The Ministry of Commerce held an online special conference to introduce the implementation opinions of the General Office of the State Council on supporting export products to domestic sales.

The Ministry of Commerce held an online special conference on "Implementation Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Supporting Export Products to Domestic Sales"

[peak]Good afternoon, journalists and friends. Welcome to the online special news conference of the Ministry of Commerce.

Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the implementation opinions on supporting the export products to domestic sales. In order to let everyone know the relevant situation better, today we invited Mr. Lin Shaobin, deputy director of the Enterprise Management and Inspection Department of the General Administration of Customs, Ms. He Xiaoqun, second inspector of the Certification and Supervision Department of the General Administration of Market Supervision, Mr. Yang Guoliang, deputy director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, and Ms. Li Danghui, deputy director of the Consumption Promotion Department of the Ministry of Commerce, to introduce the relevant situation. I am the host of today’s conference, deputy director of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce and spokesman Gao Feng.

Today, Deputy Director Yang Guoliang will first introduce the Implementation Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Supporting Export Products to Domestic Sales, and then four publishers will be willing to answer questions raised by journalists and friends. Next, please introduce Deputy Director Yang Guoliang.

[Yang Guoliang]Good afternoon, journalists and friends! I am very happy to attend the press conference this afternoon. First of all, on behalf of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, I would like to thank the news media for their long-term concern and support for foreign trade.

The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to stabilizing foreign trade. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed that it is necessary to stabilize the basic market of foreign trade and foreign investment and ensure the smooth operation of the foreign trade industrial chain and supply chain. On June 9th, the executive meeting in the State Council decided that in order to help foreign trade enterprises with nearly 200 million jobs out of difficulties, while encouraging enterprises to explore the international market, they should also support marketable export products to explore the domestic market. The General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Implementation Opinions on Supporting Export Products to Domestic Sales". Below, I will briefly introduce the background, working principles and main contents of the Implementation Opinions.

I. Background

At present, China’s foreign trade development is facing unprecedented risks and challenges. According to the investigation of the Ministry of Commerce, the epidemic situation abroad has spread, the international demand has shrunk, the orders of foreign trade enterprises have declined, and the enthusiasm of exporting to domestic sales has increased. But at the same time, foreign trade enterprises also face some difficulties in turning to domestic sales, mainly because some products have different standards at home and abroad. For example, the size of clothing exported to Europe and America is different from the domestic standard, and the style and domestic market demand are also different, so it is necessary to make targeted adjustment or transformation when transferring it to domestic market. The export of some export products to domestic market often involves brand and trademark issues and needs to be authorized by the foreign party. Some foreign trade enterprises have been producing according to orders for a long time, lacking domestic marketing experience and specialized teams, and their brand awareness in China is not high. In addition, domestic sales also face the difference of market settlement mode. Domestic sales usually adopt credit sales mode, which takes up more funds and has relatively high risks.

At the same time, we also see that there is great growth potential for exporting products to domestic market. From the perspective of domestic consumption, the national epidemic prevention and control war has achieved great strategic results, and the domestic market demand is accelerating, providing a domestic market for export industries such as electronic appliances, light industry, textiles and clothing, and agricultural products. From the perspective of investment, the promotion of new infrastructure, new urbanization and major projects in various places has brought new opportunities to export industries such as machinery and equipment, electrical and mechanical equipment and precision instruments. From the perspective of consumption upgrading, some foreign trade enterprises are shifting from traditional mass production to personalized customization, which can better meet the needs of domestic consumption upgrading. The rapid development of new consumption modes such as online sales and live broadcast with goods has also opened up sales channels for foreign trade enterprises directly facing consumer groups.

Second, the working principle

In order to do a good job in supporting the export products to domestic sales, the implementation opinions clarified the relevant working principles.

The first is to give play to the guiding role of the government. To support the export products to domestic market, we should help enterprises solve the problems such as market access and channel expansion, get through the "blocking points" encountered in domestic sales, help foreign trade enterprises to bail out and ensure the smooth operation of industrial chain and supply chain.

The second is to play the main role of enterprises. Enterprises are the main body of the market, directly facing the domestic market, participating in market competition, knowing the market demand best and being most sensitive to market changes. Turning to domestic sales will adhere to market-oriented operation, encourage foreign trade enterprises to independently expand sales channels, and drive domestic consumption to upgrade.

The third is to implement local territorial responsibilities. The industrial structure and market subjects of foreign trade vary from place to place, and there are also differences in the problems encountered in transferring to domestic sales. Local governments should adjust measures to local conditions, introduce targeted supporting measures, focus on helping foreign trade enterprises and small and medium-sized micro-foreign trade enterprises in the supply chain of important industrial chains in the region to bail out, and promote the export products to domestic sales.

