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Foreign Firms in China’s Standards Setting: Institutional Channels and Practical Pathways

  • A central policy document issued on 9 October 2026 encourages international standards organisations to develop in China and calls for actively building a global network of innovation cooperation.
    2026年10月9日印发的一份中央政策文件提出，鼓励国际标准组织等来华发展，并主动构建全球创新合作网络。
  • A separate central document on improving the market-access system states that key enterprises and research institutions should actively participate in international market-access rules and standards setting in a set of named frontier fields.
    另一份关于完善市场准入制度的中央文件提出，在若干前沿领域推动重点企业、研究机构等创新单元积极参与国际市场准入规则和标准制定。
  • China’s standards system has four levels: national standards, industry standards, local standards, and group standards together with enterprise standards.
    中国标准体系分为四个层级：国家标准、行业标准、地方标准，以及团体标准与企业标准。
  • Foreign-invested enterprises commonly take part as a drafting unit, through a domestic standardisation technical committee or industry association, or by contributing to group standards.
    外商投资企业参与标准化工作的常见方式包括：作为起草单位参与，通过国内标准化技术委员会或行业协会参与，或参与团体标准制定。
  • National standards published in foreign languages serve a translation and communication function for overseas headquarters and supply chains; their preparation and release follow the official standardisation workflow.
    国家标准外文版对境外总部与供应链起到翻译与沟通作用；其编制与发布遵循官方标准化工作流程。
  • Practical preparation typically involves identifying the committee that has jurisdiction, assembling technical materials and test data, and arranging intellectual-property and trade-secret protection during the drafting process.
    实务准备通常包括：明确归口的技术委员会、准备技术材料与试验验证数据，以及在起草过程中安排知识产权与商业秘密保护。
  • Participation channels and procedures are governed by the standardisation rules and the market-access framework in force; the applicable requirements should be confirmed against the official texts.
    参与的通道与程序以现行标准化制度与市场准入框架为准；适用要求应以官方文本确认。

Foreign Firms in China’s Standards Setting: Institutional Channels and Practical Pathways | 外商投资企业参与中国标准制定与国家标准外文版：制度通道与实务路径

Overview

On 9 October 2026, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued a policy document on developing new quality productive forces. Among its provisions, the document encourages foreign venture-capital institutions and international standards organisations to develop in China, and it calls for actively building a global network of innovation cooperation through platforms such as jointly built science parks, Belt and Road joint laboratories and international advanced-technology application centres. For foreign-invested enterprises, the reference to standards organisations is one of the clearer signals that participation in standards work sits inside the broader market-access picture rather than outside it.

A second central document, on improving the market-access system, addresses the same theme from the angle of rules and standards. In a set of named frontier fields, it provides that key enterprises, research institutions and relevant localities should establish collaborative models for cutting-edge global scientific research, actively participate in international market-access rules and standards setting, and promote the convenient and efficient application of innovation results in key fields. Read together, the two documents frame standards engagement as part of market access.

The four-tier standards system

China’s standards system has four levels: national standards, industry standards, local standards, and group standards together with enterprise standards. National standards are developed under the national standardisation framework. Industry standards are set within a sector. Local standards are issued at the provincial level. Group standards are adopted by social organisations such as associations, and enterprises may also adopt their own enterprise standards.

For a foreign-invested enterprise, the level at which it engages determines the channel it uses and the committee it deals with. Engagement is usually a matter of joining an existing drafting or consultation process rather than of initiating a standard, and the applicable procedures are set by the standardisation rules in force.

How foreign parties take part

The following channels are a practical summary of how foreign-invested enterprises commonly engage with standardisation under the current framework. This part is presented as practical orientation and is kept separate from the official policy text above.

  • Participation as a drafting unit. A foreign-invested enterprise may take part in the formulation or revision of a national standard or an industry standard as one of the drafting units, through the process that the relevant committee applies.
  • Participation through a committee or association. An enterprise may engage through a domestic standardisation technical committee or an industry association that takes part in the relevant field.
  • Participation in group standards. An enterprise may contribute to group standards adopted by social organisations, which sit alongside national, industry and local standards.

These channels describe the ordinary routes through which enterprises engage. They do not change the procedures or the authority that the standardisation rules assign.

National standards in foreign languages

National standards published in foreign languages serve a translation and communication function: they help overseas headquarters, group affiliates and supply-chain partners understand the technical requirements that apply in China. For a foreign-invested enterprise whose parent group works in a different language, a foreign-language edition of a relevant national standard can reduce the cost of internal alignment.

The preparation and release of foreign-language editions follow the official standardisation workflow. The existence of a foreign-language edition does not by itself alter the legal status of the underlying standard, and enterprises should treat the Chinese original as the reference text.

Practical preparation points

The following points are practical observations drawn from the current standardisation management system and market-access policy. They are separated from the official policy text above.

  • Identify the committee. Establish which standardisation technical committee has jurisdiction over the field, and confirm the applicable procedure for the level of standard involved.
  • Prepare technical materials. Assemble the technical documentation and the test or verification data that a drafting or consultation process is likely to require.
  • Manage intellectual property and trade secrets. Because drafting involves sharing technical detail, arrange in advance how intellectual property and confidential commercial information will be handled during the process.

Questions enterprises commonly raise

  • “Can a foreign-invested enterprise lead a Chinese national standard?” The policy texts encourage participation; they do not confer a right to lead or direct the formulation of a national standard. Participation follows the applicable standardisation procedure, and the role an enterprise may take is determined within that procedure.
  • “Does a foreign-language edition change what applies?” No. The foreign-language edition is a translation and communication tool. The Chinese text of the standard remains the reference, and the legal status of the standard is unchanged.
  • “Is standards participation a route around sector restrictions?” No. Where a sector falls under the negative list for foreign investment or under specific licensing, those access rules continue to apply independently of any standards work.

The connection to market access

The market-access document and the new-quality-productivity document approach standards from two directions. The market-access document ties standards participation to the coordination of frontier research across enterprises, institutions and localities. The new-quality-productivity document places standards organisations within the set of actors encouraged to develop in China, alongside foreign venture-capital institutions, and links them to a global innovation-cooperation network. For an enterprise, the practical consequence is that standards engagement is best planned together with the market-access and research-collaboration questions it may already be pursuing, rather than in isolation.

Related considerations

Participation in standards work is distinct from market access in the narrower sense. The fields named in the market-access document describe where coordinated research and standards engagement is encouraged; they do not by themselves change the entry conditions for any sector. Where a sector is subject to the negative list for foreign investment or to specific licensing, the applicable access requirements continue to be governed by those rules. Enterprises should confirm sector-specific conditions against the official texts in force, and treat the practical points above as orientation rather than as a statement of entitlement.

Sources

  • 中国政府网 — 《关于发展新质生产力的意见》: https://www.gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/202610/content_7082824.htm
  • 洛浦县人民政府网 — 《关于完善市场准入制度的意见》: https://www.xjlpx.gov.cn/xinxigongkai/show.php?itemid=10709
  • 中国网 — 《关于发展新质生产力的意见》受权发布全文: https://big5.china.com.cn/gate/big5/news.china.com.cn/2026-10/10/content_118727382.shtml

外商投资企业参与中国标准制定与国家标准外文版：制度通道与实务路径

概述

2026年10月9日，中共中央、国务院印发关于发展新质生产力的政策文件。该文件在相关条款中提出，鼓励外资创业投资机构、国际标准组织等来华发展，并推动共建科技园区、“一带一路”联合实验室、国际先进技术应用推进中心等平台，主动构建全球创新合作网络。对外商投资企业而言，其中对标准组织的表述，是较为清晰的一个信号：参与标准化工作属于更广义市场准入图景的一部分，而非其外。

另一份关于完善市场准入制度的中央文件，从规则与标准的角度处理同一主题。该文件在若干前沿领域提出，推动重点企业、研究机构等创新单元和有关地方建立相关领域全球前沿科学研究协同模式，积极参与国际市场准入规则和标准制定，推动重点领域创新成果便捷高效应用。两份文件合起来看，把参与标准化放在市场准入的框架之内。

四层标准体系

中国标准体系分为四个层级：国家标准、行业标准、地方标准，以及团体标准与企业标准。国家标准在国家标准化框架下制定；行业标准在行业范围内确定；地方标准在省级层面发布；团体标准由协会等社会团体采用，企业也可采用自身的企业标准。

对外商投资企业而言，参与在哪一层级，决定了其使用的通道和对接的技术委员会。参与通常意味着加入既有的起草或征求意见流程，而非发起一项标准；适用的程序由现行标准化制度确定。

境外主体如何参与

以下通道，是在现行框架下对外商投资企业参与标准化常见方式的实务归纳。这一部分作为实务指引呈现，与上文官方政策原文分开。

  • 作为起草单位参与。 外商投资企业可以按照相关技术委员会适用的流程，作为起草单位之一参与国家标准或行业标准的制定、修订。
  • 通过技术委员会或行业协会参与。 企业可以通过参与相关领域工作的国内标准化技术委员会或行业协会开展参与。
  • 参与团体标准。 企业可以参与由社会团体采用的团体标准，团体标准与国家标准、行业标准、地方标准并列。

这些通道描述的是企业参与的常规路径，并不改变标准化制度所规定的程序或权限。

国家标准外文版

国家标准外文版起到翻译与沟通的作用：帮助境外总部、集团关联机构与供应链伙伴理解在中国适用的技术要求。对外商投资企业而言，若其母公司集团使用不同语言工作，相关国家标准的外文版可以降低内部对齐的成本。

外文版的编制与发布遵循官方标准化工作流程。外文版的存在本身并不改变其所对应标准的法律地位，企业应以中文原文作为参照文本。

实务准备要点

以下要点，是根据现行标准化管理制度与市场准入政策整理的实务观察，与上文官方政策原文分开。

  • 明确归口委员会。 确认所在领域由哪一标准化技术委员会归口，并确认所涉标准层级适用的程序。
  • 准备技术材料。 汇集起草或征求意见流程可能需要的技术文件与试验、验证数据。
  • 管理知识产权与商业秘密。 由于起草过程涉及技术细节的交流，应提前安排知识产权与保密商业信息在该过程中的处理方式。

企业常见疑问

  • “外商投资企业能否主导一项中国国家标准？” 政策文本鼓励的是参与，并未赋予主导或指挥国家标准制定的权利。参与依照适用的标准化程序进行，企业能够承担的角色在该程序内确定。
  • “外文版是否改变适用的内容？” 不改变。外文版是翻译与沟通工具。标准的中文文本仍为参照，标准的法律地位不变。
  • “参与标准化是否是绕开行业限制的途径？” 不是。某一行业若属于外商投资负面清单管理范围或适用特定许可，其准入规则仍独立适用，不因标准化工作而改变。

与市场准入的关联

市场准入文件与关于发展新质生产力的文件，从两个方向处理标准问题。市场准入文件把标准参与同企业、机构与地方之间的前沿研究协同联系起来。关于发展新质生产力的文件，则把标准组织列入鼓励来华发展的主体范围，与外资创业投资机构并列，并将其与全球创新合作网络相连。对企业而言，实际结果在于：参与标准化，宜与其可能已在推进的市场准入、研究协同问题一并规划，而非孤立处理。

相关考量

参与标准化工作，与狭义的市场准入有所区别。市场准入文件所列领域，说明的是鼓励协同研究与标准参与的方向；其本身并不改变任何行业的准入条件。某一行业若属于外商投资负面清单管理范围，或适用特定许可，其准入要求仍由相应规则管辖。企业应结合现行有效的官方文本确认分行业的具体条件，并将上文实务要点视为指引，而非权利主张。

来源

  • 中国政府网 — 《关于发展新质生产力的意见》: https://www.gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/202610/content_7082824.htm
  • 洛浦县人民政府网 — 《关于完善市场准入制度的意见》: https://www.xjlpx.gov.cn/xinxigongkai/show.php?itemid=10709
  • 中国网 — 《关于发展新质生产力的意见》受权发布全文: https://big5.china.com.cn/gate/big5/news.china.com.cn/2026-10/10/content_118727382.shtml
Policy Updates / 政策动态, Security Review / 安全审查, Supplier Due Diligence / 供应商尽调

Export controls and the unreliable-entity list: a screening guide for foreign buyers in China

  • The Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Export Control of Dual-Use Items has applied since 1 December 2024 and provides the framework for licensing, declaration and compliance in this area.
    《中华人民共和国两用物项出口管制条例》自2024年12月1日起施行，为这一领域的许可、申报与合规提供了制度框架。
  • GACC Announcement No. 77 of 2026 unifies declaration standards across general trade, express and cross-border e-commerce channels, with no exception or exemption.
    海关总署2026年第77号公告统一了一般贸易、快件、跨境电商等全渠道申报标准，无例外豁免。
  • Licences for controlled items are applied for through MOFCOM’s unified business system, with technical descriptions and end-user certificates submitted and a review period of 45 working days; the customs declaration remarks column must state that the goods are export-controlled items and give the control code.
    出口管制物项许可证通过商务部业务系统统一平台申请，须提交技术说明、最终用户证明等材料，审查期限为45个工作日；报关单备注栏须标注”属于出口管制物项”并填写管制编码。
  • On 29 June 2026 MOFCOM listed 20 Japanese entities in the export-control control list, prohibiting export operators from exporting dual-use items to them and prohibiting foreign organisations and individuals from transferring or providing China-origin dual-use items to them.
    2026年6月29日，商务部将20家日本实体列入出口管制管控名单，禁止出口经营者向上述实体出口两用物项，禁止境外组织和个人将原产于中华人民共和国的两用物项转移或提供给上述实体。
  • Unreliable Entity List announcement No. 10 of 2025 listed foreign entities including an anti-drone technology company and TechInsights and its branches, with measures covering China-related import-export activity, new investment in China, and transactions or cooperation by organisations and individuals in China.
    不可靠实体清单工作机制公告2025年第10号将反无人机技术公司、TechInsights公司及其分支机构等外国实体列入不可靠实体清单，措施涉及与中国有关的进出口活动、在华新增投资，以及中国境内组织和个人与其进行的交易与合作。
  • On 24 April 2026 seven EU entities were listed; the MOFCOM spokesperson stated that the action targets only a small number of EU military-related entities, that the measures concern only dual-use items and do not affect normal China-EU trade, and that law-abiding EU entities have nothing to worry about.
    2026年4月24日发布将7家欧盟实体列名；商务部新闻发言人表示，列名行为仅针对少数欧盟涉军实体，相关措施仅针对两用物项，不影响中欧正常经贸往来，诚信守法的欧盟实体完全无需担心。
  • For buyers in China, screening should run on four dimensions — the control list, end-use, technical parameters and the customer’s ultimate use — with machine-tool control codes such as 2B201 as a worked example.
    对中国境内的采购方而言，筛查应从四个维度展开——对照管制清单、分析用途属性、审查技术参数、确认客户及最终用途——并以2B201类数控机床等管制编码为实操示例。

Export controls and the unreliable-entity list: a screening guide for foreign buyers in China | 出口管制与不可靠实体清单动态：在华采购方的合规筛查要点

Overview

China’s export-control regime rests on a defined legal framework and a set of official listing and declaration procedures. For foreign-invested enterprises that buy, resell or re-export controlled goods in China, the practical task is not to interpret policy intent but to run a reliable screening and licensing process. This guide sets out the framework, the declaration and licensing mechanics, the recent listing actions announced by the Ministry of Commerce, and a four-dimension screening method that procurement and compliance teams can apply.

The tone throughout is deliberately procedural: the measures are described as they are published — by reference to the applicable laws and regulations, and to the stated purpose of safeguarding national security and interests and fulfilling non-proliferation and other international obligations.

The legal framework

The cornerstone is the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Export Control of Dual-Use Items, which has applied since 1 December 2024. It sits alongside the Export Control Law and the rules governing the Unreliable Entity List. Together they define which items are controlled, how exports are licensed, and what obligations attach to entities that are listed.

At the border, GACC Announcement No. 77 of 2026 unifies declaration standards across general trade, express and cross-border e-commerce channels, with no exception or exemption. In other words, the channel a shipment travels through does not change the declaration obligation: the same control requirements apply to a conventional container, an express parcel and a cross-border e-commerce consignment.

Declaration and licensing mechanics

For controlled items, a licence is obtained through MOFCOM’s unified business system platform. The applicant submits supporting materials including a technical description and an end-user certificate, and the review period is 45 working days. Once a licence is in hand, the declaration stage carries its own requirement: the remarks column of the customs declaration must state that the goods are export-controlled items and give the applicable control code. Getting the code right is what allows the declaration to be processed as a controlled shipment rather than as ordinary cargo.

For procurement and logistics teams, the sequence is therefore: screen the item and the counterparty, apply for the licence in good time, and make sure the customs broker carries the control marking and code into the declaration. The 45-working-day review period is the planning constraint that most often catches companies out when they treat a controlled item like a routine purchase.

Recent listing actions

Several listing actions published by MOFCOM in 2026 and late 2025 are relevant to supply-chain screening.

Export-control control list — 20 Japanese entities (29 June 2026). MOFCOM listed 20 Japanese entities assessed as participating in enhancing Japan’s military strength. The measures prohibit export operators from exporting dual-use items to those entities, and prohibit foreign organisations and individuals from transferring or providing dual-use items originating in the People’s Republic of China to them. Related activities already under way are to be stopped immediately; where an export is genuinely necessary in special circumstances, the export operator is to apply to MOFCOM. The announcement took effect on the date of publication.

Unreliable Entity List — announcement No. 10 of 2025. This listed foreign entities including an anti-drone technology company and TechInsights and its branches. The measures prohibit those entities from engaging in China-related import-export activities, prohibit them from making new investment in China, and prohibit organisations and individuals in China from conducting related transactions or cooperation with them — in particular transmitting data or providing sensitive information to them.

