The General Office recently issued the "Several Measures on Accelerating the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures").
On December 18, at the regular briefing on the policy of accelerating the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade held by the National Information Office, Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping said that accelerating the integration of domestic and foreign trade is an inherent requirement for building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development. In recent years, the Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments and regions, has conscientiously implemented the decision-making and deployment, made positive progress in promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade, and further improved the scale and quality of domestic and foreign trade.
More and more enterprises realize that the integrated operation of domestic and foreign trade is an important means to make good use of the two markets and two resources, respond to market risks, and expand development space. Sheng Qiuping said, "But at the same time, we found that enterprises still face some obstacles when switching between domestic and foreign markets, and there are problems such as 'emphasizing foreign and ignoring domestic', and the integration of domestic and foreign trade still needs to pass the 'four passes': capital pass, standard pass, channel pass, and supervision pass." The ability to integrate domestic and foreign trade needs to be improved. ”
In this regard, the Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with relevant departments, on the basis of in-depth research, submitted to the Ministry of Commerce for review and introduction of the "Measures", and put forward 18 measures in five aspects to better play the important role of domestic and foreign trade integration in promoting economic development, expanding domestic demand, and stabilizing enterprises.
18 measures in five aspects
Optimize the environment for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade
According to reports, the main contents of the "Measures" include: First, promote the convergence and integration of domestic and foreign trade rules and systems. Promote the convergence of domestic and foreign trade standards, inspection and certification, and supervision, continuously improve the conversion rate of international standards, and deepen international cooperation in inspection, quarantine, certification and accreditation. Promote the smoother flow of domestic and foreign trade resource elements, and promote the same line, same standard and same quality of domestic and foreign trade products.
The second is to promote the docking of domestic and foreign trade market channels. Support foreign trade enterprises to expand the domestic market, combine the cultivation of new consumption growth points such as the 2024 "Consumption Promotion Year" and the "trendy products" of domestic products, and organize and carry out a series of activities for foreign trade and domestic sales. Support domestic trade enterprises to use cross-border e-commerce, market procurement, etc. to open up the international market. Give full play to the role of platform exchange and docking to promote the integration of the domestic market.
The third is to optimize the environment for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. Strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and carry out special actions to crack down on infringement and counterfeiting. Improve the domestic and foreign trade credit system, and promote the sharing and application of enterprise credit information. Improve the convenience of logistics, and accelerate the development of rail-water combined transport in coastal and inland ports. Strengthen the support of domestic and foreign trade talents, and build a talent exchange and docking platform for online and offline integration, domestic and foreign trade integration.
Fourth, accelerate the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade in key areas. Deepen the pilot project of domestic and foreign trade integration, and encourage local governments to increase reform and innovation. Cultivate integrated domestic and foreign trade enterprises and industrial clusters for the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, accelerate the construction of domestic and foreign trade brands, and carry out in-depth "brand docking", "channel docking" and "production and marketing docking" of domestic and foreign trade enterprises. Improve the level of integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.
Fifth, increase fiscal and financial support. Implement relevant financial support policies and actively support the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. Give better play to the role of credit insurance, and increase the comprehensive support for the integration of domestic and foreign trade credit insurance in accordance with the principle of marketization. Increase financial support and strengthen the service capacity of financial institutions for domestic and foreign trade enterprises.
It is an intrinsic requirement to build a new development pattern by connecting domestic and foreign trade with production and consumption, connecting domestic and foreign markets, and accelerating the integration of domestic and foreign trade. When talking about how the "Measures" reflect this internal requirement, Sheng Qiuping said that the Ministry of Commerce has always adhered to the outline of serving the construction of a new development pattern, based on the "three important" positioning of commercial work, focusing on building a strong domestic market, and enhancing the linkage effect of two resources in the domestic and international markets.
This is mainly reflected in two aspects: in terms of smoothing the domestic circulation, the "Measures" propose to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, improve the credit system of domestic and foreign trade, simplify the import procedures of some commodities, improve the convenience of logistics, and strengthen the support of domestic and foreign trade talents, so that more high-quality goods and services can enter the domestic market more conveniently, enrich the quantity of supply, improve the quality of supply, and better meet the needs of the escalating domestic market. In terms of promoting domestic and international dual circulation, we will focus on better convergence of rules and standards, two-way docking of market channels, and integrated development of enterprises and industries.
