Ministry of Commerce: Green consumption pilot work will be organized and carried out in 2026-2028

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on July 20, the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice to launch pilot work on green consumption. In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress and the 20th Plenary Session of the Party, implement the deployment requirements of the “Notice of 9 Departments Including the Ministry of Commerce on Implementing Actions to Promote Green Consumption”, accelerate the green transformation of development methods and consumption models, and expand green consumption, the Ministry of Commerce will organize and carry out green consumption pilot work from 2026-2028. Among them, the pilot highlights include improving the supply of green products, cultivating green distribution entities, innovating green consumption scenarios, building a green recycling system, creating a green consumption atmosphere, and exploring green consumption incentives.

The original text is as follows:

Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce on launching pilot work on green consumption

Commercial Circulation Letter [2026] No. 368

Commercial departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and planned separate municipalities, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress and the 20th Plenary Session of the Party, implement the deployment requirements of the “Notice of 9 Departments Including the Ministry of Commerce on Implementing Green Consumption Promotion Actions” (Commercial Circulation Letter (2026) No. 1, hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”), accelerate the green transformation of development methods and consumption models, and expand green consumption, the Ministry of Commerce will organize and carry out green consumption pilot work from 2026-2028. The notice on matters relating to the first batch of pilots in 2026 is as follows:

I. General Requirements

Adhere to problem orientation, goal orientation, and effect orientation, and focus on key areas and key aspects of green consumption in accordance with the deployment requirements of the “Notice”, explore management innovation, model innovation, institutional innovation, and policy innovation according to local conditions around tasks such as enriching the supply of green products, improving green service consumption, innovating green consumption models, promoting green recycling, optimizing the green consumption environment, consolidating the green consumption foundation, and increasing policy support, and further expand green consumption through pilots. consumption.

II. Scope of declaration

(1) The reporting subject. The district (county) under the jurisdiction of the city; a national economic and technological development zone, a national high-tech industrial development zone, and a development zone approved by the local authorities; an industrial park.

(2) Application amount. Each province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government, planned separate municipalities, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps recommend no more than 3 units. Factors such as the green consumption work foundation, development potential, policy guarantees, and scientific nature of the plan in a district (county), development zone or industrial park are comprehensively considered to highlight the best and each has its own characteristics.

Priority is given to places selected as national civilized cities, national ecological civilization construction demonstration zones, and “green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains” implementation and innovation bases with outstanding construction results.

III. Organization and implementation

(1) Carefully organize the declaration. All provincial commercial departments should actively mobilize organizations, guide reporting units to prepare green consumption pilot application materials (including application plans and project lists) according to local conditions, review and check the application materials, and send written recommendations and application materials to the Ministry of Commerce (Distribution Development Department) by August 30, 2026. The Ministry of Commerce (Department of Distribution Development) will organize experts to review the application materials and determine the pilot list in accordance with the procedures.

(2) Take good care of the pilot implementation. The pilot unit shall organize implementation in an orderly manner in accordance with the requirements of the “Notice” and the local pilot plan to ensure the progress and effectiveness of the pilot work. It is necessary to strengthen policy integration and departmental collaboration, encourage joint efforts in conjunction with related work, and introduce special support policies. The pilot construction period is two years, calculated from the date the pilot is determined.

(3) Strengthen summary promotion. All provincial commercial departments should closely follow the progress of the pilot, summarize typical experiences in a timely manner, and report the progress, phased results, and typical cases of the pilot work by November 15 every year. The Ministry of Commerce (Department of Distribution Development) will work with relevant departments to strengthen follow-up guidance, experience summary, and publicity and promotion to promote the replication and application of the pilot results on a wider scale.

Attachment: 1. Green Consumption Pilot Declaration Plan (template)

2. List of green consumption pilot projects (template)

General Office of the Ministry of Commerce

July 13, 2026

Green Consumption Pilot Declaration Plan (template)

In order to thoroughly implement the requirements of the “Notice of 9 Departments Including the Ministry of Commerce on Implementing Actions to Promote Green Consumption”, solidly carry out local green consumption pilot work, and formulate this plan in conjunction with actual practice.

I. The basis of work

(1) Basic overview. This includes location characteristics, population size, trade circulation, consumer market conditions, etc.

(2) The basis of work. Sort out the working foundations, as well as current experience and results, such as the supply of local green products, the cultivation of green distribution entities, the construction of green consumption scenarios, recycling systems, plastic bans in the commercial sector, and green publicity and guidance.

II. Work ideas and goals

(1) Work ideas. Based on existing local resources and consumption characteristics, adhere to small cuts and characteristic promotion, and clarify the main focus direction, implementation path, and work gripper of the pilot.

(2) Work goals. Based on local reality, quantifiable targets are set around the scale of green product supply, number of green business entities, coverage of green consumption scenarios, and satisfaction with the green consumption environment.

III. Key contents of the pilot

Keep abreast of the key tasks of green consumption promotion actions, combine local realities, clarify specific pilot content and projects, highlight 2-4 characteristic directions, and achieve clear tasks and specific measures.

(1) Increased supply of green products. It includes specific initiatives such as the construction of green product zones, production and marketing connections, the operation of green zones on e-commerce platforms, and the promotion of green products.

(2) Cultivating green distribution entities. This includes the cultivation and upgrading of green shopping malls, green restaurants, etc., the application of energy saving and carbon reduction in enterprises, the application of green packaging, the use of disposable plastic products, and the implementation and supervision of recycling reports.

(3) Innovation in green consumption scenarios. This includes creating green consumption themed scenarios, green communities, green sharing outlets, etc.

(4) Construction of a green circulation system. This includes the layout of the waste recycling network, the distribution of used products, etc.

(5) Creating a green consumption atmosphere. This includes themed publicity activities, popular science education, public welfare activities, etc.

(6) Exploring incentives for green consumption. Explore practical incentives based on local realities, including those implemented by government departments, associations and enterprises.

IV. Implementation steps

(1) Mobilizing and deploying phase. Clarify the division of responsibilities, refine the task list, and carry out policy interpretation and work arrangements.

(2) Comprehensive promotion stage. Promote the implementation of various pilot tasks according to the plan, resolve issues in implementation in a timely manner, and regularly summarize progress.

(3) Summarize the upgrade stages. Comprehensively sort out the results of the pilot, refine empirical models, and form replicable and promoted institutional results and practical cases.

5. Safeguard measures

Strengthen organizational leadership, establish coordination mechanisms for business leadership and multi-departmental collaboration, and clarify responsible subjects and promotion tasks. Strengthen policy coordination, strengthen links with related work, and form joint efforts. Strengthen summary and promotion, dynamically track and analyze the results of green development, summarize typical cases and innovative models in a timely manner, publicize and display the results of the pilot through multiple channels, and create a good atmosphere.

This article was selected from the “Ministry of Commerce” official website, Zhitong Finance Editor: Feng Qiuyi.