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Customs data shows that Jiangsu's foreign trade imports and exports resumed growth in April! Since the beginning of this year, with the accelerated implementation of a series of stable growth policy measures, the confidence and vitality of Jiangsu's foreign trade enterprises have gradually recovered, and the province's foreign trade imports and exports have shown an accelerating trend. Customs data shows that in April, the foreign trade import and export volume reached 421.48 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 14.2%.

In the recently released "Design Oscar" - German iF Product Design Award winning list, Changzhou Wanbang Digital Energy Home Energy Storage System has been successfully selected. This "optical storage and charging" integrated new energy equipment can effectively save household electricity expenses. The prototype of this product also successfully achieved its first export last month.

Zhang Libin, Director of International Operations Support Department of Wanbang Digital Energy Co., Ltd., said, "The electricity prices in Europe are very high, which gives us a great market opportunity. Starting from this year, energy is our biggest growth point, and we should receive many customer orders in the future

Changzhou has a complete new energy industry chain, with sustained growth in foreign trade exports represented by electric passenger cars, solar cells, and lithium batteries. The local customs also launched a "service package" of "pre inspection, immediate inspection and release, and hierarchical management" to assist enterprises in exploring new markets.

Li Hao, Deputy Director of Changzhou Customs, said, "Actively explore new means of 'smart supervision', promote customs clearance facilitation measures such as' early declaration 'and' two-step declaration ', and guide enterprises to handle goods import and export procedures through a' single window 'of international trade

At present, high-tech, high value-added, and green transformation leading products represented by the "new three types" of electricity, light, and lithium are becoming new growth points and advantageous industries for Jiangsu's exports. Customs data shows that from January to April, Jiangsu exported 69.23 billion yuan of "new three samples" such as solar cells, lithium batteries, and electric passenger cars. Customs data shows that the export growth rate increased from 27.6% in the first quarter to 33.9%.

Compared to the "new three types" of foreign trade, the "old three types" represented by clothing, furniture, and household appliances are also leveraging new markets through innovation and upgrading. The reporter learned from many textile enterprises in Suzhou that it is not easy for developed economies to slow down their economic growth and win a large number of orders, but this also forces them to innovate and seek change. In the past two days, an old American customer has also made a special trip to Shengze, after three years, to seek the most suitable fabric for the company's self-developed outdoor clothing products in a face-to-face manner.

Chris De Witt, Director of Product Design and Innovation Operations for SportMaster, a sports brand, said, "They have provided us with great creativity and solutions for various fabrics, particularly innovative and professional. Suzhou Shengze also has a strong comparative advantage in fabrics, so we can find the best partners here

As a major foreign trade city in the province, Suzhou recently released the "Several Policy Measures for Promoting Stable Scale and Optimal Structure of Foreign Trade", consisting of 14 articles, including supporting enterprises to participate in exhibitions and expand their markets, and providing subsidies of no more than 80% of the actual expenses for booth fees and large exhibition return fees for enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions; Guide foreign trade enterprises to actively expand the RCEP market and encourage the expansion of advantageous product exports.

Shen Jianchun, Director of the Foreign Trade Department of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, said, "The introduction of policy measures will help foreign trade enterprises solve practical problems, help enterprises reduce costs and increase efficiency, continuously improve comprehensive competitiveness, and enable foreign trade enterprises in the city to stabilize expectations, strengthen confidence, and increase vitality, achieving high-quality development of foreign trade in the city

In order to fully promote the rapid recovery of foreign trade gap filling, the Provincial Department of Commerce will establish a key processing trade enterprise contact system, with one enterprise, one policy, one matter, one discussion, and increase support in energy use, labor, credit, and other aspects. At the same time, we will actively develop new forms and models of foreign trade, hold cross-border e-commerce fairs, product selection events, and other activities, establish the "Jiangsu Excellent Products" online zone, continue to promote provincial-level public overseas warehouses and municipal procurement platforms, and strive to stabilize the basic market of foreign trade.