General

On April 25th, it was learned from a press conference of Tianjin Customs that customs data showed that the total import and export value of Tianjin Port in the first quarter was 498.06 billion yuan; Among them, exports amounted to 282.66 billion yuan and imports amounted to 215.4 billion yuan. The import and export growth rate of Tianjin Port is 24%, ranking first in the country. The scale of import and export, export, and import have all reached new historical highs during the same period. The European Union, the United States, ASEAN, South Korea, and Japan are the top five trading partners of Tianjin.

Liu Xintong, Deputy Director of Tianjin Customs, said that customs data showed that China's import and export value to countries along the "the Belt and Road" was growing rapidly, and economic and trade exchanges with major trade partners were more active. In the first quarter, the import and export of Tianjin Port to countries along the "the Belt and Road" was 180.77 billion yuan, up 49.7%; Economic and trade exchanges with ASEAN, the European Union, the United States, Australia, South Korea, Brazil and other countries have become more active, accounting for 56.9% of the total import and export value of ports. Tianjin Port's imports and exports to other RCEP member countries amounted to 164.87 billion yuan, an increase of 27.6%.

Among export commodities, mechanical and electrical products such as automotive parts, automobiles, and bicycles have a prominent role in driving exports. According to customs data, the export of mechanical and electrical products at Tianjin Port reached 111.56 billion yuan, an increase of 45.3%. Among them, automobile parts, automobiles, and bicycles increased by 63.4%, 59.7%, and 20.1% respectively. The export of electromechanical products such as integrated circuits, aircraft, and general mechanical equipment reached 4.3 billion yuan, 3.74 billion yuan, and 2.18 billion yuan, respectively, with an increase of 14%, 355.3%, and 13.4%. Customs data shows that the role of agricultural products in driving exports is further evident, with exports reaching 2.52 billion yuan, an increase of 60.1%.

From the perspective of trade methods, bonded logistics is growing rapidly. According to customs data, in the first quarter, the total import and export volume of emerging trade formats under customs supervision at Tianjin Port was 69.48 billion yuan. Among them, the bonded leasing business was 25.13 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7 times; The total value of bonded display transactions was 209 million yuan, an increase of 72.1%; The cumulative export of cross-border e-commerce reached 38.26 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4 times. Tianjin's general trade import and export amounted to 108.13 billion yuan, accounting for 57.3% of the total import and export value of Tianjin, making it the main mode of trade. The import and export of bonded logistics reached 36.8 billion yuan, an increase of 50.2%, and the development momentum is good.

At the same time, the RCEP certificate of origin is allowing enterprises to enjoy more preferential treatment and convenience. Tianjin Customs, Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and Tianjin Council for the Promotion of International Trade focus on RCEP policies such as tariff concessions, rules of origin, and facilitation measures, guiding enterprises to fully enjoy the benefits of RCEP policies, helping enterprises reduce costs, increase efficiency, and stabilize orders, and enhancing market competitiveness. In the first quarter, Tianjin issued more than 2000 RCEP certificate of origin with a value of about 700 million yuan.