Third, the main content

The "Implementation Opinions" put forward 10 policy measures from three aspects: first, support export products to enter the domestic market, including speeding up the market access for domestic sales, promoting the development of "same line, same standard and homogeneity" and strengthening intellectual property protection; Second, multi-channel support for domestic sales, including building a platform for domestic sales, giving play to the role of effective investment and accurately matching consumer demand; The third is to increase support, including improving the level of facilitation of domestic sales, providing financing services and support, increasing insurance support and strengthening financial support.

The "Implementation Opinions" fully reflects the great attention and cordial concern of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council for foreign trade enterprises, and also fully demonstrates the determination of all departments to help foreign trade enterprises tide over the difficulties. In the short term, supporting export products to domestic sales is an emergency measure to help foreign trade enterprises solve the problem of domestic sales and promote the basic stability of foreign trade. In the long run, supporting the export products to domestic sales is also a long-term way to promote the effective integration of domestic and foreign trade, make full use of the domestic and international dual cycle, and cultivate new advantages in participating in international cooperation and competition. We will resolutely implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, implement the detailed "Implementation Opinions", ensure the full use of various policies and measures, make every effort to stabilize enterprises and employment, help foreign trade enterprises tide over the difficulties, and stabilize the basic market of foreign trade and foreign investment. thank you

[peak]Thank you, Deputy Director Yang Guoliang, for your introduction. Let’s enter the question-and-answer session, and please ask your reporters to ask questions around the theme of today’s press conference. Please ask questions below.

[China News Agency reporter]Many foreign trade enterprises have encountered difficulties in the process of exporting products to domestic market, such as poor domestic distribution channels and inconsistent quality standards at home and abroad. Excuse me, what support measures are put forward in the Implementation Opinions?

[Yang Guoliang]The "Implementation Opinions" adhere to the problem orientation and focus on the outstanding difficulties reflected by enterprises, and put forward 10 policy measures from three aspects:

Three measures are put forward to support export products to enter the domestic market. First, speed up the market access for domestic sales, simplify the certification procedures for domestic products and simplify the tax procedures for enterprises. The second is to promote the development of "same line, same standard and homogeneity". Support enterprises to produce products that can be exported and sold domestically according to the same standards and quality on the same production line, and expand the application scope of "three products" to the fields of general consumer goods and industrial products. The third is to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights. Support foreign trade enterprises to do a good job in intellectual property authorization, patent application, trademark registration and copyright registration. The above measures are conducive to solving the problem of inconsistent standards of domestic and foreign products, helping qualified products whose exports are blocked to enter the domestic market quickly, and also protecting domestic consumers’ right to know. At the same time, we will promote the expansion of the scope of the "three-in-one" products and help foreign trade enterprises solve the problem of convergence of standards for domestic sales in a larger scope. In the long run, this will also help to promote the unification of domestic and foreign product standards and better meet the demand for consumption upgrading in the domestic market.

In terms of multi-channel support for domestic sales. Three measures are put forward. The first is to build a platform for domestic sales. Encourage foreign trade enterprises to connect with e-commerce platforms, guide major pedestrian streets to organize special activities, and organize large commercial enterprises to carry out direct purchase orders. The second is to play an effective investment-driven role. Focus on the needs of new infrastructure, new urbanization and major engineering construction, organize the docking of a number of qualified export products for domestic sales, and guide foreign trade enterprises to participate in the construction of major projects in industry and communications. The third is to accurately meet consumer demand. Guide foreign trade enterprises to develop marketable products, create their own brands, make full use of new formats and new models, and promote the integration of online and offline development. The above measures are mainly to give full play to the advantages of e-commerce platforms, pedestrian streets, large commercial enterprises and well-known exhibitions to promote the docking of production and marketing. At the same time, support foreign trade enterprises to seize the new opportunities brought by the construction of new and old infrastructure, the upgrading of manufacturing industry and the development of emerging industries, and promote the export of industrial products to domestic sales; Support foreign trade enterprises to sell domestic products through foreign trade quality products to meet and promote domestic consumption upgrading.

