Reporter Du Haitao.
In order to implement the decision-making and deployment and support the construction of Shanghai's "five centers", the General Administration of Customs and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, together with relevant departments, actively explore the construction of the Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone, learn from international experience, and at the same time carry out policy integration and innovation in combination with the domestic reality, and study and compile the "Overall Plan for the Construction of the Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the "Overall Plan"). Recently, ** has approved the "Overall Plan".
On February 29, the ** Information Office held a press conference to invite the heads of relevant parties to interpret the "Overall Plan".
Sun Yuning, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs, introduced that the Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone aims to promote international business exchanges, and on the basis of the management system of comprehensive bonded zone, customs supervision zone and port limited area, it has superimposed the policies and measures for the facilitation of entry and exit personnel, and expanded the system of "first-line liberalization and second-line control" from goods to natural persons, which is a new platform for the implementation of a higher level of opening up.
The establishment of the Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone is an important measure for China to implement a more proactive opening strategy under the new situation, which is conducive to enriching the carrier of open economic development and serving the construction of a new development pattern.
The overall plan clearly states that the construction of the international business cooperation zone shall be carried out in accordance with the principles of overall planning, step-by-step implementation, and as fast as possible. At the same time, the international business cooperation zone implements closed management to strengthen risk prevention and control. Establish safeguard mechanisms such as strengthening legal safeguards and implementing work responsibilities.
Chen Zhenchong, Director of the Free Trade Department of the General Administration of Customs, introduced that the role that the international business cooperation zone can play in the future is embodied in three positions, one is to become a new platform to facilitate international business exchanges, and provide efficient and convenient services for domestic and foreign business people to carry out exchanges and cooperation. The second is to become a new carrier for the convergence of service resource elements, better gather global factors, allocate global resources, and effectively serve the construction of a new development pattern. The third is to become a new node to promote the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, provide a platform for international business exchanges between various enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta and even the whole country, and promote the high-quality development of China's economy.
Hua Yuan, vice mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government, introduced that the construction of Shanghai Oriental Hub International Business Cooperation Zone is an important starting point to further enhance the energy level and international competitiveness of Shanghai's "five centers". Shanghai will focus on the following three aspects to implement the "Overall Plan":
Amplify the effect of policy integration and create a new highland of institutional opening-up. Combined with the institutional innovation achievements of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Zone, we will continue to optimize the facilitation measures of the business cooperation zone, promote the integrated development of goods and services, and further promote institutional opening-up.
Create a platform carrier function to help the construction of the "five centers". Focusing on core functions such as business exchanges, international exhibitions, and international training, we will build high-standard infrastructure, provide high-quality comprehensive services, and enhance the attractiveness of international personnel and resource elements with the focus on facilitating the exchange of international business personnel.
Give full play to the leading role of radiation and help regional coordinated and high-quality development. Promote the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, deepen and promote high-level coordinated opening-up, and strive to become a new engine for smoothing China's economic cycle and a new hub for connecting domestic and international dual circulation.
The National Immigration Administration will take the initiative to cooperate with the Shanghai Municipality and relevant national authorities to fully support the high-standard construction and high-quality development of the business cooperation zone. Gong Yao, head of the Border Inspection Management Department of the National Immigration Administration, said that in terms of facilitating the entry and exit of domestic and foreign personnel into the business cooperation zone, overseas personnel do not need a Chinese visa to enter the zone from Pudong International Airport on international or regional flights. Overseas personnel entering the international side of the zone to carry out business activities in the zone can stay for 30 days and can apply for an extension as needed.
Wang Honglin, head of the Customs Department of the Ministry of Finance, said that on the basis of applying the existing tax policies of the comprehensive bonded zone, the business cooperation zone can superimpose some tax exemption policies for the import of goods and personnel facilitation measures, involving tax exemption, bonded, tax refund and other tax policies.
The import of infrastructure materials required for the construction of the business cooperation zone and the equipment and instruments required for the operation shall be subject to list management, and import tariffs and import taxes shall be exempted after being submitted for approval in accordance with the procedures. For the infrastructure materials required for the construction of the business cooperation zone and the equipment and instruments required for the operation, if they meet the conditions for tax refund in the CBZ, they can be refunded in accordance with the current CBZ policies.
According to reports, at present, the national customs is making every effort to promote the construction of smart customs, and will take the supervision mode of the customs in the international business cooperation zone as an important application scenario for the construction of smart customs, and incorporate it into the construction of smart customs, and make overall plans to promote it.
The business cooperation zone is located close to Pudong International Airport and Shanghai East Railway Station. By the end of 2025, relying on the current basic conditions of the pilot start-up area, relevant functional facilities such as exhibitions, training, hotels, and services will be built to realize the closed operation of the pilot start-up area. In 2028, the entire area will be closed and the construction of the entire pilot start-up area will be completed. By 2030, the business cooperation zone will be fully completed, and the energy level will be further enhanced by regional functional radiation.
People** 2024-03-01 07 Edition).