Catalogue of Restricted Foreign Investment Industries

(zhejiang.gov.cn)
Updated: 2006-11-17 10:38

I. Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Industries
1. Development and production of grain (including potatoes), cotton and oilseed (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
2. Processing of the logs of precious varieties of trees (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
II. Mining and Quarrying Industries
1. Exploring and mining of minerals such as wolfram, tin, antimony, molybdenum, barite, fluorite (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
2. Exploring and mining of precious metals (gold, silver, platinum families)
3. Exploring and mining of precious non-metals such as diamond
4. Exploring and mining of special and rare kinds of coal (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
5. Mining of szaibelyite and szaibelyite iron ores
6. Mining of celestite
III. Manufacturing Industries
1. Food Processing Industry
(1) Production of millet wine and spirits of famous brands
(2) Production of soda beverage of foreign brand
(3) Production of synthetic sweet agent such as saccharin
(4) Processing of fat or oil
2. Tobacco Processing Industry
(1) Production of cigarettes and filter tips
3. Textile Industry
(1) Wool spinning, cotton spinning
(2) Silk reeling
4. Printing and Record Medium Reproduction Industry
(1) Printing of publications (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares except printing of package decoration)
5. Petroleum Processing and Coking Industries
(1) Construction and management of refineries
6. Chemical Raw Material and Products Manufacturing Industry
(1) Production of ionic membrane caustic soda
(2) Production of sensitive materials
(3) Production of benzidine
(4) Production of chemical products from which narcotics are easily made (ephedrine, 3, 4-idene dihydro phenyl- 2-acctonc, phenylacetic acid, 1-phenyl- 2-acetone, heliotropin, safrole, isosafrole, acetic oxide)
(5) Production of sulphuric acid basic titanium white
(6) Processing of baron, magnesium, iron ores
(7) Barium salt production
7. Medical and Pharmaceutical Products Industry
(1) Production of chloramphenicol, penicillin G, lincomycin, gentamicin, dihydrostreptomycin, amikacin, tetracycline hydrochloride, oxytetracycline, medemycin, kitasamycin, ilotyin, ciprofloxacin and offoxacin
(2) Production of analgin, paracetamol, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
(3) Production of immunity vaccines, bacterins, antitoxins and anatoxin (BCG vaccine, poliomyelitis, DPT vaccine, measles vaccine, Type-B encephalitis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis vaccine) which are included in the State's Plan
(4) Production of material medicines for addiction narcotic and psychoactive drug (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
(5) Production of blood products
(6) Production of non-self-destructible expendable injectors, transfusion systems, blood transfusion systems, blood bags
8. Chemical Fibre Production Industry
(1) Production of chemical fibre drawnwork of conventional chipper
(2) Production of viscose staple fibre with an annual single thread output capacity of less than 20,000 tons
(3) Production of polyester and spandex used for fibre and non-fibre with a daily production capacity of less than 400 tons
9. Rubber Products
(1) Cross-ply and old tire recondition (not including radial tire), and production of industrial rubber fittings of low-performance
10. Non-Ferrous Metal Smelting and Rolling Processing Industry
(1) Smelting and separation of rare earth metal (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
11. Ordinary Machinery Manufacturing Industry
(1) Manufacture of containers
(2) Manufacture of small and medium type ordinary bearings
(3) Manufacture of truck cranes of less than 50 tons (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
12. Special Purpose Equipment Manufacturing Industry
(1) Production of low or middle class type-B ultrasonic displays
(2) Manufacture of equipment for producing long dacron thread and short fibre
(3) Manufacture of crawler dozers of less than 320 horsepower, wheeled mechanical loaders of less than 3 cubic meter (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
13. Electronic and Telecommunication Equipment Manufacturing Industry
(1) Production of satellite television receivers and key parts
IV. Production and Supply of Power, Gas and Water
1. Construction and operation of conventional coal-fired power plants whose unit installed capacity is less than 300,000kW (with the exception of small power grid)
V. Communication and Transportation, Storage, Post and Telecommunication Services
1. Road passenger transportation companies
*2. Cross-border automobile transportation companies
*3. Water transportation companies
*4. Railway freight transportation companies
5. Railway passenger transportation companies (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
6. General aviation companies engaging in photographing, prospecting and industry (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
*7. Telecommunication companies
VI. Wholesale and Retail Trade Industries
*l. Commercial companies of commodity trading, direct selling, mail order selling, Internet selling, franchising, commissioned operation, sales agent, commercial management companies, and wholesale, retail and logistic distribution of grain, cotton, vegetable oil, sugar, medicines, tobaccos, automobiles, crude oil, capital goods for agricultural production
*2. Wholesale or retail business of books, newspapers and periodicals
*3. Distributing and selling of audiovisual products (excluding movies)
4. Commodity auctions
*5. Goods leasing companies
*6. Agencies (ship, freight forwarding, tally for foreign vessels, advertising)
*7. Wholesaling product oil and construction and operation of gasoline stations
8. Foreign trade companies
VII. Banking and Insurance Industries
1. Banks, finance companies, trust investment companies
*2. Insurance companies
*3. Security companies, security investment fund management companies
4. Financial leasing companies
5. Foreign exchange brokerage
*6. Insurance brokerage companies
VIII. Real Estate Industry
1. Development of pieces of land (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
2. Construction and operation of high-ranking hotels, villas, high-class office buildings and international exhibition centers
3. Construction and operation of large scale theme park
IX. Social Service Industry
1. Public Facility Service Industries
(1) Construction and operation of networks of gas, heat, water supply and water drainage in large and medium sized cities (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
2. Information, Consultation Service Industries
(1) Legal consulting
(2) Market Research (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
X. Public Health, Sports and Social Welfare Industries
1. Medical treatment establishments (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
2. Construction and operation of golf courts
XI. Education, Culture and Arts, Broadcasting, Film and TV Industries
1. Education establishments for senior high school students (equity joint ventures or contractual joint ventures only)
2. Construction and operation of cinemas (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
3. Production and publication of broadcasting and TV programs and film-making (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
XII. Scientific Research and Poly-technical Services Industries
1. Mapping companies (Chinese partner shall hold the majority of shares)
*2. Inspection, verification and attestation companies for imported and exported goods
XIII. Other industries restricted by the State or international treaties that China has concluded or taken part in.