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    China is a very complex market. Small and medium-sized businesses do not have the same resources as large multinational companies to sort through regulations, conduct due diligence and assess business opportunities and risks.

    Through email, face-to-face or online meetings with in-house or external experts, we offer tailored and confidential technical assistance to any EU SMEs or business organisations in need. Our services are free.

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    Advocacy

    Gain insights and practical solutions on changes that impact your business, network with peers, and help lobby European and Chinese policymakers by joining the Inter-Chamber SME Working Group. Share your experiences and stay up to date with our events and publications.
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    Training

    For SMEs at every stage of business in China, we design flexible hybrid and online training programmes. Our training sessions and webinars are designed to share knowledge with SMEs as well as business support and trade promotion partners and their members.
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    Self-Diagnosis Tool

    Expanding your operations to China? Assess your readiness here. Test your knowledge on how to export, register products, select target markets, distribution channels, taxation and more, and receive recommended content on issues that matter to you.
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    Articles

    Concise pieces of analysis with practical insights and interpretation of regulatory or market developments affecting EU SMEs.

    Regularly published in business journals and media outlets, our articles are all in open access here.

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    Waste Reduction: Managing the F&B Industry’s Environmental Impact

    article| 16 May 2025
    Food & Beverages Green Development

    Green Development in China: Opportunities and Challenges for European SMEs

    article| 7 March 2025
    Green Development

    Guidelines

    Detailed and practical “How to” instructions guiding EU SMEs in understanding and complying with market access requirements in various sectors.
    Our guidelines come enriched with screenshots to take you through administrative processes step by step and FAQs tailored for EU SMEs.

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    Payment Options and Foreign Exchange Control in China: 2025 Update

    guideline| 10 April 2025
    Payment Business Basics

    Guidelines on GACC/CIFER Registration for European F&B Establishments: 2024 Update

    guideline| 22 July 2024
    Food & Beverages GACC CIFER

    Reports

    Comprehensive overviews of specific business sectors, our reports cover a wide range of areas such as market structure and key players, policy drivers and regulatory requirements, standards and certification, current data, future trends and directions.

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    Ways to Enter the Chinese Market: 2025 Update

    report| 19 May 2025
    Enter the Market Business Basics

    Waste Reduction and Recycling in China’s F&B Sector

    report| 27 November 2024
    Food & Beverages Green Development

    Case Studies

    Open-access studies, often based on one-to-one interviews, on specific EU SMEs with direct experience in the Chinese market, sharing insights on the challenges they encountered as well as recommendations for other European SMEs.

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    F&B Waste Recycling: EU-China Joint Projects Under Horizon Europe

    case-study| 19 December 2024
    Case Study Series Food & Beverages Green Development

    Managing Hazardous Waste and Environmental Risks: An Interview with West Bridge Curium

    case-study| 21 November 2024
    Chemicals Green Development Case Study Series

    Webinars

    Our online seminars and workshops with expert speakers who expand on the topics covered in our reports, inform and guide businesses through China’s regulatory changes, trade fairs, due diligence steps, intellectual property right protection and more.
    If you missed one of our events, you can access the recording and the slides here.

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    Green Development in China: Workshop Recording

    webinar| 28 April 2025
    Green Development

    China’s Business Landscape: Key Insights and Practical Tips

    webinar| 10 April 2025
    Business Basics Slovakia

    FAQs

    Practical answers to the 68 most frequently asked questions we receive from business enquiries: selecting e-commerce platforms, registering a company in China, invoicing and paying the right taxes, getting products certified and hiring staff, the solution may be a click away.

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    Service Providers

    Small and medium-sized enterprises may have difficulty in finding service providers that understand their specific needs. You will find here a list of companies working with SMEs in the Chinese market.

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    Our Partners

    The EU SME Centre has a network of partners located throughout Europe and China, sharing a common goal of facilitating trade and assisting companies in their internationalisation plans. You will find here all the organisations that are official partners of the EU SME Centre.

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    Business Tampere

    Business Tampere is the economic development agency for the Tampere region, promoting vitality, attracting investments, and supporting local businesses in growth and internationalization through collaboration.What does Business Tampere do?We support local companies in growth, internationalization, and developing the business ecosystem,assist in building networks and fostering research and development collaborations,encourage participation in development projects and experiments,promote investments and assist in company relocation to the region, andprovide businesses with information about the region’s business and innovation environment.Business Tampere is owned by the municipalities of the Tampere region: Tampere, Kangasala, Lempäälä, Nokia, Orivesi, Pirkkala, Vesilahti, and Ylöjärvi. Business Tampere collaborates closely with the public sector, educational institutions, and companies in the area.

    European Clusters Alliance

    European Clusters Alliance connects the clusters with European institutions on the one hand, and among each other on the other hand. ECA facilitates connections and solutions to the challenges we face. The alliance positions industrial clusters as key agents in the European innovative ecosystem for the development and growth of our economy and competitiveness.The association joins 25 national associations of clusters and ambassadors from countries without national cluster networks. Through the networks, ECA unites more than 1000 cluster organisations on European level. These make up for 150,000 of our most innovative businesses and around 11,000 universities, research centres, and public institutions.

