MAINLAND CHINA

China Offers Import Tax Incentives for Technology Innovation During 14th Five-Year Plan Period

30 April 2021

According to a circular recently issued by the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs and the State Taxation Administration, technology innovation is to be incentivised during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. More

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Guangdong Launches Special Fund for Responding to Trade Friction Cases in 2021

30 April 2021

The Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province announced, in a recent circular (Yue Shang Wu Jiu Ji Han No. 17 [2021]), the launch of a national special fund for responding to foreign trade friction cases in 2021. More

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China Announces List of Tax Infringements Exempted from Penalties for First Offence

30 April 2021

The State Taxation Administration recently announced a list of administrative infringements which will incur “no penalty for first offence” (Announcement No. 6 [2021]). More

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Guangdong to Replicate FTZ Reform and Innovation Successes

29 April 2021

The Guangdong provincial government issued a circular on 25 March (Yue Fu Han No. 60 [2021]) requiring departments concerned to replicate successes in reform and innovation achieved by the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone. More

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China Announces Enterprise Income Tax Incentives for Hainan Free Trade Port

29 April 2021

The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration recently issued a list of enterprise income tax concessions (the ‘Hainan list’) for enterprises in the tourism, modern services and high-tech industries in the Hainan Free Trade Port (Cai Shui No. 14 [2021]) for implementation between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2024. More

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New Registration Rules for Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Foods to Take Effect in 2022

28 April 2021

The Administrative Provisions on Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Foods recently revised by the General Administration of Customs (GAC) (GAC Decree No. 248 [2021]) will come into force on 1 January 2022. More

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Guangzhou Leverages RCEP to Boost Cross-Border E-Commerce

28 April 2021

On 29 March, the Leading Group of the China (Guangzhou) Cross-Border E-Commerce Comprehensive Pilot Area released a number of measures for tapping into the RCEP opportunity to boost the innovative development of cross-border e-commerce. More

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Taking marketing technology to Bay Area

28 April 2021

Because of the limited size of the Hong Kong market, a number of local start‑ups are setting their sights on overseas markets, with the intention of expanding once their business has grown to a certain level. More

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Lawmakers Seek Reinstatement of Section 301 Tariff Exclusion Process

27 April 2021

A bi-partisan group of 40 senators has asked U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to reinstate a process for granting exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs on imports from mainland China. Meanwhile, litigation seeking refunds of the Section 301 tariffs on List 3 and 4A goods from mainland China is moving forward, and U.S. importers of such goods can still preserve their rights to possible refunds by joining that lawsuit. More

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Digital Marketing in China: Channels and Strategies

27 April 2021

There were close to 1 billion internet users in mainland China as of December 2020. Around 99.7% of internet users used mobile phones to go online. This creates infinite opportunities for digital marketing. This article sums up the digital marketing channels and strategies used by internet users in mainland China as a point of reference for Hong Kong companies. More

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