China Net Finance, February 7 According to the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Commerce and other 9 units issued opinions on supporting the healthy development of new energy vehicle cooperation. It is mentioned that the procedures for export-related links such as new energy vehicles and power batteries will be optimized, the processing time will be shortened, and the processing efficiency will be improved. Actively participate in the formulation of international standards and rules of the International Maritime Organization on the transportation of new energy vehicles and power batteries. Formulate and issue technical standards for container transportation of passenger cars.
The opinion points out that overseas R&D cooperation is encouraged. Encourage new energy vehicles and their first-chain enterprises to make efficient use of global innovation resources, set up R&D centers overseas in accordance with laws and regulations, actively establish strategic cooperative relations with foreign research institutions and industrial clusters, integrate into the global new energy vehicle innovation network, and enhance China's innovation capabilities in new energy vehicle design, R&D and engineering technology.
Enhance the ability to operate overseas compliance. Encourage industry organizations, think tanks, etc. to carry out overseas compliance training for new energy vehicles and power batteries. Timely track relevant policies and regulations in the field of new energy vehicles and power batteries, such as market access, environmental protection, data protection, intellectual property protection, etc., and compile and issue country-specific guidelines.
In addition, the opinion also mentions the optimization of transportation management. Optimize the procedures for export-related links such as new energy vehicles and power batteries, shorten the processing time, and improve the processing efficiency. Actively participate in the formulation of international standards and rules of the International Maritime Organization on the transportation of new energy vehicles and power batteries. Formulate and issue technical standards for container transportation of passenger cars.
Strengthen transportation security and services. Guide shipping companies to reasonably increase the scale of the ro-ro transport fleet, and encourage the full use of innovative and flexible transportation modes such as containers and pulp ships. Encourage shipping companies and new energy vehicle companies to jointly integrate warehousing and logistics resources in overseas markets, strengthen the sharing of relevant facilities, and take multiple measures to alleviate the problem of stagnation of export vehicles in the "last mile".
In terms of financial support, the opinions pointed out that the way of credit support should be optimized. Guide banking institutions to optimize resource allocation, rationally design financial service plans, and make comprehensive use of financial products under the premise of legal compliance and controllable risks. Encourage banking institutions to carry out domestic and foreign first-chain financial services for the upstream and downstream of the new energy vehicle industry.
Enhance the awareness and ability of enterprises to hedge exchange rates. Encourage banking institutions to optimize foreign exchange products, take the initiative to provide front-line services, and better meet the exchange rate hedging needs of new energy vehicles and power battery enterprises.
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Opinions of the Ministry of Commerce and other 9 units on supporting the healthy development of new energy vehicle cooperation.
The people of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government**:
The healthy development of new energy vehicle cooperation will help promote the transformation and upgrading of the automobile industry, and play an important supporting role in the stable scale and optimal structure of foreign trade. In order to thoroughly implement the decision-making and deployment and promote the healthy development of new energy vehicle cooperation, the following opinions are hereby put forward with the consent of the first company:
1. General requirements.
Guided by the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, we will fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, completely, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, strive to promote high-quality development, adhere to goal-oriented and problem-oriented, coordinate development and security, actively participate in the formulation of international economic and trade rules, improve the level of international development, and serve to accelerate the construction of a strong country.
