China Laws Directory

Economic Laws

251 instruments · English translations

This directory lists the English translations of China’s Economic Laws published on this site. Economic laws regulate economic activity and market order. The directory includes only complete translations of laws and regulations that are currently in force (the latest version of each instrument).

A – I

• Accounting Law of the PRC
• Administrative Measures for the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises of the PRC
• Administrative Measures for the Reporting of Foreign Investment Information of the PRC
• Administrative Measures on Non-Resident Enterprise Tax Withholding at Source (Interim) of the PRC
• Administrative Measures on Special Tax Adjustments (Trial) of the PRC
• Administrative Provisions on Registration of Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises
• Administrative Provisions on Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Securities Institutions of the PRC
• Advertisement Law of the PRC
• Advertising Law of the PRC
• Agricultural Products Quality Safety Law of the PRC
• Agriculture Law of the PRC
• Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of the PRC
• Animal Husbandry Law of the PRC
• Announcement on Clarifying Certain Value-Added Tax Matters Such as Non-Taxable Transactions
• Announcement on Improving Administration of Related Party Filings and Contemporaneous Transfer Pricing Documentation of the PRC
• Announcement on Issues Concerning Non-Resident Enterprise Income Tax Withholding at Source of the PRC
• Announcement on Matters Concerning the Individual Income Tax Policy on Dividends of Foreign Individuals of the PRC
• Announcement on Regulating Individual Income Tax Policies for the Transfer of Restricted Shares of Listed Companies
• Anti-Dumping Regulations of the PRC
• Anti-Money Laundering Law of the PRC
• Anti-Monopoly Compliance Guidelines for Undertakings of the PRC — Full
• Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy of the PRC — Full En
• Anti-Monopoly Guidelines in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights
• Anti-Monopoly Guidelines on the Review of Concentrations of Undertakin
• Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Anti-Subsidy Regulations of the PRC
• Asset Appraisal Law of the PRC
• Atomic Energy Law of the PRC – Full English Translation (2024)
• Bidding and Tendering Law of the PRC
• Black Soil Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Budget Law of the PRC
• Catalogue of Encouraged Foreign Investment Industries (2025 Edition)
• Certified Public Accountants Law of the PRC
• Circular Economy Promotion Law of the PRC
• City Maintenance and Construction Tax Law of the PRC
• Civil Aviation Law of the PRC
• Coal Industry Law of the PRC
• Commercial Banking Law of the PRC
• Countervailing Regulations of the PRC
• Cultivated Land Protection and Quality Improvement Law of the PRC
• Customs Law of the PRC
• Customs Tariff Law of the PRC
• Data Export Security Assessment Measures
• Deed Tax Law of the PRC
• Direct Selling Management Regulations of the PRC
• Electric Power Law of the PRC
• Electric Power Safety Accidents Emergency Response, Investigation and Handling Regulations of the PRC
• Electricity Law of the PRC
• Energy Conservation Law of the PRC
• Energy Law of the PRC
• Enterprise State-Owned Assets Law of the PRC
• Export Control Law of the PRC
• Family Farm Promotion Law of the PRC
• Farmland Occupation Tax Law of the PRC
• Financial Stability Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Fisheries Law of the PRC
• Forest Law of the PRC
• Forestry Law of the PRC
• Futures and Derivatives Law of the PRC
• Grassland Law of the PRC
• Guiding Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimizing the Business Environment of the PRC
• Hainan Free Trade Port Law of the PRC
• Highway Law of the PRC
• Implementing Regulations for the Mineral Resources Law of the PRC
• Implementing Regulations of the Foreign Investment Law of the PRC
• Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the PRC
• Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Taxi Booking Services of the PRC
• Interim Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Venture Capital Enterprises of the PRC
• Interim Provisions on the Administration of Private Investment Funds of the PRC
• Interim Provisions on the Review of Concentrations of Undertakings of the People’s Republic of China
• Interim Regulation on Enterprise Information Disclosure of the PRC
• Interim Regulations on Cash Management of the PRC
• Interim Regulations on Express Delivery of the PRC
• Interim Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Privately-Run Non-Enterprise Units of the PRC
• Interim Regulations on the Management of Carbon Emission Trading
• Interim Regulations on Urban Land Use Tax of the People’s Republic of China
• Island Protection Law of the PRC

