In accordance with the "Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance on Implementing Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in Policies for Consumer Goods in 2026" (No. 1745 of the National Development and Reform Commission's Environmental Resources Department [2025]), In accordance with the requirements of Document No. 1745 of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as Document No. 697 of 2025) and the "Notice on Improving Quality and Efficiency and Implementing the 2026 Consumer Goods Trade-in Policy" (Letter No. 697 of 2025 of the Ministry of Commerce, hereinafter referred to as Document No. 697 of 2025 of the Ministry of Commerce), in order to better implement the 2026 auto trade-in subsidy policy, The "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the 2026 Auto Trade-in Subsidy" is hereby issued to you. Please strictly implement it.

 

Chapter One: Vehicle Scrapping and Renewal

 

Article 1: In 2026, individual consumers will be required to scrap gasoline passenger vehicles registered on or before June 30, 2013, diesel and other fuel passenger vehicles registered before June 30, 2015, or new energy passenger vehicles registered before December 31, 2019. A one-time subsidy will be provided for the purchase of new energy passenger vehicles or fuel passenger vehicles with an engine displacement of 2.0 liters or less that are included in the "Catalogue of New Energy Vehicle Models Exempted from Vehicle Purchase Tax" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. For those who scrap the above-mentioned eligible old vehicles and purchase new energy passenger vehicles, a subsidy of 12% of the new vehicle's sales price (including total price and tax, the same below) will be provided. The subsidy amount (rounded up to the nearest whole yuan, the same below) is up to 20,000 yuan. For those who scrap the above-mentioned fuel passenger vehicles that meet the conditions and purchase fuel passenger vehicles with engine displacements of 2.0 liters or less, a subsidy of 10% of the new vehicle's sales price will be provided, with a maximum subsidy amount of 15,000 yuan.

 

Article 2 Individual consumers who wish to apply for subsidies for vehicle scrapping and renewal shall log in to the National Automobile Circulation Information Management System website or the "Automobile Trade-in" mini-program (hereinafter referred to as the National Automobile Trade-in Platform), and enter the "Application Entry for Automobile Scrapping and Renewal Subsidies". Fill in personal identity information, original photos or scanned copies of the vehicle identification number of the scrapped car and the "Scrap Motor Vehicle Recycling Certificate" and "Motor Vehicle Cancellation Certificate", original photos or scanned copies of the vehicle identification number of the new car and the "Unified Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" and the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" (pages 1 and 2), etc. Submit the subsidy application at the place where the subsidy is accepted (i.e., the place where the "Uniform Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" is issued, the same below).

 

Article 3: For individual consumers applying for subsidies for vehicle scrapping and renewal, the "Scrap Motor Vehicle Recycling Certificate", "Motor Vehicle Cancellation Certificate", "Unified Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales", and "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" they submit shall all be obtained as of January 1, 2026. Among them, the "Scrap Motor Vehicle Recycling Certificate" should be issued by a qualified scrap motor vehicle recycling and dismantling enterprise, and the "Unified Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" and the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" should be issued or processed in the same provincial region. The owner of a scrapped vehicle and the owner of a newly purchased passenger vehicle participating in the application for subsidies should be the same consumer. The old vehicles that meet the conditions and are scrapped by the applicant shall be registered in the applicant's name before January 8, 2025.

 

Chapter Two: Car Replacement and Renewal

 

Article 4 In 2026, a one-time subsidy will be provided to individual consumers who transfer passenger vehicles registered under their names through sale and purchase new energy passenger vehicles or passenger vehicles with fuel displacement of 2.0 liters or less that are included in the "Catalogue of New Energy Vehicle Models Subject to Vehicle Purchase Tax Reduction and Exemption" of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. For those who trade in for new energy passenger vehicles that meet the above conditions, a subsidy of 8% of the new vehicle's sales price will be provided, with a maximum subsidy amount of 15,000 yuan. For those who trade in fuel passenger vehicles that meet the above conditions, a subsidy of 6% of the new vehicle's sales price will be provided, with a maximum subsidy amount of 13,000 yuan.

