◎Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the “Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade”, making arrangements for promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade, forming a strong domestic market, and smoothing the domestic and international dual circulation.
◎The “Opinions” require that the transformation of domestic and international standards should be actively carried out to make up for the shortcomings of domestic standards.
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Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued theOpinions on promoting the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade” (hereinafter referred to as the “Opinions”), making arrangements for promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade, forming a strong domestic market, and smoothing the domestic and international dual circulation.
The “Opinions” propose that by 2025, the integrated development level of domestic and foreign trade of market players will be further improved, the internal and external communication networks will be further improved, government management services will continue to be optimized, and the integrated control system of domestic and foreign trade will be more complete, so as to achieve efficient operation and integrated development of domestic and foreign trade.
Bai Ming, Deputy Director of the International Market Research Institute of the Ministry of CommerceIn an interview with the “Daily Economic News” reporter, he said that promoting the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade will help enterprises make full use of domestic and international markets and resources. It is also conducive to opening up the domestic and international circulations, making the inner circulation and the outer circulation more smooth, and providing stronger institutional support for the construction of a new “dual circulation” development pattern.
Promote the convergence of domestic and foreign trade supervision rules
The “Opinions” propose to promote the improvement of the legal and regulatory system that is conducive to the integration of domestic and foreign trade, and to sort out and promote the revision of laws, regulations, rules and normative documents that hinder the integration of domestic and foreign trade. Improve the punitive compensation system for intellectual property infringement, increase damage compensation, implement strict intellectual property protection, and increase the enthusiasm of enterprises for innovation and domestic sales of products.
Benchmarking the international advanced level, promote the convergence of domestic and foreign trade supervision rules, and promote information exchange, mutual recognition of supervision, and mutual assistance in law enforcement between domestic and foreign trade supervision departments, improve the accuracy and effectiveness of supervision, and optimize the domestic and foreign business environment. Strengthen anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition law enforcement, strengthen fair competition review, clean up and correct unfair practices and hidden barriers such as local protection, industry monopoly, and market segmentation, promote the formation of a unified national market, and promote the smooth flow and optimization of domestic and foreign trade resources. configuration.
In terms of promoting the convergence of standard certification, the “Opinions” require that the transformation of domestic and international standards should be actively carried out, the shortcomings of domestic standards should be filled, the technical level of standards should be improved, and the consistency of domestic and international standards should be continuously improved. Encourage domestic enterprises and institutions to actively participate in international standardization activities, strengthen cooperation with upstream and downstream enterprises in the global industrial chain, and jointly formulate international standards. Support third-party conformity assessment service agencies such as inspection and testing, certification and accreditation to provide one-stop services for domestic and foreign trade enterprises, and encourage the international development of third-party conformity assessment service agencies.
Bai Ming told the “Daily Economic News” reporter that the first difficulty faced by foreign trade companies in the process of exporting to domestic sales is the issue of rules and standards. There are differences in standard certification and regulatory rules between the domestic market and the international market. Therefore, in order for enterprises to truly make good use of the two markets and two resources, more detailed reference documents must be issued, and one-stop services in terms of rules and standard certification must be provided.
Sang Baichuan, Dean of the Institute of International Economics, University of International Business and EconomicsIt said that in the process of promoting the integration of domestic and foreign trade and promoting the construction of a new development pattern, there is a separation of domestic and foreign trade in terms of standard rules and other content. Some product standards for export to domestic sales are quite different from domestic standards, and there are obstacles in the process of coordinated development of domestic and foreign trade. Only by grasping the prominent contradictions can the integration of domestic and foreign trade be able to develop more smoothly.
Promote the digital development of domestic and foreign trade
The Opinion states that,Promote the digital development of domestic and foreign trade, make full use of modern information technology, and accelerate the integration of online and offline, to promote the connection of production and sales, the matching of supply and demand, promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, and cultivate new forms and models of domestic and foreign trade. Support the innovative development of reverse customization (C2M), smart factories, etc., enhance the flexible production and market demand adaptation capabilities of enterprises, and promote the integration of domestic and foreign trade industry chains and supply chains.
The “Opinions” require that the construction of a comprehensive pilot zone for cross-border e-commerce should be steadily promoted, and cross-border e-commerce platforms should be encouraged to improve their functions and better connect with domestic and international markets. Promote the healthy development of cross-border e-commerce retail import regulations and enrich product supply. Copy and promote the pilot experience of innovative development of trade in services, and improve the level of liberalization and facilitation of trade in services.
The “Daily Economic News” reporter found that as of now, my country’s cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area has been expanded five times, and the number has reached 105, covering 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country. From the perspective of layout, the first two batches of 13 pilot cities were mainly located in large and medium-sized cities in the east, the third batch began to expand to provincial capital cities in the central, western and northeastern regions, and the fourth batch extended to second- and third-tier cities.
Bai Ming told the “Daily Economic News” reporter that promoting the development of cross-border e-commerce is an important direction for the transformation and upgrading of my country’s foreign trade. During the epidemic, the advantages of cross-border e-commerce will be further revealed. Expanding the number of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones will play a catalytic role in further enhancing online platform transaction channels, air logistics and transportation.
Previously,Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu JuetingIn a regular press conference, he said that in recent years, new forms of foreign trade in my country have flourished, and cross-border e-commerce has increased nearly 10 times in five years, and will continue to maintain double-digit growth in 2021.
Data from the General Administration of Customs shows that in 2021, my country’s cross-border e-commerce imports and exports will be 1.98 trillion yuan, an increase of 15%; of which exports will be 1.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.5%.
Sang Baichuan analyzed that promoting the digital development of domestic and foreign trade can better realize the dynamic coordination of trade supply and demand. Through the combination of online sales and offline sales, the information between supply and demand is more symmetrical, which is more conducive to the integration of domestic and foreign trade.
Source of cover image: Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tan Jin
