国家外汇局九箭齐发！促进跨境贸易收支便利化 支持外贸稳定发展

Core Viewpoint - The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has issued a notification to further facilitate foreign exchange fund settlement and support stable development of foreign trade through nine policy measures aimed at optimizing convenience policies, supporting new trade business models, and enhancing the efficiency of fund usage for trade enterprises [1]. Group 1: Optimization of Convenience Policies - The SAFE has expanded the scope of high-level cross-border trade pilot areas, now covering 11 regions since 2022, with a total of approximately $1.7 trillion in pilot business transactions, significantly improving fund settlement efficiency for compliant enterprises [2]. - The notification allows for a broader range of net settlement types, including service fees related to transportation, storage, and repairs, thereby reducing settlement costs for enterprises [3]. - It simplifies procedures for multinational companies regarding centralized fund management and net settlement, responding to industry demands for integrated policy advantages [4]. - The notification facilitates foreign employee salary payments for quality enterprises, allowing banks to streamline the process based on salary lists provided by companies, improving efficiency by over 90% [5]. Group 2: Support for New Trade Business Models - The SAFE encourages the inclusion of more new trade business entities in convenience policies, leveraging e-commerce platforms to reduce the due diligence costs for banks [6]. - It optimizes foreign exchange fund settlement for comprehensive foreign trade service enterprises, allowing for online automatic processing of cross-border e-commerce transactions based on electronic trading information [7]. - The notification establishes a mechanism for handling special foreign exchange business cases, ensuring that banks can efficiently process complex and personalized foreign exchange needs of enterprises [8]. Group 3: Enhancing Fund Usage Efficiency - The SAFE has relaxed management of service trade advance payment, allowing direct processing of service fees between domestic and foreign entities [9]. - It supports overseas project contractors in managing funds centrally across different countries and projects, which can reduce the need for external financing and enhance currency risk management [10].