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According to the customs data released today (7th), in the first 10 months of this year, the total value of China's foreign trade imports and exports was 34.62 trillion yuan, up 9.5% year on year, and foreign trade continued to operate smoothly.

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, China's total import and export value was 34.62 trillion yuan, up 9.5% year on year. The export was 19.71 trillion yuan, up 13% year on year; Imports reached 14.91 trillion yuan, up 5.2% year on year. Among them, the import and export of general trade was 22.09 trillion yuan, up 13.3% year on year, accounting for 63.8% of China's total foreign trade import and export value, 2.1 percentage points higher than the same period last year.

In the first 10 months, the export of China's mechanical and electrical products, especially high-tech products, performed well.

Cheng Weiyong, Deputy Director of Suzhou Customs: In the first 10 months, Suzhou's high-tech products export reached 638.51 billion yuan, up 8.4% year on year. From smart small household appliances to aerospace equipment, there are nearly 1000 kinds of products, and a number of Suzhou enterprises have gone global from "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing".

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 11.25 trillion yuan, up 9.6% year on year; Among them, the export of electric manned vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells increased by 116.2%, 87.1% and 78.6% respectively. Over the same period, the export of labor-intensive products reached 3.54 trillion yuan, up 11.2%; The export of luggage, shoes and toys increased by 34.6%, 27.2% and 13.1% respectively.

Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs: In the first 10 months, China's exports of luggage, shoes and other products grew by more than 20%, with obvious traditional advantages. In the same period, the export of electric manned vehicles doubled, and the export of mechanical and electrical products such as lithium batteries and solar cells increased by about 80%. This not only demonstrates the strong international competitiveness of products, but also reflects the optimization and upgrading of China's export.

The import and export of private enterprises increased by 14.4% year on year

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, there were 484800 private enterprises with import and export performance in China, an increase of 7.4% year on year, becoming an important force driving the development of China's foreign trade.

Li Yonglong, Deputy Director of Statistics and Analysis Division of Tianjin Customs: From January to October this year, the export of private enterprises we supervised and served exceeded 500 billion yuan, an increase of about 50% year on year, and the export proportion exceeded 60% of the total foreign trade.

Private enterprises keep an eye on changes in the global trade pattern, constantly expand channels, increase independent innovation, and actively open up overseas markets.

Zhu Youqing, Chief of the Third Section of Zhongshan Port Customs Supervision Department under Gongbei Customs: With the growing competitiveness of independent brands of import and export enterprises, the export volume of high-tech products in Zhongshan City exceeded 40 billion yuan in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of about 20% over the same period last year. Our customs introduced such convenient customs clearance modes as "Great Bay Area Combined Port" and "Bay Area One Port Access", so that import and export goods can be quickly cleared and released upon arrival.

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, the proportion of imports and exports of China's private enterprises increased, and the vitality of foreign trade entities was further stimulated. The total imports and exports of private enterprises were 17.44 trillion yuan, up 14.4% year on year, accounting for 50.4% of China's total foreign trade value in the same period, 2.2 percentage points higher than that in the same period last year.

Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, said that since this year, the state has introduced a series of policies and measures to protect market entities, and the customs has also introduced a number of measures to help enterprises rescue, which has strongly stimulated the market vitality of foreign trade enterprises, especially the import and export performance of private enterprises is better than the whole. In the first 10 months, the total import and export value of China's private enterprises accounted for more than half of the total, and the growth rate of import and export was 4.9 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of national foreign trade.

China's import and export to countries along the "the Belt and Road" increased by 20.9% year on year

According to the data released by the General Administration of Customs today, in the first 10 months of this year, China and its major trading partners maintained a momentum of growth in foreign trade imports and exports. Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" and to other 14 member countries of RCEP increased by 20.9% and 8.4% respectively. The layout of tight regional cooperation and diversified international markets continued to be optimized.

In recent days, a batch of machinery, equipment and engineering vehicles set out from Yantai Port in Shandong Province to Tanzania, an African country. Since this year, Yantai Port, a port in Shandong Province, has opened a number of new direct shipping lines to Uganda in East Africa, Nigeria in West Africa and other countries. It is estimated that the annual volume of China Africa liner shipping will exceed 1.8 million tons, a record high.

Zhao Jiaxiang, Deputy Director of Yantai Customs Port Office: China Africa liner ships radiate to 10 countries and 18 ports in Africa, including Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire. Since this year, we have supervised and released more than 29 billion yuan worth of goods traded with Africa.

At the same time, China's inland provinces go out by means of railways, highways, air transport, and multimodal transport by sea to actively explore the international market.

Xin Jianmin, Chief of Hefei Customs: Since this year, Anhui's foreign trade import and export has exceeded 620 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of more than 10%. In particular, exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" have accounted for more than 20% of Anhui's foreign trade exports, and products have been exported to 64 "the Belt and Road" countries.

Since the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) came into force in January this year, it has not only brought convenience, but also the most direct benefit is tariff reduction of import and export products. The policy dividend has brought new vitality to the development of foreign trade.

In Ganzhou, Jiangxi, an old revolutionary base area, many products of Ganzhou's aquatic products processing, textile and clothing, cemented carbide and other enterprises enjoyed zero tariff with the certificate of origin. From January to October, the export value of Ganzhou enterprises to RCEP member countries increased 1.1 times year-on-year.

Lai Tong, Chief of the First Comprehensive Business Section of Ganzhou Customs under Nanchang Customs: In the first 10 months, we issued 310 RCEP certificates of origin, involving 384 types of export commodities, with a visa amount of 275 million yuan and a tariff reduction of 13.5 million yuan.

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, China's imports and exports to ASEAN, the EU, the United States and South Korea increased by 15.8%, 8.1%, 6.8% and 6.5% respectively year on year. ASEAN continues to be China's largest trading partner, accounting for 15.2% of China's total foreign trade.

Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" increased by 20.9% year on year, and its imports and exports to other 14 RCEP member countries increased by 8.4% year on year.

Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs: At present, the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" has become a popular international public product and international cooperation platform. In the first 10 months of this year, China's trade with countries along the "the Belt and Road" has maintained rapid growth, with year-on-year growth rate 11.4 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of national foreign trade, driving the overall import and export growth of 6.1 percentage points.