2. Enhance the ability and level of international operation.
1) Encourage overseas R&D cooperation. Encourage new energy vehicles and their first-chain enterprises to make efficient use of global innovation resources, set up R&D centers overseas in accordance with laws and regulations, actively establish strategic cooperative relations with foreign research institutions and industrial clusters, integrate into the global new energy vehicle innovation network, and enhance China's innovation capabilities in new energy vehicle design, R&D and engineering technology. (The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and local people are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
2) Improve the ability of overseas compliance operations. Encourage industry organizations, think tanks, etc. to carry out overseas compliance training for new energy vehicles and power batteries. Timely track relevant policies and regulations in the field of new energy vehicles and power batteries, such as market access, environmental protection, data protection, intellectual property protection, etc., and compile and issue country-specific guidelines. Guide relevant institutions and industry organizations to carry out research on green and low-carbon standards for new energy vehicles and power batteries, organize and carry out special training on carbon footprint management, and enhance enterprises' awareness of green and low-carbon development and their ability to respond to risks. (*The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
3) Strengthen cooperation with overseas related enterprises according to local conditions. Guide new energy vehicles and their first-class chain enterprises to give full play to their own advantages, carry out technical cooperation in relevant countries, and build a first-class industrial chain system jointly built and shared by all parties. Encourage industry organizations to strengthen overseas market research, according to market size, potential, consumption structure, industrial complementarity, country risks and other factors, to guide new energy vehicles and their first chain enterprises to optimize international cooperation. (*The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Commerce are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
4) Strengthen after-sales capacity building such as overseas maintenance. Support new energy vehicle enterprises to build their own overseas marketing and after-sales service outlets and maintenance and spare parts centers, and actively use digital technology to carry out remote diagnosis, technical support and other services. Guide new energy vehicle enterprises to strengthen overseas maintenance cooperation with power batteries and other supporting enterprises, carry out maintenance technician training, and improve the professional level of maintenance. Encourage enterprise technicians to provide maintenance services to the front line and improve the quality of after-sales service. (The Ministry of Commerce takes the lead, and the local people are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
5) Actively cultivate international talents. Support industry organizations, universities, and think tanks to strengthen research on the internationalization of new energy vehicles, organize special training, and enhance the ability of enterprise employees to explore the international market. (The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Commerce, and the local people are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
3. Improve the international logistics system.
6) Optimize transportation management. Optimize the procedures for export-related links such as new energy vehicles and power batteries, shorten the processing time, and improve the processing efficiency. Actively participate in the formulation of international standards and rules of the International Maritime Organization on the transportation of new energy vehicles and power batteries. Formulate and issue technical standards for container transportation of passenger cars. On the basis of strictly ensuring the safety of transportation, we should pay close attention to the study of the technical scheme of power battery railway transportation. Guide new energy vehicle and power battery manufacturers and logistics enterprises to do a good job in export transportation declaration in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations on waterway transportation of dangerous goods, and regularly carry out training for relevant enterprises to improve the efficiency of declaration. (The Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration of Market Regulation, the State Railway Administration, and the local people of China State Railway Group are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
7) Strengthen transportation security and services. Guide shipping companies to reasonably increase the scale of the ro-ro transport fleet, and encourage the full use of innovative and flexible transportation modes such as containers and pulp ships. Encourage shipping companies and new energy vehicle companies to jointly integrate warehousing and logistics resources in overseas markets, strengthen the sharing of relevant facilities, and take multiple measures to alleviate the problem of stagnation of export vehicles in the "last mile". Support regional ports in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta to improve the capacity of specialized berths for ro-ro, encourage shipping companies to increase the frequency of new energy vehicle ro-ro ships and open up new routes, and accelerate the opening of multi-port channels for new energy vehicles to go to sea. Give full play to the role of the working mechanism of logistics to ensure smooth traffic, increase the monitoring of the transportation situation at our port, and ensure the safety, smoothness and efficiency of the export of new energy vehicles. Support industry organizations to establish long-term cooperation mechanisms with relevant institutions in overseas markets to carry out cooperation in the standardization of international logistics services. (The Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the General Administration of Customs, the State Railway Administration, and the local people of the China State Railway Group are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
Fourth, strengthen financial support.