    Become a Partner

    Our partnership programme has been designed to add value to the activities and services of our partners with the common goal of supporting SMEs interested in doing business in China.

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    Upcoming Events

    Join our seminars offline and online, meet new investors and distributors for your products at roadshows, stay informed on trade fairs all over China. We organise activities for SMEs of all industries.

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    22 May 2025

    Payment Options and Foreign Exchange Control in China

    Event| Online
    28 May 2025

    Porto Workshop: Doing Business in China – Expert Insights for SMEs

    Event| Porto

    Press Corner

    All our announcements, open calls, and press releases on new partnerships, meetings and updates on the EU SME Centre’s services and activities.

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    20 May 2025

    Call for Comments: 2025/2026 SME Position Paper Draft

    We invite European SMEs in China to review the first draft of the 2025/2026 Inter-Chamber SME Working Group Position Paper.…
    20 May 2025

    Policy News for SMEs in China

    This column aims to inform you of recent policy announcements made by China’s governmental agencies, with a selection made on…
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Reports| 19 May 2025

Ways to Enter the Chinese Market: 2025 Update

With global trade dynamics evolving rapidly and China remaining one of the world’s largest and most complex markets, many European…
Articles| 16 May 2025

Waste Reduction: Managing the F&B Industry’s Environmental Impact

The following article by the EU SME Centre was published in EURObiz, the bimonthly magazine produced by the European Union Chamber of…
Webinars| 28 April 2025

Green Development in China: Workshop Recording

What are the key regulatory changes fuelling China’s green transformation? And how can small and medium-sized businesses leverage growth segments…
Webinars| 10 April 2025

China’s Business Landscape: Key Insights and Practical Tips

This video is the recording of an event organised by the EU SME Centre in partnership with the Slovak Investment and Trade…
Guidelines| 10 April 2025

Payment Options and Foreign Exchange Control in China: 2025 Update

European small and medium-sized enterprises exporting goods and services to China often raise questions about payment options, conditions, and procedures…
Webinars| 25 March 2025

China’s Hazardous Waste Sector

Managing hazardous waste is a complex process. While some hazardous waste can be safely recycled, other waste materials require specific…
Webinars| 24 March 2025

Navigating the Chinese Market: Best Business Practices

This video is the recording of an event in partnership with the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of…
Webinars| 12 March 2025

Unlocking Green Opportunities: China’s F&B Waste Reduction and Recycling Market

Watch the recording of our February 2025 workshop on green opportunities in the F&B industry for European SMEs. The first…
Articles| 7 March 2025

Green Development in China: Opportunities and Challenges for European SMEs

The following article was commissioned by the EU SME Centre to shed light on green development regulations, changes, opportunities and…
Articles| 5 February 2025

EU Sanctions Against Russia: Practical Implementation of the “No Russia Clause”

The following article was commissioned by the EU SME Centre to shed light on the new legal requirement under Article…
Articles| 2 January 2025

China Launches Safeguard Investigation into Imported Beef

On 27 December 2024, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the initiation of a safeguard investigation into imported beef. Below,…
Case Studies| 19 December 2024

F&B Waste Recycling: EU-China Joint Projects Under Horizon Europe

In addition to our report on Waste Reduction and Recycling in China’s F&B Sector, you will find here an overview…
Webinars| 2 December 2024

How to Enter the Chinese Market: Different Channels and Approaches

European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to be well prepared when they enter the Chinese market. Lack of substantial…
Reports| 27 November 2024

Waste Reduction and Recycling in China’s F&B Sector

After decades of rapid economic growth and industrialisation, China has become the world’s largest producer in absolute terms of food…
Case Studies| 21 November 2024

Managing Hazardous Waste and Environmental Risks: An Interview with West Bridge Curium

The following is an interview with Ms. Airun, China Country Manager at West Bridge Curium, specifically focusing on hazardous chemicals.…
Reports| 19 November 2024

2024 Understanding China Conference Report and Video Sessions

The Understanding China Conference (UCC) once again underscored the pivotal role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) within the European…
Webinars| 26 October 2024

Making the Right Move: Compliance Considerations for Manufacturing SMEs in China

For small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector, corporate compliance management is gradually becoming a topic of critical importance…
Webinars| 24 October 2024

Intellectual Property Protection in a Brave New Digital World: A Primer for SMEs

Software is widely used by European companies in most sectors, from application development to architectural design. While China offers some…
Webinars| 11 October 2024

Navigating the Chinese Market: Insights and Strategies

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from Europe have embraced trade within the EU Single Market. Many are planning to internationalise…
Reports| 9 October 2024

China’s Hazardous Waste Sector

Please sign in or create an account to download the full report.With decades of rapid economic growth and industrialisation, China has become…
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