SHANGHAI FREE TRADE ZONE

Lingang New Area Implements Commercial Entity Registration and Confirmation System

20 October 2020

The Lingang New Area Management Committee of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Market Regulation recently issued measures for the trial implementation of a registration and confirmation system for the establishment of commercial entities. More

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Shanghai to Pilot Bonded Storage for Parallel Car Imports

25 July 2016

The Shanghai Customs recently piloted the bonded warehousing service for parallel car imports in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. Bonded warehouse supervision measures were also announced for car dealers to enjoy cost savings. More

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Shanghai FTZ Financial Leasing Pilot Reform to Extend Nationwide

18 August 2015

The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) recently issued a circular on promoting nationwide the experience gained in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) from the pilot reform of the financial leasing industry, including allowing financial leasing companies to engage in sideline commercial factoring business relevant to their main business and lifting the minimum registered capital requirement for subsidiaries set up by financial leasing companies. More

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Shanghai FTZ Mulls New Reforms

22 June 2015

New series of reform measures are in the pipeline for the pilot Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) which, having a good start, has been running steadily, according to Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Municipal Government and Deputy Director of the FTZ’s Management Committee, Sun Jiwei. More

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Shanghai Free Trade Zone: Model for China’s Future Economic System

21 November 2014

The Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has made considerable progress in investment management, trade facilitation and other areas of institutional innovation since it was established more than a year ago. Chinese President Xi Jinping recently said that the successful experience gained from the Shanghai FTZ should be copied to other locations as soon as possible. More

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Bullish on China

16 July 2014

Peter Levesque is Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham), and Chief Commercial Officer of Modern Terminals Ltd. More

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Shanghai FTZ further opens up to foreign certification bodies

09 June 2014

Shanghai's pilot free trade zone (FTZ) will further open up to foreign-invested certification bodies, the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has announced. More

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HKTDC Business Mission to the Shanghai Free Trade Zone

17 April 2014

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DHL’s Victor Mok: Shanghai Zone Offers Region Logistics Opportunities

01 November 2013

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Shanghai free trade zone: Opportunities for commerce

17 October 2013

The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone that was officially launched at the end of September looks set to generate a whole raft of business opportunities. The liberalisation of value-added telecommunications services and the sale and services of games consoles and arcade games are expected to boost the growth of these industries. The opening of the free trade zone is also expected to bring more mid- to high-end consumers and lead to the expansion of consumption and consumer demand. More