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CNGuidelines for Specialization and New Application for Pit Avoidance
Recently, the backstage has received many questions from business owners in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region. They want to apply for specialization and innovation but don't know where to start. Some have submitted materials but are rejected, some do not know what materials to prepare, and some miss the application time. Today, we will combine practical experience to clearly explain the entire process, common pitfalls and solutions for specialized, special and new declarations at one time to help everyone improve the application pass rate.
First of all, we must correct a common misunderstanding. Many companies think that applying for specialization, special and new products is by submitting materials directly. In fact, it is not. Now our country implements a gradient cultivation system. Enterprises must first become innovative small and medium-sized enterprises before they can be qualified to apply for specialization, special and new products. Small and medium-sized enterprises can only apply for specialization, special and new products. This order cannot be messed up. Let's start with the conditions for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises to enter the warehouse, which is the first threshold for the entire application.
Innovative small and medium-sized enterprises need to meet three basic conditions for warehousing. The first is that they have been registered for more than two years, belong to the category of small and medium-sized enterprises, and have no record of major violations of laws and regulations, which most enterprises can meet. The second is to have intellectual property rights related to the main business. At least one item can be invention patents, utility model patents, software copyrights, etc. Note that the requirements here are within the validity period and must be related to your main products. If you are in machinery manufacturing, taking a food-related patent does not count. The third is that R & D investment meets the standard. Either R & D expenses accounted for no less than 1% of revenue in the previous year, or the total R & D expenses in the previous year were no less than 1 million yuan. At the same time, revenue was either more than 10 million yuan, or equity financing in the past two years exceeded 20 million yuan. These three conditions are hard indicators and are indispensable. Many companies are stuck in warehousing because their R & D investment is not up to standard or their intellectual property rights have nothing to do with their main business.
After passing the entry of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises into the warehouse, the next step is the specialized and new application conditions, which are higher than the entry requirements. The first is to have been engaged in market segments for more than 2 years, and then the R & D expenses in the previous year are no less than 1 million yuan, accounting for no less than 2% of revenue. The revenue requirements are the same as those for warehousing, either more than 10 million yuan, or in the past two years. Financing of more than 20 million yuan, at least 2 intellectual property requirements, or having scientific and technological awards at or above the provincial level, participating in standard formulation, having provincial-level R & D institutions, and financing of more than 50 million yuan in the past two years. It is enough to satisfy one of them. It should be noted here that Shanghai and some regions in the Yangtze River Delta have additional local requirements for specialized, specialized and new declarations. For example, some regions require enterprises to have market segments in the top 10 in the province, or core products belong to key supported industrial chains. In this regard, everyone must understand local policies in advance.
Next is the application process. Now all over the country is applying online on the "National Gradient Cultivation Platform for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises". I will break down the specific steps and tell you. The first step is to register and log in. After entering the platform, select the province where your company is registered, fill in the company's unified social credit code, contact information, etc. to complete real-name authentication. Note that the contact here must be filled in someone you can contact at any time, otherwise it will be troublesome to fail to contact if you have problems during the review period. The second step is to apply for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. Fill in the basic information of the enterprise, intellectual property status, R & D investment status, and financial status one by one according to the forms in the system. Each form has instructions for filling in. Everyone must read it carefully and not fill in it incorrectly. After filling in, upload relevant supporting materials and submit them to the local Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The general review cycle is 15-30 working days, and will be put into the warehouse after passing the review. The third step is specialization, special and new application. During the application window, the platform will open the specialization, special and new application entrance. After you click on it, a lot of basic information will be automatically brought from the information of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. You only need to supplement and fill in the additional information required for specialization, special and new application, such as market segment share, core technology advantages, industrial chain supporting status, future development plans, etc. The fourth step is to upload supporting materials. The materials needed here are much more than those stored in storage. I will make a must-have list for everyone to avoid missing preparations. The first is basic materials, business license, company profile, financial audit report for the past three years, special audit report on R & D expenses, then innovation ability materials, intellectual property certificates, R & D project establishment certificates, list of R & D personnel, transformation certificates of scientific and technological achievements, and then Specialized materials, proof of market segment share, introduction of core products, upstream and downstream cooperation agreements, as well as other auxiliary materials, qualification and honor certificates, standard formulation certificates, financing certificates, etc. All materials must be stamped with an official seal and scanned into clear PDF format. The size of each material should not exceed the system limit. The fifth step is to submit the review. After submitting, you can check the review progress on the platform at any time. If there is a correction notice, you must correct the materials within the specified time, otherwise it will be rejected.
