Reporter Chen Fang.
**The General Office recently issued the "Several Measures to Accelerate the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade" (hereinafter referred to as the "Several Measures"), proposing 18 measures from five aspects, including promoting the convergence and integration of domestic and foreign trade rules and systems, and optimizing the development environment for the integration of domestic and foreign trade, striving to break through the key blocking points that hinder the integration of domestic and foreign trade, and help enterprises switch smoothly between domestic and international markets.
Several Measures" proposes to benchmark the international advanced level, establish and improve the working mechanism for the tracking and transformation of international standards, transform a number of advanced and applicable international standards, and continuously improve the conversion rate of international standards.
"Several Measures" also mentioned that to promote the convergence of domestic and foreign trade inspection and certification, and deepen international cooperation in inspection, quarantine, certification and accreditation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Promote the convergence of domestic and foreign trade supervision, and promote the smooth flow of domestic and foreign trade resource elements. Promote the same line, same standard and same quality of domestic and foreign trade products, and encourage all parties to adopt the "three same" certification results.
The policy emphasizes the importance of adjusting and improving relevant domestic rules, regulations, management, standards, etc., which means that China will strengthen the standardization of the domestic market, eliminate barriers and obstacles between domestic and foreign trade, and promote the facilitation and liberalization of the country. Zhu Keli, executive director of the China Information Association and founding dean of the National Research Institute of New Economy, told a reporter from Shanghai ** Daily.
In terms of promoting the docking of domestic and foreign trade market channels, the "Several Measures" pointed out that foreign trade enterprises should be supported to expand the domestic market and organize a series of activities to expand domestic sales of foreign trade products. 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 domestic and international markets.
Several Measures" proposes to accelerate the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade in key areas, deepen the pilot of domestic and foreign trade integration, and encourage the increase of reform and innovation related to the integration of domestic and foreign trade. Cultivate domestic and foreign trade integration enterprises, support the core enterprises of the first chain to drive upstream and downstream enterprises to develop domestic and international markets.
Zhou Maohua, a macro researcher at the financial market department of Everbright Bank, told reporters that in the current environment of uncertainty in global demand, the integration of domestic and foreign trade will help foreign trade enterprises better coordinate the domestic and international markets and help them develop better.
The integration of domestic and foreign trade will also help to expand domestic demand. Zhu Keli said that by promoting the same line, same standard and same quality of domestic and foreign trade products, consumers can buy products of the same quality in the domestic market and the international market, which will improve the quality and level of domestic consumption and meet consumers' demand for high-quality and diversified goods.
Several Measures" stressed that all localities and relevant departments should actively promote the implementation of various policies and measures, break through the key blocking points that hinder the integration of domestic and foreign trade, help enterprises switch smoothly between domestic and international markets, and strive to make substantive breakthroughs as soon as possible.
In Zhou Maohua's view, next, around the needs and existing problems of the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, relevant departments will introduce measures to continue to deepen reform. For example, we will further optimize the cross-border customs clearance process and procedures, adjust and optimize the standard system of domestic and foreign trade, and adjust the tax system of domestic and foreign trade.
*: Shanghai ** Daily.