For market entities applying for import and export link licenses, technology import and export contract registration certificates, quotas, state-owned trade qualifications and other related documents and qualifications, the relevant departments no longer require them to provide registration materials to foreign trade operators.
Trade liberalization and facilitation have taken another big step.
103,65438, the person in charge of the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Commerce introduced that the registration of foreign trade operators was cancelled. The person in charge said that this is a major reform measure in the field of foreign trade management and an important institutional innovation for the China government to firmly promote trade liberalization and facilitation. This will help to further optimize the business environment, release the growth potential of foreign trade, and promote the high-quality development and high-level opening of trade.
Previously, Article 9 of the Foreign Trade Law stipulated that foreign trade operators engaged in the import and export of goods or technologies should register with the competent foreign trade department of the State Council or its entrusted institutions; However, unless the laws, administrative regulations and the provisions of the competent foreign trade department of the State Council do not require filing and registration. The specific measures for filing and registration shall be formulated by the competent foreign trade department of the State Council. If a foreign trade operator fails to register in accordance with the provisions, the customs shall not go through the formalities of customs declaration and clearance of import and export goods.
Bai Ming, deputy director of the International Market Research Institute of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, said: "From examination and approval to filing, and now canceling filing is an important step for China to promote the reform of' decentralization, strengthening supervision and improving services', and it is also a manifestation of the opening up of the system."
Improve the efficiency of foreign trade enterprises
Qiu Shuang, an accountant who is engaged in the qualification of various companies in Shanghai, said that if an enterprise needs to engage in import and export business, filing with foreign trade operators is one of the necessary processes.
Qiu Shuang introduced that in the past, if import and export were to be filed, it would take at most six steps, namely, filing of foreign trade operators, filing of customs enterprises, application for electronic port cards, filing of foreign exchange accounts, filing of tax reform and export tax rebate, and opening of foreign currency accounts of enterprise banks.
Among them, foreign trade operators need to apply for registration on the relevant websites of the Ministry of Commerce, fill in materials online, and take relevant materials offline for review before they can receive registration. Only with the original paper version of this registration form can we go through the next customs registration.
Qiu Shuang said that after the cancellation of registration, the process of new enterprise applicants has been optimized, reducing the time of offline travel and improving work efficiency. "Originally (the entire import and export registration process) may take 7 days at the earliest, and at least one day will be saved (after cancellation of registration)." She said.
"Online registration takes faster time to fill in the materials, and offline registration takes longer." Qiu Shuang said, "Now, the follow-up process only needs to go offline to the customs once."
Help small and medium-sized enterprises to explore domestic and foreign markets
It is reported that on 20 19 and 10, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adopted a decision on authorizing the State Council to temporarily adjust and apply relevant laws and regulations in the Pilot Free Trade Zone. The State Council is authorized to temporarily adjust the application of Article 9 of the Foreign Trade Law in the Pilot Free Trade Zone, directly cancel the examination and approval (cancel the registration of foreign trade operators), and make a trial adjustment within three years.
At the same time, the authorization decision puts forward: if it is proved feasible in practice, the State Council will put forward opinions on amending relevant laws; Practice has proved that it is not suitable for adjustment, and the relevant laws and regulations will be resumed after the expiration of the pilot period.
Accordingly, the State Council pointed out that since the implementation of the above-mentioned reform pilot, the relevant procedures of foreign trade operators have been streamlined and the convenience has been significantly improved, which has been widely recognized by market participants; Relevant government departments focused on strengthening supervision and found no hidden management risks. These reform measures have been proved to be feasible by practice and have the conditions to be replicated and popularized throughout the country. Therefore, it is suggested to amend the foreign trade law.
Bai Ming believes that cancellation of registration is of great significance to small and medium-sized enterprises that have just entered the field of foreign trade or want to carry out domestic trade and foreign trade business at the same time. "The implementation of this policy is also a reflection of the integration with international common rules, which helps small and medium-sized enterprises to actively explore international and domestic markets."
Customs registration is still required.
However, after the cancellation of the registration of foreign trade operators, enterprises still need to go through customs registration and obtain customs declaration authority. Huo Jianguo, vice president of the China World Trade Organization Research Association, also added that after liberalization, the coordination of supporting systems is still needed. "From the perspective of import and export compliance supervision, the customs needs to go through the formalities for import and export, which also leaves an interface from a business perspective." He said.
The head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce said that at present, the Ministry of Commerce is conscientiously implementing the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, guiding local commercial authorities to cancel the filing of foreign trade operators, keep abreast of the production and operation of foreign trade enterprises, and further improve the service level to the public.
At the same time, strengthen information sharing among departments, strengthen the analysis and judgment of foreign trade situation, improve foreign trade policies and measures, promote the optimization and upgrading of goods trade, innovate the development mechanism of service trade, continue to promote trade innovation and promote high-quality development.