Policy | Compilation of Export Import Policies of March, 2021

• The data released by the General Administration of Customs showed China’s exports rose 30.6% in dollar terms over a year earlier in March, lower than the 38% median forecast. The imports climbed 38.1% year-on-year in dollar terms in March, the fastest pace on record since February 2017, beating the 24.4% median forecast.

• China’s foreign trade continued to sustain the growth momentum of the last two months. The strong growth in foreign trade secured a positive economic growth in the first quarter, which was also aided by the low base last year. It is estimated that the strong start of China’s foreign trade will continue and boost the robust economic recovery of China. 

• In mid-March, the Ministry of Finance issued a series of notices on supporting the development of the integrated circuit industry and the software industry. Relevant policies were refined in eight aspects to increase support for the integrated circuit industry and the software industry. Those eight aspects include finance and tax, research and development, import and export, human resources, intellectual property, application in the market, and international cooperation.

Notice of the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration ofCustoms, and the State Taxation Administration on Import Tax Policies toSupport the Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry and the SoftwareIndustry (Cai Guan Shui [2021] No. 4)

The Ministry of Finance announced the situations in which importtariffs shall be exempted. Please see the notice for the detailed information.This Notice shall be implemented from July 27, 2020 to December 31, 2030. FromJuly 27, 2020 to 30 days after the first batch of duty-free import enterpriselist is issued, the duty-free taxes that have already been collected will berefunded.

http://www.chinatax.gov.cn/chinatax/n377/c5162759/content.html

Notice of the Ministry of Finance, the National Development and ReformCommission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the GeneralAdministration of Customs, and the State Taxation Administration on theAdministrative Measures of the Import Tax Policies to Support the Developmentof the Integrated Circuit Industry and the Software Industry (Cai Guan Shui[2021] No. 5)

For the purpose of implementing the Notice of the Ministry ofFinance, the General Administration of Customs, and the State TaxationAdministration on Import Tax Policies to Support the Development of theIntegrated Circuit Industry and the Software Industry (Cai Guan Shui [2021] No.4, hereinafter referred to as the Notice), the administrative measures of thepolicies are hereby issued.

http://www.chinatax.gov.cn/chinatax/n377/c5162758/content.html

Announcement of the Ministry of Finance on Extending the Exemptionof Registration Fees for Anti-COVID Drugs and Medical Instruments (MOF and NDRCAnnouncement [2021] No. 9)

Registration fees for medical instruments related to COVID-19 thatare going through emergency approval procedures will be exempted. Registrationfees for drugs used to treat and prevent COVID-19 that are going throughemergency approval procedures will also be exempted. This Announcement shall beimplemented from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

http://szs.mof.gov.cn/zhengcefabu/202103/t20210324_3675387.htm

Announcement of the Ministry of Finance on Policies on CancelingPort Construction Fees and Adjusting the Civil Aviation Development Fund (MOFAnnouncement [2021] No. 8)

Port construction fees shall be canceled as of January 1, 2021.Starting from April 1, 2021, civil aviation development fund contributions fromairlines shall be further reduced by 20% on top of a 50% reduction implementedin accordance with the Notice of the Ministry of Finance on Policies onAdjusting Some Government Funds (Cai Shui [2019] No. 46).

http://szs.mof.gov.cn/zt/mlqd_8464/2013yljfcs/202103/t20210324_3675393.htm

The General Office of the Chinese Communist Party and the GeneralOffice of the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Deepening the Reformof Tax Collection and Management.

The General Office of the Chinese Communist Party and the GeneralOffice of the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Deepening the Reformof Tax Collection and Management. They also issued a notice to require allregions and all departments to consciously implement the Opinions based on theactual circumstances.

http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2021-03/24/content_5595384.htm

Announcement of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Councilon Granting Zero-Tariff Treatment to 97% of the Products in Taxable ItemsImported from the Republic of Benin (CTC Announcement [2021] No. 3)

In accordance with China’s promise to grant zero-tariff treatmentto 97% of the products in taxable items imported from the least developedcountries and the exchange of notes between China and the Republic of Benin, asof May 1, 2021, the preferential zero tariff shall be granted to 97% of theproducts in taxable items imported from the Republic of Benin. The 97% figureincludes a total of 8.281 taxable items. Among them, 8.097 fall under theBeneficiary Country LD status and 184 fall under the Beneficiary Country 1LD1status, as indicated by the Preferential Tariff Rate column in the CustomsImport and Export Tariff of the People's Republic of China (2021).

http://gss.mof.gov.cn/gzdt/zhengcefabu/202103/t20210325_3675769.htm

Notice of the General Administration of Customs on Issuing theCatalog of Administrative Measures for Customs Certified Enterprises (Shu Qi Fa[2021] No. 16)

The General Administration of Customs issued the Catalog ofAdministrative Measures for Customs Certified Enterprises to determine theassignment of responsibility for various administrative measures and improvethe credit supervision and management system of the customs.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/nanjing_customs/aeoqyrzscjsfw/flfg26/3567124/index.html

The State Council issued the Regulations on the Supervision andAdministration of Medical Devices (State Council Order No. 739)

