I. Background

To thoroughly implement the Several Opinions of State Council on Promoting High-Level Opening-up and High-quality Development of Comprehensive Bonded Zones (Guo Fa [2019] No. 3), and give better play to the important role of comprehensive bonded zones in the development of the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone and Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector, the People's Government of Beijing Municipality has formulated this document (hereinafter referred to as the Opinions).

II. Basic Principles

(I) Highlighting Beijing's Characteristics

Optimizing the functions of the city's comprehensive bonded zones, with focuses on technological innovation, expansion of opening-up in the service sector, the digital economy, and the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

(II) Emphasizing Innovation-led Approaches

Adhering to goal-oriented and problem-oriented approaches, promoting continuous innovation in the management models and business formats of comprehensive bonded zones, and building an innovative platform for an open economy.

(III) Prioritizing Policy Synergy

Giving full play to the advantages created by integrating policies across the city's comprehensive bonded zones and other areas piloting reforms, such as the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector, Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, Beijing's two airport economic zones, and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Zone, thereby providing strong impetus for the development of the city's comprehensive bonded zones.

(IV) Underscoring System and Mechanism Reforms

Exploring the approaches to deepen reforms in the municipal-district coordination mechanism, administrative empowerment, and platform operation, among other aspects, and accumulating experiences, to build sound and efficient institutional frameworks for comprehensive bonded zones.

III. Key Tasks

(I) Optimizing Functional Positioning

Five Types of Centers:

Developing comprehensive bonded zones into high-level processing and manufacturing centers, R&D and design centers, logistics distribution centers, inspection and maintenance centers, and sales and service centers. Exploring the approaches to build headquarters economy functional zones via comprehensive bonded zones.

Forming a Pattern of Complementary Advantages and Differentiated Development:

· Beijing Tianzhu Comprehensive Bonded Zone: Highlighting service trade, it will be developed into a comprehensive platform for the vertically integrated development of the medical and healthcare sector, a main port for cultural trade, and a new channel for mid-to-high-end consumer supply.

·Beijing Daxing International Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone: It will explore a development model focusing on offshore services, and promote the implementation of new models, new business formats, new scenarios, and new systems, to develop a new model for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

·Beijing E-Town Comprehensive Bonded Zone: Underlining advanced manufacturing, it will build high-standard bonded platforms for advanced manufacturing and technological innovation, while exploring new models for efficient service delivery within the zone.

·Haidian District: Advance research and deliberation on the establishment of a comprehensive bonded zone marked by technological innovation.

·Other areas that meet certain criteria and demonstrate concrete demand may submit applications for getting accredited as comprehensive bonded zones based on their own conditions.

(II) Improving Development Quality

Enhancing the development of trade in goods and services.

Expanding bonded services.

Supporting the development of hub services.

Developing new business models.

(III) Innovating Management Models

Studying and optimizing bonded operation models.

Actively exploring the approaches for smart supervision.

Supporting the integration of domestic and foreign trade.

(IV) Strengthening Investment Promotion

Enhancing investment attraction through multiple channels.

Optimizing the incentive mechanism for investment attraction.

(V) Increasing Services Supplied

Strengthening production factor support.

Improving services within the zones.