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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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Infographic: Selling Wine in China

article| 31 January 2023

Exporting Food to China

Mounting Obligations: Cybersecurity, Data and PI Protection

article| 14 December 2022

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Cybersecurity

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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Food Additives in China: Regulations and Practical Cases

guideline| 20 December 2022

Food & Beverages

Drafting Sales Contracts When Exporting to China | 2022 Update

guideline| 31 October 2022

Commercial services, Legal Services , SME

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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Selling to China via Cross-Border E-Commerce

report| 9 March 2023

E-Commerce Enter the Market

China Market Access and Compliance Requirements for Consumer Goods | 2022 Update

report| 12 December 2022

Exporting to China Consumer Goods

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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PcVue Solutions by Arc Informatique

case-study| 21 December 2022

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Case Study: Akkadu

case-study| 21 December 2022

Translation

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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How to Sell to China via Cross-Border E-Commerce

webinar| 24 March 2023

Hybrid Workshop E-Commerce cross-border e-commerce

Exporting Cosmetics to China: Understand the Market and its Stakes

webinar| 21 March 2023

Cosmetics Webinar

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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Partners
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Browse our network of partners and service providers to find the support and services most suited to your industry and region.

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Netherlands Innovation Center

Netherlands Innovation Center (NIC) is an incubator with operation sites in both China and Europe aiming at helping European start-ups or SMEs to enter the Chinese market in a smooth and cost-efficient way.
Based in Amsterdam and Suzhou, NIC offers a wide range of supporting services to European businesses looking into the Chinese market including the organisation of innovation competitions, organisation of company matching, and support applying for government subsidies.

Voka – Mechelen-Kempen Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Voka – Mechelen-Kempen Chamber of Commerce & Industry- regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry aiming to be the closest and most influential professional network for its member entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs. Supported by the Vaka Alliance, Vaka MechelenKempen wants to stimulate and support entrepreneurship as a neutral and representative player through an extensive range of activities, network events and customized services.
Via the Federation of Belgian Chambers of Commerce, Vaka – Mechelen-Kempen Chamber of Commerce & Industry is part of the Belgian, European and international network of more than 10,000 Chambers of Commerce worldwide and acts as an economic partner of the government.

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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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News & Events
Upcoming Events

Press Corner
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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14 April 2023

Tourism Series – Terrasini Edition: About to Take Off: The Return of Chinese Outbound Tourism

Event| Terrasini & Online

19 April 2023

The Cream of the Crop: Introducing Polish Dairy to 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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14 March 2023

A New Edition Opens for the China IP SME Helpdesk

The European Commission has launched a new edition of the Intellectual Property (‘IP’) SME Helpdesks for China, South-East Asia, Latin America…

01 March 2023

Survey: F&B Exporters, Tell Us About the Issues You Encounter

The implementation, over a year ago, of the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system, was designed to help overseas…
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SME Advocacy Platform

18 October 2015

Providing a coherent, consistent and consolidated voice for European small businesses.

The EU SME Centre has established an Inter-chamber SME Working Group with the European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) since 2014. It is open to all EU SMEs. Join the Group and you will have an opportunity to:

Receive updates on the issues that affect the regulatory landscape for EU SMEs
Participate in workshops and gain insights from policy insiders
Network with your peers and share best practices
Feed into the EUCCC Position Paper
Influence SME related policies and regulations in Europe and China
Meet with Chinese and EU authorities

If you have any questions about the Platform, please contact Ms Ester Canada Amela.

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