The revised regulations further emphasized enterprises shouldassume primary responsibilities, determined the rules for registrants andrecord holders, encouraged the innovative development of the industry, improvedthe supervision system, and further strengthened punishment. The regulationsshall come into force as of June 1, 2021. Please click the below link for moredetailed information.

http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2021-03/18/content_5593739.htm

Announcement of the General Administration of Customs on Issuingthe Implementing Measures of the Customs for the Zero Tariff Policy for theProduction Equipment for Self-Use Purposes in the Hainan Free Trade Port (forTrial Implementation) ([2021] No. 23)

For the purpose of implementing the Overall Plan for theConstruction of Hainan Free Trade Port, pursuant to the Notice of the Ministryof Finance, the General Administration of Customs, and the State TaxationAdministration on the Zero Tariff Policy for the Production Equipment for Self-UsePurposes in the Hainan Free Trade Port (Cai Guan Shui [2021] No. 7), theImplementing Measures of the Customs for the Zero Tariff Policy for theProduction Equipment for Self-Use Purposes in the Hainan Free Trade Port (forTrial Implementation) (see the annex) are hereby formulated and issued. 

http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/302266/302267/3564402/index.html

Notice of the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development andReform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration ofCustoms, the State Taxation Administration, and the State Administration for MarketRegulation on Expanding the Scope of Cross-border E-commerce Retail ImportPilots and Strictly Implementing the Regulatory Requirements

The Ministry of Commerce decided to expand the cross-bordere-commerce retail import pilots to all cities (and regions) where pilot freetrade zones, cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, comprehensivebonded areas, demonstration areas for promoting innovation in import trade, andbonded logistics centers (type B) are located. All pilot cities (and regions)shall assume primary responsibilities for the pilot policy of cross-bordere-commerce retail import, strictly implement the regulator requirements, fullystrengthen the quality and safety risk prevention and control, and investigateand punish “online shopped and bonded + offline self-delivery”, resales andother violations of customs regulations outside the customs' specialsupervision areas to ensure the smooth promotion of the pilots and advancingthe sustainable healthy development for industry norms together. This Noticeshall come into force as of March 18, 2021.

http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/fwzl/202001/20200102931365.shtml

Announcement of the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of theNational Medical Products Administration (NMPA) on Issuing the TechnicalRequirements for the Pharmaceutical Research and Evaluation of Drugs Listed inOverseas Market but Unlisted in Domestic Market (for Trial Implementation) ([2021]No. 21)

CDE of NMPA issued the Technical Requirements for thePharmaceutical Research and Evaluation of Drugs Listed in Overseas Market butUnlisted in Domestic Market (for Trial Implementation). The TechnicalRequirements shall come into force as of March 8, 2021.

http://www.cde.org.cn/news.do?method=largeInfo&id=22e22f0726b4910c

Announcement of the Certification and Accreditation Administrationon Further Integrating the Compulsory Product Certification Units andStreamlining Change Procedures (Guo Ren Jian [2021] No. 2)

The content of the Notice is directed at various designatedcertification agencies for compulsory product certification (CCCcertification). In particular, the Notice involves three aspects: integratingcertification units and combining CCC certificates, streamlining changeprocedures, and developing an implementing plan to ensure effective work.

http://www.cnca.gov.cn/zw/tz/tz2021/202103/t20210322_65061.shtml

Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission onOptimizing the Procedures for Foreign-Funded Projects to Obtain the Letter ofConfirmation on Domestic or Foreign-Funded Projects Encouraged to Develop bythe State (Fa Gai Wai Zi [2021] No. 368)

The National Development and Reform Commission issued relevant keypoints regarding the Letter of Confirmation on Domestic or Foreign-FundedProjects Encouraged to Develop by the State. This Notice shall come into forceas of March 22, 2021.

https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/xxgk/zcfb/tz/202103/t20210322_1269960.html

Notice of the General Administration of Customs on SolicitingPublic Opinions on the Administrative Measures for Approved Exporters of theCustom of the People's Republic of China (Consultation Paper)

For the purposes of ensuring a good preparation for theimplementation of the tariff reduction and exemption and the rules of origindefined in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), andeffectively implementing the approved exporter administration systemestablished in the preferential trade agreements the People’s Republic of Chinasigned with other countries, the General Administrative of Customs drafted theAdministrative Measures for Approved Exporters of the Custom of the People'sRepublic of China (Consultation Paper). The General Administrative of Customs isnow soliciting public opinions. The deadline for the submission of opinions isApril 5, 2021.

http://www.customs.gov.cn/haikou_customs/605780/wsdc40/3572363/index.html

Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Medical DeviceBusinesses (Consultation Paper on the Draft Amendment), Measures for theSupervision and Administration of the Production of Medical Devices(Consultation Paper on the Draft Amendment), and Administration Measures forthe Registration of Medical Devices (Consultation Paper on the Draft Amendment)

The deadline for the submission of opinions is April 25, 2021.

https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20210326101246169.html

https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20210326100413165.html

https://www.nmpa.gov.cn/xxgk/ggtg/qtggtg/20210326094620192.html