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The China Railway Express is not the only weapon for Guangzhou districts to make good use of and promote foreign trade. Today, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has become another hot spot targeted by the districts.

Foreign trade is one of the "troikas" driving economic growth and plays an important role in stabilizing the economy and promoting development. With the upgrading of "Made in China" to "Made in China" and the era of "Chinese brands" going global, cross-border e-commerce has become a "" A powerful boost for Chinese brands to go overseas. In addition to using the China-Europe Railway Express to provide low-cost transportation channels for enterprises, Guangzhou districts have been actively introducing policies and publicizing new trade relationship agreements since the end of last year, so that enterprises can know more about policy convenience, save export costs, and boost foreign trade. It is worth mentioning that after the implementation of RCEP, the first export trade of Huangpu District in Guangzhou to RCEP member countries saved about 150,000 yuan in tariffs.

Manufacturing regions embrace the benefits of RCEP

At 0:00 on January 1 this year, under the guidance and rapid approval of the Huangpu District Bureau of Commerce, the Huangpu Customs Customs Office, and the staff of the old port customs and Suidong customs, MINISO International (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "MINISO") completed the certificate of origin review and export declaration procedures, and cleared the customs for products exported to Thailand.

This is Huangpu's first export trade to RCEP member countries after the landing of RCEP. It only took 46 seconds from submitting the application to obtaining the RCEP certificate of origin issued by the customs. A reporter from New Express has learned that the goods exported in this order are small pillows from the MINISO Good Life series. After the goods arrive in Thailand, they will enjoy a preferential tariff reduction of RMB 153,000.

It is understood that Huangpu is a large manufacturing area, and some core components of high-end manufacturing in the area need to be imported, while the high-end manufacturing industries of RCEP member countries Japan and South Korea are relatively developed. After the implementation of RCEP, Japan and South Korea's electronic appliances, integrated circuits, automobile The tariffs on imported goods such as spare parts, instruments and meters, machinery and equipment tend to be zero, which will promote the improvement of quality, cost reduction and efficiency improvement of the manufacturing industry in the region.

The products of Donghai Rubber & Plastic (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. are rubber pipes and shock absorbers for automobiles. Some parts and raw materials are imported from abroad. The annual import value is about 500 million yuan, of which 90% of the RCEP member countries are involved. "After the implementation of RCEP, it is expected that the import tariff will be reduced by 900,000 yuan in 2022, accounting for 3.6% of the overall import tariff; after 10 years, it is expected to reduce the import tariff by more than 10 million yuan, accounting for 41% of the overall import tariff." Manager Shigeru Kawashima said: "The implementation of RCEP not only allows us to significantly reduce import costs, but also brings greater business opportunities, which will be beneficial to the continued expansion of China's new energy vehicle market."

Not only industrial enterprises are exporting with the help of RCEP, July 23 is the great summer. On the same day, a truck of Huangpu lychees set off from Knowledge City to Singapore under the “speed-up and cooling” distribution. This is the first batch of Huangpu District to export to RCEP after RCEP takes effect. The lychees of member states have become another measure for Huangpu District to connect with RCEP to promote the high-quality development of agricultural trade.

Digital empowerment helps companies participate in RCEP

Huangpu Port is an ancient and good port with a thousand-year history. In the past few years, Huangpu District has promoted the transformation and development of Huangpu Port, digitally empowered the port and shipping industry, continued to carry out cross-border trade innovation, cultivated and introduced a large number of "digital experts" in related fields, and actively contributed to Huangpu District and Guangzhou enterprises. Participation in RCEP has laid a solid foundation.

Guangzhou Electronic Port Co., Ltd., located in the core area of Lingang Economic Zone, is one of the representatives. As a corporate entity operating the "Single Window" in Guangzhou, after the business integration of Guangzhou Electronic Port Co., Ltd., the enterprise can complete the declaration of the certificate of origin and the declaration of tax refund in one-stop through the "Single Window", which improves the efficiency of customs clearance. Since its launch, the window has accumulated more than 900 million declarations.