In strengthening the support of credit insurance and funds, four measures are put forward. The first is to improve the level of facilitation of domestic sales. Processing trade enterprises that meet the requirements for centralized domestic tax collection procedures may declare within 15 days after the end of the quarter at the latest. The second is to provide financing services and support. Encourage all kinds of financial institutions to strengthen supply chain financial services, increase credit support, and rely on large-scale e-commerce platforms to strengthen direct lending business to small and medium-sized micro-foreign trade enterprises. The third is to increase insurance support. Support insurance companies to provide diversified insurance value-added services. The fourth is to strengthen financial support. Make full use of special funds for foreign trade and economic development. The above measures are mainly to further provide convenience and support for enterprises and reduce the cost of domestic sales. In view of the problems faced by enterprises transferring to domestic market, such as long account period, high capital occupation and high settlement risk, we provide financing services and credit support for enterprises, and do a good job in public services such as business training, publicity and promotion, and information services related to transferring to domestic market. thank you

[Phoenix TV reporter]What is the current domestic market operation? Under the background of current epidemic prevention and control, will exporting to domestic market increase the competitive pressure in the domestic market?

Li DanghuiWith the major strategic achievements in the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic in China, a series of policies and measures such as helping enterprises to bail out, stabilizing jobs and promoting consumption have been gradually effective. The resumption of business and markets in various places has been accelerated, the living order has been gradually restored, and the domestic consumer market has been gradually improved. From January to May, the total retail sales of social consumer goods nationwide reached 1.387 billion yuan, down 13.5% year-on-year, and the decline was 5.5% narrower than that in the first quarter. It decreased by 2.8% in May, and the cumulative decline for three consecutive months narrowed by 17.7 percentage points. Zhejiang, Fujian, Hainan, Henan, Shanghai and other places have realized the transition from falling to rising. Commodity consumption has steadily picked up. The sales scale in May is close to that of the same period last year. Service consumption gradually recovered. In May, catering revenue decreased by 18.9% year-on-year, and the cumulative decline for two consecutive months narrowed by 27.9 percentage points. The proportion of online consumption has increased. From January to May, the online retail sales of physical goods increased by 11.5%; It accounted for 24.3% of the total amount of the society, up 5.4 percentage points year-on-year. The market supply of daily necessities is generally sufficient. Recently, the continuous heavy rainfall in many places in the south has had a certain impact on local vegetable production, storage and transportation. The prices of individual leafy vegetables have increased, but the supply channels are basically stable, the market replenishment is smooth, and the supply is generally guaranteed.

Regarding the second question you mentioned, I introduced earlier that since the beginning of this year, China’s consumer market has overcome the impact of the epidemic, achieved a monthly recovery, the consumption of basic living goods has continued to grow, upgraded goods have been more active, and the retail of housing and transportation goods has been improved. This also shows that under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, the demand and pursuit of a better life by ordinary people are still growing, which also reflects the great potential and resilience of China’s consumer market. On the other hand, the transfer of high-quality export products to domestic market is not just an alternative relationship for the domestic market. Like international trade, there is both trade transfer and trade creation. More high-quality export products will further enrich the domestic market supply, increase consumers’ choices, accurately meet demand, and promote consumption upgrading; At the same time, the common international rules formed in the international market for a long time will also help to improve and enhance the domestic business environment, help to smooth the circulation of the "artery", stimulate market vitality and effective demand, help us to fully release the advantages of super-large market scale and domestic demand potential, and finally promote the formation of a domestic big cycle and promote the mutual promotion of domestic and international double cycles.

[Economic Daily reporter]Excuse me, General Administration of Market Supervision, what is a product with the same line and standard? How will the General Administration of Market Supervision promote the development of "Three Tong" in the next step?

[He Xiaoqun]"Homogeneous products with the same line and standard" refers to products that can be exported and sold domestically on the same production line according to the same standards and quality requirements.

Since 2016, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has implemented the "three links" for the domestic and foreign sales of exported food and agricultural products, with the former CNCA as the specific lead department. The former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and the former CNCA, on the basis of combining the management responsibilities of administrative examination and approval of export food production enterprises, organized the former inspection and quarantine bureaus directly under the Central Government to promote export enterprises to participate in the "Three Links" based on the specific management functions and means of filing export food enterprises.

