Cross-border electronic commerce is a new foreign trade format with the fastest development speed, the greatest potential and the strongest driving force, and it is still in a period of rapid development. In November 2022, the State Council approved the establishment of China (Jiaozuo) cross-border electronic commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone (hereinafter referred to as Jiaozuo Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone), and the cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone in our province was expanded again.
How to build Jiaozuo cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area? How to anchor advantages and highlight characteristics? Recently, the provincial government issued the "Implementation Plan of China (Jiaozuo) cross-border electronic commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), clarifying the development goals and key tasks. On November 10th, Henan government network invited Li Xiaolin, deputy secretary and deputy director of the Party Committee of Jiaozuo Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Wang Changlin, associate professor of henan university of economics and law College of E-commerce and Logistics Management and outstanding young social science expert in Henan Province, to introduce the relevant situation of accelerating the construction of China (Jiaozuo) cross-border electronic commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone (hereinafter referred to as Jiaozuo Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone) in our province.
Highlight characteristics and cultivate new advantages
The annual transaction volume of cross-border e-commerce exceeded 15 billion yuan.
What are the advantages of Jiaozuo in building a cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area? It is understood that Jiaozuo cylinder liners, paper machinery, riboflavin and other products are in the leading position in the industry. The main export products are titanium dioxide, tires, diesel engine parts, fur products, lithium-ion batteries, shoes and paper products. In the first half of this year, the total import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce was 537.6965 million US dollars, equivalent to RMB 3.7 billion, up 66.44% year-on-year.
"The successful approval of the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area is a milestone in the development of cross-border e-commerce in our city, and it is the recognition of the cross-border e-commerce achievements in our city at the national level." Li Xiaolin, deputy secretary and deputy director of the Party Committee of Jiaozuo Municipal Bureau of Commerce, said, "Since the approval of the comprehensive test area, we have conducted a three-month thorough investigation on the current situation of cross-border e-commerce industry and enterprise operation in all counties (cities, districts) of the city, set up a leading group for the work of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area headed by the main leaders of the municipal government, and will organize a mobilization and deployment meeting for the construction of China (Jiaozuo) cross-border electronic commerce comprehensive test area in the near future."
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What development goals are set in the Plan for the construction of Jiaozuo cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area? Through five years’ exploration and practice, 10 cross-border e-commerce industrial parks, more than 2 training and incubation bases and more than 10 overseas warehouses have been built, and 100 cross-border e-commerce enterprises have been cultivated. The annual transaction volume of cross-border e-commerce has exceeded 15 billion yuan, and a high-level cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area with distinctive industrial characteristics, perfect supporting services and sound supervision system has been built.
Insist on highlighting characteristics and anchoring advantages. Relying on the platforms such as the national torch plan auto parts characteristic industrial base, the national foreign trade transformation and upgrading base and the sheep shearing products foreign trade transformation and upgrading base, we will consolidate the leading position of cylinder liners, paper machinery, riboflavin and other products, promote the transformation of sheep shearing, rubber products, auto parts and other industries, enhance traditional advantages and cultivate new advantages.
Cultivate new cross-border e-commerce industrial clusters
Constructing cross-border e-commerce industry chain of characteristic products
The data shows that in 2022, the number of foreign trade enterprises with import and export performance in Henan Province reached 10,740, and the proportion of Henan foreign trade enterprises going to the sea digitally through cross-border e-commerce platforms increased year by year.
Li Xiaolin said: "There are more than 400 foreign trade enterprises with import and export performance in Jiaozuo, including 18 enterprises with import and export of more than 100 million yuan and 5 enterprises with import and export of more than 1 billion yuan, accounting for 86% of the total import and export value of the city."
According to reports, Jiaozuo’s foreign trade composition is still dominated by bulk industrial products. Although some machinery and equipment export enterprises such as grain and oil machinery and paper machinery have achieved certain results by using cross-border e-commerce platforms, the industrial driving effect is limited, and the cross-border e-commerce application rate of traditional foreign trade enterprises needs to be improved.
To build the Jiaozuo cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area, the "Proposal" requires promoting the innovation and development of cross-border e-commerce and helping the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. How will Jiaozuo promote the integration of cross-border e-commerce and industry?
