Chinanews.com, January 3 According to news from the Ministry of Commerce on the 3rd, on December 30, 2022, the 38th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress passed a decision on amending the Foreign Trade Law through a vote. Article 9 of the "Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China" provides for the filing and registration of foreign trade operators.
According to the decision, from December 30, 2022, local commercial authorities will stop handling foreign trade operators' filing and registration.
For market entities that apply for import and export licenses, technology import and export contract registration certificates, quotas, state trade qualifications and other relevant certificates and qualifications, relevant departments will no longer require them to provide foreign trade operator filing and registration materials.
The Ministry of Commerce stated that this is a major reform measure in the field of foreign trade management and an important institutional innovation for the Chinese government to firmly promote trade liberalization and facilitation. It will help further optimize the business environment, release the growth potential of foreign trade, and promote high-quality trade development and high-quality The level is open to the outside world.
At present, the Ministry of Commerce is conscientiously implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, guiding local commerce authorities to do a good job in coordinating the cancellation of foreign trade operators' filing and registration, keeping abreast of the production and operation of foreign trade enterprises, and further improving the level of public services.
At the same time, we will strengthen information sharing between departments, strengthen the analysis and judgment of foreign trade situations, improve foreign trade policies and measures, promote the optimization and upgrading of trade in goods, innovate the development mechanism of trade in services, continue to promote trade innovation, and promote high-quality development.
(China New Finance and Economics)