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Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation reported that from January to August, the total import and export value of Zhejiang reached 3.12 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.8% over the same period last year (the same below), and the contribution rate to the national import and export growth rate was 19.7% and 21.2%. In the same period, the import and export of Beijing increased by 18.3%, which was 8.2 percentage points higher than the national average growth rate; the import and export of Shandong increased by 18.2%, which was 8.1 percentage points higher than the national overall growth rate. The data shows that the major foreign trade provinces have provided important momentum for the sustained and stable growth of my country's foreign trade.

At the same time, new measures are being launched intensively from the central to local governments to further promote the release of the potential of foreign trade provinces, consolidate traditional markets, develop emerging markets, and cultivate new forms of foreign trade, new models and new growth points. Experts interviewed pointed out that my country's major foreign trade provinces have a good foundation and are resilient to growth. With the implementation of more supportive policies, it is expected to provide strong support for the innovative development of foreign trade and the improvement of quality while maintaining stability.

The transcripts are released, and there are many bright spots in the foreign trade province

If foreign businessmen cannot enter, the market will be "opened" to the door of the customer, and the order will be pushed to the user's mobile phone. Recently, Yiwu Mall Group joined forces with the Spanish overseas station platform of a supply chain company to add more than 3,500 local buyers, and initiated inquiries to purchase goods through online matching transaction scenarios.

Yiwu is known as the small commodity capital of the world, with more than 2.1 million kinds of commodities sent to more than 230 countries and regions around the world. Under the influence of the epidemic, Yiwu innovatively launched a digital free trade application for small commodities, which can accurately match buyers with merchants with supply capacity online, and realize remote online business negotiations and orders. Yiwu import and export data show that in the first eight months of this year, Yiwu's total import and export value was 306.64 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 29.8%.

While traditional foreign trade overcomes the impact of the epidemic and grows against the trend, high-tech products are also accelerating breakthroughs. During the period, the export of Zhejiang specialized, specialized, and new "little giant" enterprises increased by 45.3%, which was 23.7 percentage points higher than the overall export. Driven by multiple factors, Zhejiang's import and export achieved rapid growth from January to August. The import and export, export and import scale ranked third, second and sixth in the country respectively, and the contribution rate to the national import and export growth ranked first in the country.

The foreign trade of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui and other three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta region is gradually recovering. Li Kuiwen, director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, said that the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta overcame the adverse effects of the epidemic, and the growth rate of imports and exports in the first eight months was 1.5 percentage points higher than the national overall growth rate, which provided a solid foundation for stabilizing the foreign trade market. Strong kinetic energy.

Many provinces with a large proportion of foreign trade also achieved rapid growth. Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation reported that in the first 8 months, Shandong’s total import and export value of goods trade was 2.18 trillion yuan, ranking sixth in the country, with an increase of 18.2%, which was 8.1 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of national foreign trade. During the same period, the total import and export value of Beijing was 2.32 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.3%, which was 8.2 percentage points higher than the national average growth rate.

The person in charge of Beijing Customs emphasized, "In August, the import and export value of Beijing soared to 329.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%, setting a new monthly import and export record and contributing to the steady growth of the country's foreign trade."

Zhuang Rui, a professor at the National Institute of Opening-up at the University of International Business and Economics, said that my country's foreign trade province has performed well, and the transcripts handed in in the first eight months were outstanding. She further pointed out that several major import and export provinces and cities have experienced different degrees of impact of the epidemic, and they can achieve rapid growth on the basis of high base and large volume, which is commendable, indicating that my country's major foreign trade provinces have a good foundation and are resilient to growth.

Multiple measures help to further stimulate potential

Experts also pointed out that the pillars of these major foreign trade provinces and cities need to be further released. According to the statistics of import and export data, in the first eight months, the import and export of seven provinces and cities including Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Beijing, Shandong, and Fujian exceeded one trillion yuan, with a total import and export of 20.54 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. It is lower than the national import and export growth rate of 10.1% in the same period.

The executive meeting of the State Council held on September 13 deployed measures to further stabilize foreign trade and foreign investment, and proposed to consolidate the responsibilities of a major foreign trade and foreign investment province to better play a leading role, and relevant departments should strengthen coordination and services.

Subsequently, the Ministry of Commerce held a national foreign trade work teleconference on September 14, requiring commerce departments at all levels to "increase volume, prevent reduction, and strengthen guarantees", support foreign trade enterprises to ensure production and contract performance, and smooth the channels for foreign trade enterprises to seize orders , cultivating new forms of foreign trade, new models and new growth points.

In addition, according to the recently held regular press conference of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to implement market diversification actions in the next step to guide enterprises to consolidate traditional markets and develop emerging markets.

The local level is also actively launching relevant measures. Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places have launched measures to strengthen service guarantees such as outbound exhibitions and business negotiations, support the development of new foreign trade formats, and promote the release of RCEP dividends.

Guangdong proposes to support enterprises to charter flights to "go overseas" to grab orders and promote the development of new foreign trade formats such as market procurement and cross-border e-commerce; Jiangsu actively explores RCEP opportunities, and Nanjing Customs provides customized training for enterprises to help them take advantage of RCEP preferential tariff policies; Zhejiang It is proposed to increase the bailout of international shipping logistics and increase the support for credit insurance.

Cultivate new kinetic energy to support the stability and improvement of foreign trade

According to expert analysis, under the comprehensive measures, the potential of the major foreign trade province is expected to be further released, and provide more momentum for the innovation and development of foreign trade across the country.

Zhou Mi, a researcher at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, told reporters that major foreign trade provinces are the main force in foreign trade, and their recovery of kinetic energy and release of potential have significantly promoted the overall foreign trade.

Zhou Mi believes that judging from the current deployment of various departments and major foreign trade provinces, policies are concentrated in two aspects. One is to reduce costs for enterprises through facilitation measures and preferential measures such as tax credit insurance; The coordinated efforts between the two countries will further clarify the state's support for the development of foreign trade, stabilize the expectations of enterprises, stimulate the willingness and ability of market players to participate in international competition, and lay a solid foundation for my country's foreign trade to make progress while maintaining stability.

Zhou Mi also pointed out that under the complex international situation and the relatively violent market fluctuations, major foreign trade provinces should firmly promote the connection between enterprises and the international market according to environmental changes, and seek innovative development paths and trade categories.

Zhuang Rui believes that a major foreign trade province is the backbone of my country's foreign trade growth, the key to stabilizing foreign trade, and an important starting point for my country's foreign trade innovation and development. She suggested that the advantages of industry and scale accumulated by major foreign trade provinces should be further leveraged, and digital and informatization means should be used to promote model innovation and channel innovation in all aspects; and open platforms such as free trade pilot zones established in major foreign trade provinces should be encouraged to be bold. Explore and promote foreign trade innovation with institutional innovation.

Zhuang Rui said that he believes that the targeted measures of relevant departments and localities will promote the innovative development of foreign trade in major foreign trade provinces, and provide more powerful support for the stabilization of the total volume and quality of my country's foreign trade.