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Chongqing’s 14-Measure Plan for Foreign Investment Service Guarantees: What Document 2026 No. 42 Commits To

  • On 18 September 2026 the Chongqing Municipal Commerce Commission issued the Working Measures for Improving the Foreign Investment Service and Guarantee System (Yu Shangwu Fa [2026] No. 42), with the consent of the municipal government; the measures comprise 14 items and apply to foreign investment, including investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
    2026 年 9 月 18 日，重庆市商务委员会印发《健全外商投资服务保障体系工作举措》（渝商务发〔2026〕42 号），经市政府同意；举措共 14 条，适用于外商投资（含港澳台投资）。
  • National treatment is the first commitment: foreign-invested enterprises are to enjoy equal use of production factors, fair participation in market competition and equal participation in standards-setting work, and their products and services are to participate equally in municipal government procurement; no product or service may be excluded from consumption-support policies on the ground that it is a foreign brand or comes from a foreign-invested enterprise.
    第一条承诺是落实国民待遇：保障外资企业依法平等使用生产要素、公平参与市场竞争、平等参与标准制定工作；确保外资企业产品和服务平等参与全市政府采购；不得以外资品牌产品、外资企业为由，排斥符合条件的产品或服务适用各类促消费支持政策。
  • Major foreign-invested projects get a “green channel” for approval covering project initiation, planning, land use and environmental-impact assessment, with the approval time limit kept within 50 working days.
    重大外资项目审批设”绿色通道”，及时做好立项、规划、用地、环评等审批保障，审批时限控制在 50 个工作日以内。
  • Energy and talent needs are addressed through a dynamically updated guaranteed-supply whitelist for foreign-invested enterprises’ energy use, implementation of the national green-power direct-connection policy with municipal rules, and support for manufacturing foreign-invested enterprises to raise their green-power consumption share through direct connection and green-power trading.
    用能用人需求通过动态更新外资企业用能保供白名单、落实国家绿电直连政策并制定市内实施细则、支持制造业外资企业通过绿电直连与绿电交易等方式提升绿电消费占比来回应。
  • On tax, fee and financing policy, the document calls for identifying the eligible subjects of deferred tax on reinvested profits, tax credits and import-equipment duty exemption for overseas investors, setting up a “one-to-one” coaching mechanism and integrated tax coaching across tax and fee types, and bringing eligible foreign-invested enterprises into the “Yu Mao Dai” financing support scheme with regular bank-enterprise matchmaking.
    税费融资政策方面，梳理境外投资者利润再投资递延纳税、税收抵免、进口设备免税政策适用主体，建立”一对一”辅导机制，开展跨税费种一体化税务辅导；推动符合条件的外资企业纳入”渝贸贷”支持范围，常态化开展银企对接。
  • A clean-up commitment closes the document: policy documents and measures inconsistent with the Foreign Investment Law, and provisions that may contain unreasonable differential treatment between domestic and foreign investment, are to be thoroughly reviewed and cleaned up.
    最后一项承诺是清理规范：深入清理与《外商投资法》规定不符的政策文件、政策措施，以及可能含有内外资不合理差别待遇的规定。
  • Official figures for January–August 2026 record 296 newly established foreign-invested enterprises in Chongqing, up 17% year on year; actual use of foreign investment of USD 320 million, up 26.73% year on year and positive for eight consecutive months; 325 Fortune Global 500 companies with a presence in the city; and import-export value of foreign-invested enterprises up 26.5% year on year.
    2026 年 1—8 月官方数据：重庆新设外资企业 296 家，同比增长 17%；实际使用外资 3.2 亿美元，同比增长 26.73%，连续 8 个月实现正增长；世界 500 强企业有 325 家已在重庆布局；外资企业进出口额同比增长 26.5%。

Chongqing’s 14-Measure Plan for Foreign Investment Service Guarantees: What Document 2026 No. 42 Commits To | 重庆外资服务保障体系 14 条：渝商务发〔2026〕42 号承诺了什么

Overview

On 18 September 2026 the Chongqing Municipal Commerce Commission issued the Working Measures for Improving the Foreign Investment Service and Guarantee System, numbered Yu Shangwu Fa [2026] No. 42 and issued with the consent of the municipal government. The document contains 14 measures and applies to foreign investment, including investment from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Its structure is practical rather than declaratory. The measures cluster around five commitments — national treatment; faster approval for major projects; energy and talent supply; tax, fee and financing services; and the clean-up of policy documents that do not match the Foreign Investment Law — and each measure names the municipal departments responsible for carrying it out.

National treatment: production factors, competition, standards and procurement

The first measure restates national treatment in operational terms. Foreign-invested enterprises are to be guaranteed equal use of production factors in accordance with the law, fair participation in market competition, and equal participation in standards-setting work. Their products and services are to participate equally in municipal government procurement.

The measure then addresses a recurring friction point in consumption-support programmes: it prohibits excluding products or services that meet the conditions from consumption-support policies on the ground that they are foreign-brand products or come from a foreign-invested enterprise. In other words, eligibility for a consumption-support measure is to be decided by the conditions of the measure, not by the origin of the brand.

The responsible units are the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Administration for Market Regulation, the Municipal Finance Bureau and the Municipal Commerce Commission.

A 50-working-day green channel for major project approvals

The second measure builds a “green channel” for the approval of major foreign-invested projects. It requires timely support across the approval chain — project initiation, planning, land use and environmental-impact assessment — and sets the approval time limit within 50 working days.

For a foreign investor, the significance lies in the bundling. A large manufacturing or infrastructure project typically touches several approvals in sequence, each with its own clock. The measure commits the relevant municipal bodies to a single overall ceiling rather than leaving the investor to add up separate statutory periods.

The responsible units are the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau.

Energy and talent: the guaranteed-supply whitelist and green-power direct connection

The third measure responds to two input constraints that foreign-invested manufacturers raise most often: energy and people.

On energy, the measure requires the guaranteed-supply whitelist for foreign-invested enterprises’ energy use to be updated dynamically. It also calls for implementing the national green-power direct-connection policy and formulating municipal implementation rules, and for supporting manufacturing foreign-invested enterprises in raising their green-power consumption share through multiple channels, including green-power direct connection and green-power trading. For export-facing manufacturers that must document the carbon intensity of their electricity, the green-power provisions are the operative part of the measure.

On people, the measure requires making good use of municipal-level talent policies. The responsible units are the Municipal Economy and Information Technology Commission, the Municipal Energy Bureau and the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau.

Tax, fee and financing services: one-to-one coaching and “Yu Mao Dai”

The fourth measure is the densest, because it converts several existing national tax preferences into a local service obligation.

First, it requires identifying the eligible subjects of the deferred tax on overseas investors’ reinvested profits, of the tax credit, and of the import-equipment duty exemption, and establishing a “one-to-one” coaching mechanism, together with integrated tax coaching that spans tax and fee types. The point is not to create a new preference but to make sure that companies that already qualify know that they do and can claim it.

Second, it calls for bringing eligible foreign-invested enterprises into the scope of “Yu Mao Dai” support and for carrying out bank-enterprise matchmaking on a regular basis.

Third, it requires policy interpretation to be published regularly: an annual foreign-related policy briefing and dedicated training on foreign-investment policy, and continued delivery of the “three deliveries and one visit” activity. The responsible units are the Chongqing Municipal Tax Service of the State Taxation Administration, the Municipal Commerce Commission, the Chongqing office of the national financial regulator and the Chongqing branch of the People’s Bank of China.

Cleaning up policy documents inconsistent with the Foreign Investment Law

The fifth commitment is a clean-up. The document requires thorough review and removal of policy documents and policy measures that do not conform to the Foreign Investment Law, and of provisions that may contain unreasonable differential treatment between domestic and foreign investment.

This is the mirror image of the national-treatment measure. National treatment is enforced not only by adding guarantees but also by removing older provisions that treat foreign-invested enterprises differently from domestic ones. For an investor, the practical effect is that the municipal rulebook is meant to converge on the Foreign Investment Law standard rather than retain legacy divergences.

How the document was drafted

The drafting account published alongside the measures is itself a data point. The whole process was problem-oriented and demand-oriented: more than 100 key foreign-invested enterprises were visited and served, and the findings were used to absorb the new international investment landscape, new modes of using foreign investment and the issues foreign-invested enterprises care about.

Once the draft was prepared, it was circulated in writing for comment to 59 units, covering relevant municipal departments, district and county governments and development-zone administrative committees. After several rounds of revision it became the 14 measures that were issued.

Chongqing’s foreign-investment baseline in 2026

Official figures for January–August 2026 set the context: 296 newly established foreign-invested enterprises, up 17% year on year; actual use of foreign investment of USD 320 million, up 26.73% and positive for eight consecutive months; 325 Fortune Global 500 companies with a presence in the city; and import-export value of foreign-invested enterprises up 26.5% year on year.

Practical notes for foreign investors

  • Check the consumption-policy angle. If a product or service of a foreign-invested enterprise is excluded from a consumption-support programme because of the brand’s origin, the first measure is the provision to cite.
  • Map the 50-day clock onto the project. For a major project, the green channel aggregates initiation, planning, land use and environmental-impact approvals under a single 50-working-day ceiling.
  • Confirm whitelist and green-power status. Energy-use whitelist membership and green-power direct connection are the two levers that matter most for manufacturing operations, and both are to be updated or implemented at municipal level.
  • Use the one-to-one tax coaching. Reinvested-profit deferred tax, the tax credit and import-equipment duty exemption are existing preferences; the measure’s contribution is a named channel to confirm eligibility.

Sources

  • 重庆市商务委员会（《健全外商投资服务保障体系工作举措》原文，渝商务发〔2026〕42 号）: https://sww.cq.gov.cn/zwgk_247/zfxxgkmlrk/zcwj/xzffxwj/202609/t20260920_16106973.html
  • 重庆市商务委员会（政策发布与解读报道）: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260924A04UQ700
  • 相关报道（举措内容与数据）: https://www.zgcxtc.cn/news/306566.html
  • 甘肃省商务厅（传达学习《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》）: https://swt.gansu.gov.cn/swt/c108416/202609/174403745.shtml
  • 商务部（政策发布）: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/index.html
  • 中国政府网（国务院政策文件库）: https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202508/content_7034845.htm
  • 地方商务主管部门（外资政策文件公开）: https://swj.wuhu.gov.cn/openness/public/6596631/41327413.html

Related reading

  • see also: 外国投资者主体资格文件跨区域互认（413-investor-credential-mutual-recognition）
  • see also: 重庆外商投资项目全生命周期服务（300-chongqing-lifecycle-service）

重庆外资服务保障体系 14 条：渝商务发〔2026〕42 号承诺了什么

概述

2026 年 9 月 18 日，重庆市商务委员会印发《健全外商投资服务保障体系工作举措》，文号为渝商务发〔2026〕42 号，经市政府同意。文件共 14 条举措，适用于外商投资（含港澳台投资）。

其结构偏重可执行而非宣示。举措围绕五项承诺展开：国民待遇；重大项目审批提速；用能用人保障；税费融资政策；清理与《外商投资法》不符的政策文件。每项举措均列明承接的市级责任单位。

国民待遇：生产要素、竞争、标准与采购

第一条以可操作的方式重申国民待遇：保障外资企业依法平等使用生产要素、公平参与市场竞争、平等参与标准制定工作；确保外资企业产品和服务平等参与全市政府采购。

该条随后处理促消费政策中反复出现的摩擦点：不得以外资品牌产品、外资企业为由，排斥符合条件的产品或服务适用各类促消费支持政策。换言之，一项促消费措施是否适用，应由该措施设定的条件决定，而不应由品牌来源决定。

责任单位为市发展改革委、市市场监管局、市财政局、市商务委。

重大项目审批 50 个工作日”绿色通道”

第二条为重大外资项目审批建立”绿色通道”。要求及时做好立项、规划、用地、环评等审批保障，并将审批时限控制在 50 个工作日以内。

对外国投资者而言，意义在于”打包”。大型制造业或基础设施项目通常依次触及多项审批，各自计时；本项举措要求相关市级部门承诺一个总体上限，而不是让投资者自行累加各项法定期间。

责任单位为市发展改革委、市规划自然资源局、市生态环境局。

用能与用人：保供白名单与绿电直连

第三条回应外资制造业最常提出的两项投入约束：能源与人。

用能方面，要求动态更新外资企业用能保供白名单；落实国家绿电直连政策并制定市内实施细则；支持制造业外资企业通过绿电直连、绿电交易等多方式提升绿电消费占比。对需要证明用电碳强度的出口型制造企业而言，绿电条款是本条中最具操作性的部分。

用人方面，要求用好市级人才政策。责任单位为市经济信息委、市能源局、市人力社保局。

税费融资：”一对一”辅导与”渝贸贷”

第四条内容最密，因为它把若干既有国家税收优惠转化为地方服务义务。

其一，要求梳理境外投资者利润再投资递延纳税、税收抵免、进口设备免税政策适用主体，建立”一对一”辅导机制，并开展跨税费种一体化税务辅导。其要点不是新设优惠，而是让本已符合条件的企业知晓自身符合条件并可依规享受。

其二，要求推动符合条件的外资企业纳入”渝贸贷”支持范围，常态化开展银企对接。

其三，要求定期发布政策解读：每年举办涉外政策说明会、外资政策专题培训，并持续开展”三送一访”活动。责任单位为重庆市税务局、市商务委、重庆金融监管局、人行重庆市分行。

清理与《外商投资法》不符的政策文件

第五项承诺是清理。文件要求深入清理与《外商投资法》规定不符的政策文件、政策措施，以及可能含有内外资不合理差别待遇的规定。

这是国民待遇条款的镜像。国民待遇既通过增设保障来落实，也通过移除那些对内外资区别对待的旧规来落实。对投资者而言，实际效果是市级规则体系向《外商投资法》的标准收敛，而不是保留历史形成的差异。

文件如何形成

与举措一并公布的起草情况本身也是一项信息。全过程坚持问题导向、需求导向：走访服务重点外资企业百余家，并据此整理吸纳国际投资新形势、利用外资新方式和外资企业关心的热点问题。

草案制定后，书面征求 59 家单位意见，涵盖市级相关部门、各区县政府和开发区管委会等。经多轮修改，最终形成 14 条举措。

2026 年重庆外资基线

2026 年 1—8 月官方数据：新设外资企业 296 家，同比增长 17%；实际使用外资 3.2 亿美元，同比增长 26.73%，连续 8 个月实现正增长；世界 500 强企业有 325 家已在重庆布局；外资企业进出口额同比增长 26.5%。

外资企业实务提示

  • 核对促消费政策口径。 若外资企业的产品或服务因品牌来源被排除在促消费支持措施之外，第一条即为可援引的依据。
  • 把 50 日时钟映射到项目上。 对重大项目，绿色通道把立项、规划、用地、环评等审批汇总在一个 50 个工作日的上限之内。
  • 确认白名单与绿电状态。 用能保供白名单与绿电直连，是制造业运营最相关的两个抓手，二者均在市级层面动态更新或制定细则。
  • 用好”一对一”税务辅导。 利润再投资递延纳税、税收抵免、进口设备免税均为既有优惠；本项举措的贡献是提供一条具名的通道来确认适用资格。

来源

  • 重庆市商务委员会（《健全外商投资服务保障体系工作举措》原文，渝商务发〔2026〕42 号）: https://sww.cq.gov.cn/zwgk_247/zfxxgkmlrk/zcwj/xzffxwj/202609/t20260920_16106973.html
  • 重庆市商务委员会（政策发布与解读报道）: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260924A04UQ700
  • 相关报道（举措内容与数据）: https://www.zgcxtc.cn/news/306566.html
  • 甘肃省商务厅（传达学习《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》）: https://swt.gansu.gov.cn/swt/c108416/202609/174403745.shtml
  • 商务部（政策发布）: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/index.html
  • 中国政府网（国务院政策文件库）: https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202508/content_7034845.htm
  • 地方商务主管部门（外资政策文件公开）: https://swj.wuhu.gov.cn/openness/public/6596631/41327413.html

相关阅读

  • 见：外国投资者主体资格文件跨区域互认（413-investor-credential-mutual-recognition）
  • 见：重庆外商投资项目全生命周期服务（300-chongqing-lifecycle-service）
Capital & Cross-border / 资金跨境, Financial License / 金融牌照

Practical Guide to China’s Low-threshold MNC Cash Pool: Lower Entry Bar, Flexible Quota Pooling, Simplified Filing

  • The PBOC and SAFE notice on multinational companies’ cross-border RMB and foreign-currency fund concentration operation business was issued on 14 August 2026 and took effect on 14 September 2026, so its mechanics are now the operative rules.
    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》于 2026 年 8 月 14 日发布、2026 年 9 月 14 日起施行，其操作机制自施行日起即为有效规则。
  • Access is wider: the notice further lowers the pool-entry threshold and reaches small and medium-sized multinationals across a larger population; a lead enterprise registered in a pilot free-trade zone may use an even lower pool-establishment threshold.
    准入更宽：《通知》进一步降低资金池业务门槛，在更大范围支持中小规模跨国公司；主办企业注册在自由贸易试验区内的，可适用更低的建池门槛。
  • Operations are more flexible: a group may centralise members’ external-debt and outbound-lending quotas, decide its own fund-collection ratio, and use a single account to manage both RMB and foreign-currency funds.
    调度更活：集团可集中成员企业外债和境外放款额度，自主决定资金归集比例，并使用同一账户管理本外币资金。
  • Filing is simpler: registration is handled externally by the SAFE branch where the lead enterprise is located, and some change registrations may be processed directly at the co-operating bank, lowering institutional transaction costs.
    手续更简：备案登记由主办企业所在地外汇局分局对外办理，部分变更登记可直接在合作银行办理，降低企业制度性交易成本。
  • Compliance duties are explicit: the bank and the lead enterprise must each keep archives and documents proving the transactions genuine and lawful for five years, apply “know your customer”, “know your business” and “due diligence” review principles, and earnestly perform anti-money-laundering obligations.
    合规义务明确：合作银行、主办企业应分别留存充分证明其交易真实、合法的相关档案和单证等五年备查，按”了解客户””了解业务””尽职审查”等展业原则审核，并切实履行反洗钱义务。
  • A structural limit matters: a company running a pool under this notice may in principle not conduct other cross-border cash-pooling business, except where it already holds a cross-border two-way RMB cash-pooling filing under Yin Fa [2015] No. 279.
    一项架构限制值得注意：按本《通知》开展资金池业务的公司原则上不得办理其他跨境资金池业务，已按银发〔2015〕279 号取得跨境双向人民币资金池业务备案的除外。

Practical Guide to China’s Low-threshold MNC Cash Pool: Lower Entry Bar, Flexible Quota Pooling, Simplified Filing | 跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务实操指南：准入放宽、额度归集、备案简化

Overview

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 was issued on 14 August 2026 and took effect on 14 September 2026. The two regulators had sought public comment between 25 July and 25 August 2025, so the text in force since 14 September is the settled version rather than a draft.

This guide covers the operating layer: regime choice, who files and where, quota centralisation and collection ratios, single-account management, document and anti-money-laundering duties, post-filing supervision, and the mutual-exclusivity rule. It is limited to the cash-pooling business and does not cover the separate revision of the foreign M&A rules.

Two regimes coexist, and they are not interchangeable

Two regimes run in parallel. The integrated RMB and foreign-currency cash pool, generalised nationwide in December 2025, is the more comprehensive instrument aimed at larger groups. The cross-border fund concentration operation business covered by the August 2026 notice is the lower-threshold, lighter-filing variant, often called the “lower version” cash pool. They are layered and tiered, serving different populations, and filings are not mutually recognised.

