Zhongxin Finance, May 10th, according to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce on the 10th, in order to implement the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Promoting the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade" (Guobanfa [2021] No. 59), 14 departments including the Ministry of Commerce It was decided to carry out pilot projects for the integration of domestic and foreign trade in some regions.

The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

  1. Pilot objectives

  Strive to spend 3 years to improve the integrated control system of domestic and foreign trade, promote domestic and foreign trade laws and regulations, supervision system, business qualifications, quality standards, inspection and quarantine, certification and accreditation connection, etc. Actively innovate, try first, and cultivate a group of domestic and foreign trade Integrated management of enterprises, build a number of domestic and foreign trade integrated development platforms, form a number of internationally competitive and integrated industrial clusters, establish and improve systems and mechanisms to promote the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, and form replicable and popularized experience and models. Promote the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade and play an exemplary and leading role.

  2. Pilot tasks

  (1) Improve the legal system.

Comprehensively sort out the institutional obstacles encountered by market players in conducting domestic and foreign trade operations, and put forward a list of problems and needs for improving the integrated control system of domestic and foreign trade.

Promote the revision of local laws and regulations that hinder the integration of domestic and foreign trade, clean up and correct unfair practices and hidden barriers such as local protection and market segmentation, and conduct fair competition reviews and trade policy compliance assessments.

Explore the establishment of an evaluation system and institutional system for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.

Put forward suggestions on promoting the convergence of domestic and foreign trade laws and regulations at the national level.

  (2) Promote the convergence of standard certification.

Support qualified enterprises, industry organizations, professional institutions, etc. to compare domestic and international standards, actively adopt international advanced standards formulated through open and transparent procedures, participate in the formulation of international standards, and participate in various international professional standards organizations.

Support international professional standards organizations to settle in China.

Promote mutual recognition of Chinese and foreign standards.

Support inspection, testing, certification and accreditation and other third-party conformity assessment service agencies to provide one-stop services for domestic and foreign trade enterprises, and encourage the international development of third-party conformity assessment service agencies.

  (3) Cultivating integrated business market entities.

Guide and support enterprises to improve their capabilities in R&D and design, production and manufacturing, brand marketing, channel networks, etc., and cultivate enterprises that integrate domestic and foreign trade.

Accelerate digital development, realize full-link digital direct connection from production end to consumer end, improve flexible production and intelligent manufacturing capabilities of enterprises, and better adapt to market demand.

Promote the integration of commercial production, promote the digital transformation of industrial chains and supply chains, and promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade industrial chains and supply chains.

Promote the integration of the commodity trading market with the domestic and international markets, attract more domestic and foreign market players to negotiate transactions, and create a distinctive domestic and foreign trade integrated market.

Support business and logistics enterprises to "go global", integrate market resources, and establish an international marketing, logistics and after-sales service network.

Encourage foreign trade enterprises to cultivate their own brands, strengthen cooperation with domestic brand owners, commercial and trade enterprises, manufacturing enterprises, e-commerce platforms, etc., and expand domestic sales channels.

Encourage strategic cooperation between domestic and foreign trade enterprises and international logistics enterprises to improve the stability and competitiveness of the industrial chain and supply chain.

Strengthen the construction of regional public brands of agricultural products, and cultivate a group of modern agricultural enterprises and production bases that integrate planting, breeding, production, supply and marketing, and integrated domestic and foreign trade.

Strengthen a group of agricultural enterprise brands with core competitiveness and strong driving ability.

Build a number of agricultural product origin markets, and strive to create an integrated distribution hub for domestic and foreign trade of advantageous and characteristic agricultural products.

Give full play to the advantages of e-commerce platforms and third-party service agencies in big data, supply chain, marketing channels, etc., further open up domestic and foreign markets and all aspects of transactions, enrich application scenarios, and provide support for market players to expand domestic and foreign business.

  (4) Build a platform for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.

Cultivate business districts and pedestrian streets that gather high-quality domestic and foreign trade goods and services, accelerate the construction of an international consumption center city, and meet consumers' multi-level and high-quality consumption needs.

Support the holding of domestic and foreign trade integration exhibitions, and promote the docking and cooperation between domestic and foreign trade enterprises and third-party service agencies.

Promote the development of industrial Internet platforms and strengthen data empowerment and industrial collaboration.

Promote the quality and upgrade of overseas economic and trade cooperation zones, support enterprises to improve their overseas warehouse networks covering the world, and build an overseas platform that supports the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.

  (5) Optimizing the development environment of domestic and foreign trade.

Give play to the demonstration and leading role of high-level opening-up platforms such as pilot free trade zones, promote high-level institutional opening to high-standard international economic and trade rules, and promote the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.

Improve the intellectual property protection system, establish and improve intellectual property protection rules for new technologies, new products, new formats, and new models, explore and improve the intellectual property protection system in the Internet field, strengthen customs protection of intellectual property rights and international law enforcement cooperation, and continue to improve overseas intellectual property disputes. Guide the working mechanism, strengthen the overseas intellectual property rights protection assistance services, and increase the enthusiasm of enterprises to innovate and expand domestic and international markets.

