2026-08-28
Cross-border e-commerce retail import (跨境电商零售进口) lets foreign brands sell to Chinese consumers without a full general-trade product registration, using two customs models: bonded import (网购保税进口, code 1210) and direct...
2026-08-28
The first strategic decision is the trade model (domestic stock vs. CBEC bonded vs. CBEC direct mail), not the platform, because the model determines the licence, label, and tax...
2026-08-28
Cross-border e-commerce retail import into China is governed primarily by two customs supervision modes: bonded stock (code 1210) and direct purchase import (code 9610).中国跨境电商零售进口主要适用两种海关监管方式：保税备货（代码 1210）与直购进口（9610）。 The GACC Notice No. 486...
2026-08-28
Cross-border e-commerce retail imports are regulated as "personal self-use inbound articles," not general trade — meaning no first-import licence, registration, or filing is required for list goods, but the...
2026-08-28
China's cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) runs on a nationwide network of Comprehensive Pilot Zones — now 175-plus covering all provinces — and a positive-list regime that defines which goods may...
E-commerce Entry / 电商入华, Policy Updates / 政策动态
2026-08-28
China's first dedicated livestream e-commerce regulation — SAMR and CAC Order No. 117, published on 18 December 2025 — takes effect on 1 February 2026. 中国首部直播电商领域专门规章——市场监管总局、国家网信办令第117号，2025年12月18日公布——自2026年2月1日起施行。The Measures divide...
2026-08-28
China's third data-export route opened on 1 January 2026 under CAC and SAMR Order No. 20. 第20号令使个人信息保护认证成为可用通道，2026年1月1日起施行。Eligibility is narrow: non-CIIO handlers, 100,000 to under 1m individuals' non-sensitive data...
2026-08-28
China has removed foreign-equity caps on internet data centre (IDC) and other value-added telecom services in Beijing, Shanghai, Hainan and Shenzhen.中国已在北京、上海、海南、深圳取消互联网数据中心（IDC）等增值电信业务的外资股比限制。As of June 2026, 166 foreign-invested enterprises had received...
2026-08-28
China's telecom value-added services (VAS) liberalization has reached 166 foreign-funded pilot approvals as of the first half of 2026. 截至 2026 年上半年，增值电信业务扩大开放试点已向 166 家外资企业发放批复。The Ministry of Industry and Information...
2026-08-28
CAC Order No. 18, the Measures for the Administration of Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits, was published on 14 February 2025 and took effect on 1 May 2025. ...