The combination of trade facilitation provisions in the E-commerce Law and global trade facilitation

In the context of globalization, the booming development of cross-border e-commerce has provided new opportunities for small and micro enterprises, but it has also brought complex regulatory challenges. To this end, the E-Commerce Law specifically proposes clear policy provisions for trade facilitation.

According to the provisions of Article 71 of the E-Commerce Law, the state will promote the development of cross-border e-commerce and establish a management system that adapts to its characteristics. This includes customs, taxation, entry and exit inspection and quarantine, payment and settlement, etc., to improve the facilitation level of all aspects of cross-border e-commerce, and especially supports cross-border e-commerce platform operators to provide warehousing logistics, customs declaration, inspection and other services.

Further, Article 72 emphasizes that national import and export administration departments need to promote the construction of comprehensive services and supervision systems for cross-border e-commerce, optimize supervision processes, promote information sharing, mutual recognition of supervision and mutual assistance in law enforcement, so as to improve cross-border e-commerce. E-commerce service and regulatory efficiency. In addition, cross-border e-commerce operators can use electronic documents to handle relevant procedures with the national import and export administration authorities, providing more convenience for their business activities.

Article 73 of the “E-Commerce Law” promotes the establishment of cross-border e-commerce exchanges and cooperation between the state and different countries and regions, and participates in the formulation of global e-commerce rules to promote international mutual recognition of electronic signatures and electronic identities. These measures are not only a positive transformation of the traditional trade model, but also an important measure for my country to enhance its competitiveness in the global e-commerce environment.

Globally, trade facilitation centers on the adoption of new technologies and measures to simplify trade-related procedures and administrative barriers. This includes paperless trade, single window and other means, which greatly reduces transaction costs and promotes the flow of goods and services.

The e-WTP (World E-commerce Trade Platform) advocated by Jack Ma is a model for improving the participation of developing countries and small and micro enterprises in global trade. It focuses on global interconnection and data precipitation, and has successfully proved that new business models bring advantages. At the same time, the difficulty in formulating e-commerce trade rules lies in the fragmentation of the operational level, which requires full-process electronic data supervision through data sharing to deal with new issues such as tariffs, unified commercial codes, and intellectual property protection.

In recent years, our country has actively led the formulation of international cross-border e-commerce rules through exploration in pilot cities in the fields of customs procedures, inspection and quarantine, foreign exchange taxation, etc., and strives to seize the commanding heights of the global Internet economy.

To sum up, the provisions on trade facilitation in the “E-commerce Law” have laid a solid foundation for the healthy development of cross-border e-commerce, and the advocacy of global trade facilitation has provided technical support and support for this process. The policy framework ultimately promotes the efficiency and effectiveness of international trade.