The Fifth China International Import Expo Warmly Invites Global Enterprises to Respond Positively

On November 5 this year, the fifth China International Import Expo will be held as scheduled at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai. Despite the impact of the epidemic and other factors, preparations for the fifth CIIE are progressing steadily. Over the past five years, the “circle of friends” of the CIIE has become increasingly wider. With the CIIE as a link, more and more multinational enterprises and investors have entered the Chinese market and shared development opportunities.

CIIE exhibits enter thousands of homes

As the world’s first domestic import-themed exhibition, exhibitors at the first four CIIEs showcased more than 1,500 new products, technologies and services, with an expected cumulative transaction volume of over 270 billion US dollars.

The CIIE booth not only displays coin-sized pacemakers, table tennis robots and other high-end products and internationally advanced technologies, but also Damascus rose essential oil from Syria, Himalayan salt lamps from Pakistan, and alpaca dolls from Peru and other countries. specialized and high-quality products from different countries.

These high-gloss exhibits have successfully entered the Chinese market through the CIIE platform and have appeared on the operating tables related to life and health, in the factory workshops of domestic enterprises and on the supermarket shelves of small counties in the west… Whether they are “high-end, sophisticated” or “small” “beauty” promotes the transformation and upgrading of the domestic consumption structure, promotes the innovative development of domestic industries, and has also entered ordinary people’s families.

“Over the past five years, the CIIE, as a global public good, has continued to expand its international influence. It has become a window for building a new development pattern, a carrier for high-level opening-up, a stage for multilateralism. and has become the launch site of many new global products and the first choice for cutting-edge technologies, the first place for innovative services, making the big Chinese market a great opportunity for the world,” said Sheng Qiuping, Vice Minister of Commerce.

CIIE exhibitors accelerate investment in China

In the context of the continuous spread of the global epidemic, as an open international cooperation platform, the CIIE attracts the gathering of high-quality factor resources from all over the world, effectively stabilizes the expectations and confidence of foreign investment, actively helps foreign-funded enterprises explore the Chinese market, serves local economic and social development, and promotes the window effect of international dual circulation has been further highlighted.

Whether it is Hexagon investing 2 billion yuan to build the East China headquarters in Qingpu, Shanghai, Kao Chemical Co., Ltd. investing another 430 million yuan to complete the second phase of construction, or Lego investing 550 million yuan to build a Shanghai theme park, AstraZeneca announced The upgrading of Shanghai’s R&D platform into a global R&D center is inseparable from the opportunities brought by previous CIIEs.

Take multiple steps to achieve the CIIE effect

In order to ensure the success of the fifth CIIE, reduce the risks and challenges brought by the epidemic, and accelerate the recovery of market expectations, Shanghai will continue to make every effort to be a good host. It is understood that the general mission statement of the 5th China International Import Expo of Urban Service Guarantee clearly specifies 216 key tasks. Commercial departments at the municipal and district levels have combined large-scale visits and inspections to actively provide door-to-door service for enterprises. At present, they have helped promote the participation of dozens of key foreign-funded enterprises to guarantee the “basic basis” for participation in the CIIE.

Recently, the General Administration of Customs issued Announcement No. 62, which includes a series of practical measures to support the fifth CIIE. Among this year’s facilitation measures, a new innovative measure has been added: qualified exhibitors will be given priority for testing and issuing relevant certificates. Exhibiting vehicles have passed bicycle certification and obtained the Chinese compulsory product certification certificate. After completing the disclosure of environmental protection information at the national VI level in accordance with the requirements of the “Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People’s Republic of China”, the customs will give priority to carrying out product inspections in accordance with the law and issuing “Import Commodity Certificate” and “Import Motor Vehicle Inspection Form” and other relevant certificates. As more and more new foreign vehicles are exhibited at the CIIE, this customs measure facilitates the customs clearance of relevant vehicles entering the country in order to meet the growing demand of domestic consumers for new foreign models.

In addition, in order to provide a legal guarantee for the CIIE to “get better and better”, the local legislation work for the CIIE is currently being promoted, aiming to use local legislation to standardize the CIIE service guarantee work mechanism and solidify it to be effective. Service guarantee models and policies, standardize exhibition operations and management, improve the quality of exhibitions and forums, and continue to amplify the overall effect of the CIIE.