The choice follows scale and management need. A group with substantial cross-border current-account and financing flows looks at the integrated pool; a mid-sized group that could not clear that entry bar, but has genuine cross-border needs, looks at the concentration operation business. Because the notice lowers the threshold and a free-trade-zone lead enterprise may use an even lower one, the second route now serves groups it did not previously reach.

Filing: who applies, and through which channel

A qualifying group designates a domestic member as the lead enterprise, which files for and operates the pool. Filing is handled externally by the SAFE branch where the lead enterprise is located — a single window that compresses the chain rather than routing the group through several desks. Some change registrations may be handled directly at the co-operating bank, removing a layer of travel and lead time for routine adjustments.

The co-operating bank is therefore no longer only a settlement counterparty; it becomes part of the pool’s administrative workflow. Groups should select the bank with that in mind and agree which categories of change it can process. The regulators describe this as reducing institutional transaction costs — cutting the administrative burden of running a pool, not relaxing the substantive rules.

Quota centralisation and the collection ratio

Inside the pool, a group may centralise members’ external-debt and outbound-lending quotas. Rather than each member holding a separate quota, the group deploys its balance sheet as a whole and allocates headroom where needed. This is the feature that changes treasury behaviour most: financing and outbound-lending decisions can be taken at group level rather than entity by entity.

The notice also lets the multinational decide its own fund-collection ratio — how much member liquidity is swept into the pool — and adjust it as cash-flow geography changes. A conservative ratio keeps more cash at member level; an aggressive ratio maximises central liquidity but demands tighter forecasting. Either way the ratio should be documented, because it drives both the pool’s funding position and the bank’s monitoring. The notice encourages using the domestic currency first, broadening RMB use in cross-border settlement.

One account for both currencies

The notice permits a single account to manage both RMB and foreign-currency funds, removing the duplicated account structure of earlier arrangements: the group no longer runs parallel pooling accounts and reconciles them.

In practice, treasury teams must map which existing accounts are absorbed and which are closed, and revisit controls over conversion, position limits and reporting. A simpler account structure does not simplify the group’s own risk-management duties.

Transitional rules

From the date of effect, newly added cash-pooling business in each locality — excluding the integrated pool — and existing multinational cross-border centralised fund operation business are handled under this notice. Article 3 of the SAFE notice Hui Fa [2017] No. 3 no longer applies, and the SAFE Provisions on the Administration of Multinational Companies’ Cross-Border Centralised Fund Operations (Hui Fa [2019] No. 7) is simultaneously repealed.

For a group holding a pool set up under the old rules, the old framework is gone and the new one governs. The transition should be planned with the SAFE branch and the bank rather than assumed to be automatic.

Documents, anti-money-laundering and the five-year archive

The notice places record-keeping duties on both sides. The co-operating bank and the lead enterprise must each retain archives and documents sufficient to prove the underlying transactions genuine and lawful, kept for five years for inspection. Because the duty falls on both, a group cannot rely on the bank’s records alone; it should keep its own file per transaction.

When handling the business, the parties must conduct authenticity and compliance review under the “know your customer”, “know your business” and “due diligence” principles, and earnestly perform anti-money-laundering obligations. The bank must also establish a monitoring and evaluation mechanism, periodically assess the business and assist with off-site monitoring. Abnormal circumstances must be reported promptly to the local PBOC branch and SAFE branch.

For a foreign-invested group this means three workstreams: a per-transaction file that can survive a five-year lookback; internal policies giving the “know your business” standard real content for cross-border flows; and a defined escalation path to the regulators.

Supervision after filing

Regulators supervise during and after the event, not only at the gate. PBOC branches and SAFE branches strengthen ongoing supervision: guiding banks and enterprises, requiring banks to establish operating procedures and internal control systems, strengthening off-site monitoring together with on-site inspection, and establishing a list of participating multinational companies.

Risk assessment follows: periodic or ad-hoc assessments, and for companies and banks with relatively high risk, interviews, risk-warning letters or rectification within a time limit; suspected violations are filed and investigated. Filing is therefore the start of a supervised relationship.

The mutual-exclusivity rule

A company conducting cash-pooling business under this notice may in principle not conduct other cross-border cash-pooling business, except where it already holds a cross-border two-way RMB cash-pooling filing under the PBOC notice Yin Fa [2015] No. 279.

The rule has architectural consequences. A group already running, or considering, a cross-border two-way RMB pool cannot treat the new regime as an add-on layer: it must decide which structure to run and plan the migration or retention of existing arrangements. The decision tree has two levels — which regime fits, and whether mutual exclusivity forces a choice against any other pool held. Settle this before filing, not after.

Implementation checklist

  1. Classify the group. Confirm eligibility and check whether the lead enterprise’s location brings a lower threshold.
  2. Choose the regime. Weigh the integrated pool against the concentration operation business.
  3. Map existing pools. Identify any cross-border cash-pooling business already held.
  4. Pick the lead enterprise and bank. The bank now handles routine changes.
  5. Agree the ratio and quota allocation, and document both.
  6. Redesign the account structure and revisit currency and position controls.
  7. Build the archive: per-transaction files retained for five years.
  8. Operationalise anti-money-laundering and reporting, including the escalation path.
  9. Prepare for supervision: off-site monitoring, assessment and possible on-site inspection.
  10. Plan the transition with the SAFE branch and the bank.

Sources

  • 国家外汇管理局上海市分局：上海首批 8 家跨国公司落地本外币跨境资金集中运营新政（2026-09-24）：https://www.safe.gov.cn/shanghai/2026/0924/2539.html
  • 新华财经：跨国公司资金池政策全国推广 多地首批业务落地（2026-09-16）：https://www.cnfin.com/gs-lb/detail/20260916/4470415_1.html
  • 新华网重庆频道：重庆落地首批业务，新版《通知》三点优化（2026-09-15）：http://cq.xinhuanet.com/20260915/2977be25d5954b32baf3d0157d04d622/c.html
  • 国家外汇管理局（政策与信息公开入口）：https://www.safe.gov.cn/

跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务实操指南：准入放宽、额度归集、备案简化

概述

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》于 2026 年 8 月 14 日发布，自 2026 年 9 月 14 日起施行。两部门曾于 2025 年 7 月 25 日至 8 月 25 日就该政策向社会公开征求意见，故自 9 月 14 日起施行的文本是定稿而非草案。

本指南聚焦操作层：制度选择、备案通道、额度集中与归集比例、同一账户管理、档案与反洗钱义务、备案后监管，以及互斥限制对架构的影响。本文只讨论资金池业务本身，不涉及外资并购规定的修订。

两套制度并存，且不可互认

目前两套制度并行。2025 年 12 月全国推广的本外币一体化资金池，是面向大型集团的更综合工具；2026 年 8 月《通知》覆盖的本外币跨境资金集中运营业务，是门槛更低、备案更简的版本，业内常称”低版本资金池”。二者分层分类，服务不同群体，备案不可互认。

选择取决于规模与管理需求。跨境经常项目与融资收付规模较大的集团会考虑一体化资金池；此前达不到该门槛、但确有真实跨境需求的中小规模集团则会考虑集中运营业务。由于《通知》降低门槛、自贸试验区内的主办企业可适用更低门槛，后一条路径如今覆盖到此前未被覆盖的群体。

备案：由谁申请、通过什么通道

符合条件的集团指定一家境内成员企业作为主办企业，由其负责备案与运营。备案由主办企业所在地外汇局分局对外办理——”一个窗口”压缩流程链条，而非让集团在多处窗口间往返。部分变更登记可直接在合作银行办理，为常规调整省去一层差旅与等待。

其操作含义是：合作银行不再只是结算对手方，而成为资金池行政管理流程的一部分。集团应据此选择银行，并事先约定变更办理权限。官方将此表述为降低企业制度性交易成本——削减建池与运营的行政负担，而非放松实体规则。

额度集中与归集比例

在资金池内，集团可集中成员企业的外债与境外放款额度。不再是各成员分别持有额度，而是集团把资产负债表作为整体调度，将额度余量配置到需要处。这是最能改变财资行为的特征：融资与境外放款决策可在集团层面作出，而非逐户决策。

《通知》还允许跨国公司自主决定资金归集比例，即成员企业流动性中被归集入池的比例，并可随资金流地理分布变化调整。比例保守则成员层保留更多现金；比例进取则集中流动性最大化，但对预测要求更高。无论哪种，比例都应留档，因为它同时决定资金池融资头寸与银行监测口径。《通知》鼓励优先使用本币，扩大人民币在跨境结算中的使用。

同一账户承载两种货币

《通知》允许使用同一账户管理本外币资金，消除以往重复的账户结构：集团不必再并行运行两套归集账户并相互对账。

实务上，财资团队须梳理哪些现有账户被并入、哪些关闭，并同步复核货币兑换、头寸限额与报送的内部控制。账户结构更简，并不等于集团自身风险管理职责更简。

制度衔接

自施行之日起，各地新增资金池业务（不含一体化资金池）与存量跨国公司跨境资金集中运营管理业务，均按本《通知》办理。汇发〔2017〕3 号第三条不再适用；汇发〔2019〕7 号《跨国公司跨境资金集中运营管理规定》同时废止。

对持有按旧规则设立资金池的集团而言，旧框架已不再适用，由新制度管辖。衔接安排应与外汇局分局、合作银行共同规划，而非默认自动完成。

档案、反洗钱与五年备查

《通知》对两端均设留档义务。合作银行、主办企业应分别留存充分证明其交易真实、合法的相关档案和单证等五年备查。因义务同时落在银行与主办企业身上，集团不能只依赖银行记录，而应就每笔交易保留自有档案。

办理业务时，应按”了解客户””了解业务””尽职审查”等展业原则进行真实性和合规性审核，并切实履行反洗钱义务。银行还须建立监测评估机制，定期评估资金池业务并协助非现场监测。发现异常情况的，应及时向所在地中国人民银行分支机构和外汇局分局报告。

对在华外资集团而言，这转化为三条工作线：一套能经得起五年回溯的逐笔档案；让”了解业务”标准对跨境资金流真正有内容的内部制度；以及发现异常时向监管机构的明确上报路径。

备案之后的监管

监管贯穿事中事后，而不止于准入关口。中国人民银行分支机构、外汇局分局加强事中事后监管：做好银行、企业业务指导，督促银行建立操作规程和内控制度，强化非现场监测与现场核查检查，并建立参与资金池业务的跨国公司名单。

风险评估随之而来：定期或不定期评估，对业务风险较高的跨国公司和合作银行可约谈、发放风险提示函或要求限期整改；涉嫌违规的立案查处。故备案是一段被监管关系的起点，集团应保留既能支撑资金池设计、又能支撑单笔交易的佐证材料。

互斥限制

按本《通知》开展资金池业务的跨国公司，原则上不得办理其他跨境资金池业务；已按银发〔2015〕279 号取得跨境双向人民币资金池业务备案的除外。

该规则影响架构。已运行或正考虑跨境双向人民币资金池的集团，不能把新制度当作可叠加的附加层，而须决定运行哪一套结构，并据此规划存量安排的迁移或保留。决策树因此有两个层级：哪一套制度适合；互斥规则是否迫使其在所持其他资金池之间取舍。这一点应在备案前而非备案后确定。

落地清单

  1. 给集团归类。 确认适用条件，并核查主办企业注册地是否适用更低门槛。
  2. 选择制度。 在一体化资金池与集中运营业务之间权衡。
  3. 梳理存量资金池。 识别已持有的跨境资金池业务。
  4. 确定主办企业与银行。 银行如今负责常规变更。
  5. 约定归集比例与额度配置，并予留档。
  6. 重构账户结构，复核货币与头寸控制。
  7. 建立档案：逐笔留存五年。
  8. 落实反洗钱与报告，包括上报路径。
  9. 做好被监管准备：非现场监测、评估与可能的现场核查。
  10. 规划衔接，与外汇局分局、银行共同推进。

来源

  • 国家外汇管理局上海市分局：上海首批 8 家跨国公司落地本外币跨境资金集中运营新政（2026-09-24）：https://www.safe.gov.cn/shanghai/2026/0924/2539.html
  • 新华财经：跨国公司资金池政策全国推广 多地首批业务落地（2026-09-16）：https://www.cnfin.com/gs-lb/detail/20260916/4470415_1.html
  • 新华网重庆频道：重庆落地首批业务，新版《通知》三点优化（2026-09-15）：http://cq.xinhuanet.com/20260915/2977be25d5954b32baf3d0157d04d622/c.html
  • 国家外汇管理局（政策与信息公开入口）：https://www.safe.gov.cn/
Tax Compliance / 税务合规, Tax Types / 税种

Clarifying “Non-taxable Transactions” under China’s VAT Law: What the 2026 MOF/STA Announcement Changes for Foreign-invested Groups

  • The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration issued Announcement 2026 No. 25 on 27 August 2026, effective 1 September 2026, to clarify value-added tax matters including non-taxable transactions.
    财政部、税务总局于2026年8月27日发布《关于明确非应税交易等增值税有关事项的公告》（财政部 税务总局公告2026年第25号），自2026年9月1日起施行。
  • Article 1 positively lists six situations that are not “non-deductible non-taxable transactions” as referred to in Article 22 of the implementing regulations of the VAT Law, so the corresponding input tax may be deducted.
    第一条规定六种情形不属于增值税法实施条例第二十二条所称”不得抵扣非应税交易”，相应进项税额可以抵扣。
  • Article 2 confirms four situations that are “non-deductible non-taxable transactions”: supplies not constituting a taxable transaction within China under Article 4 of the VAT Law; paid equity transfers (excluding securities); dividends from equity holdings and from ordinary shares; and goods-futures trading (excluding physical delivery).
    第二条确认四种属于”不得抵扣非应税交易”的情形：销售货物、服务、无形资产、不动产不属于增值税法第四条在境内发生应税交易所列情形的；有偿转让股权（不含有价证券）；持有股权取得的股息红利和持有股份公司普通股取得的股息红利；货物期货交易（不含实物交割环节）。
  • Article 3 defines the agricultural-product sales invoice as the ordinary invoice issued by an agricultural producer selling self-produced agricultural products under the VAT exemption policy.
    第三条规定，扣税凭证中的农产品销售发票，是指农业生产者销售自产农产品适用免征增值税政策而开具的普通发票。
  • Two companion instruments govern withholding VAT on natural persons: Announcement 2026 No. 28 (issued 3 September 2026) and STA Announcement 2026 No. 19 (issued 4 September 2026, effective 1 November 2026), which publishes the relevant return form and attachments.
    两份配套文件规范自然人增值税代扣代缴：财政部 税务总局公告2026年第28号（2026年9月3日发布）与国家税务总局公告2026年第19号（2026年9月4日发布，自2026年11月1日起施行），后者公布相关申报表及附列资料。
  • The VAT Law and its implementing regulations took effect on 1 January 2026, and Article 22 of the implementing regulations first introduced the concept of a “non-deductible non-taxable transaction”.
    《中华人民共和国增值税法》及其实施条例自2026年1月1日起施行，实施条例第二十二条首次提出”不得抵扣非应税交易”概念。
  • For foreign-invested groups, the practical exercise is to map each common holding-platform and regional-headquarters flow to the positive or negative list, and to weigh input-VAT treatment when designing transaction structures.
    对外资集团而言，实操在于把控股平台与地区总部的常见业务流逐项映射到正面或负面清单，并在设计交易架构时权衡进项税额处理。

Clarifying “Non-taxable Transactions” under China’s VAT Law: What the 2026 MOF/STA Announcement Changes for Foreign-invested Groups | 增值税法下”非应税交易”的边界明确：2026 年财政部、税务总局公告对外资集团的影响

Overview

On 27 August 2026, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Taxation Administration (STA) issued the Announcement on Clarifying Value-Added Tax Matters Including Non-taxable Transactions (财政部 税务总局公告2026年第25号). It takes effect on 1 September 2026.

The announcement addresses a boundary question that foreign-invested groups meet constantly: when a receipt or payment is not itself a taxable transaction under the VAT Law, how should the related input tax be treated? The announcement sets out two express lists — six situations on the positive side and four on the negative side — and a definitional clarification on agricultural-product sales invoices.

The legal backdrop: the VAT Law, the implementing regulations and Article 22

The Value-Added Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China and its implementing regulations took effect on 1 January 2026. Article 22 of the implementing regulations first introduced the concept of a “non-deductible non-taxable transaction” — that is, a non-taxable transaction whose related input tax is not deductible.

That concept created the practical difficulty. A group may receive a payment that is plainly outside the scope of VAT (a dividend, an insurance recovery, a policy subsidy), yet still incur input tax on the costs behind it. Whether that input tax can be credited depends on whether the receipt falls inside or outside the Article 22 concept. Announcement 2026 No. 25 draws that line with two lists.

The six situations outside the “non-deductible” category (Article 1)

Article 1 provides that the following six situations do not constitute a “non-deductible non-taxable transaction” as referred to in Article 22 of the implementing regulations, so the corresponding input tax may be deducted:

  1. Receiving an insurance payout as the insured (作为被保险人获得保险赔付).
  2. Accepting a donation of monetary or non-monetary assets (接受货币性资产或者非货币性资产捐赠).
  3. Obtaining income such as liquidated damages because a contract was not performed and no taxable transaction occurred (因合同未履行且未发生应税交易而取得违约金等收入).
  4. Providing services free of charge, excluding the gratuitous transfer of financial products (无偿提供服务，不含无偿转让金融商品).
  5. Transferring receivables and similar claims arising from one’s own taxable transactions, excluding securities (转让因自身发生应税交易取得的与之相关的应收账款等债权，不含有价证券).
  6. Fiscal subsidies obtained under relevant policy provisions and not directly linked to the revenue or quantity of the goods, services, intangible assets or immovable property sold (按照有关政策规定取得，且与其销售货物、服务、无形资产、不动产的收入或者数量不直接挂钩的财政补贴).

The list is a positive enumeration: it tells taxpayers that these six flows do not strand the input tax behind them.

The four situations inside the “non-deductible” category (Article 2)

Article 2 confirms four situations that are “non-deductible non-taxable transactions” as referred to in Article 22, so the corresponding input tax is not deductible:

  1. Supplies of goods, services, intangible assets or immovable property that do not fall within the situations listed in Article 4 of the VAT Law as a taxable transaction occurring within China (销售货物、服务、无形资产、不动产不属于增值税法第四条在境内发生应税交易所列情形的).
  2. Paid transfer of equity, excluding securities (有偿转让股权，不含有价证券).
  3. Dividends from holding equity (excluding securities) and dividends from holding ordinary shares of a joint-stock company (including securities) (持有股权（不含有价证券）取得的股息红利和持有股份公司普通股（含有价证券）取得的股息红利).
  4. Goods-futures trading, excluding the physical-delivery leg (货物期货交易，不含实物交割环节).

The announcement expressly lists these four situations as non-deductible. It does not state that anything outside the four is deductible; the positive side of the rule is set out separately in Article 1.

Agricultural-product sales invoices (Article 3)

Article 3 provides that the agricultural-product sales invoice among VAT deduction vouchers refers to the ordinary invoice issued by an agricultural producer selling self-produced agricultural products under the VAT exemption policy. This pins down what counts as a qualifying voucher for agricultural-product input deduction.

