Empowering scrap metal recycling: Kailing Technology uses reverse invoicing to open up full-process digitalization for resource recycling enterprises, achieving compliance and efficiency gains

At the beginning of 2026, with the official issuance of the Notice on Implementing the Policy of Large-Scale Equipment Renewal and Consumer Goods Trade-In in 2026, the resource recycling industry has ushered in unprecedented policy dividends. The National Development and Reform Commission, together with the Ministry of Finance, clearly identified "unblocking the recycling and circular utilization network" as a key task, and particularly emphasized the need to "continue to promote the implementation of the 'reverse invoicing' system by resource recycling enterprises to natural person sellers of scrapped products and strengthen supervision." This policy orientation provides strong institutional guarantees for the digital transformation of the scrap hardware recycling industry.

Against this background, Kailing Technology, with its mature reverse invoicing solution, is helping scrap metal recycling enterprises achieve full-process digital upgrading, improving operational efficiency while meeting compliance requirements and seizing the market opportunities brought by policy.

I. In-Depth Policy Interpretation: The Resource Recycling Industry Ushers in a Golden Development Period

1. The fund support system is further improved

The latest policy achieves a major breakthrough in funding support. The state will arrange ultra-long-term special government bond funds to support the construction of high-level resource recycling projects, providing stable funding guarantees for infrastructure construction and technological upgrading in the scrap metal recycling industry. Particularly noteworthy is that the policy explicitly supports "China Resource Recycling Group Co., Ltd. in accelerating the construction of a nationwide, functional resource recycling and reuse platform," marking the official entry of the national team in the resource recycling industry, which will drive the industry's overall standardization and normalization.

2. Tax incentive policies continue to be optimized

Since the reverse invoicing system was officially implemented by State Taxation Administration announcement on April 29, 2024, it has been further strengthened in 2026 policy. The policy requires "continuously promoting the implementation of the 'reverse invoicing' system by resource recycling enterprises to individual sellers of scrapped products and strengthening supervision," indicating that this system has completed the pilot stage and entered a period of full promotion. For scrap metal recycling enterprises, this means the input VAT deduction problem will be systematically solved.

3. The regulatory system is increasingly complete

The policy emphasizes "strengthening supervision of scrapped recycling and dismantling enterprises and improving the standardization level of waste equipment recycling and utilization," while requiring "strengthening ecological environment law enforcement supervision and severely cracking down on environmental violations in the recycling and dismantling process." This indicates that industry supervision will become stricter, placing higher requirements on enterprise compliance and forcing enterprises to undergo digital transformation and upgrading.

II. Industry Pain Point Analysis: Four Major Challenges for Scrap Metal Recycling Enterprises

1. Tax Compliance Challenges

In the traditional transaction model of the scrap hardware recycling industry, a large number of transaction counterparties are individuals, making it difficult to obtain compliant input VAT invoices, which breaks the VAT deduction chain for enterprises and creates enormous tax burden pressure. At the same time, due to incomplete transaction evidence chains, enterprises face significant tax audit risks.

2. Cost accounting dilemma

Under traditional operating models, scrap metal recycling enterprises find it difficult to accurately calculate procurement costs and lack a complete business voucher chain, leading to chaotic financial management, poor cost control results, and affecting accurate assessment of enterprise profitability.

3. Difficult to verify business authenticity

Regulators are imposing increasingly strict requirements on the authenticity of recycling business, but traditional models lack effective verification methods, making it difficult for enterprises to provide a complete evidence chain for each transaction and exposing them to business compliance challenges.

4. Low operational efficiency

Traditional operations such as manual invoicing and paper records are inefficient and error-prone, difficult to adapt to large-scale business processing needs, constraining enterprise growth.

III. Solution: Kailing Technology's reverse invoicing system achieves full-process digitalization

1. Trinity core functional architecture

Kailing Technology's reverse invoicing solution builds a complete functional system around three dimensions: regulatory compliance, invoice management, and comprehensive services.

In terms of regulatory compliance,The system provides participant identity verification, technical verification of transaction authenticity, full-process traceability and verifiability, and business risk control and regulatory compliance functions to ensure enterprises comply with the latest policy requirements. In strict accordance with the announcements of the State Taxation Administration, the system saves materials that can prove business authenticity, including purchase contracts or agreements, transport vouchers, goods weighbridge tickets, transfer payment records, and more.