Export-control control list — seven EU entities (24 April 2026). In its published question-and-answer, the MOFCOM spokesperson stated that the action under law targets only a small number of EU military-related entities, and that the measures concern only dual-use items, do not affect normal China-EU trade, and that law-abiding EU entities have nothing to worry about. Before the measures were announced, China had notified the European side through the bilateral export-control dialogue mechanism.

The screening method in practice

A workable screening process runs on four dimensions:

  1. Check the control list. Compare the item against the *Catalogue of Dual-Use Items and Technologies Subject to Import and Export Licence Administration*, verifying the model and performance parameters rather than relying on a generic product name.
  2. Analyse the end-use attribute. Assess whether the item could be used in military or weapons-of-mass-destruction-related fields.
  3. Review technical parameters. Precision, speed and power are the usual triggers — for example, high-precision five-axis machining centres.
  4. Confirm the customer and the ultimate use. Establish who the end user is and what the goods will actually be used for.

Machine tools offer a concrete illustration. Control code 2B201 covers numerically controlled machine tools including lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, multi-axis machining centres and roll-forming machine tools. Indicative parameters include: a lathe with a machining diameter greater than 35 mm and a positioning accuracy of less than 6 μm; a milling machine with positioning accuracy of less than 6 μm, or two or more contouring rotary axes, or five or more simultaneous axes; and a grinding machine with positioning accuracy of less than 4 μm. These thresholds are why screening by product category alone is unreliable — the same broad category can be controlled or uncontrolled depending on its specifications.

What this means for foreign-invested buyers

  • Screen before you commit. Run the four-dimension check at the sourcing and contracting stage, not at the declaration desk, so that a control finding does not derail a shipment already in motion.
  • Budget for the licence timeline. The 45-working-day review is a planning assumption, not a formality; build it into procurement lead times for controlled items.
  • Mind the counterparty. Listing measures can prohibit transactions and cooperation, not merely the physical export of goods; check counterparties against the relevant lists before onboarding.
  • Keep the reassurance in view. The official position is that measures of this kind target specific dual-use items and specific listed entities, and do not affect normal commercial dealings; the published Q&A on the EU listing states plainly that law-abiding entities have nothing to worry about.
  • Document everything. Technical descriptions, end-user certificates and the correct control code on the declaration are the evidence base that makes a compliant shipment defensible.

Sources

  • 大众网 — 商务部将20家日本实体列入出口管制管控名单: http://gzylhyzx.com/detail.html?newsId=47025174
  • 大众网 — 商务部新闻发言人就将7家欧盟实体列入出口管制管控名单答记者问: http://news.gzylhyzx.com/detail.html?newsId=36742242
  • 商务部网站 — 不可靠实体清单工作机制公告2025年第10号: http://gzylhyzx.com/detail.html?newsId=10020276&qid=W7&cpid=T17
  • 两用物项出口管制与机床判定参数实务梳理: https://www.sohu.com/a/1082097684_122148066
  • 商务部 — 政策发布栏目: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/

出口管制与不可靠实体清单动态：在华采购方的合规筛查要点

概述

中国的出口管制制度建立在明确的法律框架与一套官方的列名、申报程序之上。对在中国境内采购、转售或再出口受管制货物的外资企业而言，实务任务并非解读政策意图，而是运行一套可靠的筛查与许可流程。本文梳理制度框架、申报与许可操作机制、商务部近期公布的列名措施，以及采购与合规团队可以直接套用的四维度筛查方法。

全文基调刻意保持程序化：各项措施均按其公布时的表述呈现——依据相关法律法规有关规定，并出于维护国家安全和利益、履行防扩散等国际义务的既定目的。

法律框架

制度基石是《中华人民共和国两用物项出口管制条例》，自2024年12月1日起施行。它与《出口管制法》以及不可靠实体清单相关规定共同构成体系，界定了哪些物项受管制、出口如何取得许可，以及被列名实体承担何种义务。

在口岸环节，海关总署2026年第77号公告统一了一般贸易、快件、跨境电商等全渠道申报标准，无例外豁免。换言之，货物走哪条通道并不改变申报义务：同一套管制要求，既适用于常规集装箱，也适用于快件包裹与跨境电商件。

申报与许可操作机制

对受管制物项，许可证通过商务部业务系统统一平台申请。申请人须提交包括技术说明和最终用户证明在内的材料，审查期限为45个工作日。取得许可证后，申报环节另有要求：报关单备注栏须标注”属于出口管制物项”并填写适用的管制编码。编码填对，申报才能作为受管制货物而非普通货物被处理。

对采购与物流团队而言，顺序因此是：筛查物项与交易对手，及时申请许可证，并确保报关代理把管制标注与编码带入申报。当企业把受管制物项当作常规采购处理时，45个工作日的审查期往往是最容易被打乱的计划约束。

近期列名措施

商务部在2026年及2025年末公布的多项列名措施，与供应链筛查相关。

出口管制管控名单——20家日本实体（2026年6月29日）。 商务部将参与提升日本军事实力的20家日本实体列入出口管制管控名单。措施包括禁止出口经营者向上述实体出口两用物项，禁止境外组织和个人将原产于中华人民共和国的两用物项转移或提供给上述实体。正在开展的相关活动应当立即停止；特殊情况下确需出口的，出口经营者应当向商务部提出申请。本公告自公布之日起正式实施。

不可靠实体清单——2025年第10号公告。 该公告将反无人机技术公司、TechInsights公司及其分支机构等外国实体列入不可靠实体清单。措施包括禁止上述实体从事与中国有关的进出口活动，禁止上述实体在中国境内新增投资，以及禁止中国境内的组织、个人与上述实体进行有关交易、合作等活动——特别是向上述实体传输数据、提供敏感信息。

出口管制管控名单——7家欧盟实体（2026年4月24日）。 在公布的答记者问中，商务部新闻发言人表示，依法列名行为仅针对少数欧盟涉军实体，相关措施仅针对两用物项，不影响中欧正常经贸往来，诚信守法的欧盟实体完全无需担心。措施公布前，中方已通过双边出口管制对话机制向欧方通报有关情况。

实操中的筛查方法

一套可落地的筛查流程从四个维度展开：

  1. 对照管制清单。 将物项与《两用物项和技术进出口许可证管理目录》比对，核查型号与性能参数，而不是依赖笼统的产品名称。
  2. 分析用途属性。 评估该物项是否可能用于军事或大规模杀伤性武器相关领域。
  3. 审查技术参数。 精度、速度、功率通常是触发点——例如高精度五轴联动加工中心。
  4. 确认客户及最终用途。 弄清最终用户是谁、货物实际用于何处。

机床是一个具体例证。管制编码2B201涵盖数控机床，包括车床、铣床、磨床、多轴加工中心、滚压成形机床等。判定参数示例包括：车床加工直径大于35毫米且定位精度小于6微米；铣床定位精度小于6微米，或具有2个以上成形旋转轴，或5轴及以上联动；磨床定位精度小于4微米。这些阈值正是”仅按产品大类筛查”不可靠的原因——同一大类，规格不同，受管制与否也不同。

对在华外资采购方的含义

  • 先筛查、后承诺。 在寻源与签约阶段就完成四维度核查，而不是等到报关台前，以免管制结论打乱已在途的货物。
  • 为许可时限留出预算。 45个工作日审查期是计划假设，不是形式；受管制物项的采购提前期应把它计入。
  • 关注交易对手。 列名措施可能禁止交易与合作，而不只是禁止货物的物理出口；在准入新交易对手前，应对照相关名单核查。
  • 把握免责口径。 官方立场是：此类措施针对特定两用物项与特定列名实体，不影响正常商业往来；关于欧盟列名的公开答记者问明确表示，诚信守法实体完全无需担心。
  • 做好留档。 技术说明、最终用户证明，以及报关单上正确的管制编码，是让一票合规货物站得住脚的证据基础。

来源

  • 大众网 — 商务部将20家日本实体列入出口管制管控名单: http://gzylhyzx.com/detail.html?newsId=47025174
  • 大众网 — 商务部新闻发言人就将7家欧盟实体列入出口管制管控名单答记者问: http://news.gzylhyzx.com/detail.html?newsId=36742242
  • 商务部网站 — 不可靠实体清单工作机制公告2025年第10号: http://gzylhyzx.com/detail.html?newsId=10020276&qid=W7&cpid=T17
  • 两用物项出口管制与机床判定参数实务梳理: https://www.sohu.com/a/1082097684_122148066
  • 商务部 — 政策发布栏目: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/
Capital & Cross-border / 资金跨境, Financial License / 金融牌照, Greater Bay Area / 大湾区

Foreign Financial Institutions’ Roundtable and the Widening Use of Cross-border RMB: Shenzhen, Hetao and the Greater Bay Area

  • On 21 September 2026 the People’s Bank of China held a roundtable with foreign financial institutions to hear their views and study further steps to improve the business environment and open the financial sector wider.
    2026年9月21日，中国人民银行召开外资金融机构座谈会，听取外资金融机构意见建议，研究进一步优化营商环境、推动金融业高水平对外开放有关工作。
  • In the first half of 2026 Shenzhen’s cross-border RMB settlement reached RMB 3.8 trillion, up 37.9 per cent year on year, keeping the city third nationwide by settlement volume.
    2026年上半年，深圳跨境人民币结算规模达3.8万亿元，同比增长37.9%，结算总量稳居全国第三位。
  • Cross-border RMB receipts and payments in goods trade in Shenzhen totalled RMB 836.4 billion, up 50.2 per cent, lifting their share of local and foreign currency receipts and payments by nearly 5 percentage points to 31 per cent.
    深圳货物贸易跨境人民币收支合计8364亿元，同比增长50.2%，占本外币收支比重较上年同期提升近5个百分点至31%。
  • On 12 June 2026 a pilot allowing foreign-invested enterprises and research institutions in the Hetao park to receive overseas RMB capital directly into an ordinary RMB account was put into effect, removing the need for a dedicated capital account.
    2026年6月12日，外商直接投资人民币资本金入账便利化试点政策在河套落地实施，园区符合资质的外商投资企业、科研机构可直接使用人民币基本户或一般结算户接收境外人民币资本金，无需单独开立资本金专户。
  • Shenzhen’s pilot banks for free trade accounts expanded to seven, with transaction value up more than 90 per cent year on year and more than 1,200 business entities served to date.
    深圳自由贸易账户试点银行扩充至7家，账户交易金额同比增幅超90%，累计惠及各类经营主体超1200家。
  • By the end of July 2026, Hong Kong and Macao residents had opened nearly 500,000 mainland bank accounts through agency witnessing in Guangdong, with over 104 million transactions worth more than RMB 55.7 billion.
    截至2026年7月末，港澳居民通过代理见证在广东开立内地银行账户近50万户，交易超1.04亿笔、金额超557亿元。
  • The Greater Bay Area’s “settle first, top up later” pilot for property purchase payments has supported more than 4,000 Hong Kong and Macao residents in remitting over RMB 10 billion, and the approach was endorsed by SAFE and promoted nationwide.
    大湾区内地城市率先开展的购房结算支付便利化试点（”先结后补”），已支持4000多位港澳人士汇入购房款超100亿元，该做法获国家外汇管理局肯定并推广至全国。
  • Guangdong has rolled out “Yuegang Retirement Link” and “Yueao Retirement Link 2.0”, launched the country’s first batch of cross-border RMB housing provident fund withdrawals in Guangzhou, and matched banks with 14 Nansha start-up parks.
    广东推出”粤港养老通””粤澳养老通2.0″，在广州率先落地全国首批住房公积金跨境人民币提取业务，并组织银行机构与14个南沙创业园区精准对接。

Foreign Financial Institutions’ Roundtable and the Widening Use of Cross-border RMB: Shenzhen, Hetao and the Greater Bay Area | 外资金融机构座谈会与跨境人民币应用场景拓展：深圳、河套与大湾区实践

Overview

On 21 September 2026, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) held a roundtable with foreign financial institutions. The central bank said it listened to the views and suggestions of those institutions and studied further work on improving the business environment and advancing the high-level opening-up of the financial sector.

The roundtable is a signal-setting event rather than a rule-making one, but it sits alongside a set of concrete, measurable developments in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Together they describe the direction in which cross-border RMB use is being extended: from trade settlement, where the numbers are already large, into capital-account entry, account opening and household-level financial services.

This note sets out the roundtable, then the Shenzhen and Guangdong figures, and finally the practical implications for foreign-invested groups and financial institutions operating in the region.

The roundtable and its context

The 21 September 2026 roundtable is the clearest recent official statement of intent on the financial-sector opening-up agenda. The PBOC’s stated purpose was twofold: to hear from foreign financial institutions and to study how to further optimise the business environment and promote the high-level opening-up of the financial industry.

For foreign banks, insurers and asset managers with a China presence, the significance lies in the channel. A roundtable is a mechanism through which operational feedback — on licensing, on cross-border fund movement, on the practical friction of doing business — reaches the regulator directly. The published account does not list individual participants or commitments, so the event is best read as a statement of engagement rather than a list of measures.

Shenzhen: the scale of cross-border RMB settlement

Shenzhen supplies the hard numbers. In the first half of 2026, the city’s cross-border RMB settlement reached RMB 3.8 trillion, up 37.9 per cent year on year. The settlement total kept Shenzhen third nationwide.

The composition matters more than the headline. Cross-border RMB receipts and payments in goods trade totalled RMB 836.4 billion, up 50.2 per cent year on year. That growth lifted the RMB share of the city’s local and foreign currency receipts and payments by nearly 5 percentage points, to 31 per cent.

In other words, roughly one yuan in three of Shenzhen’s cross-border goods-trade settlement is now denominated in RMB. For a trading or manufacturing group with a Shenzhen entity, the practical effect is that RMB invoicing is no longer a niche choice; it is a mainstream settlement option with an established banking infrastructure behind it.

Hetao: capital-account entry without a dedicated account

The most structurally interesting change is at the capital-account level. On 12 June 2026, a pilot for the facilitation of RMB capital-account entry for foreign direct investment was put into effect in the Hetao park.

Under the pilot, qualifying foreign-invested enterprises and research institutions in the park may receive overseas RMB capital directly into an ordinary RMB basic account or general settlement account. They no longer need to open and maintain a dedicated capital-account for this purpose.

That is a meaningful reduction in administrative overhead. A dedicated capital account carries ongoing obligations — separate bookkeeping, ongoing reporting, and the need to manage the account even when there is no capital movement. Allowing ordinary RMB accounts to receive capital removes a standing compliance task for the entities that qualify, and shortens the path from remittance to usable funds.

Free trade accounts and their reach

Shenzhen’s free trade account pilot has also widened. The number of pilot banks expanded to seven. Account transaction value rose by more than 90 per cent year on year, and the accounts had served more than 1,200 business entities cumulatively.

Free trade accounts are the plumbing that makes cross-border RMB and foreign-currency movement more flexible for entities that qualify for them. The doubling of transaction value, on a base that already covered a thousand-plus entities, indicates that the accounts are being used for real operational flows rather than being opened and left idle.

Guangdong: household-level and cross-border services

Guangdong’s data extend the story beyond corporate treasury into household finance. As of the end of July 2026, Hong Kong and Macao residents had opened nearly 500,000 mainland bank accounts through agency witnessing in Guangdong. Those accounts recorded over 104 million transactions, worth more than RMB 55.7 billion.

The property-purchase channel is the notable case. Greater Bay Area mainland cities were the first to run a “settle first, top up later” pilot for property purchase settlement and payment. It has supported more than 4,000 Hong Kong and Macao residents in remitting over RMB 10 billion of purchase funds. SAFE recognised the approach and promoted it nationwide, with the eligible population extended to overseas individuals generally.

Alongside these, Guangdong introduced “Yuegang Retirement Link” and “Yueao Retirement Link 2.0”, launched the country’s first batch of cross-border RMB housing provident fund withdrawal services in Guangzhou, and organised banks to match precisely with 14 Nansha start-up parks, offering simplified account opening to Hong Kong and Macao entrepreneurs.

Practical implications

Three points follow for foreign-invested groups and financial institutions.

First, the RMB share of goods-trade settlement in Shenzhen has reached 31 per cent. Treasury teams that still default to foreign-currency invoicing should treat RMB as a fully comparable option, particularly where the counterparty is in the Greater Bay Area.

Second, the Hetao capital-account pilot removes a dedicated-account requirement for qualifying entities. Groups with, or considering, a research or investment presence in Hetao should confirm eligibility, because the change reduces recurring administrative work rather than only one-off set-up cost.

Third, the free trade account expansion and the household-level services in Guangdong point in the same direction: the infrastructure for moving RMB across the boundary is being broadened at both the corporate and the individual level. For banks, that is a service-design question; for corporate groups, it is a treasury-design question.

Related considerations

The roundtable and the regional measures are complementary rather than identical. The roundtable is national in scope and engagement-focused; the Shenzhen and Guangdong figures are regional and operational. Read together, they suggest that the financial-sector opening-up agenda is being advanced through both dialogue with foreign institutions and concrete facilitation measures on the ground.

One caution on scope: this note covers cross-border RMB use and the related Greater Bay Area facilitation measures only. The broader data-zone proposals discussed in the region are a separate topic and are not analysed here.

