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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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    Green Development in China: Opportunities and Challenges for European SMEs

    article| 7 March 2025
    Green Development

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

    article| 5 February 2025
    Compliance

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

    report| 27 November 2024
    Food & Beverages Green Development

    2024 Understanding China Conference Report and Video Sessions

    report| 19 November 2024
    Understanding China Conference

    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.

    Our Partners

    Photonics Austria

    The Austrian technology platform Photonics Austria was founded on the initiative of the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) in order to establish a strong presence at national and international level together with representatives from business and research and to promote the exchange between business, research and education. The main tasks of Photonics Austria are to develop and support national and international research strategies and programs and to promote networking with European photonic activities, as well as to offer national actors an exchange platform.

    Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic

    The Confederation of Industry is the leading business lobbying organisation in the Czech Republic providing a voice for employers at the national and international level.We are here to assert the interest of our members. We speak for companies and associations of all shapes and sizes across the key sectors of industry, including many SMEs.Our main goal is to promote the conditions in which business sector in the Czech Republic can flourish and stay competitive. We believe that what we do is finally for the benefit of the whole country. To achieve this we work at the national and local level, within the EU and internationally.We are continuously and constantly participating in the shaping of the economic and social policy of the Czech Government in order to create optimal conditions for business development. We promote the same interests at the EU and global level. We are achieving this goal also through our membership in many important international organizations, such as BusinessEurope, Business at OECD (BIAC) and others.

    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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    19 May 2025

    China’s Healthcare Sector: What Role for European SMEs?

    Event| Shanghai & 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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    14 April 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…
    03 April 2025

    European SME Representatives and Experts Gather for a Roundtable Workshop on Business and Innovation in the Greater Bay Area

    On 29 March 2025 in Guangzhou, the EU SME Centre, the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, and the European Union Chamber…
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