Article 4 of the Measures for the Filing and Registration of Foreign Trade Operators

The filing and registration of foreign business operators shall be subject to national networking and localized management.

The Ministry of Commerce entrusts qualified local foreign affairs authorities (hereinafter referred to as the filing and registration authorities) to be responsible for handling the filing and registration procedures for foreign foreign business operators in the region; The entrusted filing and registration authority shall not entrust other institutions to carry out the filing and registration on its own.

The filing and registration authority must have the necessary fixed office space for filing and registration, full-time personnel for management, entry, technical support and maintenance, and relevant equipment connected to the Ministry of Commerce's foreign business operator filing and registration network system (hereinafter referred to as the "filing and registration network").

For the filing and registration authorities that meet the above conditions, the Ministry of Commerce may issue a written letter of entrustment, issue a filing and registration seal uniformly supervised by the Ministry of Commerce, and make it public. The filing and registration authority shall handle the filing and registration formalities through the filing and registration network of the Ministry of Commerce on the basis of the written power of attorney and the filing and registration seal of the Ministry of Commerce. For changes in circumstances, those who do not meet the above conditions and those who do not comply with the provisions of these Measures.

Article 6 and 7 stipulate that the Ministry of Commerce may withdraw the entrustment of the filing and registration authority that handles the filing and registration.

First go to the industrial and commercial taxation and other institutions to increase the scope of import and export business.

Then go to the Commerce Bureau of the administrative center to apply for the import and export filing form.

Then go to the customs to apply for the registration certificate of import and export goods.

Then go to the IRS to apply for export tax rebate certification.

Then go to the customs and electronic data center to apply for an electronic port card.

It involves information, business license, tax registration, bank account opening, organizational structure, articles of association, legal person ID card, accounting certificate, as well as the record form, import and export goods registration certificate, company seal, legal person seal, and special seal for import and export declaration.

Legal analysis: Before we go to change the registration of foreign business operators, we must first change the business license, for example, if we want to change the name of the company, we must first change the name on the business license, and after the business license is changed, make a copy for backup. Finally, after printing the "Filing and Registration Form for Foreign Operators", bring the official seal, the original business license, the old "Registration Form for Foreign Operators", the printed "Enterprise Information Form", and the "Registration Form for Foreign Operators" printed after filling in online, and go to the Ministry of Commerce to handle the change, and after the change, the Ministry of Commerce will issue a new "Registration Form for Foreign Operators".

Legal basis: Measures for the Filing and Registration of Foreign Undertakings Article 5 Procedures for the Filing and Registration of External Undertakings The filing and registration authorities of foreign undertakings shall be handled for the filing and registration of foreign undertakings in the region. The procedures for the filing and registration of foreign business operators are as follows:

1) Obtain the "Registration Form for the Filing of Foreign Business Operators" (hereinafter referred to as the "Registration Form"). Foreign-leading operators can obtain the Registration Form through the ****** of the Ministry of Commerce or the local filing and registration authority. (2) Fill in the "Registration Form" of Tanchun.

Externally, the operator shall carefully fill in the information of all matters in accordance with the requirements of the "Registration Form", and ensure that the content filled in is complete, accurate and true; At the same time, carefully read the terms on the back of the registration form, and sign and seal it by the legal representative of the enterprise or the person in charge of individual industry and commerce. (3) Submit the following filing and registration materials to the filing and registration authorities: 1. The "Registration Form" to be filled in accordance with the requirements of the second paragraph of this article; 2. A copy of the business license; 3. A copy of the certificate of the organization; 4. If the foreign business operator is a foreign-invested enterprise, a copy of the approval certificate of the foreign-invested enterprise shall also be submitted.

Hello, I am glad to answer for you: foreign ** operators should submit the following filing and registration materials to the competent department for filing:

1.The "Registration Form" that is filled in and printed in accordance with the requirements of the first paragraph of this article shall be filled in on the front and back, and shall be signed by the legal representative of the enterprise or the person in charge of individual industry and commerce, and stamped with the seal of the unit.

2.A copy of the copy of the "Business License" (five certificates in one);

3.A copy of the front and back of the ID card of the enterprise legal person;

4.If the foreign business operator is a foreign-invested enterprise established in accordance with the law, and requires the addition of other import and export businesses on the basis of the approved business scope, it shall handle the additional changes to the business license of the enterprise in accordance with the regulations, and shall also submit a copy of the Approval Certificate for Foreign-invested Enterprises;

5.Individually-owned businesses (sole proprietors) that have gone through industrial and commercial registration in accordance with the law must submit a property notarization certificate issued by a legal notary public; Foreign (regional) enterprises that have gone through industrial and commercial registration in accordance with the law must submit a capital credit certificate issued by a legal notary public.

6.When applying for the change filing and the replacement of the lost "Registration Form", fill in and print the "Change Application Form" online.

