Ministry of Commerce: Sort out a list of small, medium and micro foreign trade enterprises in urgent need of funds and provide key support

On June 8, the State Council Information Office held a regular briefing on State Council policies
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According to Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy Representative of International Trade Negotiations, from January to April, the national foreign trade import and export reached 12.
58 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.
9%
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At the same time, foreign trade is still facing a series of uncertainties, including the impact of some international and domestic factors, and foreign trade enterprises are also encountering difficulties in production and operation.
It can be said that there is still a lot of pressure to maintain stability
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Wang Shouwen said that the Ministry of Commerce, together with 27 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, and the General Administration of Customs, have studied and promulgated relevant policies, and adopted some specific measures from four aspects.
Confidence, guarantee performance
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The first aspect is to focus on promoting the smooth flow of foreign trade
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The Ministry of Commerce has determined the list of key foreign trade enterprises and the list of relevant logistics enterprises and personnel, and guarantees production, logistics, employment and other aspects
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At the same time, the transportation of foreign trade goods is included in the scope of important materials, and the smooth flow of freight logistics is fully guaranteed
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In addition, for some important seaports and airports, the collection, distribution and transportation must be smooth and orderly
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The second aspect is to focus on increasing fiscal, taxation and financial support
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Expand the scale of short-term insurance of export credit insurance, especially for small, medium and micro foreign trade enterprises, and further increase the coverage of underwriting and shorten the time for claim settlement
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It also particularly supports some banking institutions not to blindly reluctant loans, withdraw loans, cut off loans, or suppress loans, sort out a list of small, medium and micro foreign trade enterprises that urgently need funds, and provide key support in terms of funds
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Increase publicity and training on exchange rate hedging and cross-border RMB settlement
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Guide cross-border e-commerce enterprises to make full use of the current export tax rebate policy, especially to support some qualified cross-border e-commerce related enterprises to declare high-tech enterprises
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The third aspect is to help foreign trade enterprises seize orders and expand the market
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The measures taken now are to optimize and innovate the online exhibition mode, and to create national exhibitions, professional exhibitions, and special exhibitions to help enterprises obtain more foreign trade orders
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For small, medium and micro enterprises, they are encouraged to negotiate with foreign customers online in China, and to ship their products overseas for offline commodity exhibitions
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Strengthen the linkage and mutual promotion of the online Canton Fair and cross-border e-commerce platforms to facilitate business transactions
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Encourage innovative, green and high value-added products to explore the international market, support pharmaceutical companies to register and certify Chinese and Western medicines and biological products, support companies to carry out green and low-carbon trade, support foreign consumers to buy Chinese brand cars, and support more regions to carry out second-hand car sales export business
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The fourth aspect focuses on stabilizing the foreign trade industrial chain and supply chain
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Support the gradual transfer of labor-intensive foreign trade industries in China, ensure employment, and help rural revitalization and coordinated regional development
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The Ministry of Commerce also supports enterprises to carry out "two ends outside" bonded maintenance in the comprehensive bonded zone, and explores the pilot of bonded remanufacturing of automobile engines, transmissions and other products
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Strengthen the cultivation of import promotion platforms and expand the import of high-quality products
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