Companion rules: withholding VAT on natural persons (Announcements 28 and 19)

Two instruments issued in the same period sit alongside Announcement 25:

  • The Announcement on Issuing the Measures for the Administration of Withholding and Paying VAT on Natural Persons by Domestic Entities (财政部 税务总局公告2026年第28号), issued on 3 September 2026.
  • The STA Announcement on Matters Concerning the Filing of VAT Withheld and Paid on Natural Persons by Domestic Entities (国家税务总局公告2026年第19号), issued on 4 September 2026 and effective 1 November 2026, which publishes the *Return Form for VAT and Surcharges Withheld and Paid on Natural Persons by Domestic Entities* and its attachments.

For groups that engage natural persons for services in China, these two instruments define the withholding and filing mechanics that accompany the substantive rules in Announcement 25.

Mapping the lists for foreign-invested groups

Foreign-invested groups in China — holding platforms, regional headquarters and shared-service centres — run a recurring set of flows. The value of the two lists is that each flow can now be mapped to a side.

Holding platforms and regional headquarters

A China holding platform typically holds equity in operating subsidiaries and funds itself partly through dividends. Dividends from holding equity fall within the negative list (Article 2, item 3). The practical consequence is that input tax on costs supporting that dividend flow is not deductible, and the platform’s cost base should be read on that basis.

Equity transfers and dividends

A paid transfer of equity falls within the negative list (Article 2, item 2), as do dividends (Article 2, item 3). Both are expressly enumerated as non-deductible non-taxable transactions. Groups restructuring their China holdings should therefore treat the input tax on related advisory, legal and administrative costs accordingly.

Intra-group gratuitous services

Providing services free of charge falls on the positive list (Article 1, item 4), with the express carve-out for the gratuitous transfer of financial products. Where a group provides a service to an affiliate without charge, this item is the one to read first.

Government subsidies

A fiscal subsidy not directly linked to sales revenue or quantity is on the positive list (Article 1, item 6). The announcement’s wording turns on the linkage test: subsidies tied directly to the revenue or quantity of what is sold sit outside this item, while policy-based subsidies that are not so linked are within it.

Insurance payouts

Insurance payouts received as the insured are on the positive list (Article 1, item 1). A group that recovers on an insured loss can locate that receipt on the positive side.

What this means for transaction-structure design

The operational takeaway is that input-VAT treatment should be considered when a transaction structure is designed, not only when the return is filed. Two design habits follow from the two lists.

First, know which side a flow sits on before the structure is fixed. Dividends and equity transfers are on the negative list; insurance payouts, donations, unperformed-contract penalties, gratuitous services, related receivables transfers and unlinked subsidies are on the positive list. A structure that routes a group’s funding or services through a particular entity will carry the input-VAT consequences of the flows that entity receives.

Second, separate linked from unlinked subsidies at the drafting stage. Because Article 1, item 6 turns on whether a subsidy is directly linked to sales revenue or quantity, the documentation of a subsidy — what it is for and how it is calculated — matters to its treatment.

For foreign-invested groups, the announcement’s contribution is clarity of boundary: it fixes where the two lists begin and end, and leaves the design of the structure to the taxpayer.

Sources

  • 兰州市财政局转载 — 财政部 税务总局公告2026年第25号《关于明确非应税交易等增值税有关事项的公告》全文: https://czj.lanzhou.gov.cn/art/2026/9/21/art_10235_1739937.html
  • 国家税务总局四川省税务局政策法规库 — 25号/28号/19号公告条目: https://sichuan.chinatax.gov.cn/col/col19973/index.html
  • 国家税务总局: https://www.chinatax.gov.cn/
  • 财政部: https://www.mof.gov.cn/

增值税法下”非应税交易”的边界明确：2026 年财政部、税务总局公告对外资集团的影响

概述

2026年8月27日，财政部、国家税务总局印发《关于明确非应税交易等增值税有关事项的公告》（财政部 税务总局公告2026年第25号），自2026年9月1日起施行。

该公告回应了外资集团经常遇到的边界问题：当一笔收款或付款本身不构成增值税法下的应税交易时，与之相关的进项税额应如何处理？公告并未把答案留给零散实践，而是明确给出两张清单——正面六项、负面四项——并就对农产品销售发票作出定义性澄清。

制度背景：增值税法、实施条例与第二十二条

《中华人民共和国增值税法》及其实施条例自2026年1月1日起施行。实施条例第二十二条首次提出”不得抵扣非应税交易”概念——即某项非应税交易，其相关进项税额不得抵扣。

这一概念带来了实操难点。集团可能收到一笔显然在增值税范围之外的款项（股息、保险赔款、政策性补贴），但其背后成本仍发生进项税额。该进项税额能否抵扣，取决于该笔收款落在第二十二条概念之内还是之外。2026年第25号公告以两张清单划出这条线。

不属于”不得抵扣”的六种情形（第一条）

第一条规定，下列六种情形不属于实施条例第二十二条所称”不得抵扣非应税交易”，相应进项税额可以抵扣：

  1. 作为被保险人获得保险赔付。
  2. 接受货币性资产或者非货币性资产捐赠。
  3. 因合同未履行且未发生应税交易而取得违约金等收入。
  4. 无偿提供服务（不含无偿转让金融商品）。
  5. 转让因自身发生应税交易取得的与之相关的应收账款等债权（不含有价证券）。
  6. 按照有关政策规定取得，且与其销售货物、服务、无形资产、不动产的收入或者数量不直接挂钩的财政补贴。

该清单为正向列举：它告诉纳税人，这六类业务流不会让背后的进项税额”锁死”。

属于”不得抵扣”的四种情形（第二条）

第二条确认四种属于第二十二条所称”不得抵扣非应税交易”的情形，相应进项税额不得抵扣：

  1. 销售货物、服务、无形资产、不动产不属于增值税法第四条在境内发生应税交易所列情形的。
  2. 有偿转让股权（不含有价证券）。
  3. 持有股权（不含有价证券）取得的股息红利和持有股份公司普通股（含有价证券）取得的股息红利。
  4. 货物期货交易（不含实物交割环节）。

公告明确列举这四种情形为不得抵扣。公告并未表述四类之外的情形均可抵扣；规则的正向一侧另由第一条单独规定。

农产品销售发票（第三条）

第三条规定，增值税扣税凭证中的农产品销售发票，是指农业生产者销售自产农产品适用免征增值税政策而开具的普通发票。这明确了农产品进项抵扣中何种凭证为合格凭证。

配套规则：自然人增值税代扣代缴（28号与19号公告）

同期还有两份文件与25号公告并行：

  • 《境内单位代扣代缴自然人增值税管理办法》的公告（财政部 税务总局公告2026年第28号），2026年9月3日发布。
  • 《国家税务总局关于境内单位代扣代缴自然人增值税有关申报事项的公告》（国家税务总局公告2026年第19号），2026年9月4日发布，自2026年11月1日起施行，公布《境内单位代扣代缴自然人增值税及附加税费申报表》及其附列资料。

对在境内聘用自然人提供服务的集团而言，这两份文件确定了与25号公告实体规则相配套的代扣代缴与申报机制。

外资集团的清单映射

在华外资集团——控股平台、地区总部与共享服务中心——存在一组反复出现的业务流。两张清单的价值在于：每一类业务流现在都可以映射到一侧。

控股平台与地区总部

中国控股平台通常持有经营性子公司的股权，并部分以股息为自身提供资金。持有股权取得的股息红利落在负面清单（第二条第（三）项）。其实际后果是：支撑该股息流的成本对应的进项税额不得抵扣，平台的成本基础应按此口径理解。

股权转让与股息红利

有偿转让股权落在负面清单（第二条第（二）项），股息红利同样如此（第二条第（三）项）。二者均被明确列举为不得抵扣的非应税交易。集团重组其在华持股时，应据此对待相关顾问、法律及行政成本对应的进项税额。

集团内无偿提供服务

无偿提供服务落在正面清单（第一条第（四）项），并明确排除无偿转让金融商品。集团向关联方无偿提供服务时，应首先查阅该项。

政府补贴

与销售收入或数量不直接挂钩的财政补贴落在正面清单（第一条第（六）项）。公告的表述取决于挂钩测试：与所销售货物、服务、无形资产、不动产的收入或数量直接挂钩的补贴不在此项之内；不与之挂钩的政策性补贴则在此项之内。

保险赔付

作为被保险人获得保险赔付落在正面清单（第一条第（一）项）。就保险标的损失取得赔付的集团，可将该笔收款定位在正面一侧。

对交易架构设计的含义

实操要义是：进项税额处理应在交易架构设计阶段即予考虑，而非仅在申报时考虑。两张清单引出两点设计习惯。

其一，在架构定型前确认业务流落在哪一侧。股息与股权转让在负面清单；保险赔付、接受捐赠、合同未履行违约金、无偿提供服务、相关应收账款转让与不挂钩补贴在正面清单。集团以某一主体承接资金或服务，该主体所收业务流的进项税额后果随之而来。

其二，在起草阶段就区分挂钩与不挂钩补贴。由于第一条第（六）项取决于补贴是否与销售收入或数量直接挂钩，补贴的文件记录——其用途与计算方式——影响其处理。

对外资集团而言，本公告的贡献是边界清晰：它固定了两张清单的起止，而把架构设计留给纳税人。

来源

  • 兰州市财政局转载 — 财政部 税务总局公告2026年第25号《关于明确非应税交易等增值税有关事项的公告》全文: https://czj.lanzhou.gov.cn/art/2026/9/21/art_10235_1739937.html
  • 国家税务总局四川省税务局政策法规库 — 25号/28号/19号公告条目: https://sichuan.chinatax.gov.cn/col/col19973/index.html
  • 国家税务总局: https://www.chinatax.gov.cn/
  • 财政部: https://www.mof.gov.cn/

相关阅读

  • 见：增值税改革——外资企业注意事项（vat-reform-foreign-firms）
Patent / 专利, Tax Incentives / 税收优惠

Foreign-Invested R&D Centres in China: Support Policies, Imported Research Supplies and IP Positioning under the 2026 Action Plan

  • The Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment (MOFCOM, NDRC and MOF, document No. 97 of 2026, completed on 16 June 2026 with State Council approval) devotes Part Two, item (7) to vigorously attracting foreign-invested enterprises to establish R&D centres in China.
    《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》（商务部、国家发展改革委、财政部，商资发〔2026〕97号，经国务院同意，2026年6月16日成文）第二部分第（七）条专门规定，大力吸引外资企业在华设立研发中心。
  • The official wording lists five supporting elements: improved support policies, easier introduction of foreign high-level talent, open innovation platforms and practical training bases and new-type R&D institutions, greater support for transforming innovation results, and import tax preferences for scientific research supplies in accordance with law.
    官方原文列出五项支持要素：完善外资研发中心支持政策，便利外籍高层次人才引进，支持设立开放式创新平台和实训基地、发展新型研发机构，加大创新成果转化支持力度，依法享受进口科研用品税收优惠政策。
  • The import-tax element is expressed as “in accordance with law”: the Action Plan affirms the entitlement rather than creating a new concession, and sets out no thresholds, covered-goods list or procedure of its own.
    进口税收环节的表述为”依法享受”：行动方案确认该项待遇，而非另设新的优惠，其本身并未规定门槛、适用物品清单或办理程序。
  • Adjacent provisions widen the downstream routes for results: segmented drug production rules, further pilot regions for biotechnology and wholly foreign-owned hospitals, commercial insurance coverage for more innovative drugs and devices, and platforms easing access to pharmaceutical retail channels.
    相邻条款拓宽了成果的下游路径：药品分段生产实施细则，生物技术与外商独资医院领域试点区域进一步扩大，更多创新药械纳入商业保险保障范围，以及便利进入药品零售渠道的行业协作平台。
  • An R&D centre, a manufacturing company and a regional headquarters carry different licences and supervisory expectations, and the ownership of research results should be settled in employment contracts and inter-company agreements rather than left implicit.
    研发中心、生产性公司与地区总部承载的牌照与监管期待不同；研究成果的归属应在劳动合同与集团间协议中明确，而非留待默认。
  • Technology moving across the border follows classified administration: free-category technology contracts are handled through registration, while restricted-category technology requires licensing.
    跨境技术流动适用分类管理：自由类技术合同通过登记办理，限制类技术需取得许可。

Foreign-Invested R&D Centres in China: Support Policies, Imported Research Supplies and IP Positioning under the 2026 Action Plan | 外资研发中心在华：2026年行动方案下的支持政策、进口科研用品与知识产权布局

Overview

The Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment (MOFCOM, NDRC and MOF, document No. 97 of 2026, completed on 16 June 2026 with State Council approval) contains a dedicated measure on R&D centres. Under Part Two, item (7), it calls for vigorously attracting foreign-invested enterprises to establish R&D centres in China, with five supporting elements set out below.

An R&D centre in China is not simply a cost centre attached to a factory. It sits where market access, tax and intellectual property meet, and its value depends on whether research results become assets the group can protect, license and operate. This article sets out the official wording, the tax position of imported research supplies, how a centre differs from a factory or a regional headquarters, and the steps that turn a research presence into a productive one.

The measure in the 2026 Action Plan

The provision is short and programmatic, with five building blocks:

  • Improving support policies for foreign R&D centres. The Plan does not restate the criteria; it directs that the support framework be improved.
  • Facilitating the introduction of foreign high-level talent. Talent mobility is part of the R&D-centre package, linking the measure to the work-permit and talent-administration regime.
  • Supporting open innovation platforms, practical training bases and new-type R&D institutions. This recognises centres that collaborate with universities, institutes and industrial partners rather than operating as closed corporate laboratories.
  • Increasing support for the transformation of innovation results. Commercialisation, not only discovery, is written into the measure.
  • Enjoying import tax preferences for scientific research supplies in accordance with law. The Plan affirms the entitlement by reference to the applicable law rather than creating a concession of its own.

Two adjacent provisions frame the demand side. Part One, item (1), on services-sector opening, calls for steadily expanding pilot openings for vocational-skills training institutions, vocational colleges and high-level science, engineering, agriculture and medical universities, and for supporting Beijing’s national comprehensive demonstration zone for services opening, with pioneering measures in the digital economy and healthcare. Part One, item (3) calls for promptly issuing implementation rules for segmented drug production, seeking approval to further expand pilot regions for biotechnology and wholly foreign-owned hospitals, supporting insurers in bringing more innovative drugs and devices into commercial insurance coverage, and building platforms that ease the entry of foreign-invested enterprises’ drugs into pharmaceutical retail channels.

Imported research supplies: what “in accordance with law” means in practice

The import-tax element is deliberately general. The Plan affirms that foreign R&D centres may “enjoy import tax preferences for scientific research supplies in accordance with law”, and sets out no thresholds, covered-goods list or procedure of its own. Those details live in the import tax policy for scientific and technological innovation and in the provincial qualification review measures that implement it.

The consequence is procedural rather than interpretive. A centre intending to rely on the preference should confirm with the competent commerce, finance, customs and tax authorities the framework in force and the applicable qualification criteria. It should keep documentary evidence of its research substance — investment or research input, full-time research personnel, equipment purchased — because qualification is assessed against such indicators rather than the centre’s name. It should also verify item by item that the goods it wishes to import meet the applicable conditions, since the preference is bounded by those conditions rather than being a general exemption.

R&D centre, factory and regional headquarters: three different positions

A manufacturing company holds production-related licences and is assessed on output, quality and environmental performance; a regional headquarters is mainly a management, co-ordination and shared-service vehicle; an R&D centre is oriented to research and to the transformation of results. The difference matters in three places.

Licensing and approvals. The approvals, filings and supervisory expectations for a research entity differ from those for a production entity. A group planning to move a project from laboratory to pilot to production should design the entity chain in advance rather than assume that the R&D entity can carry the whole pipeline.

Intellectual-property ownership. Results created by employees in the course of their work raise questions of ownership and reward, which should be settled in employment contracts and internal rules and, where group companies are involved, in inter-company agreements on ownership, licensing and transfer.

Technology flows across the border. China administers technology import and export through classified management: free-category technology contracts are handled through registration, restricted-category technology requires licensing. A centre licensing technology to its overseas parent, or introducing technology from abroad, should complete the applicable formalities; the classification of the specific technology determines the route.

Turning results into protectable, operable assets

Patent layout. Filing strategy should be part of project design — deciding early which results are filed, where and in whose name. The revised Measures for the Prioritised Examination of Patents (State Intellectual Property Office Order No. 85), published on 28 July 2026 and effective from 1 September 2026, replaced the 2017 measures and steer fast-track examination toward high-quality applications serving emerging and future industries. For a portfolio concentrated in such fields, prioritised examination is one available accelerator; the substantive requirements and the grounds on which it will not be granted should be checked against the current measures, and the service carries no additional fee.

Contractual architecture. Collaboration with universities, institutes and partners should be documented, with clarity on background and foreground rights, publication and the treatment of jointly created results.

Commercialisation pathway. The emphasis on result transformation, read with the healthcare openings above, suggests that centres should plan the downstream route from the outset: pilot and scale-up capacity, approvals, and the commercial channels available.

Service safeguards

The Plan also addresses what happens after a project lands: it calls for fully implementing national treatment for foreign-invested enterprises and for a special rectification campaign in government procurement to remove barriers; it strengthens the “Invest in China” brand, provides for monthly roundtable meetings with foreign-invested enterprises, and establishes dedicated task forces for key foreign investment projects to provide “point-to-point” service.

Practical steps

  1. Read item (7) with items (1) and (3), which determine where results can go.
  2. Settle the entity design — R&D, pilot and production entities, and any regional headquarters — and map licences accordingly.
  3. Document the centre’s research substance from the start, so that qualification reviews rest on evidence rather than assertion, and confirm the current import-tax policy and its conditions before committing to equipment purchases.
  4. Write intellectual-property arrangements into employment contracts and inter-company agreements, covering ownership, licensing, transfer and cross-border technology flows.

Related reading

  • The Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment (document No. 97 of 2026).