Sources

  • 国家外汇管理局深圳市分局 — 深圳跨境人民币结算与自由贸易账户试点情况: https://www.safe.gov.cn/shenzhen/2026/0924/2575.html
  • 财联社 — 人民银行召开外资金融机构座谈会及外资银行资金池业务: https://www.163.com/dy/article/L7EV6ABC05568W0A.html
  • 金融时报 — 人民银行广东省分行行长张奎谈大湾区金融服务便利化: https://so.html5.qq.com/page/real/search_news?docid=70000021_3696abb1fe108352
  • 广东省粤港澳合作促进会 — 粤港澳大湾区金融服务与数据特区方案: https://www.ygacjh.org.cn/Item/5181.aspx

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外资金融机构座谈会与跨境人民币应用场景拓展：深圳、河套与大湾区实践

概述

2026年9月21日，中国人民银行召开外资金融机构座谈会。人民银行表示，会议听取外资金融机构的意见建议，并研究进一步优化营商环境、推动金融业高水平对外开放的有关工作。

座谈会是释放信号的活动，而非制定规则的文件，但它与粤港澳大湾区一批可量化、可核实的进展并行。两者共同描述出跨境人民币使用正在延伸的方向：从规模已经很大的贸易结算，拓展到资本项目入账、账户开立与居民层面的金融服务。

本文先介绍座谈会，再梳理深圳与广东的数据，最后说明其对在华外资集团与金融机构的实务含义。

座谈会及其背景

2026年9月21日的座谈会，是近期关于金融业对外开放议程最清晰的一次官方表态。人民银行说明的目的有两层：一是听取外资金融机构的意见，二是研究如何进一步优化营商环境、推动金融业高水平对外开放。

对在中国设有机构的外资银行、保险与资产管理公司而言，意义在于渠道。座谈会是一种机制，使经营层面的反馈——关于牌照、关于跨境资金流动、关于实际经营中的摩擦——能够直接到达监管机构。公开报道并未列明参会机构或具体承诺，因此该活动更适合被理解为一次沟通机制的表态，而非一份措施清单。

深圳：跨境人民币结算的规模

深圳提供了硬数据。2026年上半年，深圳跨境人民币结算规模达3.8万亿元，同比增长37.9%，结算总量稳居全国第三位。

结构比总量更值得关注。货物贸易跨境人民币收支合计8364亿元，同比增长50.2%。这一增长使人民币在深圳本外币收支中的占比提升近5个百分点，达到31%。

换言之，深圳货物贸易跨境结算中，大约每三元就有一元以人民币计价。对在深圳设有主体的贸易或制造集团而言，实际影响是：人民币计价不再是小众选择，而是有成熟银行基础设施支撑的主流结算选项。

河套：无需专户的资本金入账

最具结构性意义的变化在资本项目层面。2026年6月12日，外商直接投资人民币资本金入账便利化试点政策在河套园区落地实施。

在该试点下，园区内符合资质的外商投资企业与科研机构，可直接使用人民币基本户或一般结算户接收境外人民币资本金，无需为此单独开立资本金专户。

这显著降低了行政管理负担。资本金专户附带持续义务——独立记账、持续报送，以及即便没有资金进出也需维护账户。允许普通人民币账户接收资本金，为符合条件的主体去掉了一项长期合规工作，并缩短了从汇入到资金可用的路径。

自由贸易账户及其覆盖

深圳的自由贸易账户试点也在扩容。试点银行扩充至7家，账户交易金额同比增幅超90%，累计惠及各类经营主体超1200家。

自由贸易账户是让符合条件的主体更灵活地进行跨境人民币与外币资金往来的基础设施。在已经覆盖一千多家主体的基数上，交易金额实现同比翻倍以上增长，说明这些账户被用于真实的经营资金流，而非开了户就闲置。

广东：居民层面与跨境服务

广东的数据把叙事从企业财资延伸到居民金融。截至2026年7月末，港澳居民通过代理见证在广东开立内地银行账户近50万户，这些账户累计交易超1.04亿笔、金额超557亿元。

购房渠道是其中值得关注的案例。大湾区内地城市率先开展购房结算支付便利化试点，即”先结后补“，已支持4000多位港澳人士汇入购房款超100亿元。国家外汇管理局肯定了这一做法并推广至全国，适用人群扩展到境外个人。

此外，广东推出”粤港养老通“”粤澳养老通2.0“，在广州率先落地全国首批住房公积金跨境人民币提取业务，并组织银行机构与14个南沙创业园区精准对接，为港澳创业青年提供简易开户服务。

实务含义

对在华外资集团与金融机构而言，有三点。

其一，深圳货物贸易结算中的人民币占比已达31%。仍默认使用外币计价的财资团队，应把人民币视为完全可比的选项，尤其是交易对手位于大湾区的情形。

其二，河套资本金试点为符合条件的主体去掉了专户要求。已在或考虑在河套布局研发或投资主体的集团，应确认自身是否符合资质，因为这一变化减少的是经常性行政工作，而不只是一次性开办成本。

其三，自由贸易账户扩容与广东的居民层面服务指向同一方向：跨境人民币流动的基础设施，正在企业层面与个人层面同时拓宽。对银行而言，这是服务设计问题；对企业集团而言，这是财资设计问题。

相关考虑

座谈会与区域举措是互补而非同一回事。座谈会是全国范围、以沟通为主；深圳与广东的数据是区域性的、偏操作层面。并读两者可以看出，金融业对外开放议程正通过两条路径推进：与外资机构的对话，以及落地层面的具体便利化措施。

关于范围有一点提示：本文只涉及跨境人民币使用及大湾区相关的便利化措施。该区域讨论中的更广泛的数据特区方案属于另一主题，本文不展开分析。

来源

  • 国家外汇管理局深圳市分局 — 深圳跨境人民币结算与自由贸易账户试点情况: https://www.safe.gov.cn/shenzhen/2026/0924/2575.html
  • 财联社 — 人民银行召开外资金融机构座谈会及外资银行资金池业务: https://www.163.com/dy/article/L7EV6ABC05568W0A.html
  • 金融时报 — 人民银行广东省分行行长张奎谈大湾区金融服务便利化: https://so.html5.qq.com/page/real/search_news?docid=70000021_3696abb1fe108352
  • 广东省粤港澳合作促进会 — 粤港澳大湾区金融服务与数据特区方案: https://www.ygacjh.org.cn/Item/5181.aspx

相关阅读

  • 见：跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务实操指南（mnc-cash-pool-relaxation）
  • 见：大湾区跨境金融服务便利化（gba-cross-border-finance）
Capital & Cross-border / 资金跨境, Financial License / 金融牌照, One-stop Window / 一站式窗口

Foreign Banks Lead the Nationwide Rollout of MNC Cross-Border Cash Pools: First Deals Land in September 2026

  • From 14 September 2026 the notice on multinational companies’ cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash pooling was extended nationwide from the Beijing and Guangdong (including Shenzhen) pilot regions.
    自2026年9月14日起，关于跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务的通知由北京、广东（含深圳）两个试点地区推广至全国。
  • The instrument is Yin Fa [2026] No. 163, and it brings three changes: a lower entry bar that reaches medium-sized multinationals, higher external-debt and outbound-lending quotas that a group may pool and share, and filing authority devolved to the local SAFE branch.
    该文件为银发〔2026〕163号，带来三项变化：准入门槛降低，覆盖中等规模跨国公司；外债与境外放款额度上调并可在集团内归集共享；备案权限下放属地外汇局。
  • On 20 September 2026 HSBC Bank (China) announced cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash-pool services for two multinationals, one of them Carrier; on 21 September 2026 DBS Bank (China) completed a deal in Shanghai with a listed leader in a domestic food sub-sector.
    2026年9月20日，汇丰银行（中国）宣布为两家跨国公司开展本外币跨境资金池业务，其中一家为开利集团；9月21日，星展银行（中国）在上海与一家国内食品细分领域头部上市企业落地业务。
  • Standard Chartered Bank (China) has begun implementation, making foreign-invested banks among the first movers under the nationwide regime.
    渣打银行（中国）已启动实施，外资银行成为全国推广后首批落地的机构之一。
  • On 21 September 2026 the People’s Bank of China held a roundtable with foreign financial institutions to hear their views and to study further steps to improve the business environment and advance the high-level opening of the financial sector.
    2026年9月21日，中国人民银行召开外资金融机构座谈会，听取外资金融机构意见建议，研究进一步优化营商环境、推动金融业高水平对外开放。
  • On the first day, 14 September 2026, Chongqing recorded its first two filings — Chongqing Meilixin Technology Co., Ltd. and another manufacturer, in Banan and Jiangjin districts — while Sichuan reported a Zigong manufacturing group with 12 domestic and 4 overseas member enterprises.
    落地首日2026年9月14日，重庆两家制造业跨国公司完成备案，包括重庆美利信科技股份有限公司，分别位于巴南区、江津区；四川自贡一家制造业跨国集团完成备案，含12家境内成员企业、4家境外成员企业。
  • On 30 September 2026 the SAFE Tianjin branch issued the Tianjin pilot management regulations, numbered Jin Hui Fa [2026] No. 111, to take effect 30 days after issuance.
    2026年9月30日，国家外汇管理局天津市分局印发《天津市跨国公司本外币一体化资金池业务试点管理规定》（津汇发〔2026〕111号），自印发之日起30日后正式施行。

Foreign Banks Lead the Nationwide Rollout of MNC Cross-Border Cash Pools: First Deals Land in September 2026 | 外资银行推动跨国公司本外币跨境资金池全国落地：2026年9月首批业务

Overview

On 14 September 2026 the cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash-pooling regime for multinational companies was extended from two pilot regions to the whole of China. The instrument is the Notice of the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Matters Concerning the Cross-Border RMB and Foreign-Currency Fund Concentration Operation Business for Multinational Companies, numbered Yin Fa [2026] No. 163. Until that date the business had been tested in Beijing and Guangdong (including Shenzhen); from 14 September it is open to qualifying multinationals nationwide.

For a foreign-invested group, the interest lies less in the policy text, which has been analysed elsewhere, than in what happened in the weeks that followed. Foreign-invested banks announced their first transactions within days, provincial authorities reported their first filings, and the central bank convened a roundtable with foreign financial institutions. Read together, these developments show the regime moving from a framework on paper into live corporate treasury practice.

This note focuses on the implementation layer: the pace of the rollout, the three design changes that matter to group treasurers, the foreign banks that moved first, the first local filings in Chongqing and Sichuan, the Tianjin pilot rules, and the central bank roundtable. It is limited to the cash-pooling business and does not cover other cross-border regimes.

From two pilot regions to nationwide coverage

The regime began as a pilot in Beijing and Guangdong (including Shenzhen). From 14 September 2026 it applies nationwide. The change of geography is the headline, but its practical effect comes from the three design choices set out below.

The nationwide rollout also changes the population of eligible groups. The earlier framework was built around large, fully integrated groups with heavy cross-border flows. The notice now reaches further down the scale, so that a multinational of moderate size, with sound operations and a moderate volume of cross-border business, can take part. For a foreign-invested group that had previously judged the regime out of reach, the arithmetic of eligibility is worth revisiting.

Because the regime is now available across the country, the question for a group is no longer whether it sits in a pilot city, but whether its operating profile fits the entry conditions. That shift — from a geographic test to a profile test — is the practical meaning of the nationwide rollout.

Three changes that matter to group treasurers

Wider coverage. The notice relaxes the “large and comprehensive” entry bar, so that medium-sized multinationals whose operations are stable and whose cross-border business is moderate can also participate. The effect is to bring in groups that were previously below the standard threshold.

Greater financing flexibility. The quotas for external debt and outbound lending are raised, and the group is supported in pooling and sharing those quotas among its members. A group can therefore allocate borrowing and lending capacity where it is needed, rather than holding it entity by entity. For a treasurer, this turns a set of separate ceilings into a group-level resource.

Simpler process. The authority to handle filings and changes is devolved to the local SAFE branch where the lead enterprise is located. Changes to member enterprises that do not involve an adjustment of quotas may be handled directly at the co-operating bank. The notice also encourages the priority use of RMB.

Foreign banks move first

Foreign-invested banks were among the quickest to put the regime to use.

On 20 September 2026, HSBC Bank (China) announced that it had provided cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash-pool services for two multinational companies, one of them Carrier. On 21 September 2026, DBS Bank (China) completed a transaction in Shanghai for a listed company that is a leader in a domestic food sub-sector. Standard Chartered Bank (China) has begun implementation.

The speed of these announcements reflects how directly the regime plugs into the multinational client base that foreign banks already serve in China. For a foreign-invested group, it means the service is available from institutions it may already bank with, rather than only from a domestic bank building the product from the ground up. For the banks, the cash-pooling business is a way to deepen treasury relationships with the groups they already serve.

The first local filings: Chongqing, Sichuan and Tianjin

Local rollout was quick as well.

In Chongqing, two multinational companies completed filings on the first day, 14 September 2026. Both are manufacturers; they are located in Banan District and Jiangjin District, and one of them is Chongqing Meilixin Technology Co., Ltd. The first-day timing shows that local filing capacity was ready when the regime took effect.

In Sichuan, a manufacturing multinational group based in Zigong completed a filing, as reported on 28 September 2026. The group’s pool covers 12 domestic member enterprises and 4 overseas member enterprises, and benefits its overseas subsidiaries in countries including Singapore, Brazil and Australia. The composition illustrates what the regime is designed for: a manufacturing group with a genuine overseas footprint, linking domestic members with subsidiaries across several continents.

In Tianjin, the SAFE Tianjin branch issued the Regulations of Tianjin Municipality on the Pilot Management of the Integrated RMB and Foreign-Currency Cash-Pool Business for Multinational Companies on 30 September 2026, numbered Jin Hui Fa [2026] No. 111. The regulations take effect 30 days after issuance. The local rule-making shows that the nationwide framework is being supplemented by provincial implementing rules, which in turn shape how a group files in that jurisdiction.

The central bank roundtable with foreign financial institutions

On 21 September 2026 the People’s Bank of China held a roundtable with foreign financial institutions. The stated purpose was to hear the views and suggestions of foreign financial institutions and to study further steps to improve the business environment and advance the high-level opening of the financial sector.

The timing, a week after the cash-pooling regime went nationwide, places the roundtable in the same policy window. For foreign banks and their clients, it indicates that foreign financial institutions are being treated as a channel for feedback as the opening measures are implemented.

Practical implications for foreign-invested groups

Three practical points follow.

First, eligibility should be re-tested. Because the entry bar has been lowered, a group that once fell outside the regime may now qualify. The test is not size alone but the stability of operations and the volume of cross-border business.

Second, quota pooling changes treasury planning. With external-debt and outbound-lending quotas raised and shareable within the group, a treasurer can plan around the group’s aggregate capacity rather than each entity’s individual ceiling. That is a planning change, not merely a filing change.

Third, the filing route is now shorter. Devolving filing and change authority to the local SAFE branch, and allowing non-quota member changes at the co-operating bank, reduces the number of steps between a decision and its implementation.

A foreign-invested group considering the regime would typically review which entities should be members, how the group’s external-debt and outbound-lending quotas are currently used, which bank will act as co-operating bank, and whether the group’s flows are best served in RMB or in foreign currency. The notice’s encouragement of the priority use of RMB is a design point worth weighing in that review.

Sources

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外资银行推动跨国公司本外币跨境资金池全国落地：2026年9月首批业务

概述

2026年9月14日，跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务由两个试点地区推广至全国。其依据是中国人民银行、国家外汇管理局《关于跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务有关事宜的通知》，文号为银发〔2026〕163号。在此之前，该业务在北京、广东（含深圳）两个试点地区先行测试；自9月14日起，符合条件的跨国公司在全国范围内均可开展。

对在华外资集团而言，关注点不在政策文本本身（政策文本已有其他文章解读），而在其后的数周里发生了什么。外资银行在数日内宣布首批业务落地，地方主管部门报告首批备案完成，中国人民银行召开外资金融机构座谈会。将这几件事放在一起看，可以观察到这项机制正从纸面框架进入真实的企业财资实践。

本文聚焦落地层面：推广的节奏、对集团财资主管最具意义的三项设计变化、率先行动的外资银行、重庆与四川的首批备案、天津的试点管理规定，以及中国人民银行的座谈会。本文只涉及跨境资金池业务，不涉及其他跨境制度安排。

由两个试点地区到全国覆盖

该业务最初在北京、广东（含深圳）两地试点。自2026年9月14日起在全国范围适用。地域的变化是标题式的变化，但实际效果来自下文所列的三项设计选择。

全国推广同时改变了合格企业的范围。此前的框架围绕跨境收支规模较大的大型一体化集团构建。如今《通知》把触角伸向更下一层的规模，使经营稳健、跨境业务规模适中的中等规模跨国公司也能参与。对于此前判断自身不符合条件的在华外资集团，准入条件的账值得重新算一遍。

由于该业务已在全国范围可及，对集团而言，问题不再是是否身处某个试点城市，而是其经营特征是否符合准入条件。从”地域测试”转向”特征测试”，正是全国推广在实务层面的含义。

对集团财资主管最具意义的三项变化

覆盖更广。 《通知》放宽了”大而全”的门槛限制，使经营稳健、跨境业务适中的中等规模跨国公司也能参与。其效果是把此前低于标准门槛的集团纳入进来。

融资弹性更强。 外债及境外放款额度上调，并支持集团在成员企业之间归集共享这些额度。集团因此可以把融资与放款能力配置到真正需要的地方，而不必按单一主体分别持有。对财资主管而言，这是把一组彼此独立的额度上限，转变为一笔集团层面的资源。

流程更便捷。 办理备案与变更的权限下放至主办企业所在地的属地外汇局。不涉及额度调整的成员企业变更，可由合作银行直接办理。《通知》还鼓励优先使用人民币。

外资银行率先行动

外资银行是率先使用这项机制的机构之一。

2026年9月20日，汇丰银行（中国）宣布已为两家跨国公司提供本外币跨境资金池服务，其中一家为开利集团。2026年9月21日，星展银行（中国）在上海为一家国内食品细分领域的头部上市企业完成一笔业务。渣打银行（中国）已启动实施。

这些宣布的速度，反映出该机制与外资银行在中国已服务的跨国公司客户群之间的直接契合。对在华外资集团而言，这意味着可以从其已有合作关系的机构获得该项服务，而不必等待某家本土银行从零搭建产品。对外资银行而言，跨境资金池业务是其深化既有集团客户财资关系的一条路径。

