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Recently, relevant departments have successively made further arrangements to promote the stable development of foreign trade. Experts said that since the beginning of this year, my country's auto exports have repeatedly hit new highs, new forms of foreign trade have flourished, and the business environment has continued to be optimized... With a series of policies to stabilize foreign trade, the fundamentals of foreign trade have been consolidated, and new growth points are emerging. , the vitality of foreign trade enterprises has been stimulated, and it is expected to withstand the new pressure brought by changes in the international environment and achieve stability and improvement of foreign trade.

Auto exports hit record highs

Exports were 15.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.2% year-on-year. Import and export data show that in the first 8 months, my country's exports have grown steadily, showing strong resilience, and it also conveys a positive signal that my country's economy continues to recover.

This resilience is particularly evident in the export of mechanical and electrical products. Import and export data show that in the first eight months, my country exported mechanical and electrical products of 8.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.8%, accounting for 56.5% of the total export value. Among them, the export of automobiles was 216.8 billion yuan, an increase of 57.6%.

Since the beginning of this year, my country's auto exports have performed well. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, import and export data showed that in August, the export of automobiles exceeded 300,000 for the first time, setting a new record high. Among them, the export of new energy vehicles was 83,000, an increase of 53.6% month-on-month and 82.3% year-on-year, showing a rapid growth momentum.

"China's auto industry is speeding up catching up with traditional auto giants such as Europe, America and Japan, and is expected to become the world's second largest auto exporter this year," said Wang Xiaoqiu, director of SAIC Motor Corporation.

According to industry insiders, my country's auto exports are entering a period of rapid growth, which is a key product supporting the high-quality development of foreign trade. With the rise of my country's new energy vehicles in the world, my country's high-end manufacturing industry will usher in new development opportunities and make more contributions to stabilizing the macroeconomic market and foreign trade growth.

Cross-border e-commerce has become a new growth point

While key products are consolidating their growth momentum, new forms of foreign trade represented by cross-border e-commerce are booming, injecting new momentum into "stabilizing foreign trade". According to import and export data, in the first half of the year, my country's cross-border e-commerce import and export continued to maintain a good momentum of development, with cross-border e-commerce import and export of 886.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.6%. Among them, exports were 603.6 billion yuan, an increase of 44.1%; imports were 283.1 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6%.

"Cross-border e-commerce has become a new growth point for foreign trade," said Sheng Qiuping, Vice Minister of Commerce.

"The soles of the slippers I recommend from Fujian, China are very soft, and the discounts are very good now..." In the warehouse of Baibaohui Warehousing Service Co., Ltd. in Nanning, Guangxi, several anchors were speaking in Thai, Vietnamese, etc. Conduct cross-border live broadcasts.

Guangxi is an important hub for cross-border e-commerce import and export business. Bai Lan, full-time deputy director of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Free Trade Office, introduced that the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone has successively introduced more than 100 e-commerce platforms and enterprises. In the first seven months of this year, the cross-border e-commerce import and export transaction volume of the Guangxi Pilot Free Trade Zone reached 96.5% 100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of about 96%.

Import and export data show that there are currently 132 cross-border e-commerce comprehensive test areas in my country, covering the whole country; the number of overseas warehouses exceeds 2,000, with an area of more than 16 million square meters; in addition, my country has established bilateral electronic business cooperation mechanism.

The executive meeting of the State Council held on September 13 proposed to promote the greater development of new foreign trade formats, to set up a new batch of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, etc., and to provide greater support for the construction of overseas warehouses.

Analysts believe that encouraging the expansion of the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone, supporting its pilot and pilot development, and making full use of the combination of online and offline channels will help expand the diversified market space, promote the stability and improvement of foreign trade, and become a new foreign trade market. growth point.

The foreign trade business environment continues to optimize

The continuous optimization of the foreign trade business environment is also one of the important contents of the "combination punch" of the foreign investment stabilization policy.

In order to improve the level of trade facilitation, Jiangxi adopts the methods of "advance declaration" and "two-step declaration" to promote the "direct pick-up by the ship" for imported goods and "direct loading at the port" for export goods. It is understood that at present, the overall customs clearance time of Jiangxi Province's imports (excluding the domestic transportation section) is 17.34 hours, and the overall customs clearance time of exports is 0.32 hours. The customs clearance efficiency remains at the forefront of the country.

The "Key Points for Optimizing the Business Environment in the Commercial Field in 2022" issued by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce proposed that in accordance with the requirements of the "Regulations on Optimizing the Business Environment", the market access list should be fully implemented, and efforts should be made to eliminate various hidden barriers in market access. Strengthen exchanges and cooperation with commercial departments, universities, and research institutions in other provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Delta, track the successful experience of building a business environment at home and abroad, and implement them in practical business work.

Regarding the key work of stabilizing foreign trade in the next step, recently, the 2022 National Foreign Trade Work TV and Telephone Conference held by the Ministry of Commerce emphasized that the policy of stabilizing foreign trade should be implemented and effective as soon as possible. New business models and new growth points, actively guide enterprises to seize the opportunities of free trade agreements such as RCEP, stabilize the foreign trade industry chain and supply chain, and actively expand imports.