Sources

  • 湖南省人民政府（《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》官方英文全文，含第（七）条研发中心原文）: https://www.hunan.gov.cn/zqt/zcsd/202607/34034823/files/7660c23769ae4f51ac21a456fe4e0ea5.pdf
  • 江苏省知识产权局（关于修改《专利优先审查管理办法》的说明）: https://jsip.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2026/9/20/art_76183_11832138.html
  • 浙江省市场监督管理局（国家知识产权局关于做好《专利优先审查管理办法》有关实施工作的通知）: https://zjamr.zj.gov.cn/col/col1229094027/art/2026/art_c86f0eda26b8439d806be9a748519f47.html
  • 国家知识产权局（官网）: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/
  • 商务部（官网）: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/

外资研发中心在华：2026年行动方案下的支持政策、进口科研用品与知识产权布局

概述

《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》（商务部、国家发展改革委、财政部，商资发〔2026〕97号，经国务院同意，2026年6月16日成文）中就研发中心设有专门条款。方案第二部分第（七）条提出，大力吸引外资企业在华设立研发中心，并列出以下五项支持要素。

对外资集团而言，在华研发中心并非附属于工厂的成本单元。它处在市场准入、税收与知识产权三条政策线的交汇处，其价值取决于研究成果能否转化为集团可保护、可许可、可运营的资产。本文梳理该条官方原文、进口科研用品的税收位置、研发中心与生产实体及地区总部在牌照与知识产权层面的差异，以及把研发存在变成研发产出的实务步骤。

2026年行动方案中的该条内容

该条文字简短、方向明确，由五个要素构成：

  • 完善外资研发中心支持政策。 方案本身未重述具体标准，而是要求把支持政策框架加以完善。
  • 便利外籍高层次人才引进。 人才流动被纳入研发中心政策的整体安排，与工作许可、人才管理等制度相衔接。
  • 支持设立开放式创新平台、实训基地，发展新型研发机构。 这认可了研发中心与高校、科研院所、产业伙伴协作的模式，而非仅作为封闭的企业实验室运行。
  • 加大创新成果转化支持力度。 转化与发现并重，被写入条款之中。
  • 依法享受进口科研用品税收优惠政策。 方案以援引现行法律的方式确认该项待遇，而非另行创设一项新的优惠。

两条相邻条款界定了需求侧。第一部分第（一）条关于深化服务业领域开放，提出稳步扩大职业技能培训机构、职业院校、高水平理工农医类大学对外开放试点；支持北京提升国家服务业扩大开放综合示范区建设水平，推动数字经济、医药健康等现代服务业重点领域开放举措先行先试。第一部分第（三）条关于支持外资参与医药等产业高质量发展，提出抓紧研究出台药品分段生产实施细则；抓紧研究报批进一步扩大生物技术、外商独资医院领域开放试点区域范围；支持保险公司将更多创新药械纳入商业保险保障范围；搭建行业协作平台，便利外资企业生产的药品进入药品零售渠道。

进口科研用品：”依法享受”在实务中的含义

该条中的进口税收要素刻意保持概括。方案确认外资研发中心可”依法享受进口科研用品税收优惠政策”，其本身并未规定门槛、适用物品清单或办理程序。这些细节由支持科技创新的进口税收政策及其配套的省级资格审核办法承载。

因此，实务上的后果是程序性的，而非解释性的。拟适用该待遇的中心，应先与商务、财政、海关与税务主管部门确认现行有效的政策框架与适用资格条件；应保存体现研发实质的证明材料——投资额或研发投入、专职研发人员、累计购置设备——因为资格是按此类指标而非按中心名称判定的；还应逐项核实拟进口物品是否满足适用条件，因为该待遇以这些条件为边界。

研发中心、工厂与地区总部：三种不同位置

生产性公司持有与生产相关的牌照，考核的是产量、质量与环境表现。地区总部主要是管理、协调与共享服务载体。研发中心则面向研究以及成果转化。差异体现在三处。

牌照与审批。 研发主体所适用的审批、备案与监管期待，与生产主体并不相同。计划把项目从实验室推进到中试再到生产的集团，应提前设计主体链条，而不是假定研发主体能够承载整条链路。

知识产权归属。 员工在职完成的成果，其归属与奖酬问题应在劳动合同与内部制度中厘清；涉及集团内公司时，还应在公司间协议中就归属、许可与转让作出约定。若相关安排对此保持沉默，将给集团的全球资产组合带来本可避免的不确定性。

跨境技术流动。 中国对技术进出口实行分类管理：自由类技术合同通过登记办理，限制类技术需取得许可。研发中心向境外母公司许可技术，或从境外引进技术时，应完成相应手续；具体技术的类别决定适用路径。

让成果成为可保护、可运营的资产

专利布局。 申请策略应作为项目设计的组成部分——尽早确定哪些成果申请、在哪里申请、以谁的名义申请。新修订《专利优先审查管理办法》（国家知识产权局令第八十五号）于2026年7月28日公布、自2026年9月1日起施行，取代2017年发布的原办法，优先审查资源向服务新兴产业和未来产业领域的高质量申请倾斜。对于资产组合集中于此类领域的中心，优先审查是可用的一条加速通道；实质性条件以及不予优先审查的情形，应比照现行办法核对，且该服务不收取额外费用。

合同架构。 与高校、科研院所及伙伴开展的协作应有书面安排，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。

转化路径。 方案对成果转化的强调，结合前述医药领域的开放举措，提示中心应从一开始就考虑下游路径——中试与放大能力、所需审批，以及成果产品可用的商业渠道。

服务保障

方案也涉及项目落地之后的事项：全面落实外资企业国民待遇，开展政府采购领域专项整治破除壁垒；强化”投资中国”品牌，每月召开外资企业圆桌会议，并建立重点外资项目工作专班提供”点对点”服务。

实务步骤

  1. 把第（七）条与第（一）条、第（三）条结合阅读，后者决定成果可去向何处。
  2. 先确定主体设计——研发主体、中试与生产主体，以及可能的地区总部——并据此梳理牌照。
  3. 从一开始就记录中心的研发实质，使资格审核以证据而非主张为支撑；并在承诺设备采购之前，与主管部门确认现行进口税收政策及其适用条件。
  4. 把知识产权安排写入劳动合同与公司间协议，覆盖归属、许可、转让与跨境技术流动。

相关阅读

  • 《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》（商资发〔2026〕97号）。
  • 新修订《专利优先审查管理办法》（局令第八十五号）。

来源

  • 湖南省人民政府（《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》官方英文全文，含第（七）条研发中心原文）：https://www.hunan.gov.cn/zqt/zcsd/202607/34034823/files/7660c23769ae4f51ac21a456fe4e0ea5.pdf
  • 江苏省知识产权局（关于修改《专利优先审查管理办法》的说明）：https://jsip.jiangsu.gov.cn/art/2026/9/20/art_76183_11832138.html
  • 浙江省市场监督管理局（国家知识产权局关于做好《专利优先审查管理办法》有关实施工作的通知）：https://zjamr.zj.gov.cn/col/col1229094027/art/2026/art_c86f0eda26b8439d806be9a748519f47.html
  • 国家知识产权局（官网）：https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/
  • 商务部（官网）：https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/
Data Export / 数据出境, Greater Bay Area / 大湾区

Guangdong’s Greater Bay Area Data Special Zone Work Plan: What Cross-border Data Rules Mean for Foreign Firms (2026)

  • Guangdong’s Work Plan for Building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Data Special Zone was drafted and issued by the Guangdong Provincial Government Services and Data Management Bureau and publicly released on 15 September 2026.
    《广东省建设粤港澳大湾区数据特区工作方案》由广东省政务服务和数据管理局起草并印发实施，于 2026 年 9 月 15 日公开发布。
  • By the end of 2027 the plan aims to make cross-border data flows markedly more standardised, facilitated and large-scale, and to build 50 replicable, promotable key cross-border data scenarios.
    方案提出，到 2027 年底，数据跨境规范化、便利化、规模化程度显著提升，打造 50 个可复制、可推广的数据跨境重点场景。
  • By the end of 2028 the cross-border data industry is to exceed RMB 200 billion in scale, with value added in related manufacturing and services reaching RMB 1 trillion, helping the Greater Bay Area become the world’s most digitally advanced bay area.
    到 2028 年底，数据跨境产业规模超 2000 亿元，数据跨境产业拉动的制造业、服务业等相关产业增加值达万亿元，助力粤港澳大湾区成为全球数字化水平最高的湾区。
  • The plan sets five task areas: making full use of special institutional rules, building specific infrastructure, creating characteristic application scenarios, cultivating a service ecosystem, and building international cooperation platforms.
    方案部署五方面任务：用好用足特殊制度规则、建设特定基础设施、打造特色应用场景、培育特优服务生态、构建国际合作平台。
  • On rules, it deepens application of the Greater Bay Area standard contract for personal information cross-border flow, explores a filing “green channel” and “one filing, multiple uses”, promotes wide application of the data export negative list and explores extending its scope to the entirety of Guangzhou and Shenzhen as national comprehensive pilot cities for opening up the services sector.
    规则方面，深化粤港澳大湾区个人信息跨境流动标准合同应用，探索备案”绿色通道”和”一次备案、多次使用”，推动数据出境负面清单广泛应用，探索将其适用范围扩大到广州、深圳国家服务业扩大开放综合试点城市全域。
  • The plan deploys nine scenario categories around industry, livelihood and governance — including cross-border diagnosis and treatment, intelligent connected vehicles, transparent cross-border e-commerce, digital RMB and social security services under “Bay Area Connect”.
    方案围绕产业、民生、治理部署九类场景，涵盖跨境诊疗、智能网联汽车、跨境电商阳光化、数字人民币、社保服务”湾区通”等。
  • The national baseline remains the CAC’s September 2026 Q&A: non-critical-information-infrastructure operators may use a standard contract or certification to export personal information, while larger volumes trigger a mandatory security assessment, and “quantity splitting” to evade assessment is prohibited.
    国家层面的边界仍以国家网信办 2026 年 9 月问答为准：非关键信息基础设施运营者可通过标准合同或认证方式出境个人信息，达到更高数量则应当申报安全评估，并禁止以”数量拆分”规避安全评估。

Guangdong’s Greater Bay Area Data Special Zone Work Plan: What Cross-border Data Rules Mean for Foreign Firms (2026) | 广东省粤港澳大湾区数据特区工作方案：跨境数据规则对外资企业的实际影响

Overview

Guangdong has published a work plan to build a data special zone across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Work Plan for Building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Data Special Zone was drafted and issued by the Guangdong Provincial Government Services and Data Management Bureau and publicly released on 15 September 2026. It sets quantified targets to the end of 2027 and the end of 2028, organises its measures into five task areas, and leans on two existing instruments — the Greater Bay Area standard contract for personal information cross-border flow and the data export negative list. For foreign firms with data-intensive operations in the region, the plan is best read together with the national threshold rules issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China in September 2026. This article sets out the targets, the five task areas, the national baseline and what it all means in practice.

Targets to 2027 and 2028

The plan sets two milestones. By the end of 2027, cross-border data is to become markedly more standardised, facilitated and large-scale, and 50 replicable, promotable key cross-border data scenarios are to be built. By the end of 2028, the cross-border data industry is to exceed RMB 200 billion in scale, the value added of related manufacturing, services and other industries driven by the cross-border data industry is to reach RMB 1 trillion, and the Greater Bay Area is to be helped to become the bay area with the highest level of digitalisation in the world.

The structure of the targets is telling: the first milestone is about scenarios and process, the second about industrial scale. That sequencing suggests the near-term work is about building usable pathways and reference cases rather than immediately maximising volume.

Five task areas

Special institutional rules

The first task area is to make full use of the special institutional rules. The plan calls for deepening application of the Greater Bay Area standard contract for personal information cross-border flow, and for exploring a filing “green channel” and “one filing, multiple uses”. It also calls for promoting wide application of the data export negative list and for exploring extending that list’s scope to the entirety of Guangzhou and Shenzhen as national comprehensive pilot cities for opening up the services sector. It further calls for developing “Bay Area standards” for digital technology and promoting mutual recognition of rules and standards. The wording matters: the green channel and the multiple-use filing are framed as exploration, not as an operating facility.

Specific infrastructure

The second task area is infrastructure. The plan advances cross-border computing interconnection such as “Hong Kong data, Guangdong computing” and “Macao data, Guangdong computing”; it provides for a provincial blockchain network and a cross-border trusted data space, and explores “space as a service”; and it calls for optimising the cross-border communications hub, including support for basic telecommunications carriers to expand direct optical cables to Hong Kong and Macao.

Characteristic application scenarios

The third task area is scenarios. Around industry, livelihood and governance, the plan deploys nine categories of scenario — data services, healthcare, education, scientific research, manufacturing, trade, finance, facilitation services and collaborative governance. Named examples include processing of inbound data, cross-border diagnosis and treatment, intelligent connected vehicles, transparent cross-border e-commerce, digital RMB and social security services under “Bay Area Connect”. For foreign firms, these are the areas where a cross-border data pathway is most likely to be relevant in day-to-day operations.

Service ecosystem

The fourth task area is the service ecosystem. The plan provides for a data special zone innovation cooperation centre and for cultivating three kinds of ecosystem — compliance and security, circulation and trading, and technical services — with the aim of lowering the threshold for firms to achieve cross-border compliance and to apply data across borders.

International cooperation platforms

The fifth task area is international cooperation. The plan supports Guangzhou (Nansha), Shenzhen (Qianhai and Hetao), Hengqin and Shantou in deepening cross-border data cooperation with countries under the Belt and Road Initiative, Portuguese-speaking countries, and regions such as Southeast Asia and Latin America, each building on its own strengths.

The national baseline: three export paths

The Greater Bay Area plan sits under national rules, and the operative quantitative boundary is set out in the Cyberspace Administration of China’s Questions and Answers on Policies and Regulations for Data Export Security Management (September 2026), released on 11 September 2026. For operators that are not critical information infrastructure operators, where the cumulative volume of personal information provided overseas since 1 January of the year is 100,000 or more but fewer than one million individuals (excluding sensitive personal information), or fewer than 10,000 individuals’ sensitive personal information, the information may be exported by concluding a standard contract or by obtaining personal information export certification. Where the volume reaches one million or more individuals’ personal information (excluding sensitive personal information), or 10,000 or more individuals’ sensitive personal information, a data export security assessment must be filed for. The Q&A also makes clear that “quantity splitting” and similar methods may not be used to evade the security assessment. The Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows remain an upper-level regulation in this area.

In practice, this yields three paths: a standard contract, certification, or a security assessment. Which applies turns on the category and volume of data, and on whether the operator is a critical information infrastructure operator.

What it means for foreign firms

Three practical points follow. First, map your volumes before you design the pathway. Determine whether the personal information you send overseas is sensitive or not, count the cumulative number of individuals since 1 January of the year, and test that figure against the national thresholds; a standard contract or certification is available in the lower band, while the higher band requires a security assessment. Do not split flows to stay under a threshold, because the Q&A expressly prohibits that.

Second, treat the Greater Bay Area facilities as under exploration. The filing “green channel” and “one filing, multiple uses” are described in the plan as things to explore, not as facilities already built or running. Likewise, extending the data export negative list to the entirety of Guangzhou and Shenzhen is framed as something to explore. Firms should therefore plan on the basis of the current standard contract and negative-list arrangements, and track the pilot developments as they are announced, rather than assuming a fast-track filing is already available.

Third, match your sector to the scenarios. Cross-border diagnosis and treatment, intelligent connected vehicles, transparent cross-border e-commerce and finance are among the nine scenario categories named in the plan, and are the areas where a compliant cross-border data pathway is most likely to align with business needs. A foreign firm active in these areas in the Greater Bay Area can use the scenario list as a guide to where the regional policy energy is concentrated.

Sources

  • 广东省政务服务和数据管理局《广东省建设粤港澳大湾区数据特区工作方案》解读（2026 年 9 月 15 日公开发布）: https://zfsg.gd.gov.cn/gkmlpt/content/4/4954/post_4954575.html
  • 中国经济信息网：广东公开《工作方案》: https://www.cei.cn//defaultsite/s/article/2026/09/16/4b4ff607-9d914745-01a0-a7da8840-42ad_home.html?columnId=4028c7ca-37115425-0137-11560623-0012&referCode=dqyb
  • 国家互联网信息办公室（《数据出境安全管理政策法规问答（2026 年 9 月）》发布主体）: https://www.cac.gov.cn/
  • 广东省人民政府: https://www.gd.gov.cn/

广东省粤港澳大湾区数据特区工作方案：跨境数据规则对外资企业的实际影响

概述

广东发布了建设粤港澳大湾区数据特区的工作方案。《广东省建设粤港澳大湾区数据特区工作方案》由广东省政务服务和数据管理局起草并印发实施，于 2026 年 9 月 15 日公开发布。方案设定了到 2027 年底与 2028 年底的量化目标，将措施组织为五方面任务，并依托两项现有工具——粤港澳大湾区个人信息跨境流动标准合同与数据出境负面清单。对在区域内从事数据密集业务的外资企业而言，该方案宜与国家网信办 2026 年 9 月发布的量化边界一并阅读。本文说明目标、五方面任务、国家层面基准及其实际含义。

到 2027 年与 2028 年的目标

方案设定两个节点。到 2027 年底，数据跨境规范化、便利化、规模化程度显著提升，打造 50 个可复制、可推广的数据跨境重点场景。到 2028 年底，数据跨境产业规模超 2000 亿元，数据跨境产业拉动的制造业、服务业等相关产业增加值达万亿元，助力粤港澳大湾区成为全球数字化水平最高的湾区。

目标的结构本身透露信息：第一个节点落在场景与流程，第二个落在产业规模。这一顺序表明，近期工作重心在于搭建可用路径与参考案例，而非立即把流量做到最大。

五方面任务

用好用足特殊制度规则

第一方面任务是特殊制度规则。方案提出，深化粤港澳大湾区个人信息跨境流动标准合同应用，探索备案”绿色通道”和”一次备案、多次使用”；推动数据出境负面清单广泛应用，探索将其适用范围扩大到广州、深圳国家服务业扩大开放综合试点城市全域；并研制数字技术”湾区标准”，促进规则标准互认。措辞值得留意：绿色通道与一次备案多次使用被表述为”探索”，而非已运行的设施。

建设特定基础设施

第二方面任务是基础设施。方案推进”港数粤算””澳数粤算”等跨境算力互联互通；建设省区块链网络与跨境可信数据空间，探索”空间即服务”；并优化跨境通信枢纽，支持基础电信企业扩容直连港澳光缆。

打造特色应用场景

第三方面任务是场景。围绕产业、民生、治理，方案部署九类场景——数据服务、医疗、教育、科研、制造、贸易、金融、便利化服务、协同化治理。其中点名的例子包括”来数加工”、跨境诊疗、智能网联汽车、跨境电商阳光化、数字人民币，以及社保服务”湾区通”。对外资企业而言，这些是跨境数据路径最可能与日常经营相关的领域。

培育特优服务生态

第四方面任务是服务生态。方案提出建设数据特区创新合作中心，培育合规安全、流通交易、技术服务三类生态，目标是降低企业跨境合规与应用门槛。

构建国际合作平台

第五方面任务是国际合作。方案支持广州（南沙）、深圳（前海、河套）、横琴、汕头立足各自优势，深化与共建”一带一路”国家、葡语国家，以及东南亚、拉美等地区的跨境数据合作。

国家层面基准：三条出境路径

大湾区方案位于国家规则之下，现行量化边界由国家网信办《数据出境安全管理政策法规问答（2026 年 9 月）》给出，该问答于 2026 年 9 月 11 日发布。对于非关键信息基础设施运营者，自当年 1 月 1 日起累计向境外提供 10 万人以上、不满 100 万人个人信息（不含敏感个人信息），或者不满 1 万人敏感个人信息的，可通过订立标准合同或通过个人信息出境认证方式出境；达到 100 万人以上个人信息（不含敏感个人信息）或 1 万人以上敏感个人信息的，应当申报数据出境安全评估。问答同时明确，不得以”数量拆分”等手段规避安全评估。《促进和规范数据跨境流动规定》在本领域仍属上位规章。

落到实操，这形成三条路径：标准合同、认证、安全评估。适用哪一条，取决于数据的类别与数量，以及运营者是否属于关键信息基础设施运营者。

对外资企业的实际含义

有三点实务结论。第一，先盘清数量，再设计路径。判断拟出境个人信息是否属于敏感个人信息，统计自当年 1 月 1 日起的累计人数，并对照国家量化边界：较低区间可走标准合同或认证，较高区间应当申报安全评估。不要为压低数字而拆分数据流，因为问答明确禁止以”数量拆分”规避安全评估。

第二，把大湾区相关便利设施视为”探索中”。方案将备案”绿色通道”与”一次备案、多次使用”表述为要探索的事项，而非已建成、已运行的设施；将数据出境负面清单适用范围扩大到广州、深圳全域，同样被表述为探索方向。因此，企业宜按现行标准合同与负面清单安排作规划，并跟踪试点进展的公开发布，而不宜假定快速备案通道已经可用。

第三，把行业与场景对上。跨境诊疗、智能网联汽车、跨境电商阳光化与金融属于方案点名的九类场景之一，也是合规跨境数据路径最可能契合业务需求的领域。在大湾区从事上述领域的外资企业，可把场景清单作为判断区域政策着力点的参考。

