General

According to statistics from Quanzhou Customs, in the first quarter of this year, the total import and export value of Quanzhou's foreign trade was 62.69 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3%; Among them, exports reached 46.71 billion yuan, an increase of 0.3%; The import reached 15.98 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%. The status of private enterprises as the main force is prominent, especially for countries along the "the Belt and Road" and RCEP. The market procurement trade has increased significantly, and the foreign trade structure has been continuously optimized, showing a trend of stability and quality improvement.

From the perspective of trade mode, general trade imports and exports dominate. According to customs data, in the first quarter, Quanzhou's general trade import and export amounted to 43.7 billion yuan, accounting for 69.7% of the total foreign trade value; The total import and export volume of processing trade and bonded logistics is 1.51 billion yuan, accounting for 2.4%; Market procurement and other trade methods imported and exported 17.42 billion yuan, an increase of 27.4%, accounting for 27.8% of the total foreign trade value.

From the perspective of enterprise nature, private enterprises have a prominent position as the main force. According to customs data, in the first quarter, the import and export of private enterprises in Quanzhou City reached 42.87 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.5%, accounting for 68.4%. The import and export of foreign-funded enterprises reached 18.67 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7%, accounting for 29.8%.

From the perspective of trading partners, Quanzhou's imports and exports to major trading partners such as ASEAN countries and Saudi Arabia are relatively stable. According to customs data, in the first quarter, Quanzhou's imports and exports to ASEAN countries amounted to 18.92 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%; Import and export to Saudi Arabia reached 9.45 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6%. In addition, the import and export to countries along the "the Belt and Road" was 35.83 billion yuan, up 12%, accounting for 57.2%; Import and export to RCEP countries amounted to 23.84 billion yuan, an increase of 12.4% year-on-year, accounting for 38%.

From the perspective of main import and export commodities, the export of shoes and boots, mechanical and electrical products, and the import of crude oil, food, and mechanical and electrical products are more prominent. According to customs data, in the first quarter, Quanzhou exported 6.72 billion yuan and 10.04 billion yuan of shoes and mechanical and electrical products, respectively, with a year-on-year increase of 13.8% and 8.4%; Crude oil, food, and mechanical and electrical products were imported at 10.43 billion yuan, 1.22 billion yuan, and 1.26 billion yuan, with year-on-year growth of 26.3%, 24%, and 8%, respectively.