"Win Win" Becomes The Key Word Of RCEP, Both Enterprises And Consumers Benefit

Since the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) came into effect on January 1, 2022, China's export enterprises have applied for and issued 266000 copies of RCEP certificates of origin and issued country of origin declarations, with a value of 97.9 billion yuan, and can enjoy a tariff reduction of 710 million yuan; The value of preferential imports under RCEP was 23.86 billion yuan, and the tariff reduction was 520 million yuan.

In order to promote the implementation of RCEP, the General Administration of Customs issued the system of "approved exporters"; Optimize the functions of export certificate of origin online application, intelligent audit, self-service printing, etc; Make full use of the RCEP origin liaison mechanism to coordinate the smooth benefit of 24 batches of 4.69 billion yuan of export goods; Coordinate and promote seven Member States to accept the self Printing Certificate of origin of China's export enterprises, and more than 85% of the RCEP certificates of origin of export enterprises enjoy this convenience; For the goods that have not yet obtained the certificate of origin due to foreign reasons, the import enterprise will enjoy 7.3 billion yuan of imported goods by making up the certificate afterwards.

At the same time, the customs also continued to deepen the exchange and cooperation with RCEP member states in the field of customs inspection and quarantine, promoted the export of high-quality agricultural products from RCEP Member States to China in a pragmatic manner, and signed the protocol on the export of agricultural products to China with Myanmar and Cambodia; To carry out dynamic monitoring and Analysis on the newly issued technical trade measures of RCEP Member States, and negotiate to deal with 19 unreasonable measures; This paper interprets the RCEP rules and regulations related to the export of ceramic products, and actively interprets the RCEP rules and regulations related to the export of ceramic products.

It is understood that in order to guide enterprises to make full use of the policy dividend, the customs will guide enterprises that meet relevant requirements to actively apply for the qualification of approved exporters; Continue to promote the self printing of certificate of origin; To solve all kinds of problems affecting the timeliness of China's enterprises to enjoy benefits through RCEP origin implementation contact points; We will continue to strengthen enterprise training and policy guidance to help more enterprises master RCEP tariff reduction arrangements and rules of origin.

Since January 1 this year, RCEP has officially entered into force for 10 countries, including Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, South Korea on February 1, Malaysia on March 18 and Myanmar on May 1. From January to may, the trade scale between China and ASEAN reached 371.21 billion US dollars, an increase of 10.2% over the same period last year; Trade with South Korea and New Zealand also increased.

At present, the number of RCEP members in force in 15 member states has reached 13, which continuously releases more dividends for enterprises and consumers of each member state.

Both businesses and consumers benefit

- after RCEP came into effect, the proportion of immediate zero tariff between China and ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand exceeded 65%, that with South Korea reached 39% and 50%, and that with Japan reached 25% and 57%.

In the past six months, many enterprises in traditional provinces of foreign trade have fully benefited from the dividends of tariff preference, customs clearance simplification and trade and investment facilitation brought by RCEP.

In Zhejiang, in the first month after RCEP came into effect on January 1, 5190 preferential certificates of origin were issued in Zhejiang Province, with the value of goods exceeding 240 million US dollars, and the tariff reduction of related enterprises was more than 13 million yuan. From January to April, RCEP provided Zhejiang enterprises with more than 40 million yuan of tax incentives for import and export, and the import and export of Zhejiang Province to other RCEP member countries increased by 10.5% year on year.

Ningbo shidanu import and Export Co., Ltd. successfully issued RCEP country of origin declaration for a batch of clothing products exported to Australia in January. The company's staff told reporters that Australia and ASEAN countries, members of RCEP, are important overseas export markets of the company. "This declaration is the first RCEP origin declaration in Ningbo, which enables the company's goods to enjoy zero tariff treatment in the importing country, greatly enhancing the autonomy and flexibility of the company's foreign trade business."

Industry development ushered in more opportunities. In Guangdong, with the entry into force of RCEP and the relaxation of market access, more products poured into the international market, prompting further transformation and upgrading of Guangdong ceramic enterprises. Zhu Zhifang, the customs officer of Guangdong oubrunei Ceramics Co., Ltd., introduced that the company used tactile technology in a number of new products independently developed to expand the RCEP market. "Since this year, the company has applied for 9 RCEP certificates of origin for ceramic tiles exported to South Korea, with the value of more than 2.58 million yuan, and it is expected to enjoy tariff reduction of more than 100000 yuan."

RCEP has also brought a richer consumption experience to Chinese consumers. On the day RCEP came into effect, tariffs on a large number of products fell to zero. Among them, the proportion of immediate zero tariff between China and ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand exceeds 65%, that with South Korea reaches 39% and 50%, and that with Japan reaches 25% and 57%.

"More and more people in Southeast Asia are able to import some high-quality products, such as milk powder, milk powder and so on Beijing white-collar Ms. Chen said. According to an official of the Ministry of Commerce, foreign high-quality goods have entered China's consumer market more under the incentive of RCEP. At the same time, zero tariff reduces the cost of imported goods, and with high-level trade facilitation measures, consumers can buy imported goods at a more desirable price and faster speed.

"Combination boxing" seizing RCEP opportunity

- China has sorted out the binding obligations of the treaty 701 and the 170 incentive obligations of RCEP, requiring all localities to fulfill the RCEP commitments with high standards, and guide industries and enterprises to adapt to a more open environment and full competition in regional markets.

"Since this year, the value of our exports to Japan has increased by nearly a quarter over that of last year. Before and after the implementation of RCEP, Gongbei Customs organized a number of special policy talks, which helped us to further expand the Japanese market." Li Hui, the customs officer of Changxing special materials (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd., said that since this year, the company has obtained 44 certificates of origin issued by Gongbei Customs, and the goods over 31 million yuan enjoy preferential export. "Not long ago, a batch of high-performance coatings with a value of nearly 410000 yuan were sent overseas, and they could enjoy a tariff preference of about 40000 yuan in the importing countries."

