Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Ministry of Commerce, International Freight Forwarding and healthy development of the logistics industry

  

                                   To implement the "State Council on the promotion of the healthy development of the logistics industry policy measures" (Guo Ban Fa [2011] No. 38) and "Trade in Services" five "Plan" (commercial service UNCTAD [2011] 340 number) to promote international freight forwarding logistics industry sustained and healthy development, now the following guidance.

A significance of

     International freight forwarding logistics industry is an important part of China's modern logistics industry is an important part of producer services and trade in services, involving many links, industrial chain length, large-scale industry. Since the reform and opening up, the international freight forwarding industry in the service of foreign economic relations and trade, attracting foreign investment, expanding employment, the development of modern logistics industry has played a positive role. "1025" period is a critical period of building a moderately prosperous society, under the new situation, we must implement a strategic height from the scientific concept of development, accurately grasp the inherent law and the development trend of international freight logistics industry, give full play to the international freight forwarding logistics industry the proper role, as a long-term work to promote the development of trade in services seize, grasp and achieve tangible results.

Second, the basic situation

     Since the reform and opening up, the rapid development of the logistics industry in the international freight forwarding. As of the end of 2011, the filing of international commerce department has reached more than 27,000 freight forwarding companies, employing more than 200 people. Industry is increasingly expanding business scope, new formats are emerging from the initial contract of carriage, the consignor or consignee agent to the parties and then to the current third-party logistics providers, from just before the reform and opening up is a franchise of foreign trade transportation business development become a cross-sectoral, cross-sectoral, regional, carrying cargo flow, information flow, capital flow integrated services, the emergence of a number of international freight forwarding logistics enterprises in the domestic market with strong competitiveness. But overall, China's international freight forwarding logistics industry compared with developed countries, there is a smaller, decentralized services, business model is relatively backward, weak professional services and other issues, and the volume of world merchandise trade superpower status disproportionate number of issues affecting the industry in the development of institutional mechanisms have yet to be resolved.

Third, the guiding ideology

     Deng Xiaoping Theory and "Three Represents" important thought and the scientific development concept as a guide to the scientific concept of development as the theme, to accelerate the transformation of economic development as the main line, deepen awareness of freight logistics industry as a modern service industry and service trade through efforts to improve the institutional mechanisms to build policy support system, and guide enterprises to "go out" to participate in international cooperation and competition, and constantly improve the quality and level of development of the industry.

Fourth, the basic principles

     Adhere to management reform and institutional innovation. Crack industry development problems, and constantly improve the management system and industry mechanisms; adhere to the market-led, government guidance, business-oriented focus, play the basic role of the market in resource allocation in the industry; insist guidance, implementation and orderly competition, define their own development direction, to achieve small freight forwarding business professional services, freight forwarding companies and medium-sized logistics of freight, truly "big" strength, "small" dynamic.

V. Development Goals

     "Twelve Five" period, international freight logistics industry to change the way in, to improve quality, while the turnover of enterprises above designated size achieved average annual growth of about 12%. Through mergers and acquisitions, supporting the superior choose strong, creating a number of prominent main business, advanced business model, the overseas network sound, with a strong competitive large international logistics companies. Cultivating a number of functional, facilities, and strong ability to integrate resources and medium-sized logistics providers. Promote the formation of a brand prominent, obvious advantages for small and medium business professional freight forwarders team. The basic form a rational structure, format and diverse, quality service, competitive and orderly international freight logistics market.

Sixth, the main task

    (A) improve the sector management system. Improve industry access, filing commission, require enterprises to run and exit mechanism, follow-up management, liability insurance and other aspects of the bill of lading. The record companies work entrusted to handle the freight forwarding industry organizations, give full play to the role of China International Freight Forwarders Association (hereinafter referred to as Freight Forwarders Association) and local freight forwarding industry organizations.

    (B) to guide the industry "transfer mode, and promote the transformation." Traditional small freight forwarding companies, rely on agents to guide them from excessive transportation service providers transition to independent, market segments and products, and take the road of professional management, to professional, fine, specialty, innovation direction; against medium-sized freight logistics enterprises, to encourage investment in its facilities to increase assets, expand business scope, improve the optimization of the network layout, expand domestic and foreign businesses, strengthen personnel training, through the integration of internal resources and external mergers and acquisitions, do large-scale, strong primary industry, accelerate to a modern logistics business transformation.

