The core of the "integration of domestic and foreign trade" is to make overall use of domestic and international markets and resources, smooth the domestic circulation, promote domestic and international dual circulation, and achieve a higher level of openness and higher-quality development. The executive meeting held on December 1 studied and clarified a number of measures to accelerate the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. It is required to accelerate the "integration of domestic and foreign trade", build a new development pattern, and promote high-quality development.
"Integration of domestic and foreign trade" has a clearer deployment and requirements. At the beginning of last year, the "Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade" was issued, proposing that by 2025, domestic and foreign trade laws and regulations, regulatory system, business qualifications, quality standards, inspection and quarantine, certification and accreditation will be more effective, so as to realize the efficient operation and integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. This executive meeting requires benchmarking against the international advanced level, adjusting and improving relevant domestic rules, regulations, management, standards, etc., promoting the convergence of domestic and foreign trade standards, inspection and certification, and supervision, and promoting the same line, same standard and same quality of domestic and foreign trade products. There are clearer arrangements and requirements for the "integration of domestic and foreign trade".
The "integration of domestic and foreign trade" enables enterprises to tide over difficulties by "turning exports into domestic sales". At present, export-oriented enterprises are facing unfavorable factors such as shrinking overseas demand, decreasing orders, and increasing risks of foreign exchange collection. "Export to domestic sales" has become a new way for enterprises to seek a way out in the crisis, so that foreign trade enterprises can expand sales channels, make good use of international and domestic resources, and realize the integrated and coordinated development of domestic and international markets. "Integration of domestic and foreign trade" provides an excellent opportunity for foreign trade enterprises to "export to domestic sales", and the key is to see whether foreign trade enterprises can seize it. Of course, "export to domestic sales" also faces intellectual property and legal risks, and enterprises must assess whether intellectual property rights are involved.
"Integration of domestic and foreign trade" must do a good job in the convergence of domestic and foreign trade regulations. In addition to the same line, same quality and same standard, the "integration of domestic and foreign trade" should also integrate tax rules, market access rules, and standard rules for inspection and testing. However, at present, there are still problems such as the poor connection of domestic and foreign trade rules and institutional systems, the lack of market channels, and the high cost of transformation, which restricts the promotion of "domestic and foreign trade integration" to a certain extent. Therefore, it is necessary to promote and improve the legal and regulatory system conducive to the integration of domestic and foreign trade, improve the system of punitive damages for intellectual property infringement, actively carry out the transformation of domestic and international standards, make up for the shortcomings of domestic standards, improve the technical level of standards, and continue to improve the consistency of domestic and international standards.
"Integration of domestic and foreign trade" must play a leading role in pilot cities. At the beginning of this year, 14 departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, decided to carry out pilot projects for the integration of domestic and foreign trade in 9 places including Beijing and Shanghai. Judging from the pilot situation in the pilot areas, the focus is on cultivating a number of domestic and foreign trade integrated management enterprises, forming a number of industrial clusters with international competitiveness and integrated development, and solving the practical problems encountered by a number of market players in the integrated operation of domestic and foreign trade. A number of replicable and generalizable experiences and models have been formed, which have played an exemplary and leading role in promoting the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. It has eliminated the explicit and implicit barriers for foreign trade enterprises to open up the domestic market and domestic trade enterprises to open up the international market.
"Integration of domestic and foreign trade" must build a platform for the docking of domestic and foreign trade supply and demand. Based on various trading markets in the domestic trade circulation system, the platform gives full play to the function of cross-border e-commerce, and builds commodity distribution centers and business clusters for domestic and foreign markets. Strengthen the sharing of domestic and foreign trade information and data, strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, vigorously support domestic brand enterprises and products to "go global", open up the international market through multiple channels, and expand brand influence. While building a unified domestic market, we should further expand the opening up of the market, especially the institutional opening up of the service sector. Promote the exchange of information, mutual recognition of supervision, and mutual assistance in law enforcement between domestic and foreign trade regulatory departments, so that consumers can choose more rational consumption.
In short, the key to promoting the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade lies in daring to cultivate new opportunities in the crisis and open a new situation in the changing situation. All localities should pay close attention to "moving" in light of the actual situation, promote the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade with more efficient resource flow and factor allocation, and accelerate the formation of a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other. (Hu Jianbing).