Department 17： study the extension of the exemption policy for new energy vehicle purchase tax, and guide the downward adjustment of the charging service fee.

On July 7, the Ministry of Commerce and other 17 departments issued the "Notice on Several Measures for Invigorating Automobile Circulation and Expanding Automobile Consumption", which pointed out that we should support the consumption of new energy vehicles and study the extension of the vehicle purchase tax exemption policy for new energy vehicles after its expiration. Carry out in-depth activities of new energy vehicles to the countryside, encourage qualified places to introduce support policies to the countryside, guide enterprises to increase preferential activities, and promote the consumption and use of new energy vehicles in rural areas.

The following is the full text of the notice:

People’s governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

The automobile industry is a strategic and pillar industry of the national economy. In order to further invigorate automobile circulation, expand automobile consumption, help stabilize the basic economy and ensure the improvement of people’s livelihood, with the consent of the State Council, relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

First, support the purchase and use of new energy vehicles

(a) to promote cross-regional free circulation, to break the local protection of the new energy vehicle market, each region shall not set the local new energy vehicle models for the record directory, and shall not set unreasonable vehicle parameter indicators for the sales and consumption subsidies of new energy vehicle products.

(2) Support the consumption of new energy vehicles, and study the extension after the expiration of the vehicle purchase tax exemption policy for new energy vehicles. Carry out in-depth activities of new energy vehicles to the countryside, encourage qualified places to introduce support policies to the countryside, guide enterprises to increase preferential activities, and promote the consumption and use of new energy vehicles in rural areas.

(3) Actively support the construction of charging facilities, accelerate the construction of charging facilities such as residential communities, parking lots, gas stations, expressway service areas, passenger and freight hubs, and guide charging pile operators to appropriately reduce charging service fees.

Second, accelerate the active second-hand car market

(four) to cancel the unreasonable restrictions on the development of second-hand car distribution, and make it clear that enterprises with registered residence and business premises outside the second-hand car trading market can carry out second-hand car sales business. For enterprises engaged in new car sales and used car sales, the business scope shall be uniformly registered as "automobile sales" and put on record according to relevant regulations. The filing enterprise shall truthfully fill in the business content and other information, and the commercial department shall promptly push the information of the filing enterprise to the public security organ and the tax department. Since October 1, 2022, if a registered automobile sales enterprise purchases a used car from a natural person, it is allowed to issue a unified invoice for the sale of used cars in reverse and handle the transfer registration procedures accordingly.

(five) to promote the commercialization of second-hand cars, and to clarify that automobile sales enterprises should conduct accounting for second-hand cars purchased and used for sales according to the unified accounting system of the state. Since October 1, 2022, when a registered automobile sales enterprise applies for the transfer registration of a small non-operating used car, the public security organ will implement the management of separate endorsement and issue a temporary license plate. For cities where automobile purchases are restricted, it is clear that used cars purchased by automobile sales enterprises and used for sales do not occupy the number plate index.

(VI) Support the large-scale development of second-hand car circulation, strictly implement the policy of completely canceling the restrictions on the movement of second-hand cars in all regions, and cancel the restrictions on the movement of small non-operating second-hand cars that meet the national emission standards from August 1, 2022, so as to promote the free circulation of second-hand cars and the cross-regional operation of enterprises. Since January 1, 2023, if a natural person sells three or more used cars that have been held for less than one year in a natural year, automobile sales enterprises, used car trading markets, auction enterprises, etc. shall not issue a unified invoice for the sale of used cars, and shall not go through the transaction registration procedures, and the relevant departments shall handle it according to the regulations. Public security organs and tax authorities share verification information, and tax authorities make full use of the shared information to provide information support for relevant enterprises to issue invoices.

Third, promote automobile renewal consumption

(seven) to encourage the comprehensive use of economic and technological means to promote the withdrawal of old vehicles, conditional areas can carry out the old car, accelerate the elimination of old vehicles.

(eight) improve the recycling system of scrapped motor vehicles, and support qualified enterprises to obtain the qualification for recycling scrapped motor vehicles. Enterprises that have obtained qualifications before the implementation of the Detailed Rules for the Management of Scrap Motor Vehicle Recycling, such as those unable to re-complete the qualification confirmation on schedule due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, may be postponed until March 1, 2023. Increase the support for the construction projects of scrapped motor vehicle recycling enterprises. In principle, the nature of the land for enterprise construction projects should be industrial land. For enterprises that have obtained the qualification of scrapped motor vehicle recycling and projects under construction that have obtained the approval of land use or the planning permission of construction projects within 3 months after the issuance of this document, the land should be used according to the determined purposes.

Fourth, promote the sustained and healthy development of parallel automobile imports

(9) Support the parallel import business of automobiles in the import port area of complete automobiles, and the parallel import business of automobiles can be carried out at the import port of complete automobiles after the work plan of parallel import of automobiles is approved by the provincial people’s government and reported to the Ministry of Commerce for the record. We will improve the compulsory product certification and information disclosure system for parallel imported cars, allow enterprises to make a commitment that the imported cars will continue to meet the national six emission standards, and continue to implement the relevant policy requirements for the OBD test and data information of parallel imported cars in the environmental protection information disclosure link.

Fifth, optimize the automobile use environment

(ten) to promote the construction of urban parking facilities, effectively improve the effective supply level of urban parking facilities, accelerate the application of new technologies and new models, and promote the sharing of parking resources and the matching of supply and demand. The newly-built residential area will build parking facilities in strict accordance with the urban parking planning and the construction standards of complete residential communities. Actively expand new parking facilities in combination with urban renewal actions such as the transformation of old urban communities. Make rational use of civil air defense projects, underground spaces of parks and green spaces, and tap the potential to build more parking facilities. All localities should improve the parking fee policy, strengthen the policy support of capital land use, and increase the use of local debt to support the construction of qualified parking facilities.

(11) Develop automobile cultural tourism and other consumption, support the construction and operation of automobile sports events, automobile self-driving sports camps and other projects in terms of land use, study and formulate the conditions for the identification of traditional classic vehicles, and promote the development of traditional classic car-related industries and automobile culture such as exhibition, collection, trading and competitions.

VI. Enriching automobile financial services

(12) Encourage financial institutions to reasonably determine the down payment ratio, loan interest rate and repayment period under the premise of compliance with laws and controllable risks, and increase credit support for automobile consumption. We will develop auto financing leasing in an orderly manner, encourage auto manufacturers, sales enterprises and financing leasing enterprises to strengthen cooperation and increase the supply of financial services.

All regions and relevant departments should earnestly strengthen organization and leadership, refine work measures according to their responsibilities, promote relevant policies and measures to take effect as soon as possible, and further promote the recovery of automobile consumption and the release of potential.