首批地方备案：重庆、四川与天津

地方的落地同样迅速。

在重庆，两家跨国公司于首日，即2026年9月14日完成备案。两家均为制造业企业，分别位于巴南区与江津区，其中一家为重庆美利信科技股份有限公司。首日即完成备案，说明地方办理能力在制度生效时已经就绪。

在四川，据2026年9月28日报道，一家位于自贡的制造业跨国集团完成备案。该集团的资金池覆盖12家境内成员企业与4家境外成员企业，惠及位于新加坡、巴西、澳大利亚等国的海外子公司。这一构成说明了该机制的设计初衷：一家具有真实海外经营布局的制造业集团，把境内成员与分布多洲的子公司联结起来。

在天津，国家外汇管理局天津市分局于2026年9月30日印发《天津市跨国公司本外币一体化资金池业务试点管理规定》，文号为津汇发〔2026〕111号。该规定自印发之日起30日后正式施行。地方层面的规则制定说明，全国框架正由省级实施细则加以补充，而这些细则又反过来决定集团在该辖区的备案方式。

中国人民银行与外资金融机构的座谈会

2026年9月21日，中国人民银行召开外资金融机构座谈会。官方表述的目的是，听取外资金融机构的意见建议，并研究进一步优化营商环境、推动金融业高水平对外开放的有关工作。

座谈会的时间点，恰在跨境资金池机制全国推广一周之后，与该项政策处在同一窗口期。对外资银行及其客户而言，这表明在各项开放举措落地的过程中，外资金融机构被作为反馈渠道加以对待。

对在华外资集团的实务含义

有三点实务含义。

其一，准入资格值得重新测算。由于门槛降低，此前落在机制之外的集团，如今可能已经符合条件。测算依据不只是规模，还包括经营的稳健程度与跨境业务的规模。

其二，额度归集改变了财资规划。在外债与境外放款额度上调并可在集团内共享之后，财资主管可以围绕集团的合计能力来规划，而不必逐一对照各主体的单独上限。这是规划方式的变化，而不只是备案方式的变化。

其三，备案路径更短了。把备案与变更权限下放至属地外汇局，并允许不涉及额度的成员变更在合作银行办理，减少了从作出决定到落地执行之间的环节。

一家考虑该机制的在华外资集团，通常会梳理哪些主体应作为成员、集团的外债与境外放款额度目前如何使用、由哪家银行担任合作银行，以及集团的资金流以人民币还是外币安排更为合适。《通知》对优先使用人民币的鼓励，是这一梳理中值得权衡的一项设计。

来源

  • 国家外汇管理局天津市分局 — 关于印发《天津市跨国公司本外币一体化资金池业务试点管理规定》的通知: https://www.safe.gov.cn/tianjin/2026/0930/3141.html
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Policy Updates / 政策动态, Visa-Free Transit / 过境免签, Work Visa / 工作签证

China’s Exit and Entry Administration Regulation Takes Effect: Intermediary Filing and the Compliance Boundary

  • The State Council’s Regulation on the Administration of Exit and Entry (State Council Decree No. 841) took effect on 15 September 2026; it was adopted at the 90th State Council executive meeting on 29 June 2026, promulgated on 31 July 2026, and contains 19 articles.
    《国务院关于出境入境管理的规定》（国务院令第841号）自2026年9月15日起施行；该规定于2026年6月29日经国务院第90次常务会议通过，7月31日公布，全文共19条。
  • The Regulation has four strands: outbound safety-risk prevention (including security advisories and, where necessary, dissuasion), truthfulness of the stated purpose of exit, entry and stay, refined exit-restriction measures, and a filing regime for exit-entry intermediary services.
    该规定有四方面核心内容：健全出境安全风险防范制度（含安全提醒与必要时的劝阻）、明确出境入境及停留居留事由真实性要求、完善出境入境限制措施、规范出境入境中介服务（实行备案管理）。
  • Dissuasion is not prohibition: for citizens travelling to the highest-risk destinations, immigration authorities may dissuade them where necessary, but this does not bar lawful tourism, family visits, study or business travel, and the nationwide policy of handling exit-entry applications across the country is unchanged.
    劝阻不等于禁止：对前往风险等级最高国家或地区的公民，移民管理机构必要时可以进行劝阻，但这不构成对合法旅游、探亲、留学、商务出行的禁止；全国通办政策保持不变。
  • Exit-entry intermediary services move from prior administrative licensing to filing: a newly established agency files with the local immigration authority within 15 days of establishment, and existing agencies must complete filing within 90 days of the Regulation taking effect.
    出境入境中介服务由前置行政许可改为备案管理：新设立机构应在设立15日内向所在地移民管理机构备案；现有机构应在该规定施行后90日内完成备案。
  • Overseas enterprises and institutions may not provide exit-entry intermediary services directly inside China, and agencies may not handle immigration matters for civil servants, military personnel and other persons of special status.
    境外企业、机构不得在中国境内直接提供出境入境中介服务；中介机构不得为公务员、军人等特殊身份人员办理移民业务。
  • The official reading, reinforced by the China Joint Internet Rumor-Busting Platform on 10 September 2026 and the joint Q&A by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Immigration Administration, is that the rules target illegal cross-border conduct, not ordinary travellers with lawful outbound needs.
    官方口径（2026年9月10日中国互联网联合辟谣平台发布辟谣信息，并引用司法部、公安部、国家移民管理局负责人答记者问）明确：规制对象是非法跨境人员，并非有合法出境需求的普通民众。
  • For foreign employers in China, the practical effect is a compliance task: confirm that any agent handling visas or residence permits for expatriate staff is properly filed, and keep the stated purpose and supporting documents for each trip accurate.
    对在华外资企业而言，实际影响是一项合规工作：确认代办外籍员工签证或居留证件的中介机构已依规备案，并确保每次出行的事由与支持材料真实、可核。

China’s Exit and Entry Administration Regulation Takes Effect: Intermediary Filing and the Compliance Boundary | 《国务院关于出境入境管理的规定》施行：中介备案与合规边界

Overview

The State Council’s Regulation on the Administration of Exit and Entry (《国务院关于出境入境管理的规定》), State Council Decree No. 841, took effect on 15 September 2026. It was adopted at the 90th State Council executive meeting on 29 June 2026 and promulgated on 31 July 2026, and it contains 19 articles. Its stated purpose is to regulate exit and entry administration, protect the lawful rights and interests of persons entering and leaving China, and safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.

Because the Regulation touches on outbound travel, it has drawn wide discussion. The official reading is narrow and specific, and it is worth setting out plainly: the rules address illegal cross-border conduct and the intermediaries that facilitate it. They do not change the position of ordinary travellers who have lawful reasons to leave China. Tourism, family visits, study and business travel are unaffected, and the nationwide arrangement under which exit-entry applications may be handled at any competent office (全国通办) remains in place.

The four strands of the Regulation

Outbound safety-risk prevention. Foreign affairs, culture and tourism and other departments are to issue overseas security reminders and destination risk alerts in a timely manner. For citizens travelling to the highest-risk destinations, or to places where serious crimes endangering personal safety are frequent, the immigration administration may, where necessary, dissuade them from going. Dissuasion is advisory in nature; it is not a prohibition.

Truthfulness of purpose. Applications for exit, entry, stay and residence must state a purpose that is genuine and lawful. The authorities may ask about the circumstances and require supporting documents; where false materials are provided or false statements made, they have the power to decide not to issue the document applied for.

Exit-restriction measures. A person who obtains documents by fraud, or who has been subject to administrative detention for illegal exit or entry, may be barred from leaving China for between six months and three years after the penalty ends. A person who engages in illegal or criminal activities abroad that harm national security and interests may, after returning, be restricted from leaving for six months to three years. Where the violation of export-control, technology import-export and similar rules could endanger national industrial or technological security, the relevant departments may decide that the person is not permitted to leave.

Intermediary services under filing. Agencies and individuals that provide exit-entry intermediary services are subject to a filing regime rather than prior administrative licensing. A newly established agency must file with the local immigration authority within 15 days of establishment; existing agencies must complete filing within 90 days of the Regulation taking effect. Overseas enterprises and institutions may not provide such services directly within China, and agencies may not handle immigration matters for civil servants, military personnel and other persons of special status.

What the filing regime requires

To be filed, an agency must be lawfully established; its responsible person must have no record of criminal punishment for an intentional crime; and it must have the appropriate professionals, funding, premises and systems for personnel management, records retention, data security and compliance management.

The Regulation also lists conduct that agencies must not engage in: false advertising; assisting in the provision of false materials; handling certificates or procedures in violation of the rules; disclosing personal information; operating beyond the scope of their filing; and assisting cross-border illegal or criminal activity. Remedies and penalties include an order to rectify within a time limit, confiscation of illegal gains, fines and revocation of the business licence.

What the Regulation does not do

Public discussion has sometimes treated the Regulation as a general tightening of outbound travel. That reading is not supported by the official material. On 10 September 2026, the China Joint Internet Rumor-Busting Platform (中国互联网联合辟谣平台) issued a clarification stating that the claim that “outbound travel will be comprehensively tightened and ordinary people will find it harder to leave” is a misreading, and it cited the joint question-and-answer responses of the responsible officials of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Public Security and the National Immigration Administration.

On the official account, the rules are aimed at illegal cross-border conduct and the intermediaries that organise it. Ordinary travellers with lawful purposes — including tourism, visiting relatives, study and business — continue to travel as before. The immigration service hotline 12367 remains available for enquiries.

Implications for foreign employers and expatriate executives

For foreign-invested companies and their expatriate staff, the Regulation is best understood as a compliance matter rather than a travel restriction:

  • Check your intermediary. If the group uses an agency to handle work permits, residence permits or visa extensions for expatriate employees or their families, confirm that the agency is within the filing regime and does not operate beyond its filed scope. Because overseas entities may not provide such services directly inside China, a “group headquarters handles it from abroad” arrangement should be reviewed.
  • Keep the stated purpose accurate. Because the Regulation emphasises truthfulness of purpose, the reason recorded for an entry, stay or residence should match the documents actually held. For business travellers and assignees, this is largely a documentation discipline.
  • Note the restriction triggers. The exit-restriction provisions are tied to defined conduct — fraudulently obtained documents, administrative detention for illegal exit or entry, illegal or criminal activity abroad that harms national security and interests, and conduct under export-control or technology import-export rules that may endanger industrial or technological security. Companies with cross-border technical and export-control exposure should make sure that travel for staff involved in sensitive transfers is planned with the group’s compliance function.
  • Keep the service channel. The 12367 hotline remains the standard channel for immigration enquiries, including for companies checking procedure.

Practical steps

  • Verify the filing status and filed scope of any agency your group uses for visa or residence-permit work.
  • Align each expatriate’s recorded purpose of stay with the permit actually held, and retain supporting documents.
  • Where staff are involved in export-control-sensitive technology, coordinate travel planning with the compliance function.
  • Use the 12367 hotline for procedural questions rather than informal advice.
  • Treat the Regulation as a fact-based update: lawful outbound travel for tourism, family visits, study and business is unchanged, and the nationwide handling policy remains in effect.

Sources

  • 德阳市旌阳区人民政府 — 出入境新规解读: https://www.tfjy.gov.cn/xwzx/jyyww/bmdt/2087265.htm
  • 2026 年 9 月施行的法规梳理（含国务院令第 841 号四方面内容）: https://rclawyer.cn/article-65015-199249.html
  • 国际在线 — 南昌边检宣介 841 号令（2026 年 9 月 15 日施行）: https://jx.cri.cn/20261001/3244d3d2-7e33-1f31-b67a-2fbbbb551840.html
  • 中国政府网: https://www.gov.cn/

《国务院关于出境入境管理的规定》施行：中介备案与合规边界

概述

《国务院关于出境入境管理的规定》（国务院令第841号）自2026年9月15日起施行。该规定于2026年6月29日经国务院第90次常务会议通过，7月31日公布，全文共19条。其立法目的是规范出境入境管理，保障出境入境人员的合法权益，维护国家主权、安全、发展利益。

由于该规定涉及出境事项，社会上讨论较多。官方口径具体而明确，值得如实说明：规定所规制的是非法跨境行为以及为其提供便利的中介服务，并未改变有合法出境事由的普通民众的出行安排。旅游、探亲、留学、商务出行不受影响，出境入境证件全国通办的政策安排也保持不变。

规定的四个方面

健全出境安全风险防范制度。 外交、文化和旅游等部门应及时发布国外安全提醒和旅游目的地风险提示。对前往风险等级最高的国家或地区、或严重危及人身安全案件高发地区的公民，移民管理机构必要时可以进行劝阻。劝阻属于提示性质，并非禁止。

明确事由真实性要求。 申请出境入境、停留居留，事由应当真实、合法。有关机关可以询问情况、要求出示相关文件资料；对提供虚假材料、作出虚假陈述的，有权决定不予签发。

完善出境入境限制措施。 以骗取方式取得证件，或曾因非法出境入境受过行政拘留处罚的，处罚执行完毕后可被限制出境6个月至3年；在境外从事危害国家安全和利益的违法犯罪活动的，回国后可被限制出境6个月至3年；违反出口管制、技术进出口管理等规定，可能危害国家产业安全、技术安全的，有关部门可以决定不准其出境。

规范出境入境中介服务。 对从事出境入境中介服务的机构和人员实行备案管理，而非前置行政许可。新设立机构应在设立15日内向所在地移民管理机构备案；现有机构应在该规定施行后90日内完成备案。境外企业、机构不得在中国境内直接提供出境入境中介服务；中介机构不得为公务员、军人等特殊身份人员办理移民业务。

备案管理的具体要求

中介机构备案需符合条件：依法设立；负责人无故意犯罪刑事处罚记录；具备相应的专业人员、资金、场所，以及人员管理、资料保存、数据安全、合规管理等制度。

规定同时列明中介机构不得从事的行为：虚假宣传、协助提供虚假材料、违规办理证件手续、泄露个人信息、超出备案范围经营、协助跨境违法犯罪。相应的处理与处罚措施包括责令限期整改、没收违法所得、罚款、吊销营业执照等。

规定并未做什么

公共讨论中，有时把该规定理解为对出境的全面收紧，这一理解与官方材料并不相符。2026年9月10日，中国互联网联合辟谣平台发布辟谣信息，指出出境将全面收紧、普通人出境变难的说法属于误读，并引用司法部、公安部、国家移民管理局负责人答记者问的口径。

按照官方口径，相关规则指向的是非法跨境行为及其组织者。有合法事由的普通旅客——包括旅游、探亲、留学、商务——出行安排不变。移民管理服务热线12367继续提供咨询。

对在华外资企业与外籍高管的影响

对外商投资企业及其外籍员工而言，该规定更宜作为一项合规事项来理解，而非出行限制：

  • 核查所委托的中介。 若集团委托中介为外籍员工及其家属办理工作许可、居留证件或签证延期，应确认该机构已纳入备案管理、未超出备案范围经营。由于境外企业、机构不得在中国境内直接提供此类服务，由集团总部在境外办理的安排应予复核。
  • 确保事由真实可核。 由于规定强调事由真实性，入境、停留居留所记载的事由应与实际持有的证件材料相符。对商务出行人员与外派人员而言，这主要是一项材料管理要求。
  • 注意限制措施的触发情形。 出境限制条款对应的是特定行为——骗取证件、因非法出境入境受过行政拘留处罚、在境外从事危害国家安全和利益的违法犯罪活动，以及违反出口管制、技术进出口管理规定且可能危害产业安全、技术安全的行为。存在跨境技术与出口管制风险的企业，涉及敏感转移的员工出行安排，应与集团合规部门一并规划。
  • 保留服务渠道。 12367热线仍是移民管理咨询的标准渠道，企业核查手续时亦可使用。

实务建议

  • 核实集团用于签证或居留证件办理的中介机构的备案状态与备案范围。
  • 使外籍人员所记载的停留事由与实际持有的许可相符，并留存支持材料。
  • 涉及出口管制敏感技术的员工，出行安排应与合规部门协同。
  • 程序性问题通过12367热线咨询，而非依赖非正式建议。
  • 将该规定作为一项基于事实的更新来对待：旅游、探亲、留学、商务等合法出境出行不变，全国通办政策继续有效。

来源

  • 德阳市旌阳区人民政府 — 出入境新规解读: https://www.tfjy.gov.cn/xwzx/jyyww/bmdt/2087265.htm
  • 2026 年 9 月施行的法规梳理（含国务院令第 841 号四方面内容）: https://rclawyer.cn/article-65015-199249.html
  • 国际在线 — 南昌边检宣介 841 号令（2026 年 9 月 15 日施行）: https://jx.cri.cn/20261001/3244d3d2-7e33-1f31-b67a-2fbbbb551840.html
  • 中国政府网: https://www.gov.cn/
Employment Management / 雇佣管理, One-stop Window / 一站式窗口, Work Visa / 工作签证

Applying for a Foreigner’s Work Permit Inside China: The Nine Statutory Situations and the A/B/C Talent Categories