来源

  • 广东省政务服务和数据管理局《广东省建设粤港澳大湾区数据特区工作方案》解读（2026 年 9 月 15 日公开发布）：https://zfsg.gd.gov.cn/gkmlpt/content/4/4954/post_4954575.html
  • 中国经济信息网：广东公开《工作方案》：https://www.cei.cn//defaultsite/s/article/2026/09/16/4b4ff607-9d914745-01a0-a7da8840-42ad_home.html?columnId=4028c7ca-37115425-0137-11560623-0012&referCode=dqyb
  • 国家互联网信息办公室（《数据出境安全管理政策法规问答（2026 年 9 月）》发布主体）：https://www.cac.gov.cn/
  • 广东省人民政府：https://www.gd.gov.cn/
Antitrust & Merger / 反垄断并购

China’s Revised Outbound Antitrust Compliance Guidelines: Digital Economy, FDI Screening and Private Litigation Signals for Cross-border Dealmaking (2026)

  • On 22 September 2026 the State Administration for Market Regulation released a draft revision of the Outbound Antitrust Compliance Guidelines for public comment, with feedback due by 29 September 2026 — the first systemic revision of the 2021 guidelines, which had five chapters and 27 articles.
    市场监管总局于 2026 年 9 月 22 日就《企业境外反垄断合规指引（修订草案征求意见稿）》公开征求意见，反馈截止日期为 2026 年 9 月 29 日；这是对 2021 年发布、共五章 27 条的原指引的首次系统性修订。
  • The revised draft expands to 33 articles and six appendices.
    修订后扩充至 33 条及 6 个附录。
  • Three priorities: rising overseas antitrust attention to the digital economy, a high incidence of extraterritorial antitrust litigation and investigations, and insufficient corporate familiarity with the rules of different jurisdictions.
    三方面重点：境外反垄断执法对数字经济的关注持续升温、域外反垄断诉讼和调查数量高发、企业对不同司法辖区规则辨识度不足。
  • The draft embeds digital-economy enforcement points in the monopoly-agreement, abuse-of-dominance and concentration chapters, updates the latest merger notification thresholds of the EU, the United States and Germany, and flags foreign investment security review and foreign subsidy review regimes.
    修订草案在垄断协议、滥用市场支配地位、经营者集中等专章中列入境外执法机构对数字经济的监管要点，更新欧盟、美国、德国等主要司法辖区的经营者集中申报标准，并提示关注外商投资安全审查与外国补贴审查制度。
  • On litigation, it adds the rules of major jurisdictions on bringing private civil antitrust lawsuits, filling a gap in the 2021 text, and replaces the general “some jurisdictions…” wording with itemised jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction descriptions.
    在诉讼方面，新增主要司法辖区关于发起私人民事诉讼的规定，填补原指引空白；并将原指引中”有的司法辖区……”的笼统表述细化为对代表性司法辖区的逐一列明。
  • It also adds a chapter on service support and access to compliance resources, 15 recent global antitrust cases, and six practical appendices covering a risk self-check list, a dawn-raid response process and a merger notification process.
    还新增”服务保障与合规资源获取”专章、15 个近年全球反垄断典型案例，以及风险自查清单、突袭检查应对流程、并购申报流程等六个实操性附录。
  • Status matters: this is a consultation draft, not yet finalised or in force, and the operative text remains the 2021 guidelines.
    重要提示：这是征求意见稿，尚未定稿生效，现行有效文本仍是 2021 年版指引。

China’s Revised Outbound Antitrust Compliance Guidelines: Digital Economy, FDI Screening and Private Litigation Signals for Cross-border Dealmaking (2026) | 中国修订企业境外反垄断合规指引：数字经济、外资安全审查与私人民事诉讼的新提示

Overview

On 22 September 2026 the State Administration for Market Regulation published a draft revision of the Outbound Antitrust Compliance Guidelines for public comment, with feedback due by 29 September 2026. The draft is the first systemic revision of the guidelines issued in 2021, which had five chapters and 27 articles; the revised text runs to 33 articles and six appendices. Because it is a consultation draft, the 2021 guidelines remain the operative text. The signals matter to cross-border dealmaking: the draft folds digital-economy enforcement into the core chapters, updates merger notification thresholds in the EU, the United States and Germany, adds private civil antitrust litigation to the risk map, and asks companies to watch foreign investment security review and foreign subsidy review regimes.

Scope: who the guidelines speak to

The guidelines apply to Chinese companies doing business abroad and to companies operating in China whose activities may affect overseas markets, and the existing rules cover activities including exports, overseas investment and mergers and acquisitions. That scope is why the draft is worth reading even for groups that are not Chinese-owned: a China-based entity whose conduct reaches an overseas market can sit inside the same framework, and its compliance programme has to be built for the jurisdictions the draft now describes in detail.

What the consultation proposes

The regulator said the revision responds to five years of change: major jurisdictions have overhauled their antitrust rules, enforcement has intensified, digital platform conduct is scrutinised more closely, and cross-border merger review has tightened, while the 2021 text did not reflect digital-economy enforcement or the new merger-review landscape. It also noted that, as China’s trade scale and corporate globalisation have grown, some key industries and firms have faced overseas antitrust investigations or litigation, raising the challenges and risks of operating abroad.

Three revision priorities

Digital economy and updated merger thresholds

The draft embeds overseas enforcers’ digital-economy concerns in the chapters on monopoly agreements, abuse of market dominance and concentrations of undertakings. It updates the latest merger notification thresholds of major jurisdictions including the EU, the United States and Germany, and advises companies to pay attention to foreign investment security review and foreign subsidy review regimes.

Private civil antitrust litigation

Against a high incidence of extraterritorial antitrust litigation and investigations, the draft adds, alongside administrative fines and criminal liability, the rules of major jurisdictions on bringing private civil antitrust lawsuits — filling a gap in the 2021 guidelines.

Jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction detail

The draft selects representative jurisdictions: those with active antitrust enforcement, large volumes of Chinese investment and M&A, and distinctive antitrust regimes. It turns the 2021 text’s general “some jurisdictions…” wording into itemised descriptions, so that companies can identify risk effectively when investing, acquiring or operating in a given jurisdiction.

New chapter, cases and appendices

The draft adds a chapter on “service support and access to compliance resources”, covering professional service resources, support from social organisations, government service support, channels for obtaining compliance information and the building of a compliance resource library, and setting out how companies obtain remedies and raise issues with the authorities. It adds 15 typical cases from recent global antitrust litigation and investigations, describing the background, the outcome and the compliance lessons. Six appendices turn the guidance into a working toolkit: a self-check list of overseas antitrust risks, key points for building a compliance management system, a dawn-raid response process, an antitrust litigation response process, a merger notification and review process, and the concentration notification standards and features of selected jurisdictions.

Status: a draft, not yet in force

The document is a consultation draft. Comments close on 29 September 2026, and the text has not been finalised or brought into effect. The operative guidance remains the 2021 version. Readers should treat the draft as a signal of direction rather than as a current legal standard.

What it means for foreign-invested groups

For foreign-invested enterprises and their overseas parents, the draft is a map of how Chinese regulators classify and frame “overseas antitrust risk” in cross-border M&A and in global compliance programmes. Because it also flags foreign investment security review and foreign subsidy review, groups designing two-way investment structures should place China-side security review and host-country-side review on the same timeline and condition list, rather than treating an antitrust filing as the only regulatory gate. In practice, a deal timetable should carry, side by side, the merger notification in each relevant jurisdiction, any security review triggered in the host country, and any China-side review that the structure brings into play. The draft’s value lies less in new prohibitions — it introduces none — than in the checklist discipline it imposes on how those threads are tracked.

Practical steps for deal teams

Map each target jurisdiction’s merger notification thresholds against the draft’s updated list; check whether the transaction touches digital-economy conduct that enforcers scrutinise; add private civil litigation exposure to the risk register; and use the six appendices as templates for the deal file. Keep a dated record of the thresholds applied, so that a later revision can be reconciled against the position taken at signing. Because the text is a draft, verify the final version before relying on any specific threshold.

Sources

  • 市场监管总局《关于公开征求〈企业境外反垄断合规指引（修订草案征求意见稿）〉意见的公告》: https://www.samr.gov.cn/hd/zjdc/art/2026/art_b417f77da67d45ab99242f19058171ab.html
  • State Administration for Market Regulation, “China’s market regulator to update antitrust compliance guidance for firms operating overseas”: https://english.samr.gov.cn/News/PressReleases/art/2026/art_d747dfe650644c61b38013c0be2441ca.html
  • 经济观察网《市场监管总局修订境外反垄断合规指引公开征求意见》: https://www.eeo.com.cn/2026/0922/1045576.shtml
  • 腾讯新闻《市场监管总局修订境外反垄断合规指引征求意见 新增数字经济监管与私人民事诉讼规定》: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260922A0AR2P00
  • 福建省商务厅 风险分析（《企业境外反垄断合规指引（修订草案征求意见稿）》要点）: https://swt.fujian.gov.cn/mqchzhfwpt/chzx/fxts/mrfxfx/202609/t20260923_7217514.htm
  • 国家市场监督管理总局: https://www.samr.gov.cn/

中国修订企业境外反垄断合规指引：数字经济、外资安全审查与私人民事诉讼的新提示

概述

2026 年 9 月 22 日，市场监管总局就《企业境外反垄断合规指引（修订草案征求意见稿）》公开征求意见，反馈截止日期为 2026 年 9 月 29 日。这是对 2021 年发布、共五章 27 条的原指引的首次系统性修订，修订后扩充至 33 条及 6 个附录。由于是征求意见稿，现行有效文本仍是 2021 年版指引。修订草案释放的信号与跨境交易相关：它将数字经济执法纳入各核心专章，更新欧盟、美国、德国等司法辖区的经营者集中申报标准，把私人民事诉讼纳入风险图景，并提示企业关注外商投资安全审查与外国补贴审查制度。

适用范围：指引面向谁

该指引适用于在境外从事经营活动的中国企业，以及在华经营、其行为可能影响境外市场的企业；现行规则覆盖的活动包括出口、境外投资和并购等。正是这一适用范围，使得修订草案对非中资背景的集团同样值得一读：一家位于中国、其行为触及境外市场的实体，可能处在同一框架之内，其合规体系需要针对草案如今逐一详述的司法辖区来搭建。

征求意见稿提出什么

市场监管总局表示，此次修订回应五年来的变化：全球主要司法辖区反垄断制度发生变革，执法力度持续加码，对数字平台行为的监管更严，跨境并购审查收紧，而 2021 年版文本未能反映数字经济领域的执法动向与并购审查的新变化。同时，随着外贸规模扩大与中国企业全球化进程加速，部分重点行业和企业遭遇境外反垄断调查或诉讼，”出海”挑战和风险增加。

三方面修订重点

数字经济与更新的申报标准

修订草案在垄断协议、滥用市场支配地位、经营者集中等专章中，列入境外反垄断执法机构对数字经济的关注。它明确了欧盟、美国、德国等主要司法辖区最新的经营者集中申报标准，并提示企业关注外商投资安全审查与外国补贴审查制度。

私人民事诉讼

针对域外反垄断诉讼和调查高发的趋势，修订草案在行政罚款与刑事责任之外，新增主要司法辖区关于发起私人民事诉讼的规定，填补了原指引在此领域的空白。

司法辖区的逐一列明

修订草案选取反垄断执法活跃、中国企业投资并购量大、反垄断法律制度有特殊性的代表性司法辖区，将原指引中”有的司法辖区……”的笼统表述细化为列举式描述，以便企业在相应司法辖区开展投资并购或从事经营行为时有效识别风险。

新增专章、案例与附录

修订草案新增”服务保障与合规资源获取”专章，内容含专业服务资源、社会团体支持、政府服务保障、合规信息获取渠道、合规资源库建设，列明企业获得救济、反映问题的方式和渠道。它新增 15 个近年全球反垄断诉讼和调查的典型案例，介绍案情背景、处罚结果及合规启示。六个附录把指引变成可用的工具箱：企业境外反垄断风险自查清单、合规管理制度建设要点、突袭检查应对流程、反垄断诉讼应对流程、并购申报和审查流程，以及部分司法辖区经营者集中申报标准及特点。

定位：这是草案，尚未生效

该文件是征求意见稿。意见反馈截止于 2026 年 9 月 29 日，文本尚未定稿生效，现行有效指引仍是 2021 年版。读者宜将草案视为方向性信号，而非现行法律标准。

对外资集团意味着什么

对外资企业及其境外母公司而言，修订草案呈现了中国监管机关对跨境并购与全球合规体系中”境外反垄断风险”的分类与应对框架。由于草案同时提示关注外商投资安全审查与外国补贴审查，设计双向投资架构的集团，应将中国侧安全审查与东道国侧审查纳入同一时间表与条件清单，而不是把反垄断申报当作唯一的监管关卡。在实际操作中，交易时间表应当并列承载各相关司法辖区的经营者集中申报、东道国触发的安全审查，以及架构所牵动的中国侧审查。修订草案的价值不在于新增禁止性规定——它并未引入此类规定——而在于它要求以清单化的纪律跟踪上述各条线索。

交易团队的实操步骤

将各目标司法辖区的经营者集中申报标准与草案更新的清单逐项对照；核查交易是否涉及执法机构重点关注的数字经济行为；将私人民事诉讼风险纳入风险登记册；并以六个附录作为交易文件的模板。对适用的申报标准保留带日期的记录，以便后续修订时能与签约时的判断相互核对。由于文本尚为草案，在依赖任何具体申报标准前，应核实最终版本。

来源

  • 市场监管总局《关于公开征求〈企业境外反垄断合规指引（修订草案征求意见稿）〉意见的公告》: https://www.samr.gov.cn/hd/zjdc/art/2026/art_b417f77da67d45ab99242f19058171ab.html
  • 国家市场监督管理总局英文新闻稿《China’s market regulator to update antitrust compliance guidance for firms operating overseas》: https://english.samr.gov.cn/News/PressReleases/art/2026/art_d747dfe650644c61b38013c0be2441ca.html
  • 经济观察网《市场监管总局修订境外反垄断合规指引公开征求意见》: https://www.eeo.com.cn/2026/0922/1045576.shtml
  • 腾讯新闻《市场监管总局修订境外反垄断合规指引征求意见 新增数字经济监管与私人民事诉讼规定》: https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260922A0AR2P00
  • 福建省商务厅 风险分析（《企业境外反垄断合规指引（修订草案征求意见稿）》要点）: https://swt.fujian.gov.cn/mqchzhfwpt/chzx/fxts/mrfxfx/202609/t20260923_7217514.htm
  • 国家市场监督管理总局: https://www.samr.gov.cn/
FTZ Setup / 自贸区落地, One-stop Window / 一站式窗口

Beijing’s Huairou FTZ Linked Development Zone: Implementation Plan, Industry Focus and the “Going-Global Station” Service Matrix

  • Huairou was formally included in the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone linkage development zones in August 2026, with the step taken on 6 August 2026.
    怀柔于2026年8月正式纳入中国（北京）自由贸易试验区联动发展区，纳入时间为2026年8月6日。
  • On 13 September 2026, the Huairou session of the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services, held at the Deloitte Academy, released the Implementation Plan for Building the Huairou Linkage Development Zone of the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone.
    2026年9月13日，”科创赋能·智享开放”2026年中国国际服务贸易交易会怀柔专场活动在德勤书院举办，活动上《中国（北京）自由贸易试验区怀柔联动发展区建设实施方案》正式发布。
  • The plan covers 11.07 square kilometres, comprising the Huairou Science City core area and an industrial transformation demonstration area, and positions the zone as a demonstration zone for disruptive innovation sourcing and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.
    实施方案实施范围为11.07平方公里，由怀柔科学城核心区和产业转化示范区组成，功能定位为”颠覆性创新策源与科技成果转化示范区”。
  • Relying on the Huairou Science City cluster of large-scale scientific facilities and national strategic scientific and technological capabilities, the plan focuses on two industries — healthcare and integrated circuits — and deploys 17 key tasks across four boards: healthcare, integrated circuits, scientific and technological innovation resources, and factor guarantees, with first-batch projects including a high-throughput small-molecule drug screening platform and a 6/8-inch MEMS public pilot-testing platform.
    实施方案依托怀柔科学城大科学装置集群和国家级战略科技力量，聚焦医药健康、集成电路两大产业，围绕医药健康、集成电路、科技创新资源、要素保障四大板块部署17项重点任务，并推进高通量小分子药物筛选平台、6/8英寸MEMS公共中试平台等首批产业项目。
  • The “Going-Global Station” service matrix comprises three awarded stations — consulting (Deloitte Academy), legal services (Yihe Law Firm) and financial services (Bank of China Beijing Huairou Sub-branch) — covering going-global strategy planning, international market access, foreign-related legal protection and international resource matching.
    “出海驿站”服务矩阵包含三个正式授牌的服务站——咨询服务站（德勤书院承接）、法律服务站（易和律师事务所承接）、金融服务站（中国银行北京怀柔支行承接），围绕出海战略规划、国际市场准入、涉外法律保障、国际资源对接等领域提供服务。
  • A Huairou District Going-Global International Cooperation Alliance was formed with more than 50 key foreign-invested and foreign-trade enterprises, and plaques were awarded to enterprises including Jiannaixi Biotechnology, Shuanghesheng Five-Star Brewery, Mars Foods and Amazon Tong Technology Services.
    怀柔区出海国际合作联盟成立，携手50余家重点外资外贸企业，现场为健乃喜生物技术、双合盛五星啤酒、玛氏食品、亚马逊通技术服务等一批重点外资外贸企业授牌。
  • Actually-utilised foreign investment in the district has reached USD 355 million, up 472% year on year and a record high, with a full-year forecast of USD 600 million; January–July import and export ranked first among the city’s ecological conservation districts, with exports up more than 30%.
    全区实际使用外资3.55亿美元，同比增长472%，创历史新高，预计全年可达6亿美元；1—7月进出口总额稳居全市生态涵养区首位，出口同比增长超30%。

Beijing’s Huairou FTZ Linked Development Zone: Implementation Plan, Industry Focus and the “Going-Global Station” Service Matrix | 北京自贸试验区怀柔联动发展区：实施方案、产业聚焦与”出海驿站”服务矩阵

Overview

In August 2026 Huairou was formally included in the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone linkage development zones, the step being taken on 6 August 2026. On 13 September 2026 the Huairou session of the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services — held at the Deloitte Academy under the theme “Sci-Tech Empowerment, Shared Openness” — released the Implementation Plan for Building the Huairou Linkage Development Zone of the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

This article deals only with the Huairou zone: its own implementation plan, spatial scope, task list, service matrix and investment data. It does not restate the city-wide linkage-zone mechanism — how linkage zones are defined and the rules shared across the zones — which is a separate subject; readers looking for the general framework should consult that material instead.

The plan and its spatial scope

The plan sets the implementation area at 11.07 square kilometres, made up of two parts: the Huairou Science City core area and an industrial transformation demonstration area. The functional positioning is that of a demonstration zone for disruptive innovation sourcing and the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

That positioning explains the two-part design. The core area is where basic research, large-scale scientific facilities and national strategic scientific and technological capabilities are concentrated. The industrial transformation demonstration area is where results are taken through pilot testing towards production. For a company deciding where to place an activity, the distinction matters: a research or validation function points to the core area, while a pilot, scale-up or early manufacturing function points to the transformation area.

Two industries, four boards, 17 tasks

The plan focuses on two industries — healthcare and integrated circuits — and organises its work around four boards: healthcare, integrated circuits, scientific and technological innovation resources, and factor guarantees. Across these four boards it deploys 17 key tasks.

