Invest in Poland投资波兰

⬆ village Istebna in Silesian Beskid, Southern Poland (source: Polish Tourism Organisation, fotopolska.travel.pl)

 
It is hard to overestimate in international relations the importance of long standing tradition of friendship and cooperation. In the third decade of the 21st century relations between Poland and China, established already in October 1949, are defined as a comprehensive strategic partnership and play a significant role not only bilaterally but also in the cooperation between China and the European Union. Their importance is well reflected by intensive and politically meaningful contacts of leaders of our two countries which remained unaffected even by the COVID19 pandemic. The year 2022 has been marked so far by two the presidents’ phone conversations ( the latest on July 29th) and a meeting in person in Beijing on February 6th on the occasion of the opening of the Winter Olympic Games.

Both countries conduct a complex and multifaceted economic cooperation dating back to 1950. In 2021 their bilateral trade turnover exceeded 53.6 billion USD. Main Polish products exported to China in 2021 were copper and articles thereof, wood, car spare parts and accessories, converters, textile machinery, dairy products.  But our offer is naturally much wider. Polish industry gained international recognition in such sectors as furniture, green technologies gaming industry, yachts and recreational boats, biotech, nanotech and pharma, medical devices and services, food and agriculture, mobility, cosmetics, fashion and tourism.

Polish – Chinese investment cooperation has been also gaining recently momentum and striving to reach results echoing historical achievements such for example as establishing in 1951 the first joint Chinese – foreign company. Chipolbrok, a Polish – Chinese shipping joint venture registered as number 1 in China, celebrated in 2021 its 70-th anniversary and remains today a source of inspiration for all those who think about advancing business interactions between our countries. For the time being the share of Chinese investors in the overall foreign investment pie is low and in 2019 it accounted only for 3.15 percent of the total investment that year with predilection to acquisitions of existing enterprises and mergers.

According to National Bank of Poland at the end of 2020 the value of Polish investments in China totalled USD 249.3 million (including Hong Kong and Macau). Among the biggest of them there were KGHM, Selena, Davis International, Aero At, Aiut, Sanok Rubber Company, Maflow Poland, Rafako, Famur and Fasing. On another side according to the Polish National Statistics Office by the end of 2020 there were 625 enterprises with Chinese capital in Poland, among them 55 with capital above 1 million USD. The year 2021 was marked by significant progress in the implementation of projects by Guotai-Huarong, Yangtze Optical Fiber and Cable and Capchem. Good examples of successful investments in Poland are TCL Operations, Liu Gong Machinery, Xiangyang Automobile Bearing, China Everbright Environment, Hongbo, Bafang Electric, Nuctech and others. Also some Chinese banks like ICBC, BoC, China Eximbank or China Construction Bank  decided to open their branches in Warsaw.

For years Poland has been ranked very high among Central and Eastern European Countries in terms of its investment attractiveness. Last year moved Poland to the 3rd place in the whole European Union and 14th in the world with regard to the inflow of foreign direct investments with the value of 24.8 bln USD (which is a 82% rise year-on-year and 86% in comparison to the year 2019). In the European Union only Germany and Sweden noted higher inflows. The number of greenfield investment projects amounted to 423 (11 percent growth year-to-year) which was the 4th result in Europe and 6th in the world.

Foreign investors appreciate stable economic growth, strong internal demand, geographical and logistic proximity to other European markets, highly qualified and hardworking labour force, improving infrastructure as well as number of different investment incentives. Among new tools investors can find an investment agreement, a special taxation solution enabling them to determine the tax effects of an investment. The agreement is concluded between the investor and the Minister of Finance and aims at providing a binding interpretation of tax legislation. An application to sign such an agreement can be submitted by anyone who is about to invest in Poland at least 100 million PLN (around 22 million USD). Polish Ministry of Finance established Investor’s Tax Service Centre to support key investors planning to launch investment agreement. For more information you may contact: centrum.obslugi.inwestora@mf.gov.pl

Foreign investors can also count on the support from the Polish government in the form of grants that are provided on the basis of the Programme for supporting investments of major importance to the Polish economy for the years 2011-2030. Already 3 Chinese investors took advantage of this opportunity and succeeded to save more than 7.5 million PLN  (around 10.8 million yuan).

Economic development Poland and the evolution of its industries create great opportunities especially in electro mobility, including production of electric cars batteries; electronics (production sites as well as R&D centres); renewable sources of energy; and logistics, including e-commerce warehouses and logistics centres. Those interested in finding out more about investment opportunities in Poland as well as looking for business partners in Poland can contact Polish Trade and Investment Agency (PAIH) Representative Office in Shanghai: china@paih.gov.pl or wechat ID: gh_f401a1cf92a9  

According to economic forecasts Poland’s GDP will grow by 4.8% in 2022, and by 3.5% in 2023. It means that those who decide do establish their business in Poland will benefit from a positive business trends.