In terms of invoice management,The system achieves full-process digital management including business scenario access, batch tax registration, settlement and invoicing collaboration, and invoice issuance on behalf of/self-issuance. Resource recycling enterprises can issue reverse invoices online to sellers marked "scrap product purchase" through the electronic invoice service platform or the VAT invoice management system.

In terms of comprehensive services,The system provides invoiceIntegratedValue-added functions such as management, automatic financial bookkeeping, and automatic tax filing help enterprises improve overall operational efficiency.

2. End-to-end digitalization of business processes

The Kailing Technology Reverse Invoicing system realizes full-process digital management from individual registration to invoicing and archiving. The specific process is as follows:

Individual registration step:Individuals scan the enterprise's dedicated QR code through the WeChat mini program to complete real-name authentication and submit materials. The system uses OCR technology to automatically recognize ID card and bank card information and quickly generate electronic archives. Individuals electronically sign the "Consent Certificate for Reverse Invoicing and Tax Fee Agency" to authorize the enterprise to issue invoices and handle tax matters on their behalf.

Order processing stage:The system is deeply integrated with the enterprise's weighbridge system, automatically obtaining weighing data including key information such as gross weight, tare weight, net weight, and vehicle photos. Through automatic matching between the order system and tax categories, it ensures invoicing accuracy and prevents incorrect or mistaken invoicing.

Invoicing management stage: The system verifies invoice issuance eligibility for individuals in real time, automatically blocking and validating whether invoicing for an individual should be blocked and whether cumulative sales exceed 5 million yuan. It supports batch invoicing and red-letter invoice issuance, meeting enterprises' diverse business needs.

Tax filing stage:The system automatically generates the "Tax Payment on Behalf Report Form" and the "Tax Payment on Behalf Detail Report Form," achieving automation and accuracy in tax calculation. Enterprises can complete tax filing and payment with one click during the filing period.

3. Comprehensive data security and operations assurance system

In terms of technical architecture,The system adopts a front-end and back-end separated design, ensuring high availability and scalability.

In terms of data security,The system integrates multi-layered security protection mechanisms, including real-time vulnerability detection, encrypted data transmission, and comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring the security and reliability of business data.

In terms of operations and maintenance support,Kailing Technology provides round-the-clock technical support and establishes a standardized fault-grading response mechanism to ensure continuous and stable operation of enterprise business.

IV. Implementation value: the dual gains of compliance and efficiency improvement

1. Significant Compliance Improvement

Through the Kailing Technology reverse invoicing system, scrap metal recycling enterprises can fully comply with the requirements of State Taxation Administration Announcement No. 5 of 2024, achieving standardized "reverse invoicing" operations. The complete business evidence chain preserved by the system can effectively respond to tax audits and greatly reduce compliance risks.

2. Operational efficiency greatly improved

Digital processes shorten the processing time of a single transaction by more than 60%. Automated invoicing and filing functions reduce manual operation steps, lower error rates, and improve overall operating efficiency.

3. Tax cost optimization

Compliant input VAT deduction helps enterprises reduce tax burden costs, while digital management reduces labor input, with overall operating costs expected to decrease by 20%-30%.

4. Enhanced business expansion capability

The system supports enterprises in rapidly expanding their recycling network and connecting to more recycling channels, providing technical support for scaled development. At the same time, complete business data provides data support for enterprise operational decisions.

V. Implementation path: a gradual strategy for digital transformation

Phase One: System deployment and basic configuration

Complete system environment deployment, configure basic enterprise information, tax items and rates and other basic parameters, and achieve basic integration with the weighbridge system.

Phase 2: Pilot operation and process optimization

Select some business scenarios for pilot operation, verify system functions, optimize business processes, and train relevant personnel.

Third phase: Comprehensive promotion and in-depth application

Promote system use across the full business scope, realize digital management of all recycling business, and deeply apply data analysis functions.

Phase 4: Continuous Optimization and Ecosystem Expansion

Continuously optimize system functions based on business needs, expand integration with financial systems, treasury systems, and more, and build a complete digital ecosystem.

Driven by both the national "dual carbon" strategy and circular economy policies, the digital transformation of the scrap metal recycling industry has become an inevitable trend. Kailing Technology's reverse invoicing solution, through full-process digital management, helps enterprises seize policy opportunities and achieve the dual goals of compliance and efficiency improvement.

Kailing Technology will continue to leverage its technological advantages and work with scrap metal recycling enterprises to jointly promote the industry's digital transformation and upgrading, contribute to the high-quality development of China's resource recycling industry, and provide strong support for achieving green and low-carbon development goals：https://www.kailingteck.com/h-col-127.html 。

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