Improve the level of digital government construction, strengthen data openness and sharing, promote the application of electronic licenses, and fully rely on existing platforms to provide unified, standardized, and convenient public services for domestic and foreign government services.

Encourage financial institutions to innovate products and services, and provide financial support for enterprises to explore domestic and foreign markets.

Guide financial institutions to provide various types of enterprises with more exchange rate hedging products, and promote enterprises to better manage exchange rate risks.

Further expand the coverage of export credit insurance and domestic trade credit insurance.

The level of trade facilitation shall be further improved, and enterprises shall be supported to develop international markets by using new business forms and new models such as cross-border e-commerce and market procurement trade.

Promote the integrated development of China-Europe freight trains transportation and trade, promote the integration with new business forms and new models of trade, and strengthen China-Europe freight trains to support the development of domestic and foreign trade.

Innovate regulatory measures, promote domestic and foreign trade on the same ship and share berths for domestic and foreign trade, and improve the comprehensive efficiency of resource utilization.

Deeply promote information exchange, mutual recognition of supervision, and mutual assistance in law enforcement between domestic and foreign trade supervision departments.

Implement inclusive and prudent supervision over new business forms and models integrating domestic and foreign trade, and encourage innovative development.

  (6) Innovation and promotion of the same line, the same standard and the same quality.

Guided by market demand, promote the implementation of domestic and foreign trade products of the same line, same standard and quality (hereinafter referred to as "three identicals") by industry and category, enrich the connotation of "three identicals", and innovate the "three identicals" promotion model.

Enterprises are encouraged to make a self-declaration that their products comply with the "Three Tongs" in combination with brand promotion, so as to enhance the influence of brands and advanced standards.

Support the "Santong" alliance and other industry organizations and third-party service agencies to build a "Santong" public service platform to provide one-stop comprehensive services for enterprises.

  (7) Cultivate professional talents for the integration of domestic and foreign trade.

Coordinate and promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade integrated business enterprises with qualified colleges and universities, deepen the integration of production and education, improve the school-enterprise collaborative education mechanism, and form a "school-enterprise mixed" teacher team to jointly develop teaching materials and teaching resources.

Learn from international advanced standards and improve the teaching standard system.

Optimize the layout of domestic and foreign trade-related majors, demonstrate the establishment of domestic and foreign trade integration majors, strengthen professional construction, and promote professional upgrading and digital transformation.

Explore the apprenticeship system with Chinese characteristics, promote the reform of training models such as "order class", "modern apprenticeship", "post-class competition certificate integration", "foreign language + domestic and foreign trade business", and accelerate the cultivation of people with an international perspective and cross-cultural communication skills, familiar with domestic and foreign countries. Interdisciplinary professionals and technical skills in foreign legal, regulatory and market environments.

  3. Job requirements

  (1) Raising awareness.

All regions should have a deep understanding of the overall requirements for the integration of domestic and foreign trade and the importance of the pilot work, and take the pilot program of the integration of domestic and foreign trade as an important breakthrough to promote the transformation of government functions, optimize the business environment, stimulate market vitality, and promote high-quality development in the region, and coordinate the epidemic situation. Prevention and control and economic and social development are closely integrated with the key tasks of economic and social development in the region, and actively participate in pilot projects.

  (2) Carefully organize the declaration.

Provincial-level regions (provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities under separate state planning, and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) that are willing to participate in the pilot program shall, in conjunction with relevant departments, fill in the "Basic Situation Form of the Pilot Application Areas for Integration of Domestic and Foreign Trade" and compile this document. The regional pilot work plan shall be affixed with the seal of the competent commercial department, and shall be submitted to the Ministry of Commerce before June 12 in 6 copies.

The Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to organize experts to select the best pilot areas, and adjust the pilot areas in a timely manner according to the progress of the pilot program.

  (3) Strengthen the organization and implementation.

The competent commercial departments of the pilot areas shall establish a working mechanism in conjunction with relevant departments, organize and promote the pilot work in accordance with the pilot program, strengthen the guarantee of policies and measures, and increase the support for the pilot work under the premise of compliance with the rules of multilateral and bilateral agreements and the principle of fair competition.

The Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, will play the role of the inter-ministerial working mechanism to promote the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, strengthen macro-guidance, supervision and promotion, and inter-departmental coordination for the pilot work, guide the pilot regions to do a good job in trade policy compliance and subsidy notification, and actively respond to the pilot work Areas that require support at the central level.

  (4) Make a summary evaluation.

The pilot areas will promptly summarize and report the advanced experience, models and typical cases formed by the pilot.

The Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, will assess and evaluate the work of the pilot areas in a timely manner, organize the replication and promotion of advanced experience and typical practices across the country, and upgrade the results that can be institutionalized into a system and solidify into a mechanism in a timely manner.

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