8) Optimize credit support methods. Guide banking institutions to optimize resource allocation, rationally design financial service plans, and make comprehensive use of financial products under the premise of legal compliance and controllable risks. Encourage banking institutions to carry out domestic and foreign first-chain financial services for the upstream and downstream of the new energy vehicle industry. (The Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration of Financial Supervision are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
9) Give full play to the role of export credit insurance. Insurance institutions carrying out export credit insurance business shall, in accordance with the principles of marketization and rule of law, reasonably set up export credit insurance risk tolerance for industries such as new energy vehicles and power batteries. Insurance institutions that carry out export credit insurance business are encouraged to actively expand the underwriting of the new energy vehicle industry chain and continue to optimize innovative products and services under the premise of compliance with laws and regulations and controllable risks. Encourage qualified insurance institutions to actively provide credit investigation and country risk research services to banks and related enterprises. (The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration of Financial Supervision are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
10) Enhance the awareness and ability of enterprises to hedge exchange rates. Encourage banking institutions to optimize foreign exchange products, take the initiative to provide front-line services, and better meet the exchange rate hedging needs of new energy vehicles and power battery enterprises. Relevant local and industry organizations provide public services such as training and consulting on exchange rate hedging for new energy vehicles and power battery enterprises, and guide enterprises to establish the concept of exchange rate risk neutrality. (The Ministry of Commerce, the People's Bank of China, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and local people** are responsible according to their duties and division of labor).
11) Facilitate cross-border RMB settlement. Encourage banking institutions to expand the scale of cross-border RMB settlement, support new energy vehicle enterprises and their related enterprises to be included in the pilot of higher level** investment facilitation, and simplify the business handling process. Encourage banking institutions to optimize financial products and services, and provide comprehensive financial services covering RMB financing and settlement for new energy vehicle enterprises. (The Ministry of Commerce, the People's Bank of China, and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange are responsible for the division of duties and labor).
5. Optimize the promotion activities.
12) Actively support enterprises to carry out business activities. Encourage exhibition enterprises to hold exhibitions in the field of new energy vehicles abroad, relevant localities to further increase the support for enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions and self-organized exhibitions, and trade promotion agencies and industry organizations to strengthen coordination and service guarantees. Encourage qualified local and industry organizations to hold brand promotion in key overseas markets, and support enterprises to build world-renowned brands. Various localities, trade promotion agencies and industry organizations support new energy vehicles and their first-chain enterprises to participate in domestic and international exhibition platforms such as the China Import and Export Fair, shape the image of Made in China, and expand the space for international cooperation. (The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and the local people are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
13) Strengthen public platform support. Guide relevant industry organizations and think tanks to build public service platforms for new energy vehicles, and carry out policy and regulation research, industry self-discipline and other work. Give full play to the role of foreign trade transformation and upgrading bases at all levels, provide public services for enterprises in common technology research and development, chain coordination, logistics, finance, domestic and foreign regulations and standards, etc., and provide support for new energy vehicle enterprises and upstream and downstream enterprises in the chain to complete relevant testing and certification. (The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and local people are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
Sixth, create a good environment.
14) Promote the internationalization of standards and mutual recognition of conformity assessment. Actively participate in the formulation of international standards in the field of new energy vehicles and power batteries. Promote the coordination and docking of domestic and foreign standards in the fields of new energy vehicles, charging facilities, and power batteries. Carry out flexible and pragmatic multilateral and bilateral cooperation on mutual recognition of conformity assessment. (The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
15) Give full play to the effectiveness of the Freedom Agreement. High-quality implementation of the effective free ** agreement, support new energy vehicle and power battery enterprises to make full use of the preferential arrangements of the free ** agreement. (The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for taking the lead).
16) Improve import and export management policies. Standardize the export order, create a fair competition environment for the export of new energy vehicles, and establish a good image of Chinese brands. (The Ministry of Commerce takes the lead, and the General Administration of Customs is responsible for the division of duties and labor).
7. Enhance risk prevention capabilities.
17) Give full play to the role of multilateral and bilateral mechanisms. Make good use of platforms such as the WTO Technical Barriers Committee and the review and supervision mechanism to create an open, transparent and predictable international environment for China's new energy vehicles, power batteries and other products, and effectively maintain the stable and smooth operation of the global chain of related industries. Increase communication between the best companies. (*The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the State Administration for Market Regulation are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).
18) Actively and appropriately respond to foreign ** restrictive measures. Guide industry organizations and enterprises to actively communicate and cooperate with foreign industries, and help enterprises actively respond to foreign restrictive measures. (The Ministry of Commerce takes the lead, and the local people are responsible for the division of labor according to their duties).