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Customs data shows that in the first quarter of this year, the economy of Heihe City recovered steadily and achieved a stable start. The total import and export value of goods trade has increased significantly, reaching 6.07 billion yuan, an increase of 154% compared to the same period last year. The Heihe Free Trade Zone takes advantage of its front-end advantages. According to customs data, the total import and export value of foreign trade in the first quarter also delivered a beautiful transcript: completed 5.851 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 153.9%.

In the statistics, two pieces of data are gratifying. Bonded trade has achieved breakthrough growth year-on-year, with import and export value reaching 410 million yuan. Private enterprises have performed actively, with a year-on-year growth of over 6 times in total import and export value.

According to customs data, in the first quarter, there were over 120 private enterprises carrying out import and export business in the Heihe Free Trade Zone, with a total import and export value of 1.169 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 679.33%. In the Ergonghe Park of the Heihe Free Trade Zone, the courtyard of the export production enterprise Heihe Liyuanda Special Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is filled with construction machinery vehicles. In the assembly workshop, more than 30 workers are busy with welding, painting and other processes. The Daqiao Port has improved its cargo handling capacity, and at the same time, the Commerce Bureau of Heihe City and various departments in the Heihe Free Trade Zone actively provide various convenient services for our import and export business. We organize production according to orders, and more than 100 workers are all on duty. Currently, orders have been arranged until July, "said Li Yi, the office director of Liyuanda Company.

According to customs data, the export of mechanical and electrical products in the Heihe Free Trade Zone in the first quarter was 914 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1117.8%, including 1552 cars, with an export value of 570 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3443.6%. Private enterprises play a leading role in the export of mechanical and electrical products, with the import and export volume of China Machinery, Fengtai, and Far East three foreign trade enterprises exceeding 100 million yuan in the first quarter, "said Huang Chongyan, the head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Heihe City Commerce Bureau.

In order to serve foreign trade enterprises, relevant departments of the Heihe Free Trade Zone and Heihe Customs have launched multiple support measures to support enterprises in developing foreign trade. The Finance and Finance Bureau of the Heihe Free Trade Zone has cooperated with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange to establish the province's first foreign exchange assistance window in the administrative service hall. We have collaborated with financial institutions and actively carried out a basket of cross-border financial services such as tariff guarantee letters, customs bank one key links, letters of credit, and credit insurance loans, effectively alleviating the financial pressure on foreign trade enterprises, improving customs clearance efficiency, and providing strong support for enterprises to go global, "said Ding Yu, Director of the Finance and Finance Bureau of the Heihe Free Trade Zone.

Faced with a significant increase in the import and export of goods by enterprises, the customs department has taken innovative measures to provide convenient services for customs clearance of goods. At the goods inspection site at the Heihe Highway Port, customs personnel are inspecting goods and vehicles. Within 20 minutes, 7 transit vehicles will exit the transit passage. Customs data shows that in the first quarter of this year, an average of 200 vehicles entered and exited through highway ports on a daily basis. Heihe Customs has taken multiple measures to help enterprises alleviate difficulties and improve customs clearance efficiency. We will assist in the export of construction machinery and solve the export difficulties of enterprises through modes such as carrying drivers on inbound vehicles, ferries, and travel inspections. We will strengthen departmental collaboration and promote the smooth development of the export customs transfer business of mail from Harbin Heihe Yekaterinburg. We will further optimize the customs clearance process, comprehensively use regulatory equipment, open up green channels for fruit and vegetable exports, and implement the "7" policy × 24-hour appointment for customs clearance and other modes to assist in the development of port foreign trade Yu Chao, the head of the Logistics Monitoring Department of the Highway Port Office of Heihe Customs, said.

The strong development of new trade models such as bonded trade and the gradual utilization of cross-border logistics channels at ports are also worthy of attention. In the first quarter of this year, the Heihe Bonded Logistics Center (B-type) achieved an import and export freight volume of 14000 tons and a value of 410 million yuan, while there were no imports or exports during the same period last year. In order to promote the orderly and rapid development of the business of Heihe Bonded Logistics Center, the Heihe Area Management Committee of the Free Trade Zone has been seizing policy dividends, continuously implementing various preferential support policies, focusing on the advantages of Heihe's water, land, and highway ports, refining the introduction and cultivation of main markets, focusing on target tasks, promoting the development of Heihe Bonded Logistics business, developing emerging industries, and promoting stable growth of foreign trade. Actively carry out the "one enterprise, one policy" work plan, optimize the port business environment, and take multiple measures to help enterprises solve difficulties. Innovate the "district port linkage" and build a green channel between the bonded logistics center and the port area to ensure that exported goods directly enter the port and offshore. Innovate the regulatory system for the self entry and exit of wheeled self engineering machinery products to be exported into the Heihe Bonded Logistics Center (B-type), saving enterprises 2000 yuan per shipment of goods.