China Laws Directory

Economic Laws

288 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 China (the PRC)
• Administrative Measures for Bank Foreign Exchange Risk Transaction Reporting of China (the PRC) (for Trial Implementation)
• Administrative Measures for the Credit Management of Enterprises Registered and Filed with Customs of China (the PRC)
• Administrative Measures for the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Administrative Measures for the Reporting of Foreign Investment Information of China (the PRC)
• Administrative Measures on Non-Resident Enterprise Tax Withholding at Source (Interim) of China (the PRC)
• Administrative Measures on Special Tax Adjustments (Trial) of China (the PRC)
• Administrative Provisions on Registration of Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises
• Administrative Provisions on Resident Representative Offices of Foreign Securities Institutions of China (the PRC)
• Advertisement Law of China (the PRC)
• Advertising Law of China (the PRC)
• Agricultural Products Quality Safety Law of China (the PRC)
• Agricultural Technology Extension Law of China (the PRC)
• Agriculture Law of China (the PRC)
• Animal Epidemic Prevention Law of China (the PRC)
• Animal Husbandry Law of China (the PRC)
• Announcement No. 52 of 2026 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs on Further Optimizing Matters Concerning the Challenge and Identification of Export-Controlled Dual-Use Items of China (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 China (the PRC)
• Announcement on Issues Concerning Non-Resident Enterprise Income Tax Withholding at Source of China (the PRC)
• Announcement on Matters Concerning the Individual Income Tax Policy on Dividends of Foreign Individuals of China (the PRC)
• Announcement on Regulating Individual Income Tax Policies for the Transfer of Restricted Shares of Listed Companies
• Anti-Dumping Regulations of China (the PRC)
• Anti-Money Laundering Law of China (the PRC)
• Anti-Monopoly Compliance Guidelines for Undertakings of China (the PRC) — Full
• Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy of China (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 China (the PRC)
• Asset Appraisal Law of China (the PRC)
• Atomic Energy Law of China (the PRC) – Full English Translation (2024)
• Bidding and Tendering Law of China (the PRC)
• Black Soil Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Budget Law of China (the PRC)
• Catalogue of Encouraged Foreign Investment Industries (2025 Edition)
• Certified Public Accountants Law of China (the PRC)
• Circular Economy Promotion Law of China (the PRC)
• City Maintenance and Construction Tax Law of China (the PRC)
• Civil Aviation Law of China (the PRC)
• Coal Industry Law of China (the PRC)
• Commercial Banking Law of China (the PRC)
• Countervailing Regulations of China (the PRC)
• Cultivated Land Protection and Quality Improvement Law of China (the PRC)
• Customs Law of China (the PRC)
• Customs Tariff Law of China (the PRC)
• Data Export Security Assessment Measures
• Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Punishing Crimes of Fraudulently Purchasing Foreign Exchange, Evading Foreign Exchange and Illegally Trading in Foreign Exchange
• Deed Tax Law of China (the PRC)
• Direct Selling Management Regulations of China (the PRC)
• Electric Power Law of China (the PRC)
• Electric Power Safety Accidents Emergency Response, Investigation and Handling Regulations of China (the PRC)
• Electricity Law of China (the PRC)
• Energy Conservation Law of China (the PRC)
• Energy Law of China (the PRC)
• Enterprise State-Owned Assets Law of China (the PRC)
• Export Control Law of China (the PRC)
• Family Farm Promotion Law of China (the PRC)
• Farmland Occupation Tax Law of China (the PRC)
• Financial Stability Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Fisheries Law of China (the PRC)
• Forest Law of China (the PRC)
• Forestry Law of China (the PRC)
• Futures and Derivatives Law of China (the PRC)
• Grassland Law of China (the PRC)
• Guiding Opinions of the State Council on Further Optimizing the Business Environment of China (the PRC)
• Hainan Free Trade Port Law of China (the PRC)
• Highway Law of China (the PRC)
• Implementation Measures for the Levy of Individual Income Tax on Interest Income from Savings Deposits of China (the PRC)
• Implementing Regulations for the Mineral Resources Law of China (the PRC)
• Implementing Regulations of the Foreign Investment Law of China (the PRC)
• Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of China (the PRC)
• Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Taxi Booking Services of China (the PRC)
• Interim Provisions on Import Taxes on Articles Carried into China by Foreign Resident Personnel of China (the PRC)
• Interim Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Venture Capital Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Interim Provisions on the Administration of Non-Scheduled Flights of Civil Air Transport of China (the PRC)
• Interim Provisions on the Administration of Private Investment Funds of China (the PRC)
• Interim Provisions on the Exemption from Import Taxes of Special-Purpose Articles for Persons with Disabilities
• Interim Provisions on the Review of Concentrations of Undertakings of the People’s Republic of China
• Interim Regulation on Enterprise Information Disclosure of China (the PRC)
• Interim Regulations of China (the PRC) on the Granting and Transfer of the Right to Use State-Owned Urban Land
• Interim Regulations on Cash Management of China (the PRC)
• Interim Regulations on Express Delivery of China (the PRC)
• Interim Regulations on the Administration of Registration of Privately-Run Non-Enterprise Units of China (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 China (the PRC)

