China Clearing: Temporarily waive part of bond registration and settlement fees

On March 21, China Clearing issued a notice on temporarily waiving the collection of some bond registration and settlement fees. 1. From May 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, the collection of securities registration fees, dividend payment and redemption processing fees for green corporate bonds and scientific and technological innovation corporate bonds (excluding convertible corporate bonds) will be temporarily waived. 2. From July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, the collection of securities registration fees, dividend payment and redemption and redemption sales fees for private enterprise corporate bonds (excluding convertible corporate bonds) will continue to be temporarily waived. Issuers of corporate bonds of private enterprises shall declare the nature of the enterprise to the stock exchange. 3. From July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, the settlement fee for bond and asset-backed securities spot transactions and agreed repurchase transactions will continue to be temporarily waived. From July 1, 2025, the above business settlement fee will be lowered simultaneously, and will be charged in both directions at 0.0004% of the settlement amount (up to 40 yuan per transaction).