  • China’s foreigner work permit has two routes: applying from abroad, which needs both a work permit notice and a work permit, and applying directly inside China, which needs only the work permit and is limited to nine statutory situations.
    外国人来华工作许可有两条路径：境外申请需办理《外国人工作许可通知》与《外国人工作许可证》两项，境内直接申请只需办理《外国人工作许可证》，且仅限九类法定情形。
  • The employer must be lawfully established with no serious illegal or dishonest records, the post must require special skills for which no suitable domestic candidate is available, and pay must be no lower than the local minimum wage.
    用人单位须依法设立、无严重违法失信记录，岗位须有特殊需要且国内暂缺适当人选，工资不得低于当地最低工资标准。
  • The applicant must be at least 18 years old, in good health, free of criminal record, have a confirmed employer in China, and hold the professional skills or knowledge the post requires.
    申请人须年满18周岁、身体健康、无犯罪记录、境内有确定用人单位，并具备岗位所需的专业技能或相应知识水平。
  • Category A (high-end foreign talent) is aligned with the “high-grade, precision and advanced, scarce” orientation and is exempt from age, degree and work-experience limits, with no quota.
    A类（外国高端人才）符合”高精尖缺”导向，可不受年龄、学历和工作经历限制，且无数量限制。
  • Category B (foreign professional talent) requires a bachelor’s degree or above plus at least two years of relevant work experience, with age generally not exceeding 60 and subject to market-demand quotas.
    B类（外国专业人才）须具备学士及以上学位并有2年及以上相关工作经历，年龄一般不超过60周岁，并按市场需求实行数量限制。
  • Category C (other foreign personnel) covers temporary, seasonal, unskilled or service work that meets domestic labour-market demand, with quotas set by national rules and checkable on the national human resources and social security service platform.
    C类（其他外国人员）指满足国内劳动力市场需求、从事符合国家政策规定的临时性、季节性、非技术性或服务性工作，数量限制按国家有关规定执行，可在全国人社政务服务平台查询。
  • The nine statutory situations for applying directly inside China include Category A talent already lawfully in China, job changes with an unchanged role, spouses and minor children of qualifying persons, free-trade-zone talent, regional headquarters of multinationals, intra-group transfers, intergovernmental agreements, Z-visa representatives and case-by-case approvals.
    境内直接申请的九类法定情形包括：持合法签证或居留证件入境的A类人才、岗位职业不变的变更用人单位、符合条件人员的外籍配偶及未成年子女、自贸试验区人才、跨国公司在华地区总部人员、企业集团内部同岗位调动、执行政府间协议来华人员、驻华机构代表及主管部门个案认定。
  • Category B and C holders who entered only on an L (tourist) or M (business) visa and fall outside the nine situations cannot apply inside China and must apply from abroad, while permanent residents are exempt from the work permit.
    B类、C类人员仅持L字（旅游）或M字（商务）签证入境且不属于九类法定情形的，不得在境内直接申请，须按境外流程出境办理；永久居留外国人在华工作免办工作许可。

Applying for a Foreigner’s Work Permit Inside China: The Nine Statutory Situations and the A/B/C Talent Categories | 境内直接申请《外国人工作许可证》：九类法定情形与A/B/C三类人才分类的实操边界

Overview

Foreign nationals who take up work in China normally need a Foreigner’s Work Permit in China (《外国人工作许可证》). The permit sits within a wider framework, but the part that most often decides whether a hire can proceed on schedule is narrower and more practical: whether the application can be made inside China, and which talent category the applicant falls into.

This note focuses on those two questions. It sets out the eligibility conditions for both the employer and the applicant, explains the A/B/C talent categories and their boundaries, and then walks through the nine statutory situations in which an applicant may apply for the work permit directly inside China without first obtaining a work permit notice abroad.

Eligibility: the employer and the applicant

The rules place conditions on both sides of the employment relationship.

On the employer side, the entity must be lawfully established and have no serious illegal or dishonest records. The post must involve a special need for which no suitable domestic candidate is available. The wage offered must be no lower than the local minimum wage. Where the sector regulator requires prior approval, that approval must be obtained.

On the applicant side, the individual must be at least 18 years old, in good health, and free of criminal record. There must be a confirmed employer in China, and the applicant must hold the professional skills or corresponding knowledge the post requires. The role must be one for which China has a pressing shortage of qualified people.

These are cumulative conditions, not alternatives. A vacancy that is real and a candidate who is qualified are not enough on their own if the post cannot be shown to need skills that are in short supply domestically.

The A/B/C talent categories

China classifies foreign workers into three categories, and the category determines the substantive thresholds that apply.

Category A — high-end foreign talent. Category A covers people who meet the “high-grade, precision and advanced, scarce” orientation and market demand. The category is exempt from age, degree and work-experience limits, and there is no numerical quota. In practice, Category A is the most flexible route and the one least constrained by the standard thresholds.

Category B — foreign professional talent. Category B requires a bachelor’s degree or above together with at least two years of relevant work experience. The applicant’s age must generally not exceed 60, though this may be relaxed where there is a genuine need. Category B is subject to quotas in line with market demand.

Category C — other foreign personnel. Category C covers people who meet domestic labour-market demand and take up temporary, seasonal, unskilled or service work consistent with national policy. The quota is set by national rules, and applicants can check the applicable arrangements through the national human resources and social security service platform.

Read together, the three categories form a ladder: A is open and uncapped, B is the mainstream professional route with degree, experience and age thresholds plus a market-demand cap, and C is a limited channel for short-term and service work.

The nine situations for applying inside China

The default route is to apply from abroad: the employer obtains a work permit notice, the applicant uses it to secure a work visa, and the work permit is then issued. But the rules allow a direct application inside China — the work permit only, without a separate notice — in nine statutory situations:

  1. Category A high-end foreign talent who entered on a lawful visa or residence document.
  2. A change of employer with the position and occupation unchanged, where the existing work-type residence permit is still valid. The original permit must first be cancelled, and the application must be made within 30 days.
  3. Foreign spouses and minor children of Chinese citizens, permanent residents, or foreigners lawfully employed in China, who hold a valid entry and residence document.
  4. Personnel in free trade zones and comprehensive innovation reform pilot zones who meet the local talent policy.
  5. Foreign personnel employed by a regional headquarters of a multinational company in China who meet the policy conditions.
  6. Foreign executives and professional technicians transferred within a corporate group to the same post.
  7. Personnel coming to China to implement intergovernmental agreements or accords.
  8. Representatives of foreign institutions in China who entered on a Z visa, or who convert from a short-term work permit to long-term employment within its validity.
  9. Other situations determined case by case by the competent approval authority — this ground cannot be applied by the applicant on their own initiative.

The list is exhaustive in form. Situation nine is a residual power of the authority, not a catch-all that an applicant can invoke.

The boundary that catches people out

The most consequential practical boundary concerns Category B and C applicants. If such an applicant entered China only on an L (tourist) or M (business) visa, and the case does not fall within the nine statutory situations, the applicant cannot apply for the work permit inside China. The application must follow the overseas route, which means leaving the country to complete it.

This is why the entry visa matters at the planning stage, not just at the border. A candidate who travels to China on a tourist or business visa expecting to convert in-country may find that the conversion is not available to them, and that the only route is to depart and re-enter under a work visa.

Separately, foreigners with permanent residence in China are exempt from the foreigner work permit when they work in the country. This follows from the Opinions on Strengthening the Service and Management of Foreigners’ Permanent Residence in China.

Processing times and channels

Processing times are set at the local level within a national framework. In the Weifang example, the statutory time limit is 20 working days and the committed time limit is 5 working days.

Channels are increasingly consolidated. In Xiangyang, Hubei, applications run through the “handle one matter efficiently” zone of the Hubei provincial government service portal, under national key matters — legal-person services — foreigner work in China “one matter”, with an offline counter at Window 26, fifth floor, Xiangyang Citizens Service Centre. The online and offline channels are a delivery mechanism; the substantive tests remain the eligibility conditions, the talent category and the nine situations set out above.

Practical implications

Three points follow for employers and HR teams.

First, decide the category early. Whether a hire is A, B or C determines the degree, experience and age thresholds that apply, and whether a quota constrains the timing. Getting this wrong late in the process is costly.

Second, check the nine situations before the candidate travels. If the hire is a B or C applicant who would enter on a tourist or business visa, and none of the nine situations applies, the in-country route is closed. Planning the entry visa correctly avoids a departure and re-entry.

Third, treat the employer-side conditions as real. Lawful establishment, clean compliance records, a genuine special need and minimum-wage compliance are all part of the test. These are the points at which an otherwise strong application can stall.

Sources

  • 襄阳市行政审批局 — 外国人来华工作”一件事”办事指南（2026-09-23）: http://xzsp.xiangyang.gov.cn/ztzl/gpsx/bszn/202609/t20260923_4064641.shtml
  • 佛山市人民政府 — 境内申请外国人来华工作许可办事指南: https://www.foshan.gov.cn/zsk/?kCode=BCC00003761&parent=
  • 潍坊市人民政府 — 境内申请外国人来华工作许可: https://www.weifang.gov.cn/162/55333/zwfwj_f209e723-98cf-4933-a4e0-7e59a43e02b2.html
  • 潍坊市人民政府 — 外国人来华工作许可新设: https://www.weifang.gov.cn/162/55333/zwfwj_1b95757f-8787-4d8f-8372-5f6d52b92d9c.html
  • 中国政府网 — 《关于加强外国人永久居留服务管理的意见》: https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2016-02/18/content_5043448.htm

Related reading

  • see also: foreign-work-permit-one-thing
  • see also: foreign-talent-classification

境内直接申请《外国人工作许可证》：九类法定情形与A/B/C三类人才分类的实操边界

概述

外国人在中国就业，通常需要办理《外国人工作许可证》。该许可证处在一个更宽的制度框架之中，但真正经常决定一名雇员能否按期到岗的，是更具体、更实务的两个问题：能否在境内申请，以及申请人属于哪一类人才。

本文聚焦这两个问题：说明用人单位与申请人两方面的准入条件，解释A/B/C三类人才的划分及其边界，再逐一梳理可在境内直接申请《外国人工作许可证》、无需事先在境外办理工作许可通知的九类法定情形。

准入条件：用人单位与申请人

规则对劳动关系两端都设定了条件。

在用人单位一端，主体须依法设立，且无严重违法失信记录；岗位须有特殊需要，且国内暂缺适当人选；所付工资不得低于当地最低工资标准；属于行业主管部门前置审批的，须先经批准。

在申请人一端，个人须年满18周岁、身体健康、无犯罪记录；须境内有确定用人单位，并具备岗位所需的专业技能或相应知识水平；岗位还须属于国内急需紧缺的专业人员范围。

这些条件是叠加关系，而非二选一。岗位真实、候选人合格，若无法说明该岗位需要国内紧缺的技能，仍然不够。

A/B/C三类人才分类

中国把外国人才分为三类，类别决定了适用的实体门槛。

A类——外国高端人才。 A类指符合“高精尖缺”导向和市场需求导向的人员，可不受年龄、学历和工作经历限制，且无数量限制。实务中，A类是最灵活、最不受标准门槛约束的路径。

B类——外国专业人才。 B类须具备学士及以上学位，并有2年及以上相关工作经历；年龄一般不超过60周岁，确有需要的可适当放宽。B类按市场需求实行数量限制。

C类——其他外国人员。 C类指满足国内劳动力市场需求、从事符合国家政策规定的临时性、季节性、非技术性或服务性工作的人员。其数量限制按国家有关规定执行，申请人可通过全国人社政务服务平台查询适用的安排。

三者合起来构成一个阶梯：A类开放且不设数量上限；B类是主流的专业路径，设有学历、经历与年龄门槛，并受市场需求额度约束；C类是面向短期与服务性工作的有限通道。

境内直接申请的九类情形

默认路径是在境外申请：用人单位先取得《外国人工作许可通知》，申请人据此取得工作签证，随后签发《外国人工作许可证》。但规则允许在九类法定情形下直接在境内申请——只办工作许可证，无需另行办理工作许可通知：

  1. 持合法签证或居留证件入境的外国高端人才（A类）。
  2. 变更用人单位、岗位职业不变，且原工作类居留许可仍在有效期内。须先注销原许可，并在30日内提出申请。
  3. 中国公民、永久居留人员、合法就业外国人的外籍配偶及未成年子女，持有效入境居留证件。
  4. 自贸试验区、全面创新改革试验区中符合地方人才政策的人员。
  5. 受聘于跨国公司在华地区总部、符合政策条件的外籍人员。
  6. 企业集团内部同岗位调动的外籍高管与专业技术人员。
  7. 执行政府间协议、协定来华的人员。
  8. 驻华机构代表持Z字签证入境，或在短期工作许可有效期内转为长期聘用。
  9. 审批主管部门个案认定的其他情形——此项不得由申请人自行套用。

该清单在形式上是穷尽的。第九类是主管部门的裁量性权限，而非申请人可自行援引的兜底条款。

最容易踩线的边界

最具实操后果的边界，落在B类、C类申请人身上。此类人员若仅持L字（旅游）或M字（商务）签证入境，且不属于九类法定情形，则不得在境内直接申请工作许可，须按境外申请流程办理，即需出境完成。

这正是为什么入境签证在规划阶段就很重要，而不只是入境时的形式问题。一名候选人若持旅游或商务签证来华、期望在境内转换，可能发现并不具备转换资格，唯一路径是离境后持工作签证重新入境。

另外，在中国永久居留的外国人在华工作免办外国人工作许可。这一口径出自《关于加强外国人永久居留服务管理的意见》。

办理时限与渠道

办理时限在国家框架下由地方确定。以潍坊为例，法定时限为20个工作日，承诺时限为5个工作日。

办理渠道日趋集约。在湖北襄阳，申请通过湖北省政务服务网”高效办成一件事”专区，进入国家重点事项—法人办事—外国人来华工作”一件事”，线下窗口设在襄阳市市民服务中心五楼26号窗口。线上与线下渠道属于交付方式；实体判断标准，仍是前文所述的准入条件、人才分类与九类情形。

实务含义

对用人单位与人力资源团队而言，有三点。

其一，尽早确定类别。岗位属于A、B还是C，决定了适用的学历、经历与年龄门槛，以及额度是否影响时间安排。在流程后段才发现类别判断有误，代价很高。

其二，在候选人出行前核对九类情形。若该岗位属B类或C类申请人、且拟持旅游或商务签证入境，而九类情形均不适用，则境内路径是关闭的。把入境签证规划正确，可以避免一次离境与重新入境。

其三，把用人单位一侧的条件当成实质条件。依法设立、合规记录清白、存在真实特殊需要、符合最低工资要求，都属于审核内容。这些正是本来条件不错的申请可能受阻的地方。

来源

  • 襄阳市行政审批局 — 外国人来华工作”一件事”办事指南（2026-09-23）: http://xzsp.xiangyang.gov.cn/ztzl/gpsx/bszn/202609/t20260923_4064641.shtml
  • 佛山市人民政府 — 境内申请外国人来华工作许可办事指南: https://www.foshan.gov.cn/zsk/?kCode=BCC00003761&parent=
  • 潍坊市人民政府 — 境内申请外国人来华工作许可: https://www.weifang.gov.cn/162/55333/zwfwj_f209e723-98cf-4933-a4e0-7e59a43e02b2.html
  • 潍坊市人民政府 — 外国人来华工作许可新设: https://www.weifang.gov.cn/162/55333/zwfwj_1b95757f-8787-4d8f-8372-5f6d52b92d9c.html
  • 中国政府网 — 《关于加强外国人永久居留服务管理的意见》: https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2016-02/18/content_5043448.htm

相关阅读

  • 见：外国人来华工作”一件事”联办指南（foreign-work-permit-one-thing）
  • 见：外国人才分类与准入条件（foreign-talent-classification）
Financial License / 金融牌照, Policy Updates / 政策动态, Tax Compliance / 税务合规

Serious Dishonesty Lists in Financial Regulation: The Rules Effective 1 October 2026 and What They Mean for Foreign Banks

  • The Provisions of the National Financial Regulatory Administration on the Administration of Lists of Seriously Dishonest Entities (Trial) (NFRA Order No. 3 of 2026, issued on 3 July 2026) took effect on 1 October 2026.
    《国家金融监督管理总局关于严重失信主体名单管理的规定（试行）》（国家金融监督管理总局令2026年第3号，2026年7月3日发布）自2026年10月1日起施行。
  • A party that violates laws and regulations and receives one of three specified administrative penalties from the NFRA or its local offices is to be listed: a legal entity’s business licence or operating permit being revoked, a lifetime qualification being cancelled or rescinded, or a lifetime ban on working in banking or entering the insurance industry.
    当事人违反法律法规，受到国家金融监督管理总局或其派出机构下列行政处罚之一的，应当列入严重失信主体名单：法人机构被吊销经营许可证或者业务许可证；取消或者撤销终身任职资格；终身禁止从事银行业工作或者终身禁止进入保险业。
  • On the same date, the SAFE Notice on Further Improving the Foreign Exchange Administration of Domestic Foreign Exchange Loans took effect: domestic foreign exchange loans are subject to dedicated account management.
    同日，国家外汇管理局《关于进一步完善国内外汇贷款外汇管理有关事项的通知》施行：国内外汇贷款实行专用账户管理。
  • Under that Notice, qualifying domestic foreign exchange loans with a goods or services export background may be credited directly to a current-account foreign exchange settlement account, and settlement and purchase management is simplified with the relevant administrative licensing cancelled.
    该通知明确，对符合条件且具有货物或服务贸易出口背景的国内外汇贷款，可直接划入经常项目外汇结算账户，并简化结、购汇管理，取消相关行政许可。
  • For foreign banks and foreign-controlled financial institutions, the listing rules attach consequences at both institution and individual level, so governance, licensing and personnel fitness records become compliance evidence.
    对外资银行与外资控股金融机构而言，名单规则在机构与个人两个层面产生后果，公司治理、牌照与人员适任记录因此成为合规证据。
  • A separate measure effective the same day, the Public Security Organs’ Measures for the Supervision and Inspection of Cyberspace Security, has 23 articles and covers network operators, data processors and personal information processors, and calls for joint inspections that reduce the burden on enterprises.
    同日施行的另一项规章《公安机关网络空间安全监督检查办法》共23条，监督检查对象包括网络运营者、数据处理者、个人信息处理者等，并要求联合检查以减轻企业负担。

Serious Dishonesty Lists in Financial Regulation: The Rules Effective 1 October 2026 and What They Mean for Foreign Banks | 金融监管领域严重失信主体名单管理：2026年10月1日施行的规定对外资银行的意义

Overview

On 1 October 2026, two instruments with direct relevance to financial institutions in China took effect on the same day. The first is the Provisions of the National Financial Regulatory Administration on the Administration of Lists of Seriously Dishonest Entities (Trial), issued as NFRA Order No. 3 of 2026 on 3 July 2026. The second is the State Administration of Foreign Exchange Notice on Further Improving the Foreign Exchange Administration of Domestic Foreign Exchange Loans.