In order to implement Document No.16 [2020] issued by the State Council, the General Administration of Market Supervision will base itself on its existing responsibilities, adhere to the following principles, and do relevant work with relevant departments. First, give full play to the main responsibility of enterprises, further clarify the positioning and responsibilities of market players, and export enterprises earnestly implement the main responsibility of quality and safety, benchmark international advanced standards, establish and implement product quality and safety control systems, and continuously meet the requirements of relevant technical regulations and standards of China and export destination countries (regions). The second is to highlight the government’s guidance and supervision functions, guide and guide the expansion of the scope of application of "three products" to the fields of general consumer goods and industrial products, and at the same time do a good job in the quality and safety supervision of "three products"; The third is to give play to the role of industry organization and service, do a good job in standard setting, information service, publicity and promotion, industry self-discipline, establish an information service platform, support export products to domestic sales, and help foreign trade enterprises tide over the difficulties. thank you

[Economic Information Daily reporter]I would like to ask the General Administration of Customs, the "Implementation Opinions" mentioned that the processing trade enterprises that meet the requirements for domestic sales tax procedures will be adjusted from monthly declaration to quarterly declaration. What is the original intention of this policy? What convenience does policy adjustment bring to enterprises?

[Lin Shaobin]For a long time, the processing trade has been dominated by "two ends outside", and the proportion of domestic sales is relatively small. In recent years, with the continuous promotion of the transformation and upgrading of processing trade, processing trade has changed from a simple "two ends outside" to "two resources and two markets", and the demand for domestic sales of enterprises has become stronger. In order to meet the needs of enterprises, the General Administration of Customs, together with the Ministry of Commerce and other departments, has done a lot of work to promote the convenience of domestic sales of processing trade enterprises. For example, it has cooperated with the Ministry of Commerce to cancel the approval procedures for domestic sales of processing trade, and adopted a monthly centralized taxation method for domestic sales of qualified processing trade enterprises, which has achieved good results. In 2019, the domestic sales value of processing trade in China was about 338.3 billion yuan, up 8.4% year-on-year.

Since the beginning of this year, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, processing trade enterprises have reduced their orders and faced severe challenges. In order to do a good job of "six stability" and implement the task of "six guarantees", the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Commerce have studied further relaxing the restrictions on domestic sales of processing trade enterprises. In the Implementation Opinions, it is proposed to further relax the tax time limit for domestic sales, from monthly declaration to quarterly declaration at the longest, and eligible enterprises are allowed to declare within 15 days after the end of each quarter. It greatly reduces the number of domestic sales procedures for Canadian trade enterprises, which will inevitably save the cost of domestic sales for enterprises. At the same time, this policy will also greatly improve the overall efficiency of domestic sales for enterprises, and will play a very positive role in opening up domestic market sales for enterprises, overcoming the difficulties caused by the negative impact of the epidemic and continuing to develop healthily.

In the next step, our department will soon announce the specific procedures for centralized taxation of domestic sales in this processing trade (including processing trade enterprises in special customs supervision areas), clarify the specific customs supervision requirements, and let the vast number of processing trade enterprises enjoy tangible policy dividends. thank you

[cctv-4 reporter]What measures will the Ministry of Commerce take to support and guide foreign trade enterprises to explore the domestic market and promote the upgrading of domestic consumption?

Li DanghuiSince the outbreak, the Ministry of Commerce has guided local governments to actively carry out the work of transferring export products to domestic sales. First, carry out research to find out the real difficulties of domestic sales of foreign trade products. As you can see, the third part of the "Implementation Opinions" should be said to comply with the requirements of enterprises and refine and summarize the effective experiences and practices in various places in the early stage. The second is to organize the docking of domestic and foreign trade enterprises to help foreign trade enterprises smooth online and offline sales channels and hedge the impact of the decline in external demand. During the previous "Double-product Shopping Festival", the 618 Online Shopping Festival and the Shanghai May 5 th Shopping Festival, major e-commerce platforms set up export product areas and specials to recommend products such as clothing, silk, toys, luggage and porcelain, and some also provided a light-entry shop-free business plan to help enterprises digitally transform. The third is to encourage all localities to further expand the scope of implementation of "the same line, the same standard and the same quality" for domestic export products, and break through the standard barriers for domestic sales of export products. Some localities have introduced promotion policies in combination with local conditions. For example, Shanghai proposed to encourage e-commerce platforms to provide preferential policies such as zero commission, traffic support, and margin reduction and exemption, and held 11 measures including offline sale and exhibition activities. As a major export province, Guangdong Province has actively formulated policies to support domestic sales, built a platform for domestic sales display and communication and consumption promotion, intensified e-commerce marketing, expanded online channels, reduced interest and reduced the cost of domestic sales for enterprises. Guangzhou has established a domestic service network by implementing the service of "one enterprise, one policy" and "one thing, one discussion" for the top 50 processing trade.

