According to the information of the Ministry of Commerce, on December 30, 2022, the 38th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to pass the decision on amending the Foreign Trade Law, deleting the provisions on the registration of foreign trade operators in Article 9 of the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China. According to the decision, from December 30, 2022, local commerce authorities will stop handling the registration of foreign trade operators.
The person in charge of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce said that for the market entities applying for import and export link licenses, technology import and export contract registration certificates, quotas, state trade qualifications and other relevant documents and qualifications, the relevant departments no longer require them to provide foreign trade operators for the record registration materials. This is a major reform measure in the field of foreign trade operation and management, and an important institutional innovation by the Chinese government to firmly advance trade liberalization and facilitation. It will help further optimize the business environment, release the growth potential of foreign trade, and promote high-quality trade development and high-level opening up.
According to the person in charge, at present, the Ministry of Commerce is earnestly implementing the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and The State Council, guiding the local competent commerce departments to do a good job in the cancellation of the registration of foreign trade operators, timely grasp the production and operation of foreign trade enterprises, and further improve the level of public services. At the same time, we will strengthen information sharing among departments, strengthen analysis and judgment of the foreign trade situation, improve foreign trade policies and measures, promote the optimization and upgrading of trade in goods, innovate the development mechanism of trade in services, continue to promote trade innovation, and promote high-quality development.