Cancel! Import and export enterprises are no longer registered as foreign trade operators

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on amending the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China on December 30, 2022 (adopted at the 38th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress on December 30, 2022).

The draft deleted the provisions related to Article 9 of the Foreign Trade Law: "Foreign trade operators engaged in the import and export of goods or technologies must register with the competent foreign trade authority of the State Council or its authorized agency;"; Except for those that are not required by laws, administrative regulations and the foreign trade authority of the State Council to register. The specific registration measures shall be formulated by the competent foreign trade department of the State Council. Import and export goods can be cleared without customs clearance ".