With the advancement of economic networking, digitalization and globalization, the cross-border e-commerce industry plays an increasingly important role in promoting the development of the national economy. The government’s policies to vigorously support and guide the development of cross-border e-commerce are particularly important in the development process of the industry, and are an important catalyst for the breakthrough development of the cross-border e-commerce industry in critical periods. In order to promote the rapid and healthy development of cross-border e-commerce, a large number of cross-border e-commerce industry policies, regulations and rules have been issued one after another and gradually began to be formally implemented.

The cross-border e-commerce policies issued from 2013 to 2018 mainly include: “Several Opinions on Promoting Stable Growth and Structural Adjustment of Imports and Exports”, “Opinions on Implementing Policies Supporting Cross-border E-commerce Retail Exports”, “Opinions on Promoting the Implementation of E-commerce Applications”, “Several Opinions on Supporting Stable Growth of Foreign Trade”, “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Inspection and Supervision of Cross-border E-commerce Import and Export Consumer Goods”, “Announcement on the Supervision of Cross-border E-commerce Retail Import and Export Goods”, “Announcement on Data Access Specifications for the Cross-border E-commerce Retail Import and Export Inspection and Quarantine Information Management System”, “Letter on Replicating and Promoting the Mature Experience and Practices Formed by the Exploration of Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zones”, etc.