The first batch of industrial projects named in the plan includes a high-throughput small-molecule drug screening platform and a 6/8-inch MEMS public pilot-testing platform. Both are platform-type projects: they are intended to be shared infrastructure rather than facilities for a single occupier, which is relevant to smaller research-stage companies that could not justify building such capacity alone.

The industry choice is consistent with the facilities already located in the district. The healthcare board draws on the science city’s research base; the integrated circuits board draws on the same concentration of scientific and technological resources, with MEMS pilot testing bridging the two.

The “Going-Global Station” service matrix

The distinctive feature of the Huairou launch is the service layer built around the plan. Three “Going-Global Station” service stations were formally awarded at the event:

  • a consulting station, undertaken by the Deloitte Academy;
  • a legal services station, undertaken by Yihe Law Firm;
  • a financial services station, undertaken by Bank of China Beijing Huairou Sub-branch.

Drawing on the global networks and professional capabilities of the host organisations, the stations provide services in going-global strategy planning, international market access, foreign-related legal protection and international resource matching.

The Deloitte side described its own reach at the event: service institutions in more than 150 countries and regions, and Chinese-speaking global service group colleagues deployed in more than 100 countries and regions. Its services cover going-global strategy planning, the design of human-resource structures and of going-global information systems, and matters of concern to companies such as tax questions and compliance in cross-border data flows.

For a foreign-invested enterprise, the practical value of the matrix is that it aggregates advisory, legal and financial support behind three named institutions rather than leaving the company to assemble providers itself. A company already operating in the district, or a Chinese-invested company expanding abroad from it, can approach the relevant station directly according to the issue at hand.

The cooperation alliance and the district’s investment data

A Huairou District Going-Global International Cooperation Alliance was also established, bringing together more than 50 key foreign-invested and foreign-trade enterprises. At the event, plaques were awarded to a group of key foreign-invested and foreign-trade enterprises including Jiannaixi Biotechnology, Shuanghesheng Five-Star Brewery, Mars Foods and Amazon Tong Technology Services; reporting on 16 September 2026 added Reynolds among the representatives receiving plaques.

The district’s investment figures give the context. Actually-utilised foreign investment has reached USD 355 million, an increase of 472 per cent year on year and a record high, with a full-year forecast of USD 600 million. In the first seven months of the year, total import and export ranked first among the city’s ecological conservation districts, with both imports and exports growing and exports up more than 30 per cent.

What the plan means for foreign enterprises

Three points are worth extracting for a company considering the zone.

Platform access. The named first-batch projects — the drug screening platform and the MEMS pilot-testing platform — are shared facilities. For a company whose work depends on pilot capacity it would not build itself, the relevant question is how access is arranged and on what terms, which is a matter to confirm with the zone.

Facility sharing as a stated direction. The district’s next steps include opening up the sharing of large-scale scientific facilities and major research instruments, and connecting the complete innovation chain from laboratory to small-scale and pilot testing to industrialisation. Taken with the platform projects, this signals that the science city’s equipment is intended to be reachable by enterprises, not reserved for institutes.

Policy delegation and stress testing. The district has also stated that it will replicate and extend the mature reform results of the Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone, organise industrial innovation stress tests, continue to optimise the business environment, actively promote the delegation of Beijing Pilot Free Trade Zone policies, and connect the innovation chain described above. For a foreign investor, “stress testing” and “policy delegation” are the terms that indicate where pioneering measures may become available first — worth raising directly with the district commerce authorities when assessing a project.

Practical steps

  1. Decide which part of the zone fits the activity: research and validation in the science city core area, or pilot, scale-up and early production in the industrial transformation demonstration area.
  2. Identify which of the two industries and which of the four boards the project falls under, since the 17 tasks are organised along those lines.
  3. Ask the zone how access to the drug screening platform and the MEMS pilot-testing platform is arranged, and on what terms, before designing a project that depends on them.
  4. Approach the relevant “Going-Global Station” station — consulting, legal or financial — according to the issue, rather than assembling separate providers.
  5. Consider the Going-Global International Cooperation Alliance as a route to counterpart enterprises already active in the district.
  6. Raise questions on policy delegation, stress testing and facility sharing with the district commerce authorities at project-design stage.

Related reading

  • The Implementation Plan for Building the Huairou Linkage Development Zone of the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone (released 13 September 2026).

Sources

  • 怀柔融媒（2026年9月14日）：怀柔自贸联动发展区建设实施方案发布，搭建出海服务矩阵: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7685281168107618816/
  • 北青网（2026年9月14日）：2026年服贸会怀柔专场集中发布多项开放成果: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7685306029306855990/
  • 新京报（2026年9月16日）：怀柔自贸联动发展区建设实施方案发布: https://dy.163.com/article/L6URBOQ20512D3VJ.html
  • 北京市人民政府（官网）: https://www.beijing.gov.cn/

北京自贸试验区怀柔联动发展区：实施方案、产业聚焦与”出海驿站”服务矩阵

概述

2026年8月，怀柔正式纳入中国（北京）自由贸易试验区联动发展区，纳入时间为2026年8月6日。2026年9月13日，”科创赋能·智享开放”2026年中国国际服务贸易交易会怀柔专场活动在德勤书院举办，活动上《中国（北京）自由贸易试验区怀柔联动发展区建设实施方案》正式发布。

本文仅讨论怀柔联动发展区：其自身的实施方案、空间范围、任务清单、服务矩阵与投资数据。本文不复述全市层面的联动发展区机制——即联动发展区如何界定、各区共享哪些规则——那属于另一主题；需要了解总体框架的读者可另行查阅相关材料。

实施方案与空间范围

实施方案将实施范围确定为11.07平方公里，由两部分组成：怀柔科学城核心区和产业转化示范区。功能定位为”颠覆性创新策源与科技成果转化示范区”。

这一定位解释了”两部分”的设计。核心区集聚基础研究、大科学装置与国家级战略科技力量；产业转化示范区则承接成果走向中试与生产。对于正在决定把何种职能放在何处的企业而言，这一区分很关键：研发或验证职能指向核心区，中试、放大或早期生产职能指向产业转化示范区。

两大产业、四大板块、17项重点任务

实施方案聚焦医药健康、集成电路两大产业，围绕医药健康、集成电路、科技创新资源、要素保障四大板块组织工作，并在这四大板块下部署17项重点任务。

实施方案列出的首批产业项目包括高通量小分子药物筛选平台和6/8英寸MEMS公共中试平台。两者都属于平台型项目：定位为共享基础设施，而非服务于单一使用方，这对无力独自建设此类能力的研发阶段中小企业尤为重要。

产业选择与区内已有设施相契合。医药健康板块依托科学城的研究基础；集成电路板块依托同样集中的科技创新资源，而以MEMS中试衔接两者。

“出海驿站”服务矩阵

怀柔此次发布的特色，是围绕实施方案搭建的服务层。活动现场有三个”出海驿站”服务站正式授牌：

  • 咨询服务站，由德勤书院承接；
  • 法律服务站，由易和律师事务所承接；
  • 金融服务站，由中国银行北京怀柔支行承接。

依托承接机构的全球网络与专业能力，各服务站围绕出海战略规划、国际市场准入、涉外法律保障、国际资源对接等领域提供服务。

德勤方面在活动现场介绍了自身网络：在全球150多个国家和地区设有服务机构，在100多个国家和地区部署了会说中文的全球服务组同事。其服务涵盖出海战略规划、人力资源结构搭建、出海信息系统搭建，以及财税问题、数据出境合规等企业关心的事项。

对外资企业而言，该矩阵的实际价值在于，把咨询、法律与金融支持集中到三个具名机构之后，企业无需自行拼装服务供应商。已在区内经营的企业，或从区内走向海外的中资企业，可按事项直接对接相应服务站。

出海国际合作联盟与全区外资外贸数据

怀柔区出海国际合作联盟同期成立，携手50余家重点外资外贸企业。活动现场为一批重点外资外贸企业授牌，包括健乃喜生物技术、双合盛五星啤酒、玛氏食品、亚马逊通技术服务等；2026年9月16日的报道补充，授牌企业代表还包括雷诺丽特。

全区投资数据提供了背景。实际使用外资3.55亿美元，同比增长472%，创历史新高，预计全年可达6亿美元。今年1—7月，进出口总额稳居全市生态涵养区首位，进口、出口保持双增长，其中出口同比增长超30%。

对企业的意义

有三点值得考虑进入该区域的企业提取。

平台使用。 首批具名项目——药物筛选平台与MEMS公共中试平台——均为共享设施。对于依赖自身无力建设的中试能力的企业而言，关键问题是使用如何安排、按何种条件，需与园区确认。

设施共享是既定方向。 怀柔下一步包括畅通大科学装置与大型科研仪器开放共享渠道，并打通实验室—小试中试—产业化的完整创新链条。结合平台类项目看，这释放的信号是：科学城的设备面向企业开放，而非仅限科研机构使用。

政策下放与压力测试。 怀柔还表示将复制推广北京自贸试验区成熟改革成果，组织开展产业创新压力测试，持续优化营商环境，积极推动北京自贸试验区政策下放，并打通上述创新链条。对外资投资者而言，”压力测试”与”政策下放”正是提示先行先试事项可能率先落地的表述——在评估项目时，值得直接向区商务主管部门提出。

实务步骤

  1. 判断项目适配园区的哪一部分：研发与验证放在科学城核心区，中试、放大与早期生产放在产业转化示范区。
  2. 判断项目属于两大产业中的哪一个、四大板块中的哪一个，因为17项重点任务即按此组织。
  3. 在设计依赖平台的项目之前，先向园区了解药物筛选平台与MEMS公共中试平台的使用安排与条件。
  4. 按事项对接相应的”出海驿站”服务站——咨询、法律或金融——而非分别寻找供应商。
  5. 把出海国际合作联盟视为对接区内已有同业企业的渠道。
  6. 在项目设计阶段，就政策下放、压力测试与设施共享向区商务主管部门提问。

相关阅读

  • 《中国（北京）自由贸易试验区怀柔联动发展区建设实施方案》（2026年9月13日发布）。

来源

  • 怀柔融媒（2026年9月14日）：怀柔自贸联动发展区建设实施方案发布，搭建出海服务矩阵：https://www.toutiao.com/article/7685281168107618816/
  • 北青网（2026年9月14日）：2026年服贸会怀柔专场集中发布多项开放成果：https://www.toutiao.com/article/7685306029306855990/
  • 新京报（2026年9月16日）：怀柔自贸联动发展区建设实施方案发布：https://dy.163.com/article/L6URBOQ20512D3VJ.html
  • 北京市人民政府（官网）：https://www.beijing.gov.cn/
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China’s Autumn 2026 Trade and Investment Promotion Calendar: CIFIT, the 140th Canton Fair and the Global Digital Trade Expo

  • The 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) runs from 15 October to 4 November 2026 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, in three phases, with a total exhibition area of 1.55 million square metres, 54 specialised sections, more than 75,000 booths and more than 30,000 exhibiting enterprises.
    第 140 届中国进出口商品交易会（广交会）于 2026 年 10 月 15 日至 11 月 4 日在广州中国进出口商品交易会展馆分三期举办，展览总面积 155 万平方米，设 54 个专业展区、超 7.5 万个展位，超 3 万家企业参展。
  • Assistant Minister of Commerce Zhang Li presented the session at a State Council Information Office press conference on 18 September 2026; the three phases are advanced manufacturing (15–19 October), quality home products (23–27 October) and a better life (31 October–4 November).
    商务部部长助理张力于 2026 年 9 月 18 日出席国新办发布会介绍本届情况；三期分别为先进制造（10 月 15 日至 19 日）、品质家居（10 月 23 日至 27 日）与美好生活（10 月 31 日至 11 月 4 日）。
  • Quality and innovation define the edition: of 32,000 exhibiting enterprises more than 11,000 are high-quality firms, 64% apply new technologies such as the industrial internet and artificial intelligence, and new and green products reach 23.2% and 26% of exhibits respectively, both record highs.
    质量与创新构成本届特征：3.2 万家参展企业中专精特新、单项冠军等优质企业超过 1.1 万家，64% 的参展企业应用工业互联网、人工智能等新技术，新产品与绿色产品占比分别达 23.2% 与 26%，均创历史新高。
  • Buyer access has been eased: overseas buyer pre-registration is open year-round for the first time, buyers from 196 countries and regions — more than 210,000 people — have pre-registered, and new buyers can collect badges free of charge at airports, railway stations, ports, designated hotels and the Hong Kong office.
    采购商准入更便利：首次全年开放境外采购商预登记，已有 196 个国家和地区超 21 万名采购商预登记，新采购商可在机场、车站、港口、指定酒店及香港办事处等远端站点免费办证。
  • Guangdong has rolled out 29 upgrading measures, including dedicated Canton Fair channels at key ports such as Baiyun Airport, application of the 240-hour visa-free transit policy with same-day processing, and end-to-end online handling of exhibition-goods filing, declaration and appointment-based customs clearance.
    广东省推出 29 项提质升级举措，包括在白云机场等重点口岸设置广交会专用通道、落实 240 小时过境免签并”专人专窗、即到即办”，以及展品备案、申报、预约通关全流程线上办理。
  • The autumn calendar also includes the 26th CIFIT in Xiamen on 8–11 September 2026, with exhibition area expanded to 200,000 square metres, and the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou on 23–27 September 2026.
    秋季日程还包括 2026 年 9 月 8 日至 11 日在厦门举办的第二十六届投洽会——展览面积扩大至 20 万平方米——以及 2026 年 9 月 23 日至 27 日在杭州举办的第五届全球数字贸易博览会。
  • The follow-up machinery is set out in the Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimizing Foreign Investment: strengthening the “Invest in China” brand, holding a foreign-invested enterprise roundtable every month, and establishing a task force for key foreign-invested projects providing point-to-point service.
    展后落地机制见于《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》：强化”投资中国”品牌，每月召开外资企业圆桌会议，并建立重点外资项目工作专班提供”点对点”服务。

China’s Autumn 2026 Trade and Investment Promotion Calendar: CIFIT, the 140th Canton Fair and the Global Digital Trade Expo | 2026 年秋季中国投资贸易促进平台日历：投洽会、第 140 届广交会与全球数字贸易博览会

Overview

China’s autumn trade-and-investment season in 2026 runs from early September to early November, bookended by three national-level platforms: the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen on 8–11 September, the fifth Global Digital Trade Expo (GDTE) in Hangzhou on 23–27 September, and the 140th China Import and Export Fair — the Canton Fair — in Guangzhou from 15 October to 4 November.

For a foreign company planning a China entry, expansion or sourcing push, the calendar is a sequence of dated opportunities. This guide maps what each platform is for and when it happens, and focuses on how the Canton Fair’s buyer-facing logistics, and the investment-promotion machinery behind CIFIT, convert a visit into a landed project.

The autumn 2026 calendar at a glance

  • 26th CIFIT — Xiamen, 8–11 September 2026, under the permanent theme “expanding two-way investment for shared global development”.
  • Fifth GDTE — Hangzhou, 23–27 September 2026, the national-level specialised fair for digital trade.
  • 140th Canton Fair — Guangzhou, 15 October to 4 November 2026, in three phases.

The 140th Canton Fair: dates, scale and phases

Assistant Minister of Commerce Zhang Li presented the 140th session at a State Council Information Office press conference on 18 September 2026. The fair runs from 15 October to 4 November 2026 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, and is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the Guangdong provincial government, with the China Foreign Trade Centre as organiser. It is held in three phases:

  • Phase 1, 15–19 October — advanced manufacturing.
  • Phase 2, 23–27 October — quality home products.
  • Phase 3, 31 October–4 November — a better life.

The scale is the fair’s defining feature: a total exhibition area of 1.55 million square metres, 54 specialised exhibition sections and more than 75,000 booths, with more than 30,000 enterprises exhibiting. For reference, the 139th session drew 314,000 overseas buyers from 220 countries and regions.

What this edition emphasises

Three figures from the 18 September briefing frame the edition. Of the 32,000 exhibiting enterprises, more than 11,000 are “little giants”, single-item champions and other high-quality firms. Sixty-four per cent of exhibitors apply new technologies such as the industrial internet and artificial intelligence. New products account for 23.2% of exhibits and green products 26% — both record highs.

The fair is also embedding artificial intelligence in its own operation: it introduces 22 smart application scenarios and 16 AI-specific applications for the first time, and will provide booth-level navigation and augmented-reality booth information. On the services side, the trade-services zone is upgraded and covers all ten categories of producer services for the first time, with 36.5% of exhibitors shifting to a “product plus service” model.

Buyer convenience: pre-registration, visas and customs

Buyer logistics have been adjusted.

  • Pre-registration. Overseas buyer pre-registration is open year-round for the first time. The China Foreign Trade Centre reports that buyers from 196 countries and regions — more than 210,000 people — have pre-registered, with professional buyers close to 80% of them.
  • Badge collection. New buyers can obtain badges free of charge at remote counters including airports, railway stations, ports, designated hotels and the Hong Kong office.
  • Visas and entry. Guangdong has rolled out 29 upgrading measures, set up dedicated Canton Fair channels at key ports including Baiyun Airport, and is applying the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, with dedicated counters and same-day processing.
  • Customs. Exhibition-goods filing, declaration and appointment-based customs clearance are handled online end to end.
  • In-city movement. Guangzhou has arranged dedicated channels at the airport and the Pazhou port, dedicated bus and metro timetables, and more than 2,000 taxis and ride-hailing vehicles dispatched daily.

CIFIT and the Global Digital Trade Expo, in brief

CIFIT — the “9-8” fair — held its 26th session in Xiamen on 8–11 September 2026. Its exhibition area expanded from 120,000 to 200,000 square metres, it moved to the Xiamen International Expo Centre, and it introduced dual guest countries of honour (Saudi Arabia and Finland) and dual guest provinces. Organisers reported participants from 129 countries and regions and 30 international organisations, more than 1,200 government and business delegations, and total attendance above 100,000.

The fifth Global Digital Trade Expo was introduced by Vice-Minister of Commerce Yan Dong at a State Council Information Office press conference on 7 September 2026 and ran in Hangzhou on 23–27 September. It is the platform to watch for digital trade, e-commerce and artificial-intelligence-related market entry.

Turning exhibition leads into landed projects

The Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimizing Foreign Investment, issued in 2026, sets out in Part Three, “improving the level of investment promotion”, the machinery that sits behind these fairs. It commits to strengthening the “Invest in China” brand, holding a foreign-invested enterprise roundtable every month, and establishing a task force for key foreign-invested projects that provides point-to-point service.

Read alongside the fairs, that machinery turns a booth conversation into a project. The Ministry of Commerce describes CIFIT as the signature “Invest in China” exhibition, to be built into a high-level platform for two-way investment promotion, authoritative information release and investment-trend discussion, and invites localities to join “Invest in China” overseas activities for project matching and local business-environment promotion. The ministry, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 11 other units, also publishes the annual Guide to Working and Living in China for Foreign Business People, in Chinese and English.

Practical notes for foreign investors

  • Work the calendar backwards from the project. Decide whether the goal is sourcing (Canton Fair), investment promotion (CIFIT) or digital-trade partnership (GDTE), and match the visit to the phase.
  • Register early for buyer status. Year-round pre-registration and remote badge counters reduce the friction of a first visit.
  • Use the entry channels. The 240-hour visa-free transit policy and dedicated port channels are the practical layer beneath a fair visit; check eligibility before booking.
  • Prepare the customs side. For exhibitors, online filing, declaration and appointment-based clearance mean the paperwork can be settled before the goods move.
  • Plan the follow-up. The roundtable and key-project task-force mechanisms are the domestic channels through which an exhibition lead becomes a filed, serviced project.

