brought by RCEP and seize the huge policy dividends, The company has organized a series of special trainings related to Southeast Asia going to sea and independent station operation to help overseas sellers build brand awareness and realize the transformation from cross-border sellers to cross-border enterprises.

　　It is worth mentioning that RCEP's strict regulations on compliance with intellectual property rights and marketing behaviors, and uncertain factors such as changes in overseas laws and policies, cultural backgrounds and marketing trends, also put forward higher requirements for cross-border e-commerce companies. .

　　In this regard, the Ministry of Commerce also reminded that after the RCEP takes effect, the majority of enterprises should actively study and make good use of the agreement, thoroughly study and be familiar with the content of the agreement, thoroughly understand and use the preferential policies and facilitation rules in the agreement, and be proficient in the application of certificate of origin. Specific operating procedures.

At the same time, in the face of competition, we must properly deal with challenges and use reasonable and compliant methods to protect our own legitimate rights and interests.

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