Lu Jian: Expand the Intermediate Goods Trade with a National Unified Market

Release time:2024-02-26Author: Lu Jian

In recent years, with the improvement of product technology and the extension of industrial chain, the proportion of intermediate goods has been continuously increasing. The intermediate goods trade has become the main driving force for global trade growth and the important category that cannot be ignored in the construction of a unified national market. 


Intermediate goods trade has the characteristics of being specific in purpose, having clear supply and demand sides, and requiring more advanced technology. As a result, its market competition is not sufficient, which enables advantageous enterprises to obtain more profit added value, and also promotes the horizontal or vertical concentration or even monopoly in the industry. The characteristics of intermediate goods have led to a certain degree of market segmentation in China's intermediate goods market.


Accelerating the construction of a unified national market for intermediate goods is of great significance for further enhancing the production capacity and international competitiveness of Chinese enterprises.

1. Unify intermediate goods production standards at the national level, regulate supervision and law enforcement work, and abolish policies and regulations that are not conducive to the construction of a unified national market.

2. Build an e-commerce platform for intermediate goods based on product categories.

3. Adopt the principle of proximity for production, encourage high-quality intermediate goods production enterprises to merge other similar enterprises or invest in areas that undertake industrial transfer, and establish sound and efficient intermediate goods distribution channels.

4. Encourage enterprises to increase investment in research and development, and improve the production capacity and technological level of intermediate goods.