One copy of each of the above materials (copies need to be original).

All materials submitted should be in A4 paper format, and all materials should be stamped with the official seal of the unit.

Beijing, 27 Dec -- The draft amendment to the Foreign Affairs Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the 13 th National People's Congress (NPC) for deliberation on 27 December.

The draft amendment deletes Article 9 of the current foreign affairs law: "Foreign business operators engaged in the import and export of goods or technology shall go through the filing and registration with the competent department of foreign affairs or the agency entrusted by it; However, except for laws, administrative regulations and regulations that do not require filing and registration. The specific measures for filing and registration shall be prescribed by the competent department for foreign affairs.

If the foreign business operator fails to go through the filing and registration in accordance with the regulations, the customs will not handle the customs declaration and inspection procedures for the import and export goods. ”

In October 2019, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the decision on authorizing the temporary adjustment and application of relevant legal provisions in the free pilot zone, in which the provisions of Article 9 of the Foreign Law were temporarily adjusted and applied in the free pilot zone, and the filing and registration of foreign operators was cancelled, and the adjustment was implemented on a trial basis within three years.

At the same time, the authorization decision proposes: if practice proves that it is feasible, *** shall put forward an opinion on amending the relevant law; Where practice proves that adjustments are not appropriate, the implementation of relevant legal provisions is to be resumed after the completion of the pilot period.

Accordingly, since the implementation of the above-mentioned reform pilot, the relevant procedures for foreign operators have been streamlined or buried, and the convenience has been significantly improved, which has been widely recognized by market players; The relevant ** departments focused on strengthening supervision, and no hidden risks were found in management. The reform measures have been proven feasible in practice and have the conditions to be replicated and promoted nationwide. Therefore, it is proposed to amend the Foreign Affairs Law.

China-Singapore Jingwei, January 3 According to the news of the Ministry of Commerce on the 3rd, the person in charge of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce introduced the cancellation of the registration of foreign business operators.

The person in charge of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce said that on December 30, 2022, the 38th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed the decision on amending the Foreign Affairs Law and deleting the provisions of Article 9 of the Foreign Affairs Law of the People's Republic of China on the filing and registration of foreign business operators. According to the decision, from December 30, 2022, the competent departments of commerce in various regions will stop handling the filing and registration of foreign ** operators. For market entities applying for import and export licenses, technology import and export contract registration certificates, quotas, state-owned qualifications and other relevant documents and qualifications, the relevant departments will no longer require them to provide registration materials for foreign business operators.

This is a major reform measure in the field of foreign trade operation and management, and it is an important institutional innovation for China to firmly promote liberalization and facilitation, which will help further optimize the business environment, release the growth potential of foreign trade, and promote high-quality development and high-level opening up.

The person in charge of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce said that at present, the Ministry of Commerce is conscientiously implementing the decision-making and deployment of the Ministry of Commerce, guiding the local competent departments of commerce to do a good job in canceling the registration of foreign business operators, timely grasp the production and operation of foreign trade enterprises, and further improve the level of public services. At the same time, strengthen inter-departmental information sharing, strengthen the analysis and judgment of the foreign trade situation, improve foreign trade policies and measures, promote the optimization and upgrading of goods, innovate the development mechanism of services, continue to promote innovation, and promote high-quality development.

1. The foreign business operator shall carefully fill in the information of all matters in accordance with the requirements of the "Foreign Business Operator Filing and Registration Form", and ensure that the content filled in is complete, accurate and true; At the same time, carefully read the terms on the back of the "Filing and Registration Form", and sign and affix the official seal by the legal representative of the enterprise or the person in charge of individual industry and commerce.

2. The content of the "Registration Form for the Filing of Foreign Business Operators" shall not be altered.

3. The column of "organization **" in the "Filing and Registration Form" shall be filled in by enterprises, organizations and individual industrial and commercial households that have obtained the organization **.

4. The "domicile" on the "Filing and Registration Form" must be filled in with the legal address on the business license of industrial and commercial registration.

5. The "English name of the operator" must be translated from the Chinese name of the enterprise, and the Chinese name of the enterprise must have the name of the location with the words "Xiamen", and the corresponding translation must also be in the "English name of the operator", and the "English name of the operator" must be capitalized.

6. "Contact" shall be the contact of the enterprise, and must be consistent with the legal address of the enterprise on the "Filing and Registration Form" (i.e., the "residence" on the business license of industrial and commercial registration) or the business place on the "Filing and Registration Form".

7. If the "type of operator" is not filled, the handling personnel shall be orally informed when submitting the filing and registration materials.

8. "E-mail" must be filled in with the e-mail address of the enterprise.

9. "Date of industrial and commercial registration" refers to the date of establishment on the business license of industrial and commercial registration.

10. According to the relevant provisions of laws and regulations, branches and offices shall not be registered for the record.

May 9, 2005.