Sources

  • 广交会官方网站（第 140 届规模与展期）：https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/zh-CN/posts/1039062342492962816
  • 广交会官方网站（关于广交会）：https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/about?pageCode=33414c3a293b4349aa5c5dc60dfb1b42
  • 商务部：张力部长助理介绍第 140 届广交会有关情况（2026-09-18）：http://interview.mofcom.gov.cn/detail/202609/ff808081a0bd001901a0bdb482130008.html
  • 商务部官网首页：https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/?crbkh
  • 商务部政策发布：https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/index.html
  • 商务部：鄢东副部长介绍第五届全球数字贸易博览会（2026-09-07）：http://interview.mofcom.gov.cn/detail/202609/ff808081a08f4c1801a0a41fe752002b.html
  • 中国商务新闻网：第二十六届投洽会成果：https://www.comnews.cn/node_738.html
  • 《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》官方英文全文：https://www.hunan.gov.cn/zqt/zcsd/202607/34034823/files/7660c23769ae4f51ac21a456fe4e0ea5.pdf

2026 年秋季中国投资贸易促进平台日历：投洽会、第 140 届广交会与全球数字贸易博览会

概述

2026 年中国秋季投资贸易季从 9 月初延续至 11 月初，由三个国家级平台串联：9 月 8 日至 11 日在厦门举办的第二十六届中国国际投资贸易洽谈会（投洽会）、9 月 23 日至 27 日在杭州举办的第五届全球数字贸易博览会，以及 10 月 15 日至 11 月 4 日在广州举办的第 140 届中国进出口商品交易会（广交会）。

对正在规划进入中国、扩大布局或组织采购的外资企业而言，这一日历是一连串有明确日期的机会。本文梳理各平台的功能与时间，并聚焦广交会面向采购商的便利安排，以及投洽会背后的投资促进机制，如何把一次到访转化为落地项目。

2026 年秋季日历一览

  • 第二十六届投洽会——2026 年 9 月 8 日至 11 日，厦门，永久主题为”扩大双向投资 共促全球发展”。
  • 第五届全球数字贸易博览会——2026 年 9 月 23 日至 27 日，杭州，国家级数字贸易专业展会。
  • 第 140 届广交会——2026 年 10 月 15 日至 11 月 4 日，广州，分三期举办。

第 140 届广交会：时间、规模与分期

商务部部长助理张力于 2026 年 9 月 18 日出席国新办发布会介绍本届情况。本届广交会于 2026 年 10 月 15 日至 11 月 4 日在广州中国进出口商品交易会展馆举办，由商务部与广东省人民政府共同主办，中国对外贸易中心承办，分三期举行：

  • 第一期，10 月 15 日至 19 日——先进制造。
  • 第二期，10 月 23 日至 27 日——品质家居。
  • 第三期，10 月 31 日至 11 月 4 日——美好生活。

规模是本届的鲜明特征：展览总面积 155 万平方米，设 54 个专业展区、超 7.5 万个展位，超 3 万家企业参展。作为参照，第 139 届广交会共有来自 220 个国家和地区的 31.4 万境外采购商线下参会。

本届的重点方向

9 月 18 日发布会上披露的三组数据界定了本届特征。3.2 万家参展企业中，专精特新、单项冠军等优质企业超过 1.1 万家；64% 的参展企业应用工业互联网、人工智能等新技术；新产品与绿色产品占展出产品的比重分别达 23.2% 与 26%，均创历史新高。

广交会也在把人工智能嵌入办展全过程：首次推出 22 个智慧应用场景和 16 项人工智能特色应用，并将实现全馆展位级导航与展位增强现实信息展示。在服务方面，贸易服务展区提质，首次实现十大类生产性服务业全覆盖，36.5% 的参展企业实施”产品+服务”的模式转型。

采购商便利：预登记、签证与通关

采购商参会安排作了调整。

  • 预登记。 本届首次全年开放境外采购商预登记。中国对外贸易中心介绍，已有 196 个国家和地区超 21 万名采购商预登记，其中专业采购商占比近八成。
  • 办证。 新采购商可在机场、车站、港口、指定酒店及香港办事处等远端站点免费办证。
  • 签证与入境。 广东推出 29 项提质升级举措，在白云机场等重点口岸设置广交会专用通道，落实 240 小时过境免签，推行”专人专窗、即到即办”。
  • 通关。 展品备案、申报、预约通关全流程线上办理。
  • 市内通行。 广州在机场、琶洲口岸开设专属通道，划定公交地铁专用时刻表，每天调度超 2000 辆出租车、网约车。

投洽会与全球数字贸易博览会（简述）

投洽会即”九八”投洽会，第二十六届于 2026 年 9 月 8 日至 11 日在厦门举办。展览面积由往届 12 万平方米扩大至 20 万平方米，整体迁至厦门国际博览中心，首次推出双主宾国（沙特、芬兰）与双主宾省机制。据组委会通报，共有来自 129 个国家和地区、30 个国际组织的 1200 多个政府官方机构与工商企业团组参会，大会客商总数超过 10 万人。

第五届全球数字贸易博览会由商务部副部长鄢东于 2026 年 9 月 7 日在国新办新闻发布会介绍，于 9 月 23 日至 27 日在杭州举办，是观察数字贸易、电子商务与人工智能相关市场进入机会的平台。

把参展线索转为落地项目

2026 年印发的《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》在第三部分”提高投资促进水平”中，规定了这些展会背后的工作机制：强化”投资中国”品牌，每月召开外资企业圆桌会议，并建立重点外资项目工作专班提供”点对点”服务。

与展会合起来看，这套机制正是把展位上的交谈转化为项目的通道。商务部将投洽会定位为”投资中国”的标志性展会，拟将其打造为促进双向投资、权威信息发布、投资趋势研讨的高能级合作平台，并邀请有关地方参与”投资中国”境外活动，开展项目对接与地方营商环境推介。商务部还同外交部等 12 个单位联合发布年度《外国商务人士在华工作生活指引》，现有中英文版本。

外资企业实务提示

  • 从项目倒推日历。 先确定目标是采购（广交会）、投资促进（投洽会）还是数字贸易合作（全球数字贸易博览会），再据此选择参会的期次与平台。
  • 尽早办理采购商登记。 全年开放的预登记与远端办证点，可降低首次参会的摩擦。
  • 用好入境通道。 240 小时过境免签与口岸专用通道是展会之行底层的便利安排；出行前先核实适用资格。
  • 提前准备通关事项。 对参展企业而言，线上备案、申报与预约通关意味着单证可在货物启运前办结。
  • 规划展后跟进。 圆桌会议与重点外资项目工作专班机制，是把参展线索变为已备案、有服务的境内通道。

来源

  • 广交会官方网站（第 140 届规模与展期）：https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/zh-CN/posts/1039062342492962816
  • 广交会官方网站（关于广交会）：https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/about?pageCode=33414c3a293b4349aa5c5dc60dfb1b42
  • 商务部：张力部长助理介绍第 140 届广交会有关情况（2026-09-18）：http://interview.mofcom.gov.cn/detail/202609/ff808081a0bd001901a0bdb482130008.html
  • 商务部官网首页：https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/?crbkh
  • 商务部政策发布：https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/index.html
  • 商务部：鄢东副部长介绍第五届全球数字贸易博览会（2026-09-07）：http://interview.mofcom.gov.cn/detail/202609/ff808081a08f4c1801a0a41fe752002b.html
  • 中国商务新闻网：第二十六届投洽会成果：https://www.comnews.cn/node_738.html
  • 《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》官方英文全文：https://www.hunan.gov.cn/zqt/zcsd/202607/34034823/files/7660c23769ae4f51ac21a456fe4e0ea5.pdf
Capital & Cross-border / 资金跨境, Foreign M&A / 外资并购

China’s Foreign M&A Rules Revision and the Nationwide Rollout of MNC Cross-border Cash Pooling (2026)

  • The Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimizing Foreign Investment (Shangzi Fa [2026] No. 97) commits China to expediting the revision and promulgation of the rules on foreign investors’ M&A of domestic enterprises and to optimising the M&A administration process and the consideration-payment requirements — but no revised text has been published, so the rules in force today remain the operative baseline.
    《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》（商资发〔2026〕97 号）明确要加快修订出台关于外国投资者并购境内企业的规定，并优化并购管理流程和对价支付要求——但修订稿尚未发布，故现行有效规定仍是操作基准。
  • The same Action Plan allows qualified foreign equity investment institutions to participate, as strategic investors, in securities issuance by listed companies in unrelated industries.
    同一行动方案还允许符合条件的外资股权投资机构以战略投资者身份参与非相关行业上市公司证券发行。
  • The PBOC and SAFE notice on multinational companies’ cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash-pooling business, issued 14 August 2026 and effective 14 September 2026, further lowers the pool threshold, supports small and medium-sized multinationals more broadly, applies an even lower pool-establishment threshold where the lead enterprise is registered in a pilot free-trade zone, and simplifies filing and registration.
    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的通知于 2026 年 8 月 14 日发布、2026 年 9 月 14 日起施行，进一步降低资金池门槛、更大范围支持中小规模跨国公司，主办企业注册在自由贸易试验区内的可适用更低建池门槛，并简化备案登记流程。
  • Under the notice, groups may centralise members’ foreign-debt and outbound-lending quotas, decide their own fund-collection ratio, and use a single account to manage both RMB and foreign-currency funds; the notice repeals the SAFE rules on cross-border centralised fund operations (Hui Fa [2019] No. 7).
    该通知下，集团可集中成员企业外债和境外放款额度、自主决定资金归集比例，并使用同一账户管理本外币资金；通知同时废止《国家外汇管理局关于印发〈跨国公司跨境资金集中运营管理规定〉的通知》（汇发〔2019〕7 号）。
  • Two cash-pooling regimes coexist — the integrated RMB and foreign-currency pool rolled out nationwide in December 2025 and the cross-border cash-pooling business covered by the 2026 notice — and they are layered and tiered rather than interchangeable.
    两套资金池制度并存——2025 年 12 月全国推广的本外币一体化资金池，与 2026 年通知所覆盖的本外币跨境资金集中运营业务——二者分层分类、高低搭配，不可相互替代。
  • Early implementation is visible: Shanghai’s first eight multinationals completed filing with 55 domestic and 10 overseas member enterprises, centralised foreign-debt quotas above RMB 50 billion and outbound-lending quotas above RMB 8 billion; Tianjin, Zhejiang, Fujian and Chongqing have also reported first deals.
    落地进展可见：上海首批 8 家跨国公司完成备案，涉及 55 家境内成员企业、10 家境外成员企业，归集外债额度超 500 亿元人民币、境外放款额度超 80 亿元人民币；天津、浙江、福建、重庆亦报告首批业务落地。

China’s Foreign M&A Rules Revision and the Nationwide Rollout of MNC Cross-border Cash Pooling (2026) | 中国外资并购规定修订与跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营全国推广

Overview

Two policy tracks moved in parallel in 2026 for foreign investors in China. On the investment side, the Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimizing Foreign Investment (Shangzi Fa [2026] No. 97), issued by MOFCOM, the NDRC and the Ministry of Finance and endorsed by the State Council, commits China to expedite the revision and promulgation of the rules on foreign investors’ M&A of domestic enterprises, optimise the M&A administration process and the consideration-payment requirements, and strengthen inter-departmental regulatory coordination; it also allows qualified foreign equity investment institutions to participate, as strategic investors, in securities issuance by listed companies in unrelated industries. On the treasury side, the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange issued a notice on multinational companies’ cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash-pooling business on 14 August 2026, effective 14 September 2026. This article explains both instruments, how the two cash-pooling regimes fit together, where the first deals landed, and the practical path for foreign firms.

The Action Plan: what it commits to

Drafted on 16 June 2026 by MOFCOM, the NDRC and the Ministry of Finance and issued with the State Council’s approval, the Action Plan states in Part Two, item (4), headed “Improving the foreign M&A administration system”, that China will expedite the revision and promulgation of the rules on foreign investors’ M&A of domestic enterprises, optimise the M&A administration process and the consideration-payment requirements, and strengthen inter-departmental regulatory coordination. It also allows qualified foreign equity investment institutions to participate, as strategic investors, in securities issuance by listed companies in unrelated industries.

One point of discipline matters. The Action Plan is a policy commitment: it directs that the revision be accelerated and published, but it does not itself publish a revised text, and no revised rules have been made public as of this writing. Investors should treat the rules in force today as the operative baseline while noting the direction of travel on process and consideration payment. The strategic-investor commitment opens a specific channel whose practical scope will depend on the implementing rules of the securities and foreign-investment authorities.

The August 2026 cash-pooling notice

The notice of the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on matters concerning multinational companies’ cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash-pooling business was issued on 14 August 2026 and took effect on 14 September 2026. On access, it further lowers the threshold for cash-pooling business, supporting small and medium-sized multinationals to establish pools across a wider range; where the lead enterprise is registered inside a pilot free-trade zone, an even lower pool-establishment threshold applies. On facilitation, it eases the cross-border collection and allocation of RMB and foreign-currency funds, centralises member enterprises’ foreign-debt and outbound-lending quotas, allows multinationals to decide their own fund-collection ratio, and permits the use of a single account to manage both RMB and foreign-currency funds. On procedure, it simplifies filing and registration: business filing and registration are handled externally by the SAFE branch where the lead enterprise is located, and some change registrations may be handled directly at the partner bank. The notice also repeals the SAFE notice on the administration of multinational companies’ cross-border centralised fund operations (Hui Fa [2019] No. 7).

The design lowers both the fixed cost of setting up a pool and the ongoing administrative cost of running one: lower thresholds widen the eligible population, a single account and self-determined collection ratios give treasury teams flexibility, centralised foreign-debt and outbound-lending quotas let a group deploy its balance sheet as a whole, and bank-handled change registrations shorten the loop from decision to implementation.

Two regimes coexist: layered and tiered, not interchangeable

A frequent misreading is to treat the 2026 notice as a replacement for the integrated RMB and foreign-currency cash pool that was rolled out nationwide in December 2025. The two are separate regimes that coexist; they are layered and tiered — higher and lower versions serving different populations and different needs — and should not be conflated. The distinction determines which instrument a group targets: the integrated pool is the more comprehensive regime, while the business covered by the 2026 notice is the more accessible, threshold-oriented one. A group should not assume that qualifying for one means qualifying for the other, or that a filing completed under one is valid under the other.

Where the first deals landed

Official disclosures show rapid take-up after 14 September 2026. The Shanghai branch of SAFE reported that the first eight multinationals in Shanghai completed filing, involving 55 domestic and 10 overseas member enterprises, with centralised foreign-debt quotas exceeding RMB 50 billion and outbound-lending quotas exceeding RMB 8 billion. In Tianjin, two multinational groups completed filing, with a combined upper limit on centralisable funds of nearly RMB 100 billion. Zhejiang’s Wankai New Materials landed the first deal on 14 September and processed its first current-account centralised receipt of foreign exchange the same day. Fujian’s Hengshen Group completed filing, and Chongqing landed its first batch of business. For a foreign group, these cases signal that the filing channel is live and that early movers have tended to be groups with substantial cross-border current-account and financing flows.

Practical path for foreign firms

The M&A path

Design the transaction structure against the rules in force today, and separately track the Action Plan’s commitment on process and consideration payment. Because the revision has not been published, do not assume any particular new payment or process rule; build the deal so that it can accommodate a change in the process, and factor inter-departmental coordination into approval sequencing. For listed-company transactions, assess whether a qualified foreign equity investment institution can participate as a strategic investor in an issuance by a company in an unrelated industry, and confirm the implementing requirements with the securities and foreign-investment authorities.

The capital path

Four questions frame the choice. Size: is the group a large multinational or a small and medium-sized one? The 2026 notice widens support for the latter. Location: is the lead enterprise registered inside a pilot free-trade zone? If so, a lower pool-establishment threshold may apply. Regime: does the group want the more comprehensive integrated pool, or the cross-border RMB and foreign-currency cash-pooling business? The two are separate and should be assessed on their own terms. Channel: file and register through the SAFE branch where the lead enterprise is located, and check which change registrations can be handled directly at the partner bank.

Sources

  • 湖南省人民政府门户网站《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》官方中英对照全文（商资发〔2026〕97 号，2026 年 6 月 16 日成文、经国务院同意印发）: https://www.hunan.gov.cn/zqt/zcsd/202607/34034823/files/7660c23769ae4f51ac21a456fe4e0ea5.pdf
  • 国家外汇管理局上海市分局《上海首批 8 家跨国公司落地本外币跨境资金集中运营新政》（55 家境内成员、10 家境外成员，归集外债额度超 500 亿元、境外放款额度超 80 亿元，2026-09-24）: https://www.safe.gov.cn/shanghai/2026/0924/2539.html
  • 新华网《重庆落地首批跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务》: http://cq.xinhuanet.com/20260915/2977be25d5954b32baf3d0157d04d622/c.html
  • 新华财经《跨国公司资金池政策全国推广 多地首批业务落地》: https://www.cnfin.com/gs-lb/detail/20260916/4470415_1.html
  • 商务部 政策发布栏目: https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/index.html

中国外资并购规定修订与跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营全国推广

概述

2026 年，面向在华外国投资者的两条政策线并行推进。投资端，《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》（商资发〔2026〕97 号，商务部、国家发展改革委、财政部印发，经国务院同意）明确：加快修订出台关于外国投资者并购境内企业的规定，优化并购管理流程和对价支付要求，强化部门监管协同；并允许符合条件的外资股权投资机构以战略投资者身份参与非相关行业上市公司证券发行。资金端，中国人民银行、国家外汇管理局于 2026 年 8 月 14 日发布、2026 年 9 月 14 日起施行关于跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务的通知。本文分别说明两份文件的内容、两套资金池制度如何并存衔接、首批业务落地情况，以及外资企业的实操路径。

行动方案承诺了什么

《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》由商务部、国家发展改革委、财政部于 2026 年 6 月 16 日成文，经国务院同意印发。其第二部分第（四）条以”完善外资并购管理制度”为题，明确：加快修订出台关于外国投资者并购境内企业的规定，优化并购管理流程和对价支付要求，强化部门监管协同；并允许符合条件的外资股权投资机构以战略投资者身份参与非相关行业上市公司证券发行。

有一点纪律需要把握。行动方案是一项政策承诺：它要求加快修订并出台，但它本身并未发布修订稿，截至本文写作时，关于外国投资者并购境内企业的修订文本尚未公开。因此投资者应以现行有效规定为操作基准，同时留意其在流程与对价支付上的方向性表述。战略投资者这一项承诺打开了一条特定通道，其实际适用范围将取决于证券与外资主管部门的实施规则。

2026 年 8 月的跨境资金池通知

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，于 2026 年 8 月 14 日发布、2026 年 9 月 14 日起施行。准入方面，进一步降低资金池业务门槛，更大范围支持中小规模跨国公司搭建资金池；主办企业注册在自由贸易试验区内的，可适用更低的建池门槛。便利化方面，便利本外币跨境资金归集调拨，集中成员企业外债和境外放款额度，允许跨国公司自主决定资金归集比例，并允许使用同一账户管理本外币资金。流程方面，简化备案登记流程：由主办企业所在地外汇局分局对外办理业务备案登记，部分变更登记可直接在合作银行办理。该通知同时废止《国家外汇管理局关于印发〈跨国公司跨境资金集中运营管理规定〉的通知》（汇发〔2019〕7 号）。

