What is the parallel import of cars?

Depending on the place of import, parallel cars can be divided into "American-standard cars", "Middle East version", and "European version (or German version)" ?, ?plus edition? and other categories to distinguish them from ?medium-sized cars? that are sold in the Chinese market through manufacturer-authorized channels.

What are the advantages?

1. Cheap price: This is what the public is most concerned about, because parallel imported cars eliminate a lot of intermediate links, and pricing is not restricted by manufacturers. Therefore, there is a big discount in price. Usually the price of parallel imported cars is 10%-20% lower than that of standard cars, and the price of high-end cars may be as high as 30%.

2. Fast pick-up time: Parallel cars are purchased overseas and then shipped to domestic sales, and are shipped directly from the port, saving a lot of waiting time.

3. You can buy overseas models that are not available in China (some models are not authorized to be sold in China and can only be imported through parallel imports). At the same time, the configuration of some overseas models is not consistent with that of standard cars. But the downside is that some cars may need to be modified, such as left-hand drive to right-hand drive.

What to do after-sales?

In order to solve after-sales problems, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone stipulates that the pilot enterprises of parallel import of automobiles shall follow the principle of "who sells, who is responsible" to perform product recalls, Quality assurance, after-sales service, car three guarantees, average fuel consumption accounting and other obligations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.

When consumers purchase parallel imported cars, they will receive a "three-piece set": a traceability label, an after-sales card and a maintenance manual. The traceability label will be affixed to the car door, and the QR code on it can be scanned to obtain the purchased car information, including future maintenance records, which will be recorded. Even if it is treated as a second-hand car in the future, the vehicle information will always exist, realizing The entire life cycle of the car is traceable; the after-sales card is equivalent to the ID card of the purchased car, which can be presented during maintenance, and the information recorded inside is more comprehensive and complete.

Where to buy?

Parallel imported cars in the free trade zone are sold by pilot enterprises. Each pilot enterprise has its own sales outlets and is rolled out nationwide.

For example, the first batch of 17 pilot enterprises in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone include:

Shanghai Yongda Automobile Group Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Bailian Automobile Service Trading Co., Ltd.

Baoxin Automobile Group Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Automobile Import and Export Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Junyao Co., Ltd.

Wuhu Yaxia Automobile Co., Ltd.

Shanxi Dachang Automobile Group Co., Ltd.

Tianjin Yuanda United Automobile Trading Group Co., Ltd.

Tianjin Baorui International Trade Co., Ltd.

Chongqing Jie Peng Auto Sales and Service Co., Ltd.

AVIC International Auto Show and Sales Co., Ltd.

Beijing Chengxinda Auto Sales Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Tongrun Investment Co., Ltd.

Rundong Automobile Group Co., Ltd.

Henan Harmony Automobile Trading Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Ziping International Trading Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Automobile Trading Market Co., Ltd.

In addition, the Wanguo Youpin imported car channel is the first original imported car channel opened in my country’s cross-border retail e-commerce platform, allowing consumers to purchase online.

Required receipts for purchasing parallel imported cars

First of all, there must be a "People's Republic of China Goods Import Certificate";

Secondly? Inspection Certificate?;

Then, there is the "Vehicle Conformity Certificate", which is based on the National Certification and Supervisory Committee's Announcement No. 1 of 2008 on the revised "Motor Vehicles (Automotive Products) Compulsory Certification Implementation" The announcement of the "Rules" certifies the consistency of the vehicle;

Then the "basic information of the vehicle";

In addition, the "car purchase invoice" is required.

What kind of companies can sell parallel imported cars?

The "Notice on Launching the Pilot Program of Parallel Imported Cars in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone" issued on January 7, planned The threshold for enterprises to apply for parallel import automobile pilot business is set: they have been engaged in automobile sales business for more than 5 years, have operating performance of continuous profitability for the past three years, and automobile sales in the last financial year exceeded 400 million yuan, etc.

In addition, dealers that carry out parallel import cars in Shanghai must first be recognized by the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission and the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone Management Committee. After certification, the pilot enterprises shall be certified in accordance with the national According to the relevant regulations on the import licensing management of mechanical and electrical products and the relevant requirements of the Ministry of Commerce, provide corresponding import application materials and apply for an automatic automobile import license from the Ministry of Commerce. The automatic import license dedicated to parallel import does not require authorization from the automobile manufacturer and the license has the word "parallel" on it.