"We will also rely on Guangzhou's 'single window' for international trade to build a RCEP service platform to help companies develop the markets of member states, help them fully prepare for the theoretical accumulation of compliance management, and enjoy the benefits of RCEP in customs clearance more quickly." Suo Youli, assistant general manager of Guangzhou Electronic Port, said.

RCEP closely follows the current trade trend and includes digital trade, cross-border e-commerce and other contents. Tian Song, deputy head of Suidong Customs, said: "RCEP's tariff reduction measures are beneficial to cross-border e-commerce B2B companies, especially exporting companies, and are expected to reduce the tax cost of my country's cross-border e-commerce exports in the importing country and increase the competitiveness in overseas markets.”

District-level RCEP service stations help international trade companies go overseas

On August 8th, CCPIT Baiyun District RCEP Service Station and Baiyun District Economic and Trade Friction Early Warning Center Service Station were officially unveiled, marking the establishment of the first district-level RCEP service station in Guangzhou, Baiyun District, which will serve as a group for regional international trade enterprises. "Create an exclusive "gas station".

In the opinion of Wu Hongze, the operation manager of Guangzhou Jiaolian Cosmetics Co., Ltd., the establishment of the above two service stations will not only help enterprises to do business certification, but also provide early warning information for foreign trade enterprises, avoid and reduce foreign trade disputes, and provide foreign trade enterprises with "" Going to sea in a group" has an "insurance".

It is understood that in order to make enterprises more confident and bold to "go global", Guangzhou Council for the Promotion of International Trade signed a memorandum of cooperation with China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation Guangdong Branch, which will focus on regular joint research, enterprise-related policy publicity and training, and cultivating international professional exhibitions. Carry out pragmatic cooperation in other aspects, give full play to their respective resource advantages, help Guangzhou enterprises, especially those in Baiyun District, to seize the opportunity of RCEP implementation, develop the "Belt and Road" market, and make every effort to be the "escort" of international trade enterprises "going out".

With the development of new foreign trade formats and models such as cross-border e-commerce and cross-border logistics, Baiyun District is making every effort to seize the opportunity of the implementation of the RCEP agreement, "going out to sea in a group", actively participating in international cooperation and competition, and making the enterprise bigger and stronger. It is worth mentioning that at the end of this year, Baiyun District will go to the sea for the first time in the name of "Baiyun Meiwan", which also marks the historic first step in the brand building of "Baiyun Meiwan".

Various departments in Panyu improve service quality

RCEP took effect on New Year's Day this year. On that day, the Guangzhou Panyu District Council for the Promotion of International Trade extended the service hours of the certification and certification department in response to the needs of enterprises to obtain RCEP certificates of origin, which is one of the first batches in the country. According to statistics, from January to July this year, Panyu District handled a total of 2016 regional preferential certificates of origin for enterprises, involving about 122.7402 million US dollars of goods.

In addition, in May of this year, Panyu District took the lead in launching the implementation of the export credit insurance policy for small and micro export enterprises in the city. By opening a special application window in the district government service center, a dedicated person provides on-site consultation for enterprises and assists enterprises in completing insurance policy applications. It also provides cross-regional handling services, which greatly facilitates companies that meet the requirements for free online insurance policy application to handle this business, and helps international trade companies develop steadily.

At the same time, the Panyu District Taxation Bureau handled nearly 2.5 billion export tax rebates (exemptions) for foreign trade enterprises in the region in the first half of the year by implementing the new combined tax and fee support policy, speeding up the processing of export tax rebates, simplifying the tax rebate processing process, and improving the credit rating system. Yuan. Many companies feel attentive and warm-hearted about the government's series of measures to "stabilize foreign trade and promote development", especially the government-organized business matchmaking meetings, successful case sharing meetings, policy presentations, as well as social security subsidies, tax rebate policies, etc. There is a lot of heartwarming help from trading companies.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into effect on January 1 this year. The member countries of RCEP include 10 ASEAN countries and 5 countries including China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. It is currently the free trade agreement with the largest participating population, the most diverse membership structure and the greatest development potential in the world. After the implementation of the agreement, more than 90% of international trade goods between member countries will eventually achieve zero tariffs.