其设计逻辑在于同时压低搭建资金池的固定成本与日常运行的管理成本：更低门槛扩大了适用主体范围；同一账户与自主决定归集比例，为资金团队提供灵活性；集中成员企业外债和境外放款额度，让集团可以整体运用其资产负债表；将部分变更登记移至合作银行，则缩短了企业决策到落地之间的链路。

两套并存制度：分层分类、高低搭配

一个常见的误读，是把 2026 年通知视为 2025 年 12 月全国推广的本外币一体化资金池的替代。二者是两套并存的制度：分层分类、高低搭配，服务于不同主体与不同需求，不应混为一谈。这一区分决定集团对标哪一项制度：本外币一体化资金池是更综合的制度安排；2026 年通知所覆盖的本外币跨境资金集中运营业务，是更易达成、以门槛为特征的制度。集团不宜假定符合其一即符合其二，也不宜假定在其中一项下完成的备案在另一项下同样有效。

首批业务落在哪里

官方披露显示，2026 年 9 月 14 日之后新业务推进迅速。国家外汇管理局上海市分局披露，上海首批 8 家跨国公司完成备案，涉及 55 家境内成员企业、10 家境外成员企业，归集外债额度超 500 亿元人民币、境外放款额度超 80 亿元人民币。天津两家跨国集团完成备案，可归集资金规模上限合计近千亿元人民币。浙江万凯新材料 9 月 14 日落地首单，并当日办理首笔经常项目集中收汇。福建恒申集团完成备案，重庆落地首批业务。对外国集团而言，这些案例表明备案通道已经运行，首批主体多为经常项目与融资跨境流量较大的集团。

外资企业实操路径

并购路径

按现行有效规定设计交易结构，并单独跟踪行动方案关于优化并购管理流程和对价支付要求的承诺。由于修订稿尚未发布，不要假定任何特定的新对价或流程规则；更稳妥的做法是让交易结构能够容纳流程变化，并在安排审批顺序时把强化部门监管协同这一要点纳入考虑。涉及上市公司交易的，评估符合条件的外资股权投资机构能否以战略投资者身份参与非相关行业公司的证券发行，并向证券与外资主管部门确认实施要求。

资金路径

四个问题框定选择。规模：集团属大型跨国公司还是中小规模跨国公司？2026 年通知的取向是更大范围支持后者。地点：主办企业是否注册在自由贸易试验区内？若是，可适用更低的建池门槛。制度：集团需要更综合的本外币一体化资金池，还是本外币跨境资金集中运营业务？二者各自独立，应分别评估。通道：通过主办企业所在地外汇局分局办理业务备案登记，并核实哪些变更登记可直接在合作银行办理。

来源

  • 湖南省人民政府门户网站《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》官方中英对照全文（商资发〔2026〕97 号，2026 年 6 月 16 日成文、经国务院同意印发）：https://www.hunan.gov.cn/zqt/zcsd/202607/34034823/files/7660c23769ae4f51ac21a456fe4e0ea5.pdf
  • 国家外汇管理局上海市分局《上海首批 8 家跨国公司落地本外币跨境资金集中运营新政》（55 家境内成员、10 家境外成员，归集外债额度超 500 亿元、境外放款额度超 80 亿元，2026-09-24）：https://www.safe.gov.cn/shanghai/2026/0924/2539.html
  • 新华网《重庆落地首批跨国公司本外币跨境资金集中运营业务》：http://cq.xinhuanet.com/20260915/2977be25d5954b32baf3d0157d04d622/c.html
  • 新华财经《跨国公司资金池政策全国推广 多地首批业务落地》：https://www.cnfin.com/gs-lb/detail/20260916/4470415_1.html
  • 商务部 政策发布栏目：https://www.mofcom.gov.cn/zcfb/index.html
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China’s Nationwide Online Accommodation Registration for Foreign Nationals: What Changed on 21 September 2026

  • From 21 September 2026 the National Immigration Administration has rolled out nationwide online registration of foreign nationals’ accommodation outside hotels, after a pilot from 20 March 2026 in Hebei, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Hubei, Guangxi, Chongqing and Sichuan.
    自 2026 年 9 月 21 日起，国家移民管理局在全国推广网上办理外国人在旅馆以外住宿的住宿登记；此前自 2026 年 3 月 20 日起在河北、辽宁、浙江、湖北、广西、重庆、四川试点。
  • The legal duty is unchanged: under Article 39 of the Exit and Entry Administration Law, a foreign national staying outside a hotel must register with the public security authority of the place of residence within 24 hours of check-in, by himself or through the host.
    法律义务未变：依据《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》第三十九条，外国人在旅馆以外的其他住所居住或者住宿的，应当在入住后二十四小时内由本人或者留宿人向居住地公安机关办理登记。
  • Online filing runs through the NIA government-service platform, the “12367” application and the 12367 mini-programs on WeChat and Alipay, with the same legal effect as registering in person; the offline channel remains available.
    网上办理渠道包括国家移民管理局政务服务平台、12367 应用程序，以及微信、支付宝的 12367 小程序；网上办理与现场办理具有同等法律效力，线下渠道继续保留。
  • The first registration at an address is to be assisted by the host, who may be a Chinese citizen or a foreign national; self-registration is available where the person has registered at the same address before or is staying in a home he or she owns in China.
    首次在某一地址登记须由留宿人协助，留宿人可以是中国公民，也可以是外国人；此前已在同一住址登记过，或住宿的是本人在华自有房产，可以自行登记。
  • No repeat registration is needed when returning to an owned home after travel inside or outside China, or when returning to a habitual residence within the validity of the same residence or permanent residence permit.
    在中国境内自有住所居住、境内外旅行后返回该自有住所的，或持居留证件、永久居留证件在经常住所居住、在同一证件有效期内返回该经常住所的，无需再次登记。
  • Visa-free entry does not exempt anyone: entry permission is a border formality while accommodation registration is a domestic legal duty, and online registration neither extends the permitted stay nor authorises work or study.
    免签入境同样适用住宿登记规则：入境许可是边境手续，住宿登记是国内法定义务；网上登记不延长停留期限，也不授予工作、学习等许可。
  • Failure to register can bring a warning and, under Article 76, an additional fine of up to RMB 2,000; keeping a screenshot of the submission is a simple safeguard.
    未按期登记可被给予警告，并依据第七十六条可以并处二千元以下罚款；保留提交截图是简单的自我保护。

China’s Nationwide Online Accommodation Registration for Foreign Nationals: What Changed on 21 September 2026 | 外国人在华住宿登记全国网上办理：2026 年 9 月 21 日起的变化

Overview

Since 21 September 2026, foreign nationals staying anywhere in China other than a hotel can register their accommodation online, nationwide. The National Immigration Administration announced the rollout in Public Notice No. 7 of 2026, after a pilot from 20 March 2026 in Hebei, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Hubei, Guangxi, Chongqing and Sichuan. The reform changes the channel, not the duty: Article 39 of the Exit and Entry Administration Law still requires registration within 24 hours of check-in, and online filing has the same legal effect as a counter visit. This article covers the legal basis, the channels, who may self-register, four common living arrangements, the host’s role and the risk of a missed deadline.

The legal basis and the 24-hour rule

Article 39 provides that hotel stays are registered by the hotel, which reports the information to the local public security authority, while a foreign national living or staying in any other accommodation must register with the public security authority of the place of residence within 24 hours of check-in, by himself or through the host. Two points follow. The 24-hour clock runs from check-in and is not limited to business hours. And the duty can fall on either the foreign national or the host — which is why a landlord, a company administrator or a friend who provides accommodation has an interest in the filing being made.

What changed on 21 September 2026

The change is nationwide online availability. The NIA notice states that, to improve convenience for foreign nationals staying outside hotels and building on the pilot, the online service was extended nationwide from 21 September 2026; online and counter registration have the same legal effect, and the offline channel remains. The pilot ran from 20 March 2026 in seven provincial-level regions and was to be extended progressively. Nothing in the notice shortens the duty or relaxes the 24-hour limit.

Channels and process

Official channels are the NIA government-service platform (website), the “12367” application, and the 12367 mini-programs on WeChat and Alipay. The user goes to “Foreigner Service”, selects “Accommodation Registration”, and submits after registering and completing identity authentication; the record can then be viewed under “Registration Record Query”. The platform carries an online guide, and the 12367 hotline is available for consultation; assistance is also available at the local exit-entry service window or police station.

Who can register online

Either the foreign national or the host may file. Because the host knows the property better, and to keep the information accurate, the first registration at an address is to be assisted by the host, who may be a Chinese citizen or a foreign national. Self-registration is available where the person has registered at the same address before, or is staying in a home he or she owns. An “owned home” is one owned by the foreign national or the spouse; a “habitual residence” is a long-term residence, “long term” meaning more than 180 days in China, per Article 36 of the Regulations on the Administration of Entry and Exit of Foreigners.

No repeat registration in two cases

No repeat registration is needed where the person lives in an owned home in China and returns after travel inside or outside China; or where the person holds a residence or permanent residence permit, lives at a habitual residence, and returns within the validity of the same permit. The simplification is tied to the same address and document, so moving house or changing permit restarts the ordinary duty.

Four situations in practice

Renting, or staying with friends or relatives

The foreign national or the host files online within 24 hours of check-in. On a first registration at the address, the host should assist; the host may be a Chinese or foreign national. A landlord renting to an expatriate family, or a friend putting up a colleague, is a host and can file on the guest’s behalf.

Owning a home in China

The owner can self-register, and later returns to an already-registered owned home need no fresh filing. The owned home is one owned by the foreign national or the spouse.

Hotel stays

The hotel registers the guest under the hotel-industry public-security rules and reports the information. The guest does not file individually, and the non-hotel online service is not the relevant channel.

Expatriate executives, employees and dependants

For a family in a leased apartment, or an employee in company housing or a talent apartment, the employer’s administrator can act as host and assist with the first registration. On a later return to the same registered address, the repeat-registration simplification may apply, depending on whether the address is an owned home or a habitual residence held with a residence permit. Visa-free entry changes none of this: the accommodation rules apply to visa-free entrants too, because entry permission is a border formality while accommodation registration is a domestic legal duty. Online registration neither extends the permitted stay nor authorises work, study or other activities requiring a specific visa category.

The host’s role

The law places the duty on the foreign national or the host, and the online guidance builds the host into the first registration at an address. For companies, the person handling housing — a relocation manager, an HR administrator or a local office manager — is a practical point of control. For individuals, a landlord or a friend providing accommodation should confirm the filing has been made.

Risk of late registration

Under Article 76, a foreign national or host who fails to register as required by Article 39(2) is given a warning and may additionally be fined up to RMB 2,000. The online channel removes the excuse of travelling to a counter, which raises the value of a simple internal reminder: file within 24 hours of check-in, and keep the record.

Practical steps

Agree before check-in who files. Complete identity authentication in advance so the 24-hour window is not consumed by setup. Have the host assist on a first registration at the address. After submission, keep a screenshot and the record shown under “Registration Record Query”. Note the two no-repeat cases, and that moving or changing permit restarts the duty. Visa-free visitors should not treat the absence of a visa as the absence of the registration duty.

Sources

  • 国家移民管理局政务服务平台: https://s.nia.gov.cn/index.html
  • 国家移民管理局《关于全国推广网上办理外国人旅馆以外住宿登记的公告》（2026 年第 7 号）及政策解读: https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/gi_news/705179006030586
  • 国家移民管理局《1 至 8 月 4.99 亿人次出入境 免签入境外国人同比上升 26.8%》: https://www.nia.gov.cn/News/news/content.jsp?id=1800895
  • 央广网《国家移民管理局：试点推行网上办理外国人旅馆以外住宿登记》: https://news.cnr.cn/native/gd/kx/20260320/t20260320_527557350.shtml
  • 福建公安公众服务网《外国人申报住宿登记》: https://gat.fj.gov.cn/ztzl/cryjfwwj/flfg_28281/202110/t20211025_5748600.htm
  • 邯郸市公安局《便民新升级，外国人旅馆以外住宿登记网上办理更便捷》: http://gaj.hd.gov.cn/web/show?id=7933
  • 国家移民管理局: https://www.nia.gov.cn/
  • 中国政府网: https://www.gov.cn/

外国人在华住宿登记全国网上办理：2026 年 9 月 21 日起的变化

概述

自 2026 年 9 月 21 日起，在中国境内旅馆以外住宿的外国人，可以在全国范围内网上办理住宿登记。国家移民管理局以 2026 年第 7 号公告宣布全国推广；此前自 2026 年 3 月 20 日起，该服务已在河北、辽宁、浙江、湖北、广西、重庆、四川七个省级行政区开展试点。此次改革改变的是办理渠道，而非登记义务。依据《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》第三十九条，外国人应当在入住后二十四小时内办理登记，这一义务继续有效，二十四小时的时限也未放宽；新的变化是登记可以从手机或电脑上提交，并与到公安机关现场办理具有同等法律效力。本文梳理法律依据、办理渠道、可自行登记的情形、四种常见居住安排的不同做法、留宿人的角色，以及逾期未办的风险。

法律依据与二十四小时规则

《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》第三十九条规定，外国人在中国境内旅馆住宿的，旅馆应当按照旅馆业治安管理的有关规定为其办理住宿登记，并向所在地公安机关报送外国人住宿登记信息；外国人在旅馆以外的其他住所居住或者住宿的，应当在入住后二十四小时内由本人或者留宿人向居住地的公安机关办理登记。由此有两点值得注意。其一，二十四小时自入住起算，而非自抵达机场起算，且并不限于工作时间。其二，义务主体可以是外国人本人，也可以是留宿人——正因如此，出租房屋的房东、公司行政人员或提供住宿的朋友，都有必要关注登记是否完成。

2026 年 9 月 21 日发生了什么变化

变化在于网上办理在全国范围上线。国家移民管理局公告表示，为进一步提升外国人在华生活便利度、方便在旅馆以外住宿的外国人办理住宿登记，结合前期试点情况，决定自 2026 年 9 月 21 日起在全国推广网上办理外国人旅馆以外住宿登记。网上办理与到公安机关现场办理具有同等效力，前往居住地公安机关办理的线下渠道继续保留。该服务自 2026 年 3 月 20 日起在七个省级行政区试点推行，并根据试点情况逐步向全国推广。公告既未缩短或免除登记义务，也未改动二十四小时的时限。

办理渠道与流程

官方渠道为：国家移民管理局政务服务平台（网站）、12367 应用程序，以及微信、支付宝的 12367 小程序。在平台上，用户进入”外国人服务”栏目，选择”住宿登记”模块，经注册并完成身份认证后按照提示提交；办理完成后，可在”登记记录查询”中查看记录。平台内附有办理指南，12367 服务热线可供咨询；也可以前往居住地公安机关出入境管理机构对外服务窗口或者属地公安派出所，寻求工作人员协助。

谁可以网上办理

外国人本人或者留宿人均可办理。考虑到留宿人对住所信息更加熟悉，为确保登记信息准确，首次在某一地址办理登记时，由留宿人协助完成；留宿人可以是中国公民，也可以是外国人。以下两种情形住宿人可以自行办理：曾通过国家移民管理局政务服务平台办理过住宿登记、需在同一住所再次办理的；住在自有住所的。”自有住所”是指外国人或者其配偶在中国境内所有的住所；”经常住所”是指外国人在中国境内长期居住或者计划长期居住的住所，根据《外国人入境出境管理条例》第三十六条规定，”长期”是指在中国境内居留超过 180 日。

两种无需重复登记的情形

在旅馆以外住宿并已按规定办理住宿登记后，符合以下情形的无需再次登记：在中国境内自有住所居住，境内外旅行后返回该自有住所的；持居留证件、永久居留证件在中国境内经常住所居住，在同一证件有效期内，境内外旅行后返回该经常住所的。简化以同一地址、同一证件为条件，因此迁往新地址或更换证件，仍须重新履行一般的登记义务。

四种情形下的实操

租房居住，或借住亲友家中

外国人本人或者留宿人在入住后二十四小时内通过四个渠道之一在线提交。若为该地址的首次登记，应由留宿人协助；留宿人可以是中国公民，也可以是外国人。把房屋出租给外派家庭的房东，或让同事短期借住一周的朋友，在此都属于留宿人，可以代住宿人办理。

在华自有房产

住宿在本人于中国境内所有住所的外国人，可以自行办理登记。若该住所此前已通过平台办理过登记，此后返回无需重新登记。需注意，自有住所是指外国人本人或者其配偶在中国境内所有的住所。

仅住酒店

住宿在旅馆的，由旅馆按照旅馆业治安管理的有关规定为客人办理住宿登记，并向所在地公安机关报送住宿登记信息。客人无需个人单独办理，旅馆以外住宿的网上办理服务也不是相应渠道。

外派高管、来华员工与家属

对于入住租赁公寓的家庭，或被安置在公司宿舍、人才公寓的员工，企业行政人员可以作为留宿人，协助完成该地址的首次登记。若员工此后出行并返回同一已登记地址，是否适用无需重复登记的简化，取决于该地址是自有住所，还是持居留证件居住的经常住所。免签入境不改变上述任何规则：住宿登记规则同样适用于以免签方式入境的外国人，因为入境许可是边境手续，而住宿登记是国内法定义务。网上登记既不延长获准停留期限，也不授予工作、学习或从事其他需专门签证类别活动的许可。

留宿人的角色

法律将登记义务落在外国人本人或者留宿人身上，网上办理的指引又把留宿人纳入地址首次登记的环节。对企业而言，负责住房事务的人——搬迁经理、人事行政人员或本地办公室负责人——是实际的控制节点。对个人而言，提供住宿的房东或朋友应当确认登记已经完成。

逾期未办的风险

依据《中华人民共和国出境入境管理法》第七十六条，外国人或者留宿人未按第三十九条第二款规定办理住宿登记的，给予警告，可以并处二千元以下罚款。网上渠道免去了前往窗口办理的周折，这也使得一条简单的内部提醒更有价值：入住后二十四小时内办理，并保留记录。

实操步骤

在入住前约定由谁办理。提前在平台完成身份认证，以免二十四小时的时限被注册准备占用。若为该地址的首次登记，由留宿人协助。提交后截图留存，并与”登记记录查询”中的记录一并保存。留意两种无需重复登记的情形，同时留意迁址或换证仍须重新履行一般登记义务。以免签方式入境的，不要因为没有签证就以为没有登记义务。

来源

  • 国家移民管理局政务服务平台: https://s.nia.gov.cn/index.html
  • 国家移民管理局《关于全国推广网上办理外国人旅馆以外住宿登记的公告》（2026 年第 7 号）及政策解读: https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/gi_news/705179006030586
  • 国家移民管理局《1 至 8 月 4.99 亿人次出入境 免签入境外国人同比上升 26.8%》: https://www.nia.gov.cn/News/news/content.jsp?id=1800895
  • 央广网《国家移民管理局：试点推行网上办理外国人旅馆以外住宿登记》: https://news.cnr.cn/native/gd/kx/20260320/t20260320_527557350.shtml
  • 福建公安公众服务网《外国人申报住宿登记》: https://gat.fj.gov.cn/ztzl/cryjfwwj/flfg_28281/202110/t20211025_5748600.htm
  • 邯郸市公安局《便民新升级，外国人旅馆以外住宿登记网上办理更便捷》: http://gaj.hd.gov.cn/web/show?id=7933
  • 国家移民管理局: https://www.nia.gov.cn/
  • 中国政府网: https://www.gov.cn/