Guangdong Manufacturers Accelerate Export of High-Value-Added Services

China News Service reported that value-added tax invoice data from the Guangdong Provincial Tax Service of the State Taxation Administration showed Guangdong manufacturing enterprises recorded a 14.4% year-on-year increase in service sales during the first half of 2026. High-value-added service exports accelerated, with manufacturing sales revenue from industrial design and technical research rising 18.2% and 39.6% year-on-year, respectively. Sector-specific metrics indicated that computer and communication equipment manufacturing as well as general equipment manufacturing actively exported industrial design services in the first half of 2026. Sales revenues from these design exports rose 40.4% and 44.2% year-on-year, while total service sales revenue for the two industries grew 18.2% and 12.7%, respectively. Across related segments in Guangdong, value-added tax invoice data for the first half of 2026 revealed that sales revenue in core digital economy industries increased 15.5% year-on-year. Over the exact same period, sales revenue in high-tech industries grew 15.1% year-on-year. Tax authorities in Huizhou and Dongguan incorporated customized policy services to assist enterprises with lengthened operational chains. Their targeted guidance addressed recurring tax matters including revenue recognition, cost collection, invoicing, and policy applicability to help firms sort out financial and accounting elements across manufacturing and service units.

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