We are ready to help you to carry out your plans.

在国际关系中，长期友好合作传统的重要性怎么评价都不为过。波兰和中国于1949年10月建立外交关系。在21世纪的第三个十年，波中关系是全面战略伙伴关系（自2016年起升级），这不仅对双边关系，而且对中国与欧盟的合作都将发挥重要作用。两国领导人密集且具有政治意义的接触充分反映了这一关系的重要性，即使在新冠肺炎疫情期间，他们之间的联系也没有受到影响。今年到目前为止，两国领导人曾多次电话交谈（最近的一次在7月29日），2月6日冬奥会在北京开幕之际他们还亲自会面。

⬆ 克拉科夫——主要的市场广场（来源：波兰旅游组织，fotopolska.travel.pl）

两国早在1950年就开始了深层次和多方面的经济合作。2021年，两国的双边贸易额超过了536亿美元。2021年，波兰出口到中国的主要产品是铜及其制品、木材、汽车零部件和配件、转换器、纺织机械和乳制品。但实际上我们能提供远不只这些。波兰在家具、绿色科技、游戏产业、游艇和休闲船只、生物技术、纳米技术和制药、医疗设备和服务、食品和农业、电动汽车、化妆品、时尚和旅游等行业和领域都获得了国际认可。

波兰与中国的投资合作一直以来也保持着很好的势头，并努力取得与历史成就相呼应的成果，例如，1951年两国成立了第一家中外合资公司。中波轮船股份公司是在中国注册的第一家波中航运合资企业，2021年它庆祝了成立七十周年。至今，它仍能给予所有致力于推动两国商业往来人士鼓舞和启发。目前，中国投资者在波兰整个外国投资这个蛋糕中所占的份额还比较少，2019年仅占当年外国投资的3.15%，而且中方的投资更倾向于收购和兼并现有企业。

根据波兰国家银行提供的数据，截至2020年底，波兰在中国的投资总额为2.493亿美元（包括香港和澳门）。其中最大的投资项目有KGHM、Selena、Davis International、Aero At、Aiut、Sanok Rubber Company、Maflow Poland、Rafako、Famur和Fasing。另一方面，根据波兰国家统计局提供的数据，截至2020年底，波兰有625家中资企业，其中55家的资本超过了100万美元。2021年，国泰华荣、长飞光纤光缆、新宙邦（锂电池材料）等公司项目的实施取得了重大进展。中国在波兰成功投资的例子有TCL Operations、柳工机械、襄阳汽车轴承、中国光大环境、鸿博清洁能源、八方电气、同方威视等。此外，中国工商银行、中国银行、中国进出口银行和中国建设银行等一些中国银行都已在华沙开设分行。

多年来，波兰在投资吸引力方面在中、东欧国家中名列前茅。去年，波兰的外国直接投资流入额达到248亿美元，在整个欧盟国家中排名第三，在世界排名第十四（同比增长82%；与2019年相比，增长了86%）。在欧盟，只有德国和瑞典的资金流入超过波兰。在波兰，绿地投资项目的数量达到423个（同比增长11%），在欧洲排名第四，世界排名第六。

外国投资者重视波兰稳定的经济增长、强劲的内需、与其他欧洲市场近距离的地理位置和物流的便利化、高素质和勤劳的劳动力、正在不断改善的基础设施以及多种不同的投资激励政策。在新的政策中，投资者可以发现一个投资协议，它是一种特殊的税收解决方案，使投资者能够确定其投资的税收效应。这个协议由投资者和财政部长签订，旨在对税收立法作出具有约束力的解释。任何准备在波兰投资至少1亿兹罗提（约2200万美元）的投资者都可以提交签署这个协议的申请。波兰财政部为此设立了投资者税务服务中心，以支持计划启动投资协议的主要投资者。（若想了解更多这方面的信息，请发送邮件至：centrum.obslugi.inwestora@mf.gov.pl）

外国投资者还可以享受波兰政府以补助金形式提供的支持，这些补助金的依据是《2011-2030年波兰经济重大投资支持计划》(Programme for supporting investments of major importance to the Polish economy for the years 2011-2030)。已经有3个中国投资者利用了这一机会，成功地节省了750万兹罗提（约合人民币1080万元）。

波兰的经济发展及其产业的升级创造了巨大的机遇，特别是在电动汽车领域，包括电动汽车电池的生产、电子产品（生产基地和研发中心）、可再生能源，以及包括电商仓库和物流中心在内的物流业。〔有意了解更多在波兰投资的机会以及期望寻找波兰商业合作伙伴的人士，可以联系波兰贸易投资局（PAIH）驻上海代表处：china@paih.gov.pl或微信号：gh_f401a1cf92a9〕

根据经济预测，2022年波兰的GDP将增长4.8%，2023年将增长3.5%。这意味着那些决定在波兰开展业务的人士和企业将受益于其积极的经济发展趋势。

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