国家外汇管理局发布《关于进一步便利外汇资金结算支持外贸稳定发展的通知(征求意见稿)》

Core Points - The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has issued a notice to further facilitate foreign exchange fund settlement to support stable foreign trade [1] - The notice includes measures to expand the scope of high-level open pilot areas for cross-border trade [1] - It aims to optimize foreign exchange fund settlement for foreign trade comprehensive service enterprises [7] Group 1: Expansion of Pilot Areas - The notice supports regions with genuine needs and compliant operating entities to implement high-level open pilot projects for cross-border trade after fulfilling relevant reporting procedures [1] Group 2: Net Settlement Business Types - The pilot areas will allow qualified banks to handle net settlement for various types of transactions, including general trade between domestic and foreign affiliated enterprises, and related costs such as transportation and storage fees [2] Group 3: Simplification for Multinational Corporations - Qualified banks can simplify procedures for multinational corporations regarding centralized fund management and net settlement, provided they meet specific criteria [3] Group 4: Employee Salary Exchange Facilitation - Banks are allowed to directly handle foreign exchange for foreign employees' salaries based on provided documentation, exempting them from submitting additional documents within a specified limit [5] Group 5: Inclusion of New Trade Entities - The notice encourages banks to include compliant cross-border e-commerce platforms and foreign trade service enterprises in the facilitation policies [6] Group 6: Optimization for Foreign Trade Service Enterprises - Banks can process cross-border e-commerce settlements and related expenses based on electronic transaction information provided by foreign trade service enterprises [7] Group 7: Service Trade Expense Management - Banks can directly handle service-related expense advances for trade after verifying the authenticity and reasonableness of the transactions [8] Group 8: Overseas Fund Management for Engineering Enterprises - Engineering companies operating in multiple countries can establish centralized management accounts for overseas funds after registering with the local foreign exchange bureau [9][10] Group 9: Special Foreign Exchange Business Mechanism - Banks are required to establish a mechanism for handling special foreign exchange business and report to the local foreign exchange bureau for transactions with legitimate backgrounds [11]