 

Article 5 Individual consumers who intend to apply for subsidies for vehicle replacement and renewal shall log in to the vehicle replacement and renewal information platform of the subsidy acceptance location Fill in personal identity information, original photos or scanned copies of the vehicle identification number of the transferred old passenger car and the "Uniform Invoice for Used Car Sales" and "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" (pages 1 to 4), original photos or scanned copies of the vehicle identification number of the newly purchased passenger car and the "Uniform Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" and "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" (pages 1 and 2), etc. Submit the subsidy application at the place where the subsidy is accepted.

 

Article 6 When an individual consumer applies for a subsidy for vehicle replacement and renewal, the invoice date stated in the "Uniform Invoice for Second-hand Vehicle Sales" and the "Uniform Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" submitted by him/her, as well as the most recent transfer registration date stated in the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" of the transferred old passenger vehicle and the registration date stated in the "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" of the newly purchased passenger vehicle, All should be after January 1, 2026. The owner of the used passenger vehicle and the owner of the newly purchased passenger vehicle participating in the application for subsidies should be the same consumer. The old passenger car being transferred shall be registered in the name of the applicant before January 8, 2025. For newly purchased passenger vehicles that meet the conditions, their "Unified Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" and "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" should be issued or processed in the same provincial region.

 

Chapter Three Subsidy Review and Disbursement

 

Article 7 After receiving the application materials for subsidies on vehicle scrapping and renewal, the competent commercial departments at all levels shall, in conjunction with the departments of industry and information technology, public security, finance and taxation, review them in accordance with their respective functions and responsibilities, and promptly feed back the review results through the national vehicle trade-in Platform. After the subsidy funds for vehicle scrapping and renewal are distributed, they will be confirmed on the national vehicle trade-in platform within three working days.

 

Article 8 All regions should further improve the functions of the vehicle replacement and renewal information system, perfect the information sharing and verification comparison mechanism among departments such as commerce, public security and taxation in their respective regions, and enhance the efficiency of vehicle replacement and renewal subsidy review. The vehicle replacement and renewal information systems in various regions are connected to the national vehicle trade-in platform in accordance with unified standards, and relevant data such as subsidy application and distribution are pushed in real time and in full through data interfaces as required.

 

Article 9 The national platform for trading in old vehicles for new ones is connected with data from departments such as the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Taxation Administration. Provide local authorities with information verification and comparison services for the recycling and cancellation registration of scrapped passenger vehicles, the registration and transfer registration of newly purchased passenger vehicles, the transfer registration of used passenger vehicles, new energy passenger vehicle models, the "Unified Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" of newly purchased passenger vehicles, and the "Unified Invoice for Used Passenger Vehicle Sales" of transferred used passenger vehicles, etc., to assist in the efficient review of subsidy application information.

 

During the implementation period of the "trade-in for new vehicles" policy in 2026, each individual consumer can only choose to enjoy either one subsidy for vehicle scrapping and renewal or one subsidy for vehicle replacement and renewal. During the review period for the application of the car trade-in subsidy, the newly purchased car should be registered under the applicant's name. The national car trade-in platform provides information verification and comparison services for various regions.

 

Article 11 If the information submitted by the applicant is true and complete and meets the requirements of these detailed rules, it shall be reviewed and approved. If the information submitted by the applicant is incomplete or unclear and cannot be identified, the place of acceptance shall inform the applicant of the requirement to correct the information. The applicant shall correct the relevant information through the original channel before the application deadline as required. For eligible subsidy applications, in principle, the acceptance will be completed within 3 working days from the date of application submission, the review will be completed within 15 working days, and the subsidy will be disbursed within 30 working days.

 

Article 12 The competent commercial departments of each provincial-level administrative region, in conjunction with relevant departments, shall make overall plans to determine the review levels and departments for subsidy applications within their respective jurisdictions, optimize the review and disbursement processes for subsidy applications, and enhance work efficiency. The competent commercial authorities at all levels should promptly summarize the information of applicants who meet the subsidy conditions, determine the subsidy amount after review, and submit an application for funds to the financial department. Local financial departments shall, in accordance with the fund allocation opinions put forward by the competent commercial departments, disburse the subsidy funds to the applicants in accordance with the procedures. When local commerce authorities submit applications for funds to the financial departments at the same level, they should also submit suggestions for fund allocation to the local regulatory bureaus of the Ministry of Finance and the development and reform departments at the same level.

