On July 27, 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and seven other departments launched a special action to streamline the recognition process for high-tech enterprises (HNTEs), using enhanced cross-agency data sharing, optimized application systems, and stronger verification. HNTE certification is the gateway to China's reduced 15% corporate income tax rate (versus the standard 25%) and other innovation-policy support.
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China streamlines High-Tech Enterprise recognition to speed startup tax perks
Why this matters for founders
A founder running an R&D-heavy small tech company should prepare an HNTE application now, since the faster, data-shared review lowers the paperwork barrier to qualifying for the 15% CIT rate. Line up patents/IP, R&D expense records, and qualifying revenue share so you can file once local systems adopt the streamlined process.
Source: Xinhua
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