For foreign banks, foreign-controlled financial institutions and their group treasury functions, the pairing is practical rather than coincidental. One instrument defines the conduct that leads to a place on a serious dishonesty list and the consequences that follow. The other reshapes how domestic foreign exchange loans are held and settled through accounts. Together they bear on licensing, governance and day-to-day account operations.

This article sets out the official content of both instruments, the listing triggers, the account rules, and the points foreign institutions may wish to examine. It stays within the official record and does not speculate about enforcement practice.

The serious dishonesty list rules

The Provisions are issued by the National Financial Regulatory Administration as Order No. 3 of 2026 and took effect on 1 October 2026.

The listing triggers are defined by reference to specified administrative penalties. Where a party violates laws and regulations and receives one of the following administrative penalties from the NFRA or its local offices, it is to be placed on the list of seriously dishonest entities:

  • a legal entity’s business licence or operating permit is revoked;
  • a lifetime qualification is cancelled or rescinded; or
  • a lifetime ban is imposed on working in the banking sector or on entering the insurance industry.

The design is deliberate. Each trigger corresponds to a sanction of the greatest severity, so that listing follows from conduct already determined through a formal administrative penalty rather than from a separate discretionary assessment. That structure matters for how institutions keep records: the evidence that would be relevant to a listing decision is the same evidence generated by licensing, qualification and disciplinary processes.

The consequences operate at two levels. At the institution level, revocation of a licence or permit concerns the entity’s ability to carry on regulated business. At the individual level, the cancellation or rescission of a lifetime qualification, and the lifetime bans on banking work or insurance entry, attach to named persons. For a foreign-controlled institution, both levels feed into group-wide fitness and propriety assessments.

The domestic foreign exchange loan rules

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange Notice on Further Improving the Foreign Exchange Administration of Domestic Foreign Exchange Loans also took effect on 1 October 2026. It changes how domestic foreign exchange loans are administered in three respects.

First, domestic foreign exchange loans are subject to dedicated account management. The dedicated account becomes the operational locus for the loan.

Second, for qualifying domestic foreign exchange loans that have a goods or services export background, funds may be credited directly to a current-account foreign exchange settlement account. This route recognises the trade background of the borrowing and allows funds to move through the account that the trade flow already uses.

Third, settlement and purchase management is simplified, and the relevant administrative licensing is cancelled. The direction is consistent with the broader shift toward bank-handled foreign exchange business under principles of due diligence, with the administrative approval step removed where the trade background is present and conditions are met.

For a foreign bank acting as a lender, an account bank or both, the practical work is in classification and documentation: confirming which loans carry the required export background, confirming the conditions are met, and ensuring the dedicated account structure is reflected in the bank’s own procedures.

Practical implications for foreign banks and foreign-controlled institutions

Licensing and supervisory records. Because listing follows from specified penalties, the accuracy and completeness of licensing records, qualification files and disciplinary documentation become the front line. A clean and well-maintained record is the practical safeguard.

Personnel fitness and propriety. The individual-level triggers — lifetime qualification and lifetime bans — mean that senior management and key function records should be current, and that group appointments in China should be checked against qualification status.

Account operations. The dedicated account requirement and the direct-credit route for qualifying export-backed loans change operational flows. Treasury and transaction-banking teams should confirm that account structures, internal controls and reporting reflect the new rules.

Documenting trade background. The direct-credit route depends on a goods or services export background. Institutions that rely on it should be able to evidence that background, since it is the condition that opens the route.

Coordination across the group. For a foreign-controlled institution, a listing trigger at any entity or individual level has consequences beyond the entity concerned. Group compliance, legal and human resources functions should share a common view of how records are kept.

Related measures effective the same day

Two further measures took effect on 1 October 2026 and may be relevant to financial institutions with digital operations or consumer-facing lending.

The Public Security Organs’ Measures for the Supervision and Inspection of Cyberspace Security comprises 23 articles. It identifies the objects of supervision and inspection as including network operators, data processors and personal information processors. It sets out inspection methods such as online patrol, offline verification, routine inspection and special inspection. It requires that, under the coordination mechanisms for national cyber security and data security, departments strengthen co-ordination and conduct joint inspections so as to reduce the burden on enterprises. It also provides that public security organs may, based on inspection findings, require rectification, send public security advisory letters and impose penalties.

Separately, the Ministry of Finance, the People’s Bank of China and the NFRA jointly issued a notice implementing an interest subsidy policy for residential home purchase loans from 1 October 2026, with an implementation period provisionally set at one year. It is described as the first time central government finance has provided interest subsidies for commercial individual housing loans. For institutions active in mortgage lending, this is a market-development measure rather than a supervisory one, but it will affect product and channel planning over the coming year.

Practical steps

  1. Review licensing, qualification and disciplinary records for accuracy, since these are the records that correspond to the listing triggers.
  2. Confirm that domestic foreign exchange loan procedures reflect dedicated account management and the direct-credit route for qualifying export-backed loans.
  3. Check that trade-background documentation can be produced on demand for loans relying on the direct-credit route.
  4. Align group compliance, legal and human resources records so that institution-level and individual-level status can be verified consistently.
  5. Where digital operations are material, review arrangements against the cyberspace security inspection measures, including data and personal information handling.

Sources

  • 上海证券报（10月新规清单）: https://www.cnstock.com/commonDetail/797531
  • 杭州网（10月起施行新规）: https://news.hangzhou.com.cn/gnxw/content/2026-10/01/content_9326147_2.htm
  • 2026年10月食品行业法规及国家标准实施提醒: https://www.zmuni.com/zh-hans/news/2026nian10yueshipinhangyefaguijiguojiabiaozhunshishitixing
  • 2026年10月外贸新规: https://dy.163.com/article/L7HF89N205561G2R.html

金融监管领域严重失信主体名单管理：2026年10月1日施行的规定对外资银行的意义

概述

2026年10月1日，两项与在华金融机构直接相关的制度同日施行。第一项是《国家金融监督管理总局关于严重失信主体名单管理的规定（试行）》，以国家金融监督管理总局令2026年第3号于2026年7月3日发布。第二项是国家外汇管理局《关于进一步完善国内外汇贷款外汇管理有关事项的通知》。

对外资银行、外资控股金融机构及其集团资金管理职能而言，两者的组合具有现实意义而非巧合。一项制度界定了导致被列入严重失信主体名单的行为及其后果，另一项重塑了国内外汇贷款的账户持有与结算方式。二者共同作用于牌照、治理与日常账户操作。

本文梳理两项制度的官方内容、列名情形、账户规则，以及外资机构可能关注的要点，并严格限于官方记录，不对执法实践作出推测。

严重失信主体名单规则

该规定由国家金融监督管理总局以2026年第3号令发布，自2026年10月1日起施行。

列名情形以特定行政处罚为界定标准。当事人违反法律法规，受到国家金融监督管理总局或其派出机构下列行政处罚之一的，应当列入严重失信主体名单：

  • 法人机构被吊销经营许可证或者业务许可证；
  • 取消或者撤销终身任职资格；或者
  • 终身禁止从事银行业工作或者终身禁止进入保险业。

这一设计是有意为之。每一项情形都对应最严厉的处罚，因此列名源于已经通过正式行政处罚确定的行为，而非另行作出的裁量判断。这一结构对机构如何留存记录有直接影响：与列名判断相关的证据，与牌照、资格及纪律程序中形成的证据是同一批。

后果在机构与个人两个层面发生。在机构层面，吊销许可证或业务许可证关系到主体能否继续从事受监管业务；在个人层面，取消或撤销终身任职资格、终身禁止从事银行业工作或终身禁止进入保险业，都指向具名个人。对外资控股机构而言，两个层面都会进入集团层面的适任评估。

国内外汇贷款规则

国家外汇管理局《关于进一步完善国内外汇贷款外汇管理有关事项的通知》同样自2026年10月1日起施行。它从三个方面改变了国内外汇贷款的管理方式。

第一，国内外汇贷款实行专用账户管理。专用账户成为该笔贷款的操作载体。

第二，对符合条件且具有货物或服务贸易出口背景的国内外汇贷款，资金可直接划入经常项目外汇结算账户。这一路径认可借款的贸易背景，使资金经由贸易流本身已经在使用的账户流转。

第三，简化结、购汇管理，取消相关行政许可。方向与更广泛的趋势一致，即在外汇业务中转向由银行按展业原则办理，在具备贸易背景且满足条件的情形下取消行政审批环节。

对外资银行而言，无论是作为贷款行、账户行还是两者兼具，实务工作都在于分类与留证：确认哪些贷款具备所需的出口背景、确认条件已经满足，并确保专用账户结构体现在银行自身的流程之中。

对外资银行与外资控股机构的实务影响

牌照与监管记录。 由于列名源于特定处罚，牌照记录、资格档案与纪律文件的准确与完整构成第一道防线。清晰且维护良好的记录是最实际的保障。

人员适任。 个人层面的情形——终身任职资格与终身禁业——意味着高级管理层与关键岗位的记录应保持最新，在华集团任命也应比照资格状态进行核对。

账户操作。 专用账户要求与符合条件的出口背景贷款直接划入路径改变了操作流程。资金管理与交易银行团队宜确认账户结构、内部控制与报送安排已体现新规。

贸易背景留证。 直接划入路径以货物或服务贸易出口背景为前提。依赖该路径的机构应能够证明该背景，因为它是打开路径的条件。

集团层面协同。 对外资控股机构而言，任一主体或个人层面的列名情形，其后果都会超出该主体本身。集团合规、法务与人力资源职能宜就记录留存方式形成一致口径。

同日施行的相关措施

2026年10月1日另有两项措施施行，可能与拥有数字业务或个人消费信贷业务的金融机构相关。

《公安机关网络空间安全监督检查办法》共23条。它明确监督检查对象包括网络运营者、数据处理者、个人信息处理者等；明确监督检查方式，包括线上巡查、线下核查、日常检查、专项检查；要求在国家网络安全、数据安全等机制统筹协调下加强部门协调、联合检查，以减轻企业负担；并明确公安机关按检查情况采取督促整改、发送公安提示函以及处罚等措施。

此外，财政部、中国人民银行、金融监管总局联合发布通知，自2026年10月1日起实施居民购房贷款贴息政策，政策实施期暂定一年。该政策被表述为中央财政首次对商业性个人住房贷款进行贴息。对开展住房抵押贷款业务的机构而言，这是一项市场发展类措施而非监管类措施，但会在未来一年影响产品与渠道规划。

实务步骤

  1. 复核牌照、资格与纪律记录是否准确，因为这些记录与列名情形相对应。
  2. 确认国内外汇贷款流程已体现专用账户管理，以及对符合条件的出口背景贷款的直接划入路径。
  3. 对依赖直接划入路径的贷款，核对贸易背景证明材料能否随时提供。
  4. 统一集团合规、法务与人力资源记录，使机构层面与个人层面的状态能够一致核验。
  5. 数字业务占比较高的机构，宜比照网络空间安全监督检查办法复核相关安排，包括数据与个人信息处理。

来源

  • 上海证券报（10月新规清单）：https://www.cnstock.com/commonDetail/797531
  • 杭州网（10月起施行新规）：https://news.hangzhou.com.cn/gnxw/content/2026-10/01/content_9326147_2.htm
  • 2026年10月食品行业法规及国家标准实施提醒：https://www.zmuni.com/zh-hans/news/2026nian10yueshipinhangyefaguijiguojiabiaozhunshishitixing
  • 2026年10月外贸新规：https://dy.163.com/article/L7HF89N205561G2R.html
Healthcare & Pharma / 医药医疗, Patent / 专利, Policy Updates / 政策动态

Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge Protection: What the September 2026 Draft Regulation Means for Foreign Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Companies

  • On 18 September 2026, the State Council executive meeting reviewed and approved in principle the Draft Regulation on the Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge, describing traditional Chinese medicine theory, techniques and formulas as important resources for China’s own innovation and calling for comprehensive strengthening of protection and management.
    2026年9月18日，国务院常务会议审议通过《中医药传统知识保护条例（草案）》，会议指出中医药理论、技术和方药是我国自主创新的重要资源，要全面加强保护管理。
  • The regulation is to establish a protection system for traditional Chinese medicine knowledge: after registration and review-based recognition, a holder enjoys rights to indicate identity, to transmit and use, to informed consent, to benefit sharing, to integrity protection and to require disclosure of source, while medical institutions are encouraged to proactively investigate and develop proven formulas, secret formulas and techniques.
    条例将建立中医药传统知识保护制度：经登记并审核认定后，持有人享有表明身份、传承使用、知情同意、利益分享、完整保护、要求说明来源等权利，并鼓励医疗机构主动调查发现中医药验方、秘方和技法并进行开发研究。
  • The draft has not been published in full, so no article numbers, effective date, registration procedure or recognition thresholds are available; planning should rest on the official record as it appears.
    草案尚未公布全文，条款编号、生效日期、登记程序与认定门槛均无从确认；相关规划应以官方后续发布为准。
  • The IP Protection and Application 15th Five-Year Plan (State Council document No. 30 of 2026, issued on 27 July 2026) already lists “issuing the Regulation on the Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge” and strengthening access and benefit-sharing systems for traditional knowledge and folk literature and art.
    《知识产权保护和运用”十五五”规划》（国发〔2026〕30号，国务院2026年7月27日印发）已明确”出台中医药传统知识保护条例”，并加强传统知识、民间文艺等获取和惠益分享制度建设。
  • The same Plan directs improvement of intellectual property protection rules for algorithms and AI-generated output and exploration of data intellectual property protection rules, matters relevant to digital health and AI-assisted research.
    同一规划还提出完善算法、人工智能生成物等知识产权保护规则，探索构建数据知识产权保护规则，与数字健康及人工智能辅助研究密切相关。
  • The revised Trademark Law was adopted on 26 June 2026 and takes effect on 1 January 2027; it writes the principle of good faith into the law and targets bad-faith filings, trademark hoarding and agency conduct.
    新修订《商标法》于2026年6月26日通过、2027年1月1日施行，将诚实信用原则写入法律，并针对恶意抢注、商标囤积及代理行为作出规范。

Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge Protection: What the September 2026 Draft Regulation Means for Foreign Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Companies | 中医药传统知识保护：2026年9月国务院常务会议审议通过条例草案对外资医药与大健康企业的意义

Overview

On 18 September 2026, the State Council executive meeting reviewed and approved in principle the Draft Regulation on the Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge. In the official account, traditional Chinese medicine theory, techniques and formulas are described as important resources for China’s own innovation, and the requirement is to comprehensively strengthen their protection and management. The draft has not yet been published in full.

For foreign pharmaceutical, healthcare and wellness companies working in or with China, the development matters for a practical reason. It sits alongside a wider set of intellectual property measures that took effect or moved through the system in 2026, from the revised Trademark Law to the IP Protection and Application 15th Five-Year Plan. Together they shape how traditional knowledge, research collaboration and brand assets are documented and defended.

This article sets out the official wording, the protection system as described, the institutional arrangements in the 15th Five-Year Plan, and the practical points foreign companies may wish to consider. It deliberately does not speculate beyond the official record.

The September 2026 decision

The executive meeting approved the draft and set the direction of policy. Traditional Chinese medicine theory, techniques and formulas are treated as important resources for China’s own innovation, and the task set is to comprehensively strengthen protection and management.

The regulation is to establish a protection system for traditional Chinese medicine knowledge. Under that system, after registration and review-based recognition, a holder enjoys a set of rights: to indicate identity, to transmit and use the knowledge, to give informed consent, to share in benefits, to integrity protection, and to require disclosure of source.

The official account also encourages medical institutions to proactively investigate and discover traditional Chinese medicine proven formulas, secret formulas and techniques, and to carry out development and research on them.

Because the full text has not been published, no article numbers, effective date, registration procedure or definitional thresholds are available. Companies should treat any such details as pending until an official release appears, and should not rely on descriptions that circulate without an official source.

What the 15th Five-Year Plan already provides

The draft regulation is not an isolated initiative. The IP Protection and Application 15th Five-Year Plan (State Council document No. 30 of 2026, issued on 27 July 2026) had already placed it within a wider programme.

The Plan calls for accelerating improvement of the patent-related legal system, for comprehensively revising the Trademark Law and its implementing regulations, and for issuing the Regulation on the Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge. It also directs strengthening access and benefit-sharing systems for traditional knowledge, folk literature and art, and improving intellectual property protection rules for algorithms and AI-generated output as well as for platform-economy development. It further calls for exploring data intellectual property protection rules.

The Plan sets out milestones. By 2030, China’s comprehensive intellectual property strength and international competitiveness are to be further enhanced, with decisive progress in building an intellectual property power. Looking to 2035, comprehensive intellectual property competitiveness is to rank among the world’s leading.

For a company mapping its China research and brand strategy, the Plan is useful because it shows the direction of travel across several instruments at once rather than the detail of a single new rule.

Adjacent intellectual property developments in 2026

A nationwide briefing tour on new intellectual property rules began in Jinan on 20 September 2026, covering the Shandong and Anhui region. The briefings addressed three instruments.

The revised Trademark Law writes the principle of good faith into the law, targets bad-faith filings and the hoarding of trademarks, tightens supervision of trademark agencies and strengthens industry credit constraints. It was adopted on 26 June 2026 and takes effect on 1 January 2027.