    (C) optimize the market environment, concerns the development of SMEs. Implementation of the study and solve similar services, heavy tax burden, weak competitiveness issues such as ways to support the policies of the State Council about the development of small and micro enterprises, in consultation departments. Relying Bonded Logistics Park, business functional areas such as integrated public service platform, focus on professional services, training, reducing the burden of work efficiency, information sharing, resource integration.

(D) encourage enterprises to "go." Research to develop a complete system of policies and measures to promote freight logistics enterprises "going out" to support enterprises to expand overseas operations, accelerate network construction, logistics and facilities to encourage foreign investment in mergers and acquisitions, corporate guidance related to the integration of resources, build flagship among the international market, to participate in international competition .

    (Five) business model innovation, develop new markets. Encourage enterprises to participate in service outsourcing, engineering, logistics, bonded logistics, international procurement and other international logistics services and multimodal transport, logistics and other high-end financial services industry to improve profitability and market competitiveness. Encourage business innovation, developing new formats, supported by international certification companies to introduce and mature way of transportation services, enabling enterprises to do under the premise of risk control, greater potential for development in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Latin America, ASEAN, South too, such as developing and emerging market economies.

    (F) the level of information to enhance the industry. Strengthen planning and guidance, to promote the organic integration of physical and intangible operational network information network. Encourage the development and integration of innovative information technology industry to accelerate the promotion and application of global positioning systems, geographic information systems, electronic tags and physical networking, cloud computing and other high-end information technology. Encourage enterprises and suppliers, information service providers to strengthen cooperation and enhance information security.

(Vii) reinforce the development of basic industries. Establish and improve industry standards, the development of industry standards, to take effective measures to step up publicity efforts to implement. Research in improving their business on the basis of the record, to further improve the statistical system of the industry, the establishment of domestic publishing industry information gathering, operating platforms. Credit rating industry organizations are encouraged to establish credit files, to promote the industry credit system.

    (H) Strengthening the construction industry organizations. Accordance with the "Several Opinions of the State Council on accelerating the industry association Chamber of reform and development" requirements, establish a sound around the freight forwarding industry organizations, industry organizations full service, coordination, self-discipline, the ability to accelerate the construction of the core, from broadening the scope of services , improving working methods and enhance the quality of personnel, increase job appraisal, really good job promoting the work of the freight forwarding industry, organizational reform and development.

Seven safeguards

    (A) a clear departmental functions. Commerce department is the competent department of international freight logistics industry. To strengthen the organization and leadership of international freight logistics industry, to enrich the work force, innovative ideas, management within services, and efforts to improve industry regulations, plans and policies, strengthen macro guidance, and gradually establish a unified, open, competitive and orderly the industry market.

    (B) the implementation of human resources strategy. Encourage through-the-job learning, full-time studies, external competition for other forms, strengthen professional training, improve the quality of employees; encourage enterprises to strengthen school-enterprise cooperation, participation in international freight forwarding logistics disciplinary research senior vocational schools; explore the establishment of an international freight forwarding division professional certification qualification system, and strive to create a group of professional, high-quality, well versed in the theory of international freight forwarding industry personnel.

    (C) improve the working mechanism. Continue to strengthen the industry in a regular consultation mechanism at the same time, strengthen communication with the customs, quality inspection, foreign exchange management, transportation (including aviation, postal), railways, industry and commerce, taxation, finance, public letter, OCI, the Banking and other sectors explore the multi-sectoral joint working mechanism for coordinating the development of the industry to solve major problems.

(D) the establishment of key corporate contact system. Commerce department to guide the freight forwarding industry organizations, explore the establishment of an international freight forwarding logistics industry key enterprises contact system on policy formulation, industry transformation and upgrading, market operation monitoring, implementation of major projects and other issues, strengthen communication and coordination.

    (E) strengthening the theory. Support for the institutions to carry out research and consulting organization specializing in international freight forwarding logistics innovation research theory and practice, and to explore ideas and practices of the industry in Combination.

(F) promote international exchanges. Strengthen exchanges and cooperation with global freight logistics organization, learning the business philosophy and management experience in renowned multinational logistics providers. Encourage industry organizations and businesses to promote with other relevant international organizations, national (regional) business communication and theoretical discussion.

Local commerce authorities and international freight forwarding industry organizations in the region according to the specific circumstances of the industry, according to the guidance to determine the objectives, tasks and related principles, development planning and policy measures in line with their actual, practical work to establish a mechanism clear responsibilities, and promote the work and the promotion of international freight logistics industry, rapid and healthy development.