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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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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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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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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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HR Insights for SMEs: From Talent Pool to Work Contracts

article| 26 March 2024

Human Resources HR Labour Law

Exporting Food & Beverage Products from Europe to China

article| 29 February 2024

Food & Beverages

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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Guidelines on Exporting Health Food to China

guideline| 18 May 2023

Food supplements Health supplements Healthcare

Food Additives in China: Regulations and Practical Cases

guideline| 20 December 2022

Food & Beverages Alcohol Dairy Food supplements

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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Guide to Trade Fairs in China: 2024 Update

report| 25 March 2024

Trade Fairs

Decoding China’s Labour Market: HR Insights and Recommendations for EU SMEs

report| 8 January 2024

Recruitment Human Resources Talent Labour Law

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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ISCLEANAIR: A Pioneer in Air Pollution Abatement Technology

case-study| 1 February 2024

Green Development

E-Commerce & Marketing: RedFern Digital Presents Its Campaign for Loop

case-study| 18 January 2024

E-Commerce Marketing cross-border e-commerce

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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Opportunities and Challenges in the Chinese Market for Slovenian SMEs

webinar| 29 March 2024

Market Access

Green Supply Chain Management: Empowering SME Suppliers

webinar| 27 March 2024

Supply Chain Advocacy

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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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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Enterprise Estonia

Enterprise Estonia is a public sector organisation under the administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication. The organisation supports business Estonian companies in business development and innovation acceleration, trade development, raising foreign direct investments, attracting foreign talent, developing tourism. Enterprise Estonia has 17 foreign representations.

Cork Chamber of Commerce

The Cork Chamber of Commerce is a Chamber of Commerce based in Cork, Ireland. It serves as a collective voice for businesses in the region, advocating for their interests and promoting economic growth. The chamber provides a wide range of services and resources to its members, including networking opportunities, business events, and training programs. It actively engages with government bodies and stakeholders to shape favorable business environments. The Cork Chamber of Commerce also contributes to the overall development of the Cork region by attracting investment, supporting innovation, and fostering sustainable growth.

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

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Acropolis Associates

Acropolis Associates supports corporations in their expansion in the following fields:RECRUITMENT IN ASIAAcropolis Associates helps you recruit Chinese and Foreign Technical Experts, Managers & Directors.PORTAGE SALARIAL (EOR), WORK & RESIDENT PERMIT APPLICATIONSAcropolis Associates partners with ICC France China and Business France on payrolling services such as “Portage Salarial” (EOR), as well as work & residence permit application services.STRATEGIC CONSULTINGAcropolis Associates advises companies on the policies and regulations to choose the optimal business mode & partners both in Asia and in Europe.

Paradigm Communications

Paradigm Communications is an independent public relations consultancy in China specialising in corporate and marketing communications services. Established in 1998, we have offices in Beijing and Shanghai. We have provided services to clients in some 35 Chinese cities. We are well versed in utilising both conventional and digital media initiatives to support our clients’ communications needs in China. The majority of our clients are multinational corporations, industry co-operatives, foreign government departments or semi-government organisations.

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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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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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23 April 2024

SME Breakfast Roundtable: EU-China Policy Developments & Impacts on European SMEs in China

Event| Shanghai

29 April 2024

Pricing Strategies for the Chinese Market

Event| Online

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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17 April 2024

Understanding Demographic Headwinds Threatening Growth in China

On 11 April 2024, the EU SME Centre, together with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, hosted a…

17 April 2024

The EU SME Centre Takes Part in the Czech Business Afternoon in Beijing

On Tuesday 16 April 2024, the EU SME Centre was invited to take part in the Czech Business Afternoon, an…
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Stavus Machinery & Electrical Equipment – Exporting Machinery to China

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case-study| 11 August 2011

Stavus, a.s. is a Czech manufacturer of suspended diesel locomotives used in potentially explosive environments containing methane and coal dust. Through successful cooperation with a Chinese partner (Karrun), Stavus entered the Chinese market with its advanced mining equipment, selling to state owned coal mines in different regions across China.

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