 

Chapter Four: Management of Subsidy Funds

 

Article 13 In accordance with the requirements of Document No. 1745 of the National Development and Reform Commission on Environmental Resources [2025], the National Development and Reform Commission, in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, will allocate funds from ultra-long-term special Treasury bonds. Localities will also allocate matching funds as required to support the implementation of local subsidy policies such as the trade-in of old vehicles for new ones. In 2026, the subsidy funds for the "trade-in for new cars" program will be used on a monthly basis in a balanced manner. Each region should, in light of the scale of support funds in its own area, reasonably control the pace of work.

 

Article 14 After the implementation period of the "trade-in for new vehicles" policy in 2026 ends, the provincial-level commerce and finance departments shall, in accordance with the requirements, report the distribution of subsidy funds to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance, and copy the National Development and Reform Commission. After the relevant departments summarize and review the subsidy fund distribution situations reported by various regions in accordance with the requirements of Document No. 1745 of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Resources and Environment [2025] and other relevant regulations, the central and local governments will conduct settlements.

 

Chapter Five Supervision and Management

 

Article 15 All localities and relevant departments shall, in accordance with the provisions of Document No. 1745 of the National Development and Reform Commission on Environmental Resources [2025] and Document No. 2025 of the Ministry of Commerce on Consumption, establish and improve a joint supervision mechanism involving departments such as commerce, development and reform, finance, public security, taxation, and market supervision to ensure the standardized and orderly implementation of the subsidy policy.

 

Article 16 The competent commercial departments of all regions shall be responsible for supervising the review of subsidy funds. The local regulatory bureaus of the Ministry of Finance have strengthened spot checks on the management and use of subsidy funds. Local public security, tax and other departments have, in accordance with their respective duties, done a good job in vehicle registration, the management of the "Unified Invoice for Motor Vehicle Sales" and the "Unified Invoice for Second-hand Vehicle Sales", as well as information statistics and reporting and other related work to ensure the safety of funds and their timely distribution.

 

Article 17 All localities should further promote the implementation of fair competition policies and fulfill the relevant requirements for fair competition review. Support all types of business entities equally in participating in the car trade-in program. It is not allowed to require the sale of used vehicles intended for transfer or scrapping to designated enterprises, nor to separately set up subsidy directories or enterprise lists with regional or technical product orientation.

 

Article 18 All localities should strengthen the supervision of product quality and prices, strictly prevent problems such as fraud and embezzlement of subsidies, and carefully conduct subsidy review work in accordance with their duties. When necessary, they may engage third-party units to assist in the review of subsidy applications. For any behavior discovered, such as defrauding subsidy funds through improper means, producing and selling automobiles that do not meet the compulsory product certification requirements, or engaging in price violations, market supervision, public security, industry and information technology departments at all levels should handle such cases seriously in accordance with laws and regulations. If suspected of criminal offenses, they should be dealt with severely in accordance with the law.

 

Article 19 All localities should smooth the channels for consultation on the policy of trading in old vehicles for new ones, establish and improve the policy consultation and complaint reporting mechanism, respond promptly to public demands, accept social supervision, and create a favorable atmosphere.

 

Article 20: For the trading, forging or altering of the "Scrap Motor Vehicle Recycling Certificate", assembling vehicles, or driving or releasing recycled scrap vehicles on the road or into the public, the relevant departments shall handle the matter in accordance with State Council Decree No. 715 (the "Measures for the Administration of Scrap Motor Vehicle Recycling").

 

Article 21: For units and individuals who misappropriate or defraud subsidy funds, relevant departments shall handle them in accordance with State Council Decree No. 427 (Regulations on the Punishment and Disposition of Fiscal Violations) and other relevant laws and regulations.

 

Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions

 

Article 22 The term "passenger vehicles" as used in these detailed rules refers to small and mini passenger cars registered with the public security traffic management department.

 

Article 23 These detailed rules shall come into effect as of January 1, 2026. The provincial-level commerce authorities, in conjunction with relevant departments, shall formulate specific implementation rules for the "trade-in of old vehicles for new ones" program based on these detailed rules and in light of the actual conditions of their respective regions, and steadily promote the smooth and orderly transition of subsidy policies.

 

Article 24 The Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the State Taxation Administration, and the State Administration for Market Regulation, shall be responsible for the interpretation of these detailed rules.

 

Originally published on Eastmoney.com on December 31, 2025