In terms of cross-border e-commerce+equipment manufacturing, support enterprises such as construction machinery, paper-making equipment and agricultural machinery equipment to build cross-border e-commerce product design centers, develop digital and intelligent products, implement flexible production, enrich cross-border e-commerce product categories, and cultivate cross-border e-commerce equipment manufacturing industrial clusters.
How to develop cross-border e-commerce and featured products? Guide "Four Huai Medicine", Huai Jiang products, functional drinks and other health and leisure food manufacturers and ceramic products manufacturers with twisted-tire porcelain and black pottery as the core to strengthen cooperation with cross-border e-commerce platform enterprises and expand the international market. Support enterprises to carry out product quality certification and standardization construction, and build a cross-border e-commerce industrial chain of featured products.
On October 18th, Jiaozuo Municipal Bureau of Commerce invited Alibaba International Station to jointly hold the 2023 "Digital Sailing for Henan Merchants" Jiaozuo Cross-border E-commerce Lecture Hall, and organized 67 cross-border E-commerce enterprises, foreign trade enterprises and productive enterprises willing to expand foreign trade business in Jiaozuo to participate.
Implementing industrial upgrading action is one of the key tasks in building Jiaozuo cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area. The "Proposal" clearly promotes the transformation and upgrading of high-end equipment, fur products, new materials, auto parts, modern chemicals, intelligent equipment, biomedicine and other industries using cross-border e-commerce. Strengthen docking with coastal areas, the Yangtze River Delta region and the Pearl River Delta region, undertake the transfer of cross-border e-commerce related industries, and cultivate new cross-border e-commerce industrial clusters.
"Jiaozuo will focus on expanding market players, developing industrial clusters and cultivating well-known brands. Do a good job in enterprise service, cultivate leading enterprises, support small and medium-sized enterprises, support supporting facilities, promote industrial agglomeration and develop Jiaozuo characteristics. " Li Xiaolin introduced.
Promote customs clearance facilitation
Trial implementation of tax exemption policies for value-added tax and consumption tax
On March 7th, it was confirmed by Zhengzhou Customs that Jiaozuo Customs issued the Letter of Confirmation of Approved Exporter of People’s Republic of China (PRC) Customs to Jiaozuo Longfeng Fur Enterprise Co., Ltd., and Longfeng Fur became the first approved exporter under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in Jiaozuo, and also the first approved exporter enterprise in our province since the beginning of this year.
Xu Dongfeng, head of customs affairs of Jiaozuo Longfeng Fur Enterprise Co., Ltd., said that after being recognized as an approved exporter, it is no longer necessary to apply for a certificate of origin from the customs one by one when exporting goods. The company can independently issue a declaration of origin at any time, and it can plan and arrange the production and export of goods more flexibly in the future.
What are the customs clearance facilitation policies in Jiaozuo cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area? The "Proposal" clarifies that the functions of the online integrated service platform will be improved, and online processing such as filing, declaration and customs clearance of enterprises will be realized to improve the efficiency of customs clearance. Promote the "two-step declaration" and "declare in advance" customs clearance mode. Implement the system of independent declaration of origin and the system of pre-ruling of origin, and promote self-printing of certificates of origin. Implement a customs clearance facilitation system based on enterprise credit evaluation and commodity risk assessment.
What are the "gold content" policies in optimizing tax collection and management services? For qualified e-commerce export enterprises in the comprehensive test area to export goods without valid purchase vouchers, the tax exemption policy of value-added tax and consumption tax will be tried out. For qualified cross-border e-commerce enterprises in the comprehensive test area, the method of collecting enterprise income tax will be tried out, and the taxable income rate will be determined according to 4%.
The training course of RCEP policy interpretation and commercial certification in Henan Province started in Jiaozuo City. The training aims to help enterprises understand the rules, make full use of preferential policies, actively integrate into the RCEP open market and promote the upgrading and development of foreign trade.
"We will earnestly study and introduce measures to support cross-border e-commerce in our city, find ways to coordinate funds at all levels, and support the development of cross-border e-commerce enterprises in our city with real money and sincerity." Li Xiaolin said.
