According to the Foreign Trade Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (revised in 2004), "foreign trade operators engaged in the import and export of goods or technologies shall register with the competent foreign trade department of the State Council".

As long as they are engaged in self-management or agency import and export in China, they need to go through the formalities of import and export rights before they can carry out normal foreign trade activities.

Processing flow:

1. List of application materials

Original business license;

Original organization code certificate;

Original national tax;

Original local tax;

Original bank license;

A copy of the articles of association;

Original ID card of the legal representative;

Copy of ID card of financial declarant;

Company official seal and corporate private seal;

Original lease contract;

Original approval certificate;

Provide company office telephone, fax and e-mail;

Provide accurate English translation of company name and address;

Customs declaration card, customs declaration card, foreign exchange underwriter.

Photos of offices, factories and main products (both electronic and paper documents are acceptable).

Time: one month

2. Application steps

Enterprises must first apply to foreign trade operators for filing, and the steps are as follows:

First, go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to add items to the business license (the business scope must include "goods import and export" or "technology import and export" business), and then go to the Foreign Trade Section of the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau for filing. The materials that enterprises need to submit for filing in the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau include: the printed Registration Form of Foreign Trade Operators submitted online; A copy of the changed business license; Copy of organization code certificate (individual industrial and commercial households can be exempted); Individual industrial and commercial households shall submit the property notarization certificate (original) issued by the statutory notarization institution; A foreign-capital enterprise shall first change its business license and approval certificate, and then submit the capital credit certificate (original) issued by the statutory notary office.

After obtaining the Registration Form for the Record of Foreign Trade Operators, before carrying out foreign trade business normally, the enterprise still needs to handle:

Local customs registration; Go to the local foreign exchange bureau to obtain the verification number;

Input IC card of provincial customs gold management center;

Online appraisal and seal of the Provincial Bureau of Technical Supervision;

Online identification and seal of local industrial and commercial bureau and tax bureau;

The provincial customs entry center opens the card;

Online audit and seal of local foreign trade and economic cooperation bureau;

The approval and seal of the local foreign exchange administration;

Return the materials to the local customs for examination and confirmation;

Customs IC card opened for use;

Enterprises fax the customs registration form to the Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation for future statistical management.