General

According to the latest statistical data, in the first 11 months of 2022, the East Lake High-tech Zone ranked the first in the city in terms of the amount of investment invitation, the amount of industrial projects in place, the proportion of industrial projects to capital, and foreign direct investment.

On January 8, the relevant person in charge of the Free Trade Reform and Innovation Bureau of the East Lake High-tech Zone said that in 2023, the East Lake High-tech Zone will continue to promote the reform and innovation of free trade, around the two basic points of commerce and foreign trade, to smooth the double circulation and promotion of domestic and international markets, and help build the "World Optics Valley".

Do a good job of consumption "combination boxing"

The "double cycle" endogenous power continues to improve

A week ago, the "Ten Articles of Commerce and Trade in Optical Valley" was released. Every year, the amount of rewards for enterprises will be no less than 100 million yuan, and a single enterprise can be rewarded up to 5 million yuan, and no less than 20 million yuan of special funds will be used to carry out consumption promotion activities

In recent years, the introduction of one policy after another has turned into sufficient consumption power. Last year, the two Optics Valley Auto Shopping Festivals attracted 25 auto companies, with orders increasing by more than 50% year on year; The activity of ordering new energy vehicles and sending 800 yuan of consumption voucher package drove the monthly order volume of Wuhan Tesla to increase by more than 50%; The "Summer of Optics Valley" catering and consumption promotion activity released 2 million yuan of consumption coupons

Statistics show that the total retail sales of social goods in the East Lake High-tech Zone totaled 28.915 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2022, maintaining a steady growth.

Following the steps of consumers, many business enterprises choose to take root here. Zero Runner, Wuling Automobile, Zhuoer Zhilian subsidiary, Kaike, RT-Mart, Chiangji, Today, etc. all entered the park and business circle of East Lake High-tech Zone in 2022.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Free Trade Reform and Innovation Bureau of the East Lake Hi-tech Zone, more than 80 new investment and warehousing enterprises in the region in 2022 exceeded the annual target, of which the Krypton car brought a net increase of 400 million yuan to the total retail sales of social goods in the region.

"In 2023, more new consumption, new retail and new brands will be settled in Optics Valley to improve citizens' happiness and consumption power." It is understood that the Free Trade Reform and Innovation Bureau of East Lake High-tech Zone is studying and formulating a three-year development plan for the trade industry, which will play a more "combination" of investment promotion and service, and continue to improve the "double cycle" endogenous power.

International trade enterprises go to sea in groups

Trillion industrial clusters and world connectivity

Nearly 60 enterprises appeared at more than 10 large-scale exhibitions at home and abroad; 16 enterprises have reached a purchase intention of US $1.2 million by going out to sea in groups; 86 overseas purchasers released nearly 100 purchase demands

Opening the 2022 foreign trade transcript of the East Lake High-tech Zone, the enterprise has firmly determined to "go out", and the "service" of foreign trade has been continuously improved.

Focus on the pain points of enterprises and open the cargo routes from Wuhan to Osaka, Japan and New Delhi, India; Support "real gold and silver" and help international trade enterprises apply for more than 200 million yuan of special funds for foreign trade development at all levels; Cultivate professional force, more than 7000 people participate in professional training of foreign trade; The city cargo station of the East Lake Comprehensive Bonded Area and the Ezhou Huahu Airport are the key projects to build a new international trade "outlet".

In 2022, the "gold customs protection" business initiated by the East Lake High-tech Zone will further relieve the pressure on international trade enterprises. Huang Zhibin, assistant to the chairman of Qiaoyan Electronics, said, "In order to meet the regulatory requirements, the enterprise invested 1 million yuan to open a customs guarantee in the bank, and the financial pressure was not small."

"Free of deposits, free of service charges." The relevant person in charge of the Free Trade Reform and Innovation Bureau of the East Lake High-tech Zone said that now, the tariff guarantee issued by enterprises that meet the requirements is guaranteed by the Optical Valley Technology Guarantee Company. At present, the accumulated amount of guarantee for filing has exceeded 100 million yuan.

Strengthen the support for cross-border e-commerce and other new forms of international trade, explore new measures for the supervision of "domestic and foreign customs" in the Comprehensive Bonded Zone, and expand the "port function" of the urban cargo terminal in the Comprehensive Bonded Zone

In the foreign trade plan of East Lake Hi-tech Zone in 2023, either take the China-Europe train to the west, or go to the sea from Huashan Port to the east, medical devices, optical fiber and cable, memory chips, LCD panels, etc. will go overseas, and the trillion-level industrial cluster of East Lake Hi-tech Zone will continue to connect with the world.

Between the venues of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, there will be 888 pure electric buses imported from China, which will continue to be powered by the vehicle-end automatic charging system of Hezhi Digital Energy, an enterprise in Wuhan Free Trade Zone.

Recharge the "speed" of the World Cup, featuring the innovation of Wuhan Free Trade Zone. In the ranking of "China Free Trade Pilot Zone System Innovation Index" in 2021-2022, Wuhan Free Trade Zone ranks ninth in the country and first in the central region.

Focusing on the actual needs of enterprise growth and industrial development, Wuhan District has accumulated 240 reform achievements after more than five years of efforts, including 11 innovative measures such as "remote confirmation service for equity transfer registration", and 97 reform achievements such as "capital account income payment facilitation", which are replicated and promoted throughout the province.

In recent years, the free trade zone has been continuously linked with innovation - 32 innovative development measures for the whole industrial chain of the free trade pilot zone have been put forward, 11 innovative measures such as "remote confirmation service for equity transfer registration" have been replicated and promoted nationwide, and the "Optical Valley digital talent card" innovative measures have been widely praised

Starting from the "base camp" of the "double cycle" of the Free Trade Zone, the East Lake High-tech Zone strives to be the "pacesetter" of the opening up, and tells a wonderful story about the "World Optics Valley".

According to the relevant person in charge of the Free Trade Reform and Innovation Bureau of the East Lake High-tech Zone, in 2022, the bureau handled 18 pre-approval letters of APEC business travel cards for enterprises such as Ruike Laser and Huagong International, accounting for 60% of the city's total; Establish an information database for foreign-related enterprises, promote the implementation of projects of China Sinovac and Humanwell Pharmaceutical in the "the Belt and Road", and keep enterprises "going global".