金融街论坛丨国家外汇局出台3方面9条便利化举措支持对外贸易发展

Core Viewpoint - The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) has announced a set of nine policy measures aimed at further facilitating cross-border trade and supporting the development of foreign trade [1][2]. Group 1: Trade Facilitation Policies - The cross-border trade high-level opening pilot will expand from 11 regions, including Beijing, to more areas aligned with national strategic development [1]. - The scope of netting settlements for payment and related service fees will be broadened, reducing the frequency and cost of cross-border remittances [1]. - Simplified settlement procedures for quality enterprises participating in multinational corporate cash pool operations will be implemented [1]. Group 2: Support for New Trade Business Models - Banks are encouraged to leverage the credibility of cross-border e-commerce platforms and foreign trade service enterprises to include more small and medium-sized enterprises as quality enterprises [2]. - Traditional document review methods will be transformed, allowing online automatic processing of cross-border e-commerce payments based on electronic orders and logistics information provided by foreign trade service enterprises [2]. - Banks will be guided to enhance service awareness and continuously optimize foreign exchange financial services for personalized and complex innovative foreign exchange business [2]. Group 3: Service Trade Funding Utilization - New policies support engineering companies in opening centralized management accounts abroad, enabling flexible use of funds across different countries and projects [2]. - The simplification of settlement procedures for common scenarios involving advance payment for customs, warehousing, and logistics services between domestic and foreign institutions will be enhanced [2]. - SAFE aims to streamline policy transmission paths to ensure that policy benefits reach operational entities quickly and accurately, promoting the construction of a higher-level open economic system [2].