Regarding the reporting time, there are generally two reporting opportunities every year at the national level, once in the first half of the year and once in the second half of the year. Taking Shanghai as an example, in the first half of the year, declarations are usually made from March to April and announced from June to July, and in the second half of the year, declarations are made from August to September. The reporting time in other provinces in the Yangtze River Delta such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui is similar, which is no longer than a month or two. You can pay attention to the official website or public account of the local Industry and Information Technology Bureau in advance. Or ask us for the latest declaration schedule so as not to miss the time. There is a scoring system during the review, with a full score of 100 points, a pass of 60 points, an innovative ability accounts for 30 points, a growth score of 25 points, a specialization score of 25 points, and a refined management score of 20 points. The judges are all experts in various fields and will focus on checking the authenticity of your materials, so never cheat. Once discovered, you cannot apply for three years.
Many companies fail to declare, mainly because they have stepped in these pits. The first pitfall is that the conditions are not hard enough. For example, if the R & D expenses are not enough, some expenses that are not R & D are randomly included, and the secret will be revealed when checked during the audit. The second pitfall is that the logic of materials is confusing. Intellectual property rights have nothing to do with the main business. R & D projects and core products do not match. The judges will not know what you do after looking for a long time and will definitely give you a low score. The third pitfall is that the application time was not controlled well, and the materials were not prepared until the notice came out. Either the materials were not ready and could not meet the deadline, or the materials were prepared in a hurry were full of mistakes. The fourth pitfall is that you don't know the special requirements of the place. The review focus of each region will vary. For example, Shanghai values the digital transformation of enterprises more, and Jiangsu values the supporting capabilities of the industrial chain. If you don't understand these, it is easy to lose points.
In response to these issues, the Shanghai Representative Office of the China Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Association can provide free policy diagnosis services to enterprises in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region. We have more than 30 experts from the fields of industrial economics, finance, law and other fields who will help you check the application conditions one by one, tell you which conditions have been met and which ones still need to be replenished, and help you plan and prepare six months in advance. We also provide material counseling services to help you sort out the material logic, standardize the material format, and avoid low-level errors. As a national-level service platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, we have served more than 5000 enterprises in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta. Under our guidance, many enterprises have successfully passed the application for specialization, specialization and innovation, and received policy subsidies and related support.
Finally, I would like to give you a suggestion. The sooner you prepare for the application of specialization, special and new products, the better. It is best to start the layout six months to one year in advance, apply for intellectual property rights in advance, standardize the accounting of R & D expenses, sort out the advantages of core products, and don't wait for the application notice to come out. Stuff. If you have any questions about the application, you can leave a message in the comment area and we will answer them one by one.
First of all, we must correct a common misunderstanding. Many companies think that applying for specialization, special and new products is by submitting materials directly. In fact, it is not. Now our country implements a gradient cultivation system. Enterprises must first become innovative small and medium-sized enterprises before they can be qualified to apply for specialization, special and new products. Small and medium-sized enterprises can only apply for specialization, special and new products. This order cannot be messed up. Let's start with the conditions for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises to enter the warehouse, which is the first threshold for the entire application.
Innovative small and medium-sized enterprises need to meet three basic conditions for warehousing. The first is that they have been registered for more than two years, belong to the category of small and medium-sized enterprises, and have no record of major violations of laws and regulations, which most enterprises can meet. The second is to have intellectual property rights related to the main business. At least one item can be invention patents, utility model patents, software copyrights, etc. Note that the requirements here are within the validity period and must be related to your main products. If you are in machinery manufacturing, taking a food-related patent does not count. The third is that R & D investment meets the standard. Either R & D expenses accounted for no less than 1% of revenue in the previous year, or the total R & D expenses in the previous year were no less than 1 million yuan. At the same time, revenue was either more than 10 million yuan, or equity financing in the past two years exceeded 20 million yuan. These three conditions are hard indicators and are indispensable. Many companies are stuck in warehousing because their R & D investment is not up to standard or their intellectual property rights have nothing to do with their main business.
After passing the entry of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises into the warehouse, the next step is the specialized and new application conditions, which are higher than the entry requirements. The first is to have been engaged in market segments for more than 2 years, and then the R & D expenses in the previous year are no less than 1 million yuan, accounting for no less than 2% of revenue. The revenue requirements are the same as those for warehousing, either more than 10 million yuan, or in the past two years. Financing of more than 20 million yuan, at least 2 intellectual property requirements, or having scientific and technological awards at or above the provincial level, participating in standard formulation, having provincial-level R & D institutions, and financing of more than 50 million yuan in the past two years. It is enough to satisfy one of them. It should be noted here that Shanghai and some regions in the Yangtze River Delta have additional local requirements for specialized, specialized and new declarations. For example, some regions require enterprises to have market segments in the top 10 in the province, or core products belong to key supported industrial chains. In this regard, everyone must understand local policies in advance.