L – P

• Law of the PRC on Construction
• Law of the PRC on State-Owned Assets of Enterprises
• Law of the PRC on the Administration of Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations within Mainland China
• Law of the PRC on the Administration of Tax Collection
• Law of the PRC on the Administration of the Use of Sea Areas
• Law of the PRC on the Exploration and Development of Resources in the Deep Seabed Areas
• Law of the PRC on Water Resources
• Law on Commercial Banks of the People’s Republic of China
• Law on Tenders and Bids of the PRC
• Law on the Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization of the PRC
• Law on the Promotion of Privately-Run Schools of the PRC
• Law on the Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the PRC
• Law on the Protection of Offshore Islands of the PRC
• Law on Water and Soil Conservation of the PRC – Full English Translation (2010 Revision)
• Market Access Negative List (2025 Edition)
• Measures for Administration of Foreign-Invested Commercial Enterprises
• Measures for the Administration of Advance Pricing Arrangements for Related Party Transactions of the PRC
• Measures for the Administration of Foreign Debts of the PRC
• Measures for the Administration of Online Marketing of Financial Products
• Measures for the Administration of Tax Registration of the PRC
• Measures for the Administration of Tax Treaty Treatment for Non-Resident Taxpayers of the PRC
• Measures for the Administration of Withholding and Remittance of Value-Added Tax by Domestic Entities on Natural Persons
• Measures for the Filing and Registration of Foreign Trade Operators of the PRC
• Measures for the Security Assessment of Data Exports of the PRC
• Measures for the Security Review of Foreign Investment
• Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Information Disclosure by Private Investment Funds
• Measures of the PRC on the Administration of Salt
• Measures on Cybersecurity Review
• Measures on the Administration of Invoices of the PRC
• Measures on the Administration of Real Estate Brokerage of the PRC
• Measures on the Administration of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods of the PRC
• Measures on the Administration of the Approval and Filing of Foreign Investment Projects of the PRC
• Measures on the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer
• Metrology Law of the PRC
• National Agricultural Census Regulations of the PRC
• National Development Planning Law of the PRC
• Network Security Review Measures
• Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Improving the Administration of Foreign Exchange Matters Concerning Domestic Foreign Exchange Loans
• Oil and Gas Pipeline Protection Law of the PRC – Full English Translation (2010)
• Passport Law of the PRC
• People’s Bank of China Law of the PRC
• Pesticide Administration Regulations of the PRC
• Physical Culture and Sports Law of the PRC
• Port Law of the PRC
• Postal Law of the PRC
• PRC Foreign Trade Law
• Price Law of the PRC
• Private Economy Promotion Law of the PRC
• Private Education Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Private Investment Fund Supervision and Administration Regulations of the PRC
• Product Quality Law of the People’s Republic of China – Full English Translation (2018 Amendment)
• Provisional Regulations of the PRC on Consumption Tax
• Provisional Regulations of the PRC on Land Appreciation Tax
• Provisional Regulations on Resource Tax of the PRC
• Provisions of the China State Council on Outbound Investment
• Provisions of the State Council on the Security of Industrial and Supply Chains
• Provisions on Foreign Exchange Administration of Foreign Direct Investment of the PRC
• Provisions on Foreign Investment Complaints Handling of the People’s Republic of China
• Provisions on Foreign Investment in the Civil Aviation Industry of the PRC
• Provisions on Foreign-Invested Civil Aviation Enterprises
• Provisions on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors
• Provisions on Strategic Investment in Listed Companies by Foreign Investors of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Cosmetic Labeling
• Provisions on the Administration of Cosmetic Registration and Filing Dossiers of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Funded Construction and Engineering Design Enterprises of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Funded Financial Institutions of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Advertising Enterprises of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Conference and Exhibition Companies of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Construction Enterprises
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Financial Leasing Companies
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Import and Export Trading Companies
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested International Freight Forwarding Enterprises
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested International Shipping Agencies of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Professional Training Institutions
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Road Transport Enterprises of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Travel Agencies of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Urban Planning Service Enterprises of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions of the PRC
• Provisions on the Administration of Urban Real Estate Development and Management of the PRC
• Provisions on the Encouragement of Multinational Corporations to Establish Regional Headquarters in China of the PRC
• Provisions on the Establishment of Foreign-Funded Foreign Trade Companies of the PRC
• Provisions on the Establishment of Investment Companies by Foreign Investors of the PRC
• Provisions on the Merger and Division of Foreign-Invested Enterprises of the PRC
• Provisions on the Prohibition of Abuse of Market Dominance of the People’s Republic of China
• Provisions on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreements of the PRC
• Provisions on the Prohibition of Pyramid Selling of the PRC
• Provisions on the Takeover of Listed Companies of the PRC
• Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List of the PRC