L – P

• Law of China (the PRC) on Construction
• Law of China (the PRC) on State-Owned Assets of Enterprises
• Law of China (the PRC) on the Administration of Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations within Mainland China
• Law of China (the PRC) on the Administration of Tax Collection
• Law of China (the PRC) on the Administration of the Use of Sea Areas
• Law of China (the PRC) on the Exploration and Development of Resources in the Deep Seabed Areas
• Law of China (the PRC) on Water Resources
• Law on Commercial Banks of the People’s Republic of China
• Law on Tenders and Bids of China (the PRC)
• Law on the Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization of China (the PRC)
• Law on the Promotion of Privately-Run Schools of China (the PRC)
• Law on the Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Law on the Protection of Offshore Islands of China (the PRC)
• Law on Water and Soil Conservation of China (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 China (the PRC)
• Measures for the Administration of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing of Banking Financial Institutions (CBIRC Order No. 1, 2019)
• Measures for the Administration of Foreign Debts of China (the PRC)
• Measures for the Administration of Imported Films
• Measures for the Administration of Online Marketing of Financial Products
• Measures for the Administration of Outbound Investment (Order No. 49 of the National Development and Reform Commission)
• Measures for the Administration of Tax Registration of China (the PRC)
• Measures for the Administration of Tax Treaty Treatment for Non-Resident Taxpayers of China (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 China (the PRC)
• Measures for the Punishment of Illegal Financial Acts of China (the PRC)
• Measures for the Reporting of Balance of Payments Statistics of China (the PRC)
• Measures for the Security Assessment of Data Exports of China (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 China (the PRC) on the Administration of Salt
• Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Administration of Enterprise Credit (GACC Order No. 237, 2018)
• Measures on Cybersecurity Review
• Measures on the Administration of Invoices of China (the PRC)
• Measures on the Administration of Real Estate Brokerage of China (the PRC)
• Measures on the Administration of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods of China (the PRC)
• Measures on the Administration of the Approval and Filing of Foreign Investment Projects of China (the PRC)
• Measures on the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer
• Metrology Law of China (the PRC)
• National Agricultural Census Regulations of China (the PRC)
• National Development Planning Law of China (the PRC)
• National Tax Administrative Penalty Discretion Benchmarks
• Network Security Review Measures
• Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Strengthening the Governance of the Problem of Difficult Payment Recovery for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
• Notice of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Improving the Administration of Foreign Exchange Matters Concerning Domestic Foreign Exchange Loans
• Notice of the State Council on Issues Concerning the Application of Interim Tax Regulations, Such as the Value-Added Tax, Consumption Tax and Business Tax, to Foreign-Invested Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises
• Oil and Gas Pipeline Protection Law of China (the PRC) – Full English Translation (2010)
• Passport Law of China (the PRC)
• People’s Bank of China Law of China (the PRC)
• Pesticide Administration Regulations of China (the PRC)
• Petroleum and Natural Gas Pipelines Protection Law of China (the PRC)
• Physical Culture and Sports Law of China (the PRC)
• Port Law of China (the PRC)
• Postal Law of China (the PRC)
• PRC Foreign Trade Law
• Price Law of China (the PRC)
• Private Economy Promotion Law of China (the PRC)
• Private Education Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China
• Private Investment Fund Supervision and Administration Regulations of China (the PRC)
• Product Quality Law of the People’s Republic of China – Full English Translation (2018 Amendment)
• Provisional Regulations of China (the PRC) on Consumption Tax
• Provisional Regulations of China (the PRC) on Land Appreciation Tax
• Provisional Regulations on Resource Tax of China (the PRC)
• Provisions of the China State Council on Outbound Investment
• Provisions of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of the Registration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food (GACC Order No. 280, 2025)
• Provisions of the State Council on Encouraging Foreign Investment
• Provisions of the State Council on Encouraging Investment in the Development of Hainan Island of China (the PRC)
• Provisions of the State Council on the Security of Industrial and Supply Chains
• Provisions on Foreign Exchange Administration of Foreign Direct Investment of China (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 China (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 China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Construction Enterprise Qualifications of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Cosmetic Labeling
• Provisions on the Administration of Cosmetic Registration and Filing Dossiers of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Funded Construction and Engineering Design Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Funded Financial Institutions of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Advertising Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Conference and Exhibition Companies of China (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 China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Professional Training Institutions
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Road Transport Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Travel Agencies of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Urban Planning Service Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of International Freight Forwarding Agencies of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Representative Offices of Foreign Insurance Institutions of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of the Filing of Imported Food Importers and Exporters of the People’s Republic of China
• Provisions on the Administration of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Administration of Urban Real Estate Development and Management of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Berthing and Resupply of International Cruise Ships at Ports of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Encouragement of Multinational Corporations to Establish Regional Headquarters in China of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Establishment of Foreign-Funded Foreign Trade Companies of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Establishment of Investment Companies by Foreign Investors of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Merger and Division of Foreign-Invested Enterprises of China (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 China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Prohibition of Pyramid Selling of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Submission of Tax-Related Information by Internet Platform Enterprises of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Takeover of Listed Companies of China (the PRC)
• Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List of China (the PRC)

R – W

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

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