In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will implement the requirements of the Implementation Opinions, guide all localities to refine supporting measures and plans according to local conditions, increase publicity, and urge the implementation of various policies and measures. In addition, the Ministry of Commerce has made arrangements to hold nationwide consumption promotion activities in the second half of this year, taking advantage of the advantages of pedestrian streets and key business districts in brand agglomeration, channel integration and market popularity to broaden the domestic sales channels of marketable export products. Guide and support local governments to build consumption promotion platforms, help foreign trade enterprises to further connect domestic large-scale commercial circulation enterprises and e-commerce platform enterprises, and promote the connection between supply and demand. At the same time, support local governments to include products exported to domestic market in various consumption promotion activities, encourage enterprises to develop marketable domestic products, create their own brands, cultivate and develop new consumption hotspots, and further promote the upgrading and expansion of the domestic consumer market. thank you

[shanghai securities news reporter]I would like to ask the General Administration of Market Supervision, is it necessary to apply for compulsory certification for products exported to domestic market? International certification has been obtained, such as CB test certificate and report, or access certification of other countries. What are the simplification measures when handling compulsory certification in our country?

[He Xiaoqun]Compulsory product certification system is a conformity assessment system with the nature of market access established in accordance with relevant laws and regulations of our country. Its purpose is to safeguard national security, protect human health or safety and protect the environment. Compulsory product certification is usually called CCC certification. At present, CCC certified product catalogue includes 103 products in 17 categories, such as household electronic and electrical products, automobiles and toys, which are all directly related to consumers’ personal safety. The products listed in the catalogue must be evaluated to meet the requirements of relevant safety standards and marked with CCC mark before they can leave the factory, sell, import or be used in other business activities.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, taking "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" as the main line of reform, CCC certification has taken a number of reform measures based on the construction of institutional mechanisms such as dynamic catalogue adjustment, market opening, trade facilitation, friendly implementation and reducing institutional transaction costs. Specifically, it includes promoting "directory slimming", introducing self-declaration evaluation methods, and optimizing certification implementation procedures. Not only greatly reduced the number of certification certificates, reduced certification costs, but also focused on guiding enterprises to strengthen the main responsibility of product quality.

In order to help foreign trade enterprises tide over the difficulties and support export products to domestic sales, we will urge and guide CCC designated certification bodies to provide CCC certification-related training for domestic enterprises that produce products in CCC certification catalogue, and help enterprises accurately grasp CCC certification policies and requirements; Further optimize the certification process, arrange special personnel to follow the certification process, and ensure the seamless connection between the procedures; For products that have obtained international or foreign certification, under the premise of meeting CCC certification requirements, actively adopt the existing testing and certification results to avoid repeated evaluation and shorten the certification processing time.

Take electronic products with CB certificates and reports as an example to make a preliminary estimate. Through the above-mentioned assistance measures, CCC certification can be completed within one to two weeks on the basis that enterprises fully understand CCC certification requirements and accreditation procedures, and actively cooperate with certification institutions and provide relevant certification materials. thank you

[peak]Because of the time, we will respond to the last question.

[Xinhua News Agency reporter]What will be the next step to promote the implementation of the Opinions and help foreign trade enterprises to bail out?

[Yang Guoliang]Supporting the export products to domestic market is an important measure for the CPC Central Committee and the State Council to support foreign trade enterprises to bail out. The Ministry of Commerce attaches great importance to it, and will, in accordance with the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, encourage enterprises to expand the international market, and at the same time, work with local governments and departments to actively do the following work.

First, step up the implementation of the Implementation Opinions. When the document was published, the division of tasks of various departments was clearly put forward. The Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to formulate specific work plans and organize their implementation, and various localities will also introduce targeted supporting measures to create a good policy environment for exporting products to domestic sales.

The second is to organize special activities to transfer export products to domestic sales. The Ministry of Commerce will combine its own work functions, integrate domestic and foreign trade resources, accurately meet domestic consumer demand, and organize special events; Relying on all kinds of online shopping festivals, we will set up special zones for foreign trade products and carry out online sales activities. We will also make full use of platforms such as Canton Fair and China Processing Trade Products Expo to help foreign trade enterprises expand domestic sales channels.

The third is to guide local governments to do a good job in transferring domestic sales. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, all localities have helped foreign trade enterprises to switch to domestic sales according to local conditions, and achieved positive results and formed good experiences and practices. The Ministry of Commerce will strengthen business exchanges and training, and actively sum up and promote good experiences and practices. At the same time, we will continue to strengthen policy guidance, give full play to local enthusiasm and creativity, and help foreign trade enterprises explore the domestic market. thank you

[peak]This concludes today’s press conference. For other issues that media friends are concerned about, we will respond positively through appropriate means after the meeting. Thank you, four publishers, and thank you, journalists and friends, thank you!