Abstract
There has been an Import-Export License (IEL) system for Chinese foreign trade management until the China's WTO (World Trade Organization) accession. Through this system, the Chinese central government controls the foreign trades of whole states on the basis of IEL, which are issued by concerning government's offices. In order to clarify the configuration of the IEL system, we chose the Shaanxi Province, which the central area of the Chinese West Region Development Policy. After describing the legal and administrative structure at the state level, we investigated the actual situation in Shaanxi Province. In addition, we analyzed the present situation of state trading firm in order to inspect the IEL system, including the organization, personnel and the mechanism of the internal management system.