The revised Regulation on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits brings layout designs performing functions such as integrated photonics and quantum into the statutory scope of protection and establishes an originality declaration system.

The revised Measures for the Prioritised Examination of Patents steer prioritised examination resources toward emerging industries and key core technology programmes, and establish a central-local coordination mechanism.

Read together with the traditional knowledge regulation, these measures point in a consistent direction: more explicit documentation of what is claimed, who holds it and where it came from.

Practical implications for foreign pharmaceutical and healthcare companies

Due diligence on traditional knowledge. Where a project touches formulas, techniques or sources of traditional knowledge, the rights described in the official account — identity, transmission and use, informed consent, benefit sharing, integrity protection and disclosure of source — suggest that provenance and consent questions may become part of the record. Companies may wish to document how a formula or technique was obtained and on what terms.

Collaboration agreements. Research with hospitals, institutes and practitioners should be documented, with clarity on background and foreground rights, on publication, and on how jointly created results are handled.

Patent and brand layout. The Plan’s direction on patents and the revised Trademark Law both reward early, well-documented filing strategies. A portfolio that depends on distinctive names and marks should be checked against the good-faith and bad-faith filing provisions as they take effect.

Digital and AI-related work. The Plan’s references to algorithms, AI-generated output and data intellectual property are relevant to digital health, AI-assisted screening and data-driven research, where ownership of outputs and datasets is often unsettled.

Watch the official record. Because the draft regulation is not yet published in full, the specific registration route, recognition criteria and benefit-sharing mechanics remain to be seen. Planning should be revisited when the text and any supporting measures are released.

Related considerations

Foreign-invested companies in the healthcare and wellness sectors already work within sector-specific rules on drugs, devices, healthcare services and advertising. The traditional knowledge regulation adds a knowledge-protection layer rather than replacing those rules. Keeping the two layers distinct — what may be made and sold, and what knowledge may be used and on what terms — helps avoid conflating a licensing question with a market-access question.

Sources

  • 国家知识产权局（《知识产权保护和运用”十五五”规划》专栏）: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/col/col3692/index.html
  • 酒泉市公安局（《知识产权保护和运用”十五五”规划》国发〔2026〕30号全文转载）: https://gaj.jiuquan.gov.cn/gaj/c106483/202609/856895252998428d9990e67d9af39108.shtml
  • 国家知识产权局（官网，9月工作动态）: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/?filter=0
  • 大众网滨州（知识产权新规全国巡回宣贯，9月20日济南，9-23）: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7688564714451780098/
  • 中国政府网: https://www.gov.cn/

中医药传统知识保护：2026年9月国务院常务会议审议通过条例草案对外资医药与大健康企业的意义

概述

2026年9月18日，国务院常务会议审议通过《中医药传统知识保护条例（草案）》。官方表述指出，中医药理论、技术和方药是我国自主创新的重要资源，要全面加强保护管理。该草案尚未公布全文。

对在华开展业务或与中国合作的外资医药、医疗健康与大健康企业而言，这一进展具有现实意义：它与2026年已经施行或正在推进的一揽子知识产权举措并列，从新修订《商标法》到《知识产权保护和运用”十五五”规划》，共同影响传统知识、研究协作与品牌资产的记录与维护方式。

本文梳理官方原文表述、条例拟确立的保护制度、规划中的制度安排，以及外资企业可能关注的实务要点，并刻意不作出超出官方记录范围的推断。

2026年9月的决定

国务院常务会议审议通过草案并确定了政策方向。中医药理论、技术和方药被视为我国自主创新的重要资源，任务要求是全面加强保护管理。

条例将建立中医药传统知识保护制度。在该制度下，经登记并审核认定后，持有人享有一组权利：表明身份、传承使用、知情同意、利益分享、完整保护、要求说明来源。

官方表述还鼓励医疗机构主动调查发现中医药验方、秘方和技法，并进行开发研究。

由于全文尚未公布，条款编号、生效日期、登记程序与认定门槛均无从确认。企业宜将此类细节视为待定，直至官方发布为止，不应依赖没有官方出处的描述。

“十五五”规划已作出的安排

该条例草案并非孤立举措。《知识产权保护和运用”十五五”规划》（国发〔2026〕30号，国务院2026年7月27日印发）已把它纳入更宏大的部署。

规划提出加快完善专利相关法律制度，推动商标法及其实施条例全面修改，并出台中医药传统知识保护条例。规划还提出加强传统知识、民间文艺等获取和惠益分享制度建设，完善算法、人工智能生成物以及与平台经济发展相关的知识产权保护规则，并探索构建数据知识产权保护规则。

规划设定了节点目标：到2030年，知识产权综合实力和国际竞争力进一步增强，知识产权强国建设取得决定性进展；展望2035年，知识产权综合竞争力跻身世界前列。

对正在规划中国研究与品牌战略的企业而言，该规划的价值在于，它一次性展示了多项制度工具的共同走向，而不只是一条新规的细节。

2026年相邻的知识产权进展

2026年9月20日，知识产权新规全国巡回宣贯在济南启动，覆盖山东、安徽片区。宣贯围绕三件法规展开。

新修订《商标法》将诚实信用原则写入法律，遏制恶意抢注、囤积商标，严格商标代理监管，强化行业信用约束。该法于2026年6月26日通过，2027年1月1日施行。

新修订《集成电路布图设计保护条例》将集成光子、量子等功能的集成电路布图设计纳入法定保护范围，并建立独创性声明制度。

修订后的《专利优先审查管理办法》使优先审查资源向新兴产业、关键核心技术攻关倾斜，并建立央地协同机制。

与中医药传统知识保护条例合并来看，这些举措指向一个一致的方向：对主张什么、由谁持有、来自何处作出更明确的记录。

对外资医药与大健康企业的实务影响

传统知识尽职调查。 当项目涉及方药、技法或传统知识来源时，官方表述中的权利——表明身份、传承使用、知情同意、利益分享、完整保护、要求说明来源——提示来源与同意问题可能进入记录范围。企业宜留存取得方药或技法的途径与条件的书面材料。

合作协议。 与医院、科研院所及从业者的研究合作应有书面安排，就背景权利与前景权利、发表，以及共同形成成果的处理作出清晰约定。

专利与品牌布局。 规划在专利方面的方向与新修订《商标法》都倾向于奖励尽早且记录充分的申请策略。依赖独特名称与标识的资产组合，宜在新法施行后比照诚实信用与恶意申请相关条款作一次核对。

数字与人工智能相关工作。 规划中关于算法、人工智能生成物与数据知识产权的表述，与数字健康、人工智能辅助筛查及数据驱动研究相关，而这些领域中成果与数据集的归属往往并不确定。

关注官方记录。 由于条例草案尚未公布全文，具体登记路径、认定标准与惠益分享机制仍有待观察。待文本及配套办法发布后，宜重新审视既有规划。

相关考虑

医药与大健康领域的外商投资企业，本就需遵循药品、器械、医疗服务与广告等分行业规则。中医药传统知识保护条例增加的是一个知识保护层面，而非取代上述规则。把两个层面区分开来——可以制造与销售什么，以及可以何种条件使用何种知识——有助于避免把许可问题与市场准入问题混为一谈。

来源

  • 国家知识产权局（《知识产权保护和运用”十五五”规划》专栏）：https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/col/col3692/index.html
  • 酒泉市公安局（《知识产权保护和运用”十五五”规划》国发〔2026〕30号全文转载）：https://gaj.jiuquan.gov.cn/gaj/c106483/202609/856895252998428d9990e67d9af39108.shtml
  • 国家知识产权局（官网，9月工作动态）：https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/?filter=0
  • 大众网滨州（知识产权新规全国巡回宣贯，9月20日济南，9-23）：https://www.toutiao.com/article/7688564714451780098/
  • 中国政府网：https://www.gov.cn/
Bonded Logistics / 保税物流, Hainan FTP Closure / 海南自贸港封关, Policy Updates / 政策动态

Hainan’s 30% value-added duty exemption after closure: where local processors still hit a wall

  • Hainan’s island-wide closure operation formally began on 18 December 2025, and zero-tariff goods management shifted from a positive list to a negative list covering 6,637 tariff lines, while goods whose processing value-added reaches or exceeds 30% are exempt from import duty when entering the mainland through the “second line.”
    海南自贸港全岛封关运作于2025年12月18日正式启动；封关后”零关税”商品范围由正面清单管理转为负面清单管理，覆盖6637项税目，加工增值达到或超过30%的货物经”二线”进入内地免征进口关税。
  • From closure to the end of July 2026, Hainan’s zero-tariff imports reached RMB 3.624 billion, up 40.1% year on year, and the number of beneficiary entities rose to 102.
    自封关以来至2026年7月底，海南”零关税”进口货值达36.24亿元，同比增长40.1%，享惠主体增至102家。
  • Customs facilitation now includes instant quarantine approval, round-the-clock appointment inspection, a green channel for fresh agricultural products and cloud-issued inspection and quarantine certificates, supported by designated supervision sites at Yangpu and other ports.
    海关便利化举措包括智能检疫审批”秒申请、秒审批、秒办结”、7×24小时预约查验、鲜活农产品绿色通道和检验检疫证书”云签发”，并配套洋浦港等指定监管场地。
  • In the automotive sector the 30% value-added domestic-sales duty exemption has landed, special-vehicle modification has reached batch export, and newer models such as “both ends outside” modification and bonded power-battery maintenance are taking shape.
    汽车产业方面，加工增值30%内销免关税政策已经落地，专用车改装实现批量出口，保税区外”两头在外”汽车改装、动力电池保税维修等业务模式初步成形。
  • Local small and medium-sized processors report that the policy is “visible but unusable”: they lack in-house customs and compliance teams, the operating procedures are not clear enough and the filing threshold is perceived as high.
    部分本土中小加工企业反映政策”看得见、用不上”：缺乏专业报关与合规团队，政策实操流程不够明晰、备案门槛偏高。
  • Enterprises are asking for refined operating procedures, simplified filing, lower entry thresholds and regular training on closure-related compliance and import-export policy.
    企业建议细化实操流程、简化备案程序、降低准入门槛，并常态化开展封关合规与进出口政策专题培训。

Hainan’s 30% value-added duty exemption after closure: where local processors still hit a wall | 封关后的海南：加工增值30%免关税落地，中小加工企业的堵点在哪里

Overview

Hainan’s free trade port (FTP) began island-wide closure operation on 18 December 2025. For importers and processors, the most consequential change is how “zero-tariff” treatment is now organised. After closure, the scope of zero-tariff goods moved from positive-list to negative-list management, covering 6,637 tariff lines. Alongside it sits the processing value-added rule: goods whose value-added through processing in Hainan reaches or exceeds 30% are exempt from import duty when they enter the mainland market through the “second line.”

The design intent is straightforward — let the island import inputs freely, encourage real processing on the island, and only waive the mainland-facing duty when enough value has genuinely been added locally. The operational reality, as a September 2026 industry salon in Hainan made clear, is more uneven: large and well-resourced enterprises are using the policy, while many smaller local processors say it remains out of reach.

The closure regime in numbers

Uptake has been rising. From closure through the end of July 2026, Hainan’s zero-tariff imports totalled RMB 3.624 billion, up 40.1% year on year, and the number of beneficiary entities increased to 102. Those figures cover the zero-tariff import side; the value-added exemption sits on top of it as the mechanism that decides whether processed goods can cross into the mainland duty-free.

The combination of a negative-list import regime and a value-added threshold changes the compliance question for foreign-invested manufacturers. Instead of asking whether a product is on an approved list, the practical question becomes whether the local processing step adds enough value — and whether the enterprise can document that calculation to customs standards.

Customs facilitation and designated sites

Customs authorities have paired the tax regime with throughput-oriented facilitation. Announced measures include intelligent quarantine approval operating on an “instant application, instant approval, instant completion” basis, 7×24 hour appointment inspection, a green channel for fresh agricultural products, and inspection and quarantine certificates issued “in the cloud.” These are supported by designated supervision sites, including Yangpu Port for imported grain, the Yangpu International Container Terminal for imported fruit, and the Yangpu Leima site for imported meat.

For importers, the practical value lies in predictability: appointment inspection and cloud-issued certificates reduce the standing time that erodes margins on perishable or time-sensitive cargo, and the designated-site network gives a clearer map of where specific categories must be routed.

The automotive case: from policy to products

The most visible industrial application is in vehicles. At a Hainan session of the 2026 World New Energy Vehicle Conference on 23 September 2026, officials and companies pointed to concrete results: the 30% value-added domestic-sales duty exemption has been applied, special-vehicle modification has achieved batch export, and new business models — including “both ends outside” vehicle modification outside the bonded zone and bonded maintenance of power batteries — have begun to take shape. Hainan also reported that China’s first hot-and-humid road test base for export vehicle type-setting has located in Qionghai, and set out a “three bases” strategic goal with a “chain, aftermarket, digital” direction.

The automotive picture matters beyond cars. It shows the policy working end to end — import inputs, process locally, add sufficient value, then either sell into the mainland duty-free or export. It is a template that other processing sectors can study, provided they can meet the same documentation and filing standards.

Where local SMEs hit the wall

The gap appears at the smaller end of the market. At a 21 September 2026 salon hosted under the Zhongshan deliberative platform, business representatives described a recurring problem: some local small and medium-sized processing enterprises find it hard to enjoy the 30% value-added duty exemption. The reasons cited were operational rather than conceptual — a lack of professional customs-declaration and compliance teams, operating procedures that are not clear enough, and a filing threshold perceived as high. The result, in their words, is a policy that is “visible but unusable.”

Related structural constraints were also raised: the island’s agricultural industry chain is short and breeding operations are relatively small in scale, while supporting services such as cross-border cold-chain logistics and comprehensive foreign-trade services are not yet fully developed. The enterprises’ recommendations were concrete: refine the operating procedures, simplify the filing process, lower the entry threshold, strengthen policy communication and enterprise coaching, and run regular training on closure-related compliance and import-export policy.

For foreign investors weighing a Hainan processing operation, this is a useful signal about where advisory and shared-service support is likely to be most valued in the near term.

Business-environment and digital-trade signals

Alongside the tax and customs measures, Hainan is moving on the regulatory environment. At the same salon, the provincial department for business-environment construction described work to introduce rules on “second-line port” clearance credit management and on intermediary services in government services. It also pointed to the adoption of “one consolidated inspection” and “code-based inspection” practices; a province-wide standardised catalogue of regulatory and enforcement items covering 46 fields and 6,680 items; and a reduction in existing administrative inspection items from 1,956 to 1,613. A three-year campaign on historical issues affecting enterprises reported that, of 950 identified cases province-wide, 834 had been closed, an 87.79% completion rate.

On the digital side, at a 24 September 2026 promotion event in Hangzhou, Hainan — the guest province of the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo — highlighted the operation of the world’s first commercial undersea data centre and held an entry ceremony for the first batch of enterprises into the Hainan aerospace data cross-border processing trade zone.

What foreign companies should watch

  • The value-added calculation is the pivot. Eligibility for the mainland duty exemption turns on documenting a 30%-or-above local value-added. Build the costing and documentation model before, not after, committing to an island processing line.
  • Facilitation is measurable and usable. Instant quarantine approval, appointment inspection and cloud-issued certificates are operational tools; map your cargo categories to the designated supervision sites to capture the time savings.
  • The automotive template is transferable in principle. The vehicle sector shows the end-to-end path working; sectors with comparable import-process-export flows can study it, subject to the same filing standards.
  • Support services are a live gap. The SME feedback points to demand for filing support, compliance coaching and cross-border logistics — an opening for service providers as well as a risk to plan around.
  • The regulatory environment is being tidied in parallel. Clearance-credit rules, consolidated inspection and a smaller inspection catalogue all reduce day-to-day friction for compliant operators.

Practical steps

  • Before structuring mainland-bound shipments, confirm whether your goods meet the 30% value-added threshold and prepare the supporting cost documentation.
  • Re-check product eligibility against the negative-list scope covering 6,637 tariff lines, rather than any earlier positive-list assumption.
  • Align logistics and inspection planning with the designated supervision sites and the appointment-inspection and cloud-certificate options.
  • If you rely on smaller local processors, assess their filing and compliance capacity early and consider shared or outsourced support.
  • Track the province’s clearance-credit and inspection-reform measures, which shape the operating environment for island processing.

