Shanghai's tax authorities recently upgraded services matching the Pudong Leading Area's higher-level opening-up needs, launching an optimized "policy application service for foreign-funded enterprises" that delivers tax policies precisely through a digital dividend ledger. In March 2025 the Shanghai Municipal Tax Service released 11 measures to promote cross-border e-commerce and new forms of foreign trade, featuring precise, digital and internationalized tax services. For cross-border e-commerce firms facing cash-flow pressure and complex tax accounting, Shanghai deepened the "refund upon departure, reconcile after sale" model, achieving a fully digital trade closed loop. Over the past year the measures delivered results: in 2025 Pudong processed RMB 58.9 billion in export tax refunds, up 14.6% year on year; offshore-trade stamp tax relief reached RMB 208 million covering over 300 entities; and deferred tax on foreign reinvestment reached RMB 1.37 billion, boosting foreign investors' confidence.
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Shanghai Tax Upgrades Policy Application Services for Foreign-Funded Firms with Digital Delivery
Shanghai's tax authorities upgraded services for foreign-funded enterprises in the Pudong Leading Area, adding a new policy-application service that delivers tax benefits via a digital "dividend ledger". Building on 11 measures launched in March 2025 featuring digital and internationalized services, they deepened the "refund upon departure, reconcile after sale" model for cross-border e-commerce with a fully digital trade closed loop. In 2025 Pudong processed RMB 58.9 billion in export tax refunds, up 14.6% year on year, with RMB 208 million in offshore-trade stamp tax relief and RMB 1.37 billion in deferred tax on foreign reinvestment.
2026-10-06