Foreign Investors Investing in Competitive Industries

Foreign investors investing in Shaanxi enjoy the preferential policies for foreign-funded projects under the encouraged industries of Catalogue of Competitive Industries for Foreign Investors in Central and Western China (revised in 2017) (Decree of National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, No. 46, 2017). In accordance with the provisions of Provisions on Guiding the Direction of Foreign Investment (Decree of the State Council, No. 346, 2002), foreign investment projects under the above-mentioned Catalogue are supported by the preferential policies for foreign-funded projects under the encouraged industries. Any foreign-funded project under construction that meets the provisions of this Catalogue could be carried out according to the relevant policies herein. Competitive industries for foreign investors in Shaanxi under this Catalogue are listed as follows.

Catalogue of Competitive Industries for Foreign Investors in Central and Western China (Shaanxi Province)

1. Industrial development following such national key ecological projects as restoration of farmland to forests and grasslands, protection of natural forests and protection of water source area.

2. Development and application of technologies for water saving and irrigation, water saving on dry-land farming and conservation tillage.

3. Development and processing of halal food.

4. Spinning, knitting and garment processing of high-grade cotton, fur, hemp, silk and chemical fiber.

5. Development, protection and sustainable utilization of animal and plant medicinal resources (excluding those listed in the restrictive and prohibitive categories in the Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment).

6. Production and development of downstream chemical products of natural gas (excluding those listed in the restrictive and prohibitive categories in the Policies on Utilization of Natural Gas).

7. Technical development and deep processing of high-quality float glass of special varieties (super white, super thin, online Low-E, hollow and super thick).

8. Production and processing of vanadium alloy products and vanadium refining products.

9. Deep processing of titanium metal.

10. Design and manufacture of turbine set for recovery of energy from blast furnace gas.

11. Production and supply of large-size, high-pressure and high-purity industrial gas.

12. Production of auto parts including high-power density drive axle for commercial vehicle, adaptive front-lighting system, LED headlamp, clutch, hydraulic shock absorber, central control system assembly, vehicle seat and application of lightweight materials.

13. Manufacturing of automobile (the proportion of foreign investment shall be no higher than 50%) and special purpose vehicle (excluding ordinary semi-trailer, dumper, tank truck, van vehicle and storage/stake truck, the proportion of foreign investment shall be no higher than 50%).

14. Intelligent manufacturing and system integration service.

15. R & D and production of integrated circuit and its production equipment.

16. Technological development and production of smart terminal products such as smartphone and tablet PC and their key components.

17. Wholesale and retail of general commodities (except those limited and forbidden in Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment).

18. Construction and operation of gas filling station and charging facilities.

19. Broadband services and value added telecommunication services (within the framework of commitments upon China’s accession to the WTO).

20. Road passenger transport companies.

21. Secondary and higher vocational schools (including mechanic schools, and the investment in higher vocational schools shall be limited to the pattern of Sino-foreign cooperation and dominated by Chinese parties).

22. Medical institutions (investment in medical institutions shall be limited to the pattern of Sino-foreign joint venture or cooperation).

23. Creation and production of animation (investment in the business of the production of radio, film, television and animation shall be limited to the pattern of Sino-foreign cooperation) and the development of animation derivatives (excluding the business of the production and publishing of audio and video products and electronic publications).

24. Construction and business operation of urban fuel gas, heat power and water supply and drainage systems (controlled by the Chinese parties in cities with a population of 500,000 or more).

25. Protection, development and business operation of scenic areas (spots), and construction of their supporting facilities.

26. Projects approved by national investment authorities for the development of resource deep processing industry and alternative industries of resource-exhausted city.