Sources

  • 今日儋州数字报 — 琼关助企自贸港海关政策巡回宣讲（2026年9月22日）: http://jrdz.danzhoudaily.com/html/2026-09/22/content_49856_19893811.htm
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封关后的海南：加工增值30%免关税落地，中小加工企业的堵点在哪里

概述

海南自由贸易港于2025年12月18日正式启动全岛封关运作。对进口商与加工企业而言，影响最直接的变化是”零关税”待遇的组织方式。封关后，”零关税”商品范围由正面清单管理转为负面清单管理，覆盖6637项税目。与之配套的是加工增值规则：在海南加工增值达到或超过30%的货物，经“二线”进入内地市场时免征进口关税。

政策设计意图清晰——让岛内自由进口投入品，鼓励在岛内开展实质加工，只有当本地确实增加了足够价值时，才对面向内地的那一道关税予以豁免。但从2026年9月海南的一场业界沙龙来看，落地情况并不均衡：资源充足的大企业已经在用这项政策，而不少本土中小加工企业表示这项政策仍难以触及。

封关运行的数据面

政策使用量在上升。自封关至2026年7月底，海南”零关税”进口货值合计36.24亿元，同比增长40.1%，享惠主体增至102家。这些数字覆盖的是”零关税”进口端；而增值免关税则叠加在其上，是决定加工制成品能否免税进入内地的机制。

负面清单进口管理加上增值门槛的组合，改变了外资制造企业的合规命题。企业要问的不再是”产品是否在批准清单内”，而是”本地加工环节是否增加了足够价值”，以及”能否按海关标准把这一计算说清楚、留得住凭证”。

海关便利化与指定监管场地

海关部门把税收制度与面向吞吐效率的便利化措施配套推进。已公布的举措包括智能检疫审批”秒申请、秒审批、秒办结”、7×24小时预约查验、鲜活农产品绿色通道以及检验检疫证书”云签发”。这些措施由指定监管场地支撑，包括洋浦港进境粮食、洋浦国际集装箱码头进境水果、洋浦雷马进口肉类等。

对进口商而言，实际价值在于可预期性：预约查验与证书云签发压缩了会侵蚀易腐或时效敏感货物利润的等待时间，而指定监管场地网络则给出了各类货物必须走哪条通道的更清晰地图。

汽车案例：从政策到产品

最直观的产业应用出现在汽车领域。在2026年9月23日举行的2026世界新能源汽车大会海南专题论坛上，官员与企业给出了具体成果：加工增值30%内销免关税政策已经落地，专用车改装实现批量出口，包括保税区外的“两头在外”汽车改装和动力电池保税维修在内的新业务模式初步成形。海南同时介绍，国内首个出口车辆定型湿热道路试验基地落户琼海，并提出”三个基地”战略目标与”链、后、数”战略方向。

汽车图景的意义不止于汽车。它展示了政策端到端的运行——进口投入品、本地加工、增加足够价值，然后要么免税销往内地，要么出口。对其他加工行业而言，这是一个可以研究的模板，前提是能够达到同样的单证与备案标准。

本土中小企业的堵点

缺口出现在市场的较小一端。在2026年9月21日一场依托中山议政平台举办的沙龙上，企业界代表反映了一个反复出现的问题：部分本土中小加工企业难以享受加工增值30%免关税。所给原因属于操作层面而非概念层面——缺乏专业报关与合规团队、实操流程不够明晰、备案门槛偏高。用他们的话说，政策”看得见、用不上“。

相关结构性约束也被提及：岛内农业产业链较短、养殖规模偏小，跨境冷链、外贸综合服务等配套尚不完善。企业提出的建议很具体：细化实操流程、简化备案程序、降低准入门槛、强化政策宣讲与企业辅导，并常态化开展封关合规与进出口政策专题培训。

对正在权衡在海南设立加工业务的外国投资者而言，这是一个有用的信号：短期内，咨询与共享服务支持最可能被需要的地方就在此处。

营商环境与数字贸易信号

除税收与海关措施外，海南也在推进监管环境建设。在同一场沙龙上，海南省营商环境建设厅介绍了推动出台”二线口岸”通关信用管理及政务服务领域中介服务相关规定的工作，并提到推行”综合查一次“”亮码检查“；全省统一标准化监管执法事项目录清单涵盖46个领域6680个事项，现有行政检查事项由1956项精简至1613项。涉企历史遗留问题三年攻坚行动方面，全省排查存量问题950件，已销号834件，完成率87.79%。

数字领域方面，在2026年9月24日于杭州举行的一场推介活动上，作为第五届全球数字贸易博览会主宾省的海南，重点介绍了全球首个商用海底数据中心的投运，并举行了海南航天数据跨境加工贸易区首批企业入驻仪式。

外国企业应关注什么

  • 增值计算是支点。 能否享受内销免关税，取决于能否把30%及以上的本地增值说清并留证。应在决定设立岛内加工线之前，而非之后，建立成本与单证模型。
  • 便利化可度量、可使用。 检疫审批即办、预约查验、证书云签发都是操作工具；把自身货类对应到指定监管场地，才能拿到时间上的节省。
  • 汽车模板在原理上可迁移。 汽车行业展示了端到端路径的运行；具有类似”进口—加工—出口”流程的行业可以研究，但要符合同样的备案标准。
  • 配套服务是现实缺口。 中小企业反馈指向对备案支持、合规辅导与跨境物流的需求——这既是服务提供方的机会，也是需要提前规划的风险。
  • 监管环境在同步理顺。 通关信用规则、综合查一次与检查事项目录的精简，都在为合规经营者降低日常摩擦。

实务建议

  • 在规划发往内地的货物前，先确认自身货物是否达到30%增值门槛，并准备可支撑的成本单证。
  • 对照覆盖6637项税目的负面清单范围重新核验产品资格，而不是沿用此前的正面清单假设。
  • 让物流与检验规划与指定监管场地、预约查验和证书云签发选项对齐。
  • 若依赖规模较小的本地加工企业，尽早评估其备案与合规能力，并考虑共享或外包支持。
  • 持续跟踪本省通关信用与检查改革措施，它们塑造着岛内加工的经营环境。

来源

  • 今日儋州数字报 — 琼关助企自贸港海关政策巡回宣讲（2026年9月22日）: http://jrdz.danzhoudaily.com/html/2026-09/22/content_49856_19893811.htm
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  • 海南日报 — 数字跨境应用推介会（2026年9月25日）: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7689278468428710427/
Admission Approval / 准入审批, E-commerce Entry / 电商入华, Policy Updates / 政策动态

Services Opening After the National Services Conference: Foreign-Invested Value-Added Telecom Pilots Reach 221

  • In early April 2026 China convened a National Services Conference; afterwards the National Development and Reform Commission, working with 40 departments, set out 131 priority tasks for 2026 and 2027.
    2026年4月初，中国召开全国服务业大会；会后国家发展改革委会同40个部门，梳理确定2026、2027两年131项重点任务。
  • Within half a year departments had issued 81 supporting measures, more than sixty per cent of the priority work showed clear progress, and 27 provinces had held their own provincial services conferences.
    半年内，有关部门已出台81项配套举措，超六成重点工作取得明显进展，全国已有27个省份召开省级服务业大会。
  • New foreign-invested value-added telecom business pilots rose by 91 to a total of 221, after the first batch was launched in February 2025.
    新增外资企业增值电信业务经营试点91家，总数达221家；首批试点于2025年2月启动。
  • In the first half of 2026 services contributed 66.1 per cent of China’s economic growth, up 5.9 percentage points year on year, and the services business activity expectation index has stayed above 55 per cent for five consecutive months since April.
    2026年上半年，服务业对中国经济增长的贡献率达66.1%，较上年同期提高5.9个百分点；4月以来服务业业务活动预期指数连续5个月在55%以上。
  • In the first seven months of 2026 spending in China by overseas visitors rose 27.8 per cent year on year and services exports rose 17.1 per cent, narrowing the services trade deficit by about 16 per cent.
    2026年前7个月，境外人员在华消费同比增长27.8%，服务出口同比增长17.1%，带动服务贸易逆差收窄约16%。
  • Services now account for about seventy per cent of foreign investment actually used, according to Wang Ya of the Ministry of Commerce’s foreign investment administration.
    据商务部外国投资管理司负责人王亚介绍，服务业在实际使用外资中的比重已达七成。
  • The opening programme rests on three tracks — widening market access, guiding foreign investment into producer and modern services, and pilot demonstration — including removing foreign equity caps on app stores and internet access in telecom, supporting international factoring, and encouraging cross-border settlement through the multilateral central bank digital currency bridge and digital RMB channels.
    开放部署有三大方向：放宽市场准入、引导外资投向生产性服务业和现代服务业、试点示范；其中包括电信领域取消应用商店、互联网接入等服务业务外资股比限制，支持探索国际保理业务，鼓励依托多边央行数字货币桥和数字人民币双边跨境业务渠道开展跨境贸易和投融资结算。

Services Opening After the National Services Conference: Foreign-Invested Value-Added Telecom Pilots Reach 221 | 全国服务业大会后服务业扩大开放：外资增值电信试点增至221家

Overview

At a special press conference in late September 2026, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) set out the progress of China’s drive to expand and upgrade services. The account begins with a National Services Conference held in early April 2026 and runs through the measures taken since. For foreign investors, the headline number is the growth of the foreign-invested value-added telecom business pilot, which has risen to 221 enterprises.

The press conference is a stock-take rather than a new rule. Its value lies in the official data it supplies: how many priority tasks have been set, how many supporting measures have followed, how many provinces have convened their own conferences, and how the services sector has performed. Together these figures describe the operating environment into which foreign-invested services businesses are being invited.

This note sets out the national push, the telecom pilot numbers, the macroeconomic picture, the three tracks of opening, and the practical points a foreign investor would weigh. It deals with services opening and does not cover the separate cash-pooling or manufacturing regimes.

The national push: conference, tasks and supporting measures

The sequence starts with the National Services Conference in early April 2026. After the conference, the NDRC, working with 40 departments, identified 131 priority tasks covering the two years 2026 and 2027. The task list is the organising device: it turns the conference’s direction into a set of time-bound items owned by named departments.

Within half a year, departments had issued 81 supporting measures, and more than sixty per cent of the priority work showed clear progress. At the provincial level, 27 provinces had convened their own services conferences, which is a signal that the agenda is being carried down rather than left at the centre.

For a foreign-invested services business, the structure matters as much as the numbers. A task list with named owners and supporting measures is the machinery through which access commitments reach the level at which licences and approvals are actually handled.

Foreign-invested value-added telecom pilots reach 221

The most concrete indicator for foreign investors is the value-added telecom business pilot. The first batch was launched in February 2025. Since then, 91 new foreign-invested enterprises have been added, bringing the total to 221.

Value-added telecom services are the layer of the telecom market above basic carriage — services such as app stores, internet access and related offerings. Because telecom has historically been a sector with foreign equity restrictions, the pilot is the route through which foreign-invested participation is tested. The growth from the first batch to 221 enterprises is the clearest official measure of how that route has been used.

Services as the main growth engine

The press conference also supplied the macroeconomic backdrop.

In the first half of 2026, services contributed 66.1 per cent of China’s economic growth, up 5.9 percentage points on the same period a year earlier. Since April, the services business activity expectation index has stayed above 55 per cent for five consecutive months — a level that indicates expansion in the sector’s own expectations.

Cross-border services tell a similar story. In the first seven months of 2026, spending in China by overseas visitors rose 27.8 per cent year on year, and China’s services exports rose 17.1 per cent. The two flows together narrowed the services trade deficit by about 16 per cent.

For foreign investment, the sector’s weight is direct: according to Wang Ya of the Ministry of Commerce’s foreign investment administration, services now account for about seventy per cent of foreign investment actually used. In other words, services is no longer a marginal category in inbound investment but the dominant one.

Three tracks of opening

The opening programme is described as resting on three tracks.

Widening market access. Since 2024, pilots to expand opening have been run in selected regions in three fields: cloud computing, wholly foreign-owned hospitals, and biotechnology. The plan is to steadily expand opening pilots in vocational skills training institutions, vocational colleges, and high-level science, engineering, agriculture and medical universities. Foreign institutions are to be supported in using treasury bond futures and other risk-management tools, and in lawfully conducting fund investment advisory business.

Guiding the direction of foreign investment. Foreign investment is to be guided toward producer services and modern services. The Catalogue of Industries for Encouraging Foreign Investment is to be revised and reissued. The tax exemption on imported research supplies for foreign-invested research and development centres is to be continued. Functional institutions such as regional headquarters and R&D centres are to be attracted.

Pilot demonstration. Since 2025, nine new cities have been added to the comprehensive pilot for expanded services opening. In telecom, the foreign equity caps on app stores, internet access and similar services have been removed. In healthcare, foreign doctors are supported in opening clinics, and overseas medical professionals in short-term practice. In finance, international factoring is to be explored, and cross-border trade and investment settlement is encouraged through the multilateral central bank digital currency bridge and digital RMB bilateral cross-border channels.

Alongside these, technology business incubators were for the first time graded as excellent-class or standard-class, and a first list of 416 was published. The first national platform for foreign-related legal services is being built.

Practical implications for foreign investors

Three practical points follow.

First, telecom is worth a fresh look. With foreign equity caps removed on app stores, internet access and similar services, and with 221 enterprises already in the pilot, a foreign-invested digital or e-commerce business that had assumed telecom was closed to it may find a route through the pilot.

Second, the direction of encouragement is now explicit. Producer services and modern services are named as the target, the encouraging catalogue is being revised, and the R&D-centre import exemption is being continued. A group planning a regional headquarters or a research centre has a clearer picture of where policy support points.

Third, the settlement and risk-management toolkit is widening. Support for using treasury bond futures, for fund investment advisory, and for cross-border settlement via the digital currency bridge and digital RMB channels expands what a foreign-invested financial or services entity can do onshore.

A foreign-invested services group considering China would typically map its activity against the three tracks: whether its sector has an access pilot, whether it fits the encouraged direction, and whether it can use the financial tools now on offer. The figures from the press conference — 221 telecom pilots, 66.1 per cent growth contribution, seventy per cent of inbound investment — are the official markers of how far that opening has already run.

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全国服务业大会后服务业扩大开放：外资增值电信试点增至221家

概述

在2026年9月下旬的一场专题新闻发布会上，国家发展改革委介绍了中国推动服务业扩能提质的进展。介绍从2026年4月初召开的全国服务业大会开始，延伸至此后采取的举措。对来华投资者而言，最醒目的数字是外资企业增值电信业务经营试点的增长——总数已达221家。

这场发布会是一次阶段性盘点，而非出台新规则。其价值在于提供了官方数据：确定了多少项重点任务、随后出台了多少项配套举措、有多少省份召开了省级服务业大会，以及服务业的表现如何。这些数据共同描述了外资服务企业被邀请进入的经营环境。

本文梳理国家层面的推动、电信试点的数字、宏观表现、三大开放方向，以及来华投资者会权衡的实务要点。本文只涉及服务业开放，不涉及跨境资金池或制造业等其他制度安排。

国家层面的推动：大会、任务与配套举措

这一进程从2026年4月初的全国服务业大会开始。会后，国家发展改革委会同40个部门，梳理确定了覆盖2026、2027两年的131项重点任务。任务清单是组织装置：它把大会的方向转化为由具体部门负责、有明确时限的事项。

半年内，有关部门已出台81项配套举措，超六成重点工作取得明显进展。在省级层面，全国已有27个省份召开省级服务业大会，这一信号说明议程正在向下传导，而不是停留在中央层面。

对在华外资服务企业而言，结构与数字同样重要。一份有明确责任主体、有配套举措支撑的任务清单，正是准入承诺传导至许可证与审批实际办理层级的机制。

外资增值电信业务经营试点增至221家

对来华投资者而言最具体的指标，是增值电信业务经营试点。首批试点于2025年2月启动。此后新增外资企业91家，总数达到221家。

增值电信服务是电信市场在基础承载之上的一层业务，包括应用商店、互联网接入以及相关服务。由于电信历来是设有外资股比限制的领域，试点是测试外资参与的一条路径。从首批到221家企业，是官方衡量这条路径使用情况的最清晰指标。

服务业是主要增长引擎

发布会还提供了宏观背景。

2026年上半年，服务业对中国经济增长的贡献率达66.1%，较上年同期提高5.9个百分点。自4月以来，服务业业务活动预期指数连续5个月在55%以上——这一水平表明该行业自身预期处于扩张区间。

跨境服务也呈现相似图景。2026年前7个月，境外人员在华消费同比增长27.8%，中国服务出口同比增长17.1%。两项流量共同带动服务贸易逆差收窄约16%。

对外资而言，该行业的权重是直接的：据商务部外国投资管理司负责人王亚介绍，服务业在实际使用外资中的比重已达七成。换言之，服务业在来华投资中已不再是边缘类别，而是占据主导。

三大开放方向

开放部署被概括为三大方向。

放宽市场准入。 2024年以来，已在部分地区率先开展云计算、独资医院、生物技术3个领域的扩大开放试点。下一步将稳步扩大在职业技能培训机构、职业院校、高水平理工农医类大学的对外开放试点。支持更多外资机构利用国债期货等风险管理工具，依法开展基金投资顾问业务。

引导外资投向。 引导外资投向生产性服务业和现代服务业。修订出台新版《鼓励外商投资产业目录》。延续外资研发中心进口科研用品免税政策。吸引地区总部、研发中心等功能性机构。

试点示范。 2025年以来，新增9个服务业扩大开放综合试点城市。电信领域取消应用商店、互联网接入等服务业务的外资股比限制。医疗领域支持外籍医生开设诊所、境外医疗专业技术人员短期执业。金融领域支持探索国际保理业务，鼓励依托多边央行数字货币桥和数字人民币双边跨境业务渠道开展跨境贸易和投融资结算。

除上述部署之外，科技企业孵化器首次分为卓越级、标准级认定，并发布第一批416家名单。首个全国性涉外法律服务平台正在建设。

对来华投资者的实务含义

有三点实务含义。

其一，电信领域值得重新审视。随着应用商店、互联网接入等服务业务的外资股比限制被取消，且试点已有221家企业，一家此前认为电信领域对其关闭的外资数字或电商企业，可能通过试点找到路径。

其二，鼓励方向已经明确。生产性服务业和现代服务业被列为目标，鼓励目录正在修订，研发中心进口免税政策延续。一家规划地区总部或研发中心的集团，对政策支持的落点有了更清晰的判断。

其三，结算与风险管理工具箱在扩大。支持使用国债期货、支持基金投资顾问业务、鼓励依托数字货币桥与数字人民币渠道开展跨境结算，都扩展了在华外资金融或服务主体可以开展的业务范围。

一家考虑进入中国的外资服务集团，通常会把自己的业务与三大方向逐一对照：所在领域是否有准入试点、是否符合鼓励方向、能否使用现有金融工具。发布会给出的数字——221家电信试点、66.1%的增长贡献率、七成的来华投资占比——是衡量开放已推进到何种程度的官方标记。

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  • 金融界 — 服务业扩能提质新闻发布会数据报道: https://www.163.com/dy/article/L8042FLD0519QIKK.html
  • 商务部 — 政策发布栏目: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/