Thanks to the local customs department's measures to stabilize and benefit enterprises, the traditional advantageous products such as chemical materials, textile and clothing, plastic products in the Pearl River Delta region have been improved by RCEP to further consolidate and expand overseas markets. From January to may, Gongbei Customs issued 1165 RCEP certificates of origin exported to Japan, with a total amount of nearly 340 million yuan. Gongbei Customs promoted convenient modes such as "self printing" and "intelligent verification" of certificates of origin, and provided "shared" printing services for enterprises under its jurisdiction. From January to may, the number of self-service printing certificates of enterprises under the jurisdiction of Gongbei Customs was about 30000, with a year-on-year growth of more than 80%.

Over the past six months, various departments in various regions have played a "combination fist" to release the dividend of RCEP policy.

At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Commerce, the national development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of industry and information technology, the people's Bank of China, the General Administration of customs and the General Administration of Market Supervision issued the "guidance on the high quality implementation of RCEP", which guided local governments, industries and enterprises to adapt to a more open environment and full competition in regional markets after RCEP came into effect. Commerce, customs and other departments have organized a large number of training and publicity activities nationwide to help enterprises seize the opportunity of RCEP and expand the export of superior products and the import of high-quality commodities. In April, the "national RCEP series special training" sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and focusing on enterprises was launched. The training contents include the introduction of RCEP overall situation and main contents, RCEP goods trade market access and origin rules interpretation, RCEP service trade, investment market access commitment and rules interpretation, as well as opportunities, challenges and suggestions faced by China's relevant industries.

All regions also continue to do a good job in publicity and service, and accelerate the integration process of market entities and RCEP. In Jiangxi Province, six departments, including the Provincial Department of Commerce, recently issued opinions, proposing seven aspects and 21 key tasks, including vigorously developing goods trade, accelerating the development of new foreign trade formats, and deepening two-way investment cooperation, so as to deeply connect with RCEP. In Guangxi, the state owned assets supervision and Administration Commission of the autonomous region, the Department of Commerce and other departments re established Guangxi supply chain service group to build a bulk commodity supply chain platform serving RCEP.

Experts pointed out that China has contributed a lot to releasing the dividend of RCEP policy. "China takes RCEP as an important platform for deepening institutional opening-up, sorts out RCEP's 701 treaty binding obligations and 170 incentive obligations, and requires all departments and local governments to fulfill RCEP commitments to a high standard, and promote the formation of a good atmosphere for deepening reform of the whole country in comparison with RCEP and other high-standard agreements." Gu Xueming, President of the Institute of international trade and economic cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, said.

It also shows the determination of RCEP to connect with China actively and deeply, and to actively promote the opening-up of China. "In the field of trade in services, compared with the 100 sectors promised at the time of China's accession to the WTO, China has increased 22 sectors' opening commitments in RCEP. Among the sectors that have been opened according to the WTO commitments, 37 departments have increased the level of opening commitments in RCEP." Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of Commerce, said.

"Win win" becomes the key word of RCEP

- in the first quarter of this year, Thailand's total trade with RCEP partners increased by 23% year on year; The total trade volume between Japan and RCEP partners is nearly 200 billion US dollars, accounting for 47.6% of Japan's total foreign trade; South Korea's export volume in March was the largest increase since trade statistics were available in 1956.

Over the past six months, RCEP has also benefited other countries in the region, and "win-win" has become the key word of RCEP's "circle of friends".

RCEP brings a broader market for Thai fruit growers. "Durian is very popular in China and is the main variety we grow." She will pay more attention to the cultivation of high-quality varieties to meet the diversified needs of Chinese consumers. Since the beginning of this year, the export time and cost of Thai enterprises to China's agricultural products have been greatly reduced. From fruit trains to the "Durian express line", Thailand China trade has continued to grow.

In the first quarter of this year, Thailand's total trade with RCEP partners exceeded THB 2.7 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 23%, including 43% growth in processed agricultural products. Over the same period, Vietnam's trade with China, Japan, South Korea and other ASEAN countries grew by more than 10%; The total trade volume between Japan and RCEP partners was nearly 200 billion US dollars, accounting for 47.6% of Japan's total foreign trade, with an increase of 11.5%. Since RCEP came into effect on February 1 this year, South Korea's export volume in March reached US $63.48 billion, an increase of 18.2% over the same period last year, making it the largest increase since trade statistics were available in 1956.

Gu Xueming analyzed that RCEP reduces the trade commodity tariff of regional countries, and has a positive effect on regional trade investment and industrial chain supply chain value chain through high-level economic and trade rules. At the same time, RCEP also encourages enterprises to carry out cross-border integration based on the comparative advantages of member countries, optimize the layout of regional industrial chain supply chain, and improve the comprehensive productivity and product competitiveness, "In the process of gradual adjustment, all Member States have the opportunity to participate in and continuously improve their status in the regional value chain by virtue of their own advantages, so as to promote the formation of a mutually beneficial and win-win regional industrial chain supply chain cooperation pattern."

Looking forward to the second half of the year, RCEP dividends will continue to be released, further strengthen regional industrial cooperation, strengthen the supply chain of regional industrial chain, and help China's foreign trade to maintain stability and improve quality.

In May, the growth rate of China's import and export rose to 9.6%, and the foreign trade sector showed a recovery growth momentum. Shu jueting, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said that the increase of China's FTA partners has created favorable conditions for achieving the goal of maintaining stability and improving the quality of foreign trade this year. The tax reduction and trade facilitation functions of the FTA will effectively promote the development of foreign trade.