Next is the application process. Now all over the country is applying online on the "National Gradient Cultivation Platform for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises". I will break down the specific steps and tell you. The first step is to register and log in. After entering the platform, select the province where your company is registered, fill in the company's unified social credit code, contact information, etc. to complete real-name authentication. Note that the contact here must be filled in someone you can contact at any time, otherwise it will be troublesome to fail to contact if you have problems during the review period. The second step is to apply for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. Fill in the basic information of the enterprise, intellectual property status, R & D investment status, and financial status one by one according to the forms in the system. Each form has instructions for filling in. Everyone must read it carefully and not fill in it incorrectly. After filling in, upload relevant supporting materials and submit them to the local Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The general review cycle is 15-30 working days, and will be put into the warehouse after passing the review. The third step is specialization, special and new application. During the application window, the platform will open the specialization, special and new application entrance. After you click on it, a lot of basic information will be automatically brought from the information of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. You only need to supplement and fill in the additional information required for specialization, special and new application, such as market segment share, core technology advantages, industrial chain supporting status, future development plans, etc. The fourth step is to upload supporting materials. The materials needed here are much more than those stored in storage. I will make a must-have list for everyone to avoid missing preparations. The first is basic materials, business license, company profile, financial audit report for the past three years, special audit report on R & D expenses, then innovation ability materials, intellectual property certificates, R & D project establishment certificates, list of R & D personnel, transformation certificates of scientific and technological achievements, and then Specialized materials, proof of market segment share, introduction of core products, upstream and downstream cooperation agreements, as well as other auxiliary materials, qualification and honor certificates, standard formulation certificates, financing certificates, etc. All materials must be stamped with an official seal and scanned into clear PDF format. The size of each material should not exceed the system limit. The fifth step is to submit the review. After submitting, you can check the review progress on the platform at any time. If there is a correction notice, you must correct the materials within the specified time, otherwise it will be rejected.
Regarding the reporting time, there are generally two reporting opportunities every year at the national level, once in the first half of the year and once in the second half of the year. Taking Shanghai as an example, in the first half of the year, declarations are usually made from March to April and announced from June to July, and in the second half of the year, declarations are made from August to September. The reporting time in other provinces in the Yangtze River Delta such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui is similar, which is no longer than a month or two. You can pay attention to the official website or public account of the local Industry and Information Technology Bureau in advance. Or ask us for the latest declaration schedule so as not to miss the time. There is a scoring system during the review, with a full score of 100 points, a pass of 60 points, an innovative ability accounts for 30 points, a growth score of 25 points, a specialization score of 25 points, and a refined management score of 20 points. The judges are all experts in various fields and will focus on checking the authenticity of your materials, so never cheat. Once discovered, you cannot apply for three years.
Many companies fail to declare, mainly because they have stepped in these pits. The first pitfall is that the conditions are not hard enough. For example, if the R & D expenses are not enough, some expenses that are not R & D are randomly included, and the secret will be revealed when checked during the audit. The second pitfall is that the logic of materials is confusing. Intellectual property rights have nothing to do with the main business. R & D projects and core products do not match. The judges will not know what you do after looking for a long time and will definitely give you a low score. The third pitfall is that the application time was not controlled well, and the materials were not prepared until the notice came out. Either the materials were not ready and could not meet the deadline, or the materials were prepared in a hurry were full of mistakes. The fourth pitfall is that you don't know the special requirements of the place. The review focus of each region will vary. For example, Shanghai values the digital transformation of enterprises more, and Jiangsu values the supporting capabilities of the industrial chain. If you don't understand these, it is easy to lose points.
In response to these issues, the Shanghai Representative Office of the China Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Association can provide free policy diagnosis services to enterprises in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region. We have more than 30 experts from the fields of industrial economics, finance, law and other fields who will help you check the application conditions one by one, tell you which conditions have been met and which ones still need to be replenished, and help you plan and prepare six months in advance. We also provide material counseling services to help you sort out the material logic, standardize the material format, and avoid low-level errors. As a national-level service platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, we have served more than 5000 enterprises in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta. Under our guidance, many enterprises have successfully passed the application for specialization, specialization and innovation, and received policy subsidies and related support.
Finally, I would like to give you a suggestion. The sooner you prepare for the application of specialization, special and new products, the better. It is best to start the layout six months to one year in advance, apply for intellectual property rights in advance, standardize the accounting of R & D expenses, sort out the advantages of core products, and don't wait for the application notice to come out. Stuff. If you have any questions about the application, you can leave a message in the comment area and we will answer them one by one.