Enhance the ability of integrated operation to help enterprises explore both domestic and international markets
The Measures propose to support foreign trade enterprises to expand the domestic market and domestic trade enterprises to expand the international market. In this regard, Sheng Qiuping said that the understanding of the integration of domestic and foreign trade is to adhere to the "integrated" development and help enterprises to walk on "two legs". It is necessary to open up both the domestic market and the international marketIt not only encourages foreign trade enterprises to turn to domestic sales, but also encourages domestic trade enterprises to do foreign trade. An important goal of the integration of domestic and foreign trade is to improve the development ability of domestic and foreign trade integration by improving the system and mechanism, building a common platform and optimizing public services, so that enterprises can smoothly switch between the domestic and international markets according to the changes in the market situation.
Judging from the content of the "Measures", the emphasis is also on supporting enterprises to develop domestic and international markets. It not only supports foreign trade enterprises to expand the domestic market, supports high-quality foreign trade products to enter e-commerce platforms, shopping malls and supermarkets, business district pedestrian streets, factory discount stores, and commodity trading markets, but also supports foreign trade enterprises to expand the international market, and gives full play to the role of new foreign trade formats and new models such as market procurement, cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses, so as to help enterprises open up a broader space for development.
In addition, there is also the development of exhibitions, commodity trading markets and other platforms for exchange and docking, such as the Canton Fair, which has been held for four times from last year to this year, and nearly half of the online products and exhibits have been marked with the logo of "can be sold domestically". At the same time, the Canton Fair is also open to domestic buyers, and thousands of leading enterprises from all over the country such as supermarkets and retail chains will participate in each Canton Fair, so that the majority of domestic and foreign trade enterprises can communicate and deepen cooperation on the same platform, and promote the integration and integrated development of domestic and foreign trade enterprises.
At the meeting, Zhou Qiang, director of the Department of Market Construction of the Ministry of Commerce, said that in order to better play a demonstration and leading role, in 2023, the Ministry of Commerce will select a number of leading enterprises in the integration of domestic and foreign trade nationwide, and pilot areas such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Chongqing are also actively carrying out the cultivation of domestic and foreign trade integration enterprises such as "leaders" and "vanguards", so as to guide and support enterprises to improve their domestic and international business capabilities.
To implement the "measures" to emphasize the cultivation of a number of internationally competitive, domestic and foreign trade leading enterprises, Zhou Qiang said that the Ministry of Commerce will focus on the following five aspects to enhance the integration of domestic and foreign trade management capabilities:
The first is to strengthen the convergence of rules. Guide enterprises to establish the business philosophy of domestic and foreign trade integration, take the initiative to adapt to the rules of the domestic and international markets, actively participate in the formulation and revision of rules and standards in relevant fields, and coordinate the development of domestic and foreign trade business.
The second is to strengthen brand building. Promote enterprises to enhance brand awareness, create and cultivate brands, encourage qualified OEM enterprises to connect with domestic brands, and enhance the domestic and international brand influence of enterprises.
The third is to strengthen market expansion. Encourage enterprises to actively explore the domestic and international market demand, research and development of marketable goods, the establishment of domestic and international linkage of marketing network, after-sales service system, improve the domestic market layout, and expand the diversified international market.
Fourth, strengthen model innovation. Support enterprises to accelerate digital transformation, actively use the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and other digital technologies, innovate first-class models, and develop new formats and models of domestic and foreign trade integration.
Fifth, strengthen the support of talents. In conjunction with relevant departments, we will strengthen the construction of majors related to the integration of domestic and foreign trade, carry out practical and skills training for domestic and foreign trade, build a talent exchange and docking platform for online and offline integration, and domestic and foreign trade integration, so as to provide more professionals for the integrated operation of domestic and foreign trade for enterprises.
Reporter Shao Zhiyuan.