Core conclusions:On October 10, two policies are worth remembering: the Ministry of Commerce and other seven departments issued the "Notice on Implementing the" Five Excellence "Actions for Quality E-commerce", which clearly clarified the strengthening of e-commerce behavioral norms and guidance, carried out anti-monopoly compliance guidance, and promoted The offshore platform establishes a "brand quality" dual review mechanism and a product traceability system; On the same day, Guangzhou Customs issued 12 convenient measures to serve the 140th Canton Fair held in three phases from October 15 to November 4, covering inspection of inbound exhibitions at the museum, convenient verification of departure tax refunds, and export batch inspection and quarantine reform. In addition, the Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 46 of 2026 announced the implementation rules of import tariff quotas for sugar, wool and wool in 2027.
The "Five Excellence" actions of the first and seventh departments: tightening three rules for e-commerce to go abroad
On October 10, the Ministry of Commerce and other seven departments issued the "Notice on Implementing the" Five Excellence "Actions for Quality E-commerce", and the E-Commerce Department of the Ministry of Commerce issued an interpretation on the same day. There are three areas in the notice that have the most direct relationship with factories: first, to build a good e-commerce ecosystem going abroad, conduct regular discussions and surveys on going abroad, strengthen guidance on behavioral norms for going abroad, and carry out anti-monopoly compliance guidance for e-commerce going abroad; second, to promote the establishment of offshore platforms."Brand quality" dual review mechanism and product traceability system check the quality of export commodities from the source; third, to compile and publish excellent practical cases of "Silk Road E-commerce" to promote the export of international cooperation experience.
For factories that build cross-border e-commerce stores, this means that store qualifications, product qualifications and promotional skills will be reviewed by the platform in a more detailed manner; for factories that supply cross-border brands, buyers will begin to request product traceability data and production records. The direction of tightening the rules is clear: compliance documents have changed from "bonus points" to "admission tickets."
2. Guangzhou Customs's 12 measures: Three changes in the 140th QHG 0Q customs clearance
On October 10, Guangzhou Customs issued 12 convenient measures to service guarantee the 140th Canton Fair, proposing specific measures such as inspection of inbound exhibitions at the museum, optimization of convenient inspection and verification models for departure tax refunds, and reform of export batch inspection and quarantine. The 140th Canton Fair will be held in Guangzhou in three phases from October 15 to November 4. The pre-registration number of buyers for this year exceeded 210,000 in September.
| matters | Publisher and Time | Practical impact on the factory |
|---|---|---|
| Quality e-commerce "Five Excellence" actions | Ministry of Commerce and other 7 departments, October 10 | Cross-border stores and factories for cross-border channels: entry conditions for product traceability and quality review |
| Canton Fair12 customs clearance convenience | Guangzhou Customs, October 10 | Exhibiting factories: Exhibits come to the museum for inspection, departure tax refund inspection and verification speed up, export batch inspection and quarantine reform |
| Detailed rules on import quotas for sugar, wool and wool in 2027 | Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 46 of 2026, October 9 | Textile and food processing enterprises using imported raw materials: quota application and use rhythm must be arranged in advance |
Among the three measures, the one most easily ignored by participating factories is "inbound exhibitions at the museum for inspection": exhibits do not have to be inspected one by one at the port, but can be directly transported to the exhibition hall for inspection, making the exhibition arrangement time more relaxed; with the convenient inspection and verification of departure tax refunds, buyers will have a faster tax refund process after on-site purchase, and their willingness to deal will increase accordingly.
3. Detailed rules for import tariff quotas of sugar, wool and wool in 2027 will be released
Announcement No. 46 of 2026 of the Ministry of Commerce announced the implementation rules of import tariff quotas for sugar, wool and wool wool in 2027. Previously, on September 24, the Ministry of Commerce had announced the list of enterprises planning to allocate sugar import tariff quotas in 2026. Looking at the two announcements together, quota management still maintains the pace of "annual application, batch issuance, and quarterly use." Textile companies that import wool top raw materials and companies that process and trade sugar need to list their quota demand, agency customs declaration arrangements and inventory plans in 2027 together in the fourth quarter to avoid misplacement of quota applications and production plans.
4. Two import access announcements on the same day
General Administration of Customs of Chinaissued announcements No. 142 and No. 143 of 2026 on October 10, respectively clarifying the plant quarantine requirements for Turkish bay leaves and Tajik fresh edible stone fruits to be exported to China, and allowing the import of products that meet the requirements from now on; No. 144 clarifies that since October 1, the inspection requirements for key microbial indicators will be added to imported recycled pulp, and 7 industry standards such as the "Inspection Procedures for Imported recycled pulp" will be issued in conjunction with No. 141. These items affect the import direction. Enterprises engaged in the import trade of food raw materials, pulp and paper products must check the HS code and inspection requirements. Enterprises in the export direction can serve as a reference for changes in import policies at the customer's place.
5. Common questions
1. Will the "Five Excellence" action have an impact on factories that only do traditional foreign trade?
There are indirect effects. If the factory supplies goods to a foreign trade company or cross-border brand, the other party will request testing reports and production records from upstream according to the platform requirements. If this part of the information is prepared early, subsequent orders will be smoother; if the factory itself is operating a cross-border e-commerce store or independent station, the impact will focus on the compliance of store qualifications, product qualifications and promotional skills.
2. QHG0 and Q12 customs clearance facilities are of use to factories that have not participated in the exhibition?
The indirect use lies in passenger flow. Buyers will enter the country and tax refund faster, the exhibition experience will be better, and their willingness to place orders and add trips on site will increase. Even if the factory does not have a booth, it can still accommodate this wave of passenger flow through scheduled visits, sample delivery and video viewing from October 15 to November 4, provided that contact information and product information are available at any time.
3. Why are the 2027 quota rules released in the fourth quarter?
Tariff quota policies are usually released in the fourth quarter, giving companies time to apply, prepare and budget. What companies have to do is three things: check their own qualifications and historical usage, confirm agency customs declaration and warehousing arrangements, align the quota arrival time with the production schedule, so as to avoid the occurrence of quotas but not being used up, or raw materials arriving in the port but not being used up. Waste of scheduling production.
For factories that do cross-border e-commerce and import raw materials, these two policies on October 10 point to the same thing: compliance documents and quotas are moving in the direction of "advance preparation", and whoever puts the information in hand first will be less passive.