R – W

• Railway Law of the PRC
• Regulation on Optimizing the Business Environment of the PRC
• Regulation on the Implementation of the Foreign Investment Law of the PRC
• Regulations for the Implementation of the Individual Income Tax Law of the PRC
• Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the PRC
• Regulations for the Implementation of the Standardization Law of the PRC
• Regulations for the Implementation of the Statistics Law of the PRC
• Regulations for the Implementation of the VAT Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign Exchange Administration
• Regulations of the PRC on Customs Import and Export Tariff
• Regulations of the PRC on Sino-Foreign Cooperative Exploitation of Offshore Petroleum Resources
• Regulations of the PRC on the Origin of Imported and Exported Goods
• Regulations of the PRC on the Reporting Activities of Foreign Permanent News Agencies and Foreign Journalists
• Regulations of the State Council of the PRC on Overseas Investment
• Regulations on Certification and Accreditation of the PRC
• Regulations on Direct Selling Administration of the PRC
• Regulations on Energy Conservation in Civil Buildings of the PRC
• Regulations on Energy Conservation in Public Institutions of the PRC
• Regulations on Ensuring Payment to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of the PRC
• Regulations on Fair Competition Review of the PRC
• Regulations on Foreign Exchange Control of the PRC
• Regulations on Guiding the Direction of Foreign Investment of the PRC
• Regulations on Invoice Management of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Broadcasting and Television of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Construction Project Quality of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Financial Asset Management Companies of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Law Firms’ Representative Offices in China
• Regulations on the Administration of Foreign-Funded Banks of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Futures Trading of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Grain Circulation of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Import and Export of Endangered Wild Fauna and Flora of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Rare Earths
• Regulations on the Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Law Firms in China
• Regulations on the Administration of Salt of the PRC – Full English Translation (2013, Revised 2016)
• Regulations on the Administration of Ship Registration of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Survey and Design of Construction Projects of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Surveying and Mapping Results of the PRC – Full English Translation (2006)
• Regulations on the Administration of Technology Import and Export of the PRC
• Regulations on the Administration of Testing and Certification Institutions
• Regulations on the Administration of the Credit Investigation Industry
• Regulations on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods of the PRC
• Regulations on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items of the PRC
• Regulations on the Implementation of the Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC
• Regulations on the Implementation of the Government Procurement Law of the PRC
• Regulations on the Safety Administration of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms of the PRC
• Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics of the PRC
• Regulations on Water Conservation of the PRC
• Renewable Energy Law of the PRC
• Rural Revitalization Promotion Law of the PRC
• Safeguard Measures Regulations of the PRC
• Scope of Preliminary Processing of Agricultural Products Eligible for Enterprise Income Tax Preferences (Trial) (2008 Edition)
• Seed Law of the PRC
• Several Measures of the State Council on Promoting the Growth of Foreign Investment of the PRC
• Several Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Economy of the PRC
• Several Provisions on Foreign-Invested Enterprises Investing as Domestic Investors in China of the PRC
• Several Provisions on the Administration of Accounting Firms of the PRC
• Several Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Logistics Enterprises of the PRC
• Several Provisions on the Merger and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors of the PRC
• SME Promotion Law of the PRC
• SPC Judicial Interpretation (IV) on Shareholder Rights and Derivative Actions
• SPC Provisions on Private Lending Cases
• Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for Foreign Investment Access (2024 Edition)
• Sports Law of the PRC
• Stamp Tax Law of the PRC
• Standardization Law Implementing Regulations of the PRC
• Surveying and Mapping Law of the PRC
• Tariff Law of the PRC
• Tax Administrative Reconsideration Rules of the PRC
• Tender and Bidding Law of the PRC
• Tobacco Leaf Tax Law of the PRC
• Tobacco Monopoly Law of the PRC
• Tourism Law of the PRC
• Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law of the PRC
• Urban Real Estate Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China – Full English Translation (2019 Amendment)
• Urban Real Estate Tax Provisional Regulations of the PRC
• Value-Added Tax Law of the PRC
• Vehicle and Vessel Tax Law of the PRC
• Vehicle Purchase Tax Law of the PRC
• Vessel Tonnage Tax Law of the PRC
• Water Law of the PRC
• Waterway Law of the PRC
• Wetland Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Wetlands Protection Law of the PRC

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