General

The 2022 China International Consumer Goods Expo will be held in Haikou, Hainan Province from July 25th to 30th. On July 20, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation.

Promote consumption recovery and potential release

"At present, my country's consumer market is showing a trend of recovery and growth. The characteristics of strong consumption resilience and sufficient potential have not changed. The long-term positive fundamentals of consumption development have not changed, and the general trend of consumption improvement and upgrading has not changed." Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Sheng Qiuping said that in this context, it is of great significance to efficiently coordinate epidemic prevention and control and preparations for the Consumer Fair.

Better promote consumption recovery and potential release. This year's Consumer Expo is divided into two exhibition areas, international and domestic, with a total area of 100,000 square meters, an increase of 25% over the first one. The international exhibition area is 80,000 square meters, accounting for 80% of the exhibition area. There are more than 1,600 brands from 61 countries and regions participating in the exhibition. France will be the guest country of honor at this year's Consumer Expo. The domestic exhibition area is 20,000 square meters, including the provincial (regional, municipal) exhibition area of 15,000 square meters. 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps participated in the exhibition. Up to now, more than 1,200 brands have participated in the exhibition, and a new 5,000-square-meter domestic product boutique hall has been set up to display domestic consumer products and time-honored brands. The number of participating brands has increased significantly. It is expected that more than 600 global new products will debut, and many consumer products will be displayed in a concentrated manner, which will effectively optimize consumption supply, smooth consumption channels, boost consumer confidence, and enhance consumption vitality.

Effectively promote domestic and international dual circulation. This year's Consumer Expo has attracted more than 2,800 exhibiting brands from home and abroad, providing opportunities for companies from all over the world to share the Chinese market, and creating business opportunities for Chinese and other countries' consumer products to be sold to the world.

Expand the import of high-quality consumer goods

In 2021, my country's total imports of consumer goods will reach 1.73 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%, accounting for about 10% of total imports. Xu Xingfeng, director of the Department of Market Operation and Consumption Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce, said that the Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, has taken various measures to actively promote the import of high-quality consumer goods to meet the diversified consumption needs of the people.

Continue to increase tax cuts. From 2016 to 2021, my country's total tariff level will be reduced from 9.8% to 7.4%. In 2022, my country will once again adjust tariffs on 954 imported commodities, involving a variety of consumer goods such as food and health care products. After RCEP comes into effect, more than 90% of products in the region will gradually achieve zero tariffs.

Actively play a platform role. We will successfully hold key exhibitions such as the Consumer Expo, the China International Import Expo, the Canton Fair, and the Service Trade Fair, continue to amplify the spillover effect of the exhibitions, and help the global high-quality consumer goods to accurately and effectively connect to the Chinese market. At present, my country is accelerating the cultivation of import trade promotion innovation demonstration zones, establishing distribution centers, logistics centers and other professional import platforms for key consumer goods to improve domestic supply.

Vigorously develop new business formats. After six rounds and six batches of expansion, the national cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone has reached 132 cities and regions. In 2022, relevant departments will further optimize and adjust the list of imported goods for cross-border e-commerce retail, adding 29 products with strong consumer demand, such as ski equipment and household dishwashers.

Assist in the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port

The Consumer Expo is the only national-level exhibition with the theme of consumer boutiques in the country, and it is also the largest consumer boutique exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region. Ni Qiang, vice governor of Hainan Province, said that the consumer expo will play a positive role in accelerating the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port.

It will help to speed up the construction of Hainan International Tourism and Consumption Center. In 2021, Hainan will receive 81 million domestic and foreign tourists, an increase of 25%, and achieve a total tourism revenue of 138.4 billion yuan, an increase of 58.6%. Ni Qiang said that he hopes to build Hainan into a global duty-free shopping center and fashion consumption center through the Consumer Expo, allowing domestic and foreign consumer brands and consumer groups to share the free trade port and international tourism consumption center through Hainan, an important opening to the outside world. Construction opportunities and outcomes.

It will help to speed up the construction of Hainan's modern industrial system. The first Consumer Expo was successfully held, and many exhibitors visited Hainan cities, counties and parks one after another, and a number of industries landed one after another, adding impetus to the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port. The holding of this year's Consumer Fair will further leverage the policy advantages, ecological advantages, business environment advantages and unique location advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port, further gather high-quality production factors, attract relevant industrial chains to deploy in Hainan, and further support the construction of Hainan's modern industrial system , to promote the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port to a higher level and higher quality.