Give full play to the advantages of platform policy superposition
Cultivate cross-border e-commerce talents
Platform construction is an important part of promoting the development of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test area. The Plan requires that the overlapping advantages of platform policies such as Jiaozuo Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone, Jiaozuo National High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Jiaozuo Economic and Technological Development Zone, Henan Dezhong Bonded Logistics Center and China Baowu Jiaozuo Modern Comprehensive Logistics Park be brought into play to build a perfect cross-border e-commerce industrial chain and ecosystem.
Among them, relying on the "single window" of China (Henan) international trade, we will build an online comprehensive service platform for cross-border e-commerce, and constantly improve the service functions such as customs clearance, logistics, finance, insurance and tax refund. Support counties (cities, districts) to build cross-border e-commerce industrial parks, introduce well-known cross-border e-commerce enterprises to settle in, and promote the agglomeration of various elements.
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Li Xiaolin said that at present, in terms of cross-border e-commerce, Jiaozuo still lacks high-level practical talents, and it is a constraint for enterprises to expand cross-border e-commerce business talents. "The" Proposal "proposes to support qualified universities in Jiaozuo to set up cross-border e-commerce related majors and build a number of cross-border e-commerce talent training bases and creative spaces, which will promote the introduction of high-level talents in Jiaozuo. The Municipal Bureau of Commerce recommended the new city of Jiaozuo Science and Technology Headquarters in High-tech Zone to participate in the cross-border e-commerce talent training and enterprise incubation platform in Henan Province, which was approved on November 9 and became the second approved platform in our city after the e-commerce entrepreneurship training base of Jiaozuo Teachers College. "
Li Xiaolin said that Jiaozuo City will seize the opportunity of the approval of China (Jiaozuo) cross-border electronic commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone, take the construction of Jiaozuo Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone as the main starting point, expand and improve the construction of cross-border E-commerce ecosystem, do a number of projects, do a number of models and strengthen a number of enterprises, and truly regard the construction of cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone as a weapon to develop e-commerce industry, stimulate foreign trade import and export and boost local economy.
Expert’s point of view: Implementing three "deep integration" will open up a new way for Henan inland.
Cross-border electronic commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone is a pilot field in cross-border electronic commerce, China. Wang Changlin, an associate professor at henan university of economics and law Institute of Electronic Commerce and Logistics Management and an outstanding young social science expert in Henan Province, believes that, like all inland cities, the main problems in the development of cross-border e-commerce in Jiaozuo City are not near the sea, the river and the border.
In this regard, Wang Changlin suggested that three "deep integration" should be implemented by leveraging the strength to promote the high-quality development of Jiaozuo cross-border comprehensive test area. Deeply integrated into the "Belt and Road". Make full use of the opening advantages of the "Four Silk Roads" in our province and the superposition of a series of national strategic platforms, and strive to achieve further breakthroughs in improving the advantages of open channels, strengthening the functions of open platforms, and international economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, so that more and more "Made in Jiaozuo" will go global. Deeply integrated into the "Zhengzhou Metropolitan Area". Make full use of the integrated development of Zhengzhou national central city, the advantages of Zhengzhou-centered comprehensive transportation hub, and the opportunities and advantages of high-quality development of Zhengzhou Airport Economic Comprehensive Experimental Zone in the new stage, build a coordinated development mechanism between cross-border e-commerce and metropolitan area, and realize the complementary and misplaced development of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive experimental zone within and outside the metropolitan area. Deeply integrated into the "industrial chain and ecological circle". Fully combine the resource endowments and characteristic industries such as high-end equipment, fur products and "Four Huai Medicines" in Jiaozuo City, actively carry out the action plan of "cross-border e-commerce+industrial belt", promote the coordinated development of cross-border e-commerce enterprises, local dominant enterprises, small and medium-sized online merchants, third-party platforms and comprehensive service enterprises, and realize the deep integration of industrial chain, innovation chain, capital chain and talent chain.
Wang Changlin said that Jiaozuo Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Test Zone should be "circled" among many test zones, and become a "bridgehead" for inland opening, thus opening up a new way for Henan. (Guo xuru)