Shanghai Introduces 41 Measures To Stabilize Foreign Trade And Attract Foreign Investment
The reporter learned from the first press conference of the theme series of "creating a first-class business environment and serving to build a new development pattern" held by the Information Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government on April 4. "Recruitment", formulate and form "Shanghai's Several Policies and Measures to Promote the Stable Scale and Quality Improvement of Foreign Trade" and "Shanghai's Several Measures to Increase the Attraction and Utilization of Foreign Investment", and introduced 41 measures to continue to promote the high-quality development of foreign trade and foreign investment.
Hua Yuan, deputy mayor of Shanghai, said that the formulation of the two policies and measures combined with the reality of Shanghai, further optimized policy supply and strengthened system integration, mainly summarized as "three persistences", that is, insisting on promoting the development of foreign trade and foreign investment with a high level of opening up; To achieve high-quality development to promote the promotion of foreign trade and foreign investment; insist on optimizing the business environment to strengthen the guarantee of foreign trade and foreign investment services.
It is understood that Shanghai resolutely implements the deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and always takes high-quality foreign trade and foreign investment as the top priority. In recent years, it has introduced several rounds of policies to stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment, and achieved positive results. The function of the trade hub has further improved. The status of the first choice for foreign investment has been further consolidated.
According to Huayuan, in 2022, Shanghai's import and export of goods and the actual use of foreign capital will both hit record highs. The city's foreign trade import and export was 4.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.2%, exceeding 4 trillion yuan for two consecutive years; the actual use of foreign capital was 23.956 billion U.S. dollars, stable at more than 20 billion U.S. dollars for three consecutive years. Since the beginning of this year, Shanghai's foreign trade and foreign investment have achieved steady growth at the beginning, showing strong development resilience. From January to February, the city's import and export of goods was 681.56 billion yuan, an increase of 0.7% on the basis of a high base and high growth rate in the same period last year; the actual use of foreign capital was 4.961 billion US dollars, an increase of 18%; There are 5 centers, with a cumulative total of 902 and 536 respectively.
21 measures to promote foreign trade to stabilize scale and improve quality
"Shanghai's Several Policies and Measures for Promoting Foreign Trade to Stabilize the Scale and Improve the Quality" focuses on promoting foreign trade to stabilize the scale, promote transformation, expand the market, and optimize the environment. It mainly proposes 21 measures in four aspects. Focus on key enterprises and key products, and increase support in customs clearance, finance and tax rebates. Support electromechanical and high-tech product enterprises to expand diversified international markets; "two ends outside" medical device products entering special customs supervision areas or bonded logistics centers are exempt from affixing Chinese labels; encourage the expansion of key energy minerals and important agricultural products imports; The Shanghai Branch established a special credit line of 10 billion yuan for foreign trade small and micro enterprises; the annual underwriting scale of Sinosure Shanghai Branch was no less than 50 billion US dollars.
Shanghai will increase support for innovation, promote the development of new formats and models, and release new momentum for foreign trade development. Accelerate the expansion of the third phase of the Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone; support enterprises to carry out cross-border e-commerce retail import of pharmaceuticals and medical devices; accelerate the implementation of supervision pilots for remanufactured products imported as new products, etc.
In terms of supporting the development of diversified markets, Shanghai will take the opportunity of in-depth implementation of RCEP to support enterprises in exploring international markets. Hold the offline exhibition of the East China Import and Export Commodities Fair, organize more enterprises to participate in the offline exhibition of the Canton Fair; increase support for enterprises to participate in key overseas exhibition booth fees; increase efforts to cultivate approved exporters, and guide enterprises to make good use of the convenience of self-declaration of origin measures; build a comprehensive service platform for overseas warehouses; encourage cross-border goods trade to use RMB as a priority for settlement.
In terms of optimizing the business environment for cross-border trade, support compliant companies in applying for general licenses for specific dual-use items. Expand the business of off-site freight stations in the Yangtze River Delta region; support enterprises in responding to overseas intellectual property case investigations; expand the business scope of the Shanghai Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the World Intellectual Property Organization; support overseas arbitration institutions to set up business offices in Shanghai.
20 measures to promote the expansion of the stable stock of foreign capital
"Several Measures for Increasing the Attraction and Utilization of Foreign Investment in Shanghai" focuses on promoting the expansion of foreign investment, stabilizing the stock, and improving the quality, and mainly proposes 20 measures in four aspects.
The first is to promote high-level opening up, focus on key areas and key regions, and increase the level of opening up. Support foreign-funded securities, funds, futures, life insurance, pension management, wealth management, and finance companies to take the lead in settling in Shanghai; encourage more qualified international container liner companies to carry out pilot coastal piggyback business; actively strive for telecommunications, Internet, education, culture, and medical services To expand the opening-up measures in other areas such as first-hand trial; connect with high-standard international economic and trade rules, and take the lead in promoting the opening-up of rules, regulations, management, standards and other systems; promote Hongqiao International Central Business District in the fields of digital trade, financial services, information services, exhibition services, etc. Explore measures to expand opening up.
The second is to increase the level of foreign capital introduction, focus on supporting and guiding foreign capital to invest in high-end manufacturing, modern services, high-tech and energy-saving and environmental protection industries, and improve the quality of foreign capital utilization. Support foreign-funded enterprises to enjoy equal access to various industrial policies, technological transformation, and digital transformation policies; encourage foreign capital to set up open innovation platforms, and promote the establishment of collaborative innovation projects for foreign-funded R&D institutions; support more high-energy first stores and new products to settle in Shanghai; support foreign-funded enterprises Participate in the research and development, promotion and application of green and low-carbon technologies.
The third is to increase support for the elements of foreign investment development, and propose support or facilitation measures around fiscal and taxation, finance, personnel exchanges, import and export, etc., to promote the implementation of foreign investment projects. Strengthen the service mechanism of special classes and commissioners for foreign-funded projects; support all districts in rewarding foreign-funded enterprises, newly-added foreign investment projects, and reinvestment projects of foreign-funded enterprise profits that conform to the city's industrial development orientation; expand QFLP (Qualified Foreign Limited Partners) pilot projects throughout the city. ) foreign investment channels for funds; providing entry-exit and residence convenience for executives of foreign-funded enterprises, foreign technical personnel and their families.
The fourth is to optimize foreign investment services, focus on strengthening investment promotion services, protect legitimate rights and interests, and create a favorable investment environment. Carry out "Invest in Shanghai" domestic and overseas investment promotion activities; hold government-enterprise communication roundtable meetings, establish a docking mechanism for commissioners of foreign business associations in Shanghai; realize the online handling of high-frequency matters such as entry and exit of foreigners, work permits, etc. in foreign-related service windows in Chinese and English; Unblock the complaint channels of foreign-funded enterprises; ensure that foreign-funded enterprises participate in government procurement on an equal footing; strengthen the establishment of a rapid collaborative protection mechanism for intellectual property rights, etc.
In the next step, Shanghai will focus on promoting the precise release of policy dividends, direct access to enterprises, and implementation, so as to maximize the effect of policies and help Shanghai's foreign trade and foreign investment continue to achieve higher-quality development under the new situation.
