On May 5th, the 133rd China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) came to an end.
From intelligent manufacturing, new energy and intelligent networked cars to smart life and products for pregnant and baby, the innovative and leading nature of China manufacturing was widely praised by merchants all over the world at the Canton Fair. The resilience and vitality of China’s foreign trade have been fully demonstrated through repeated negotiations and orders.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that "we should continue to play the supporting role of exports in the economy" and "accelerate the construction of a trade power".
Foreign trade import and export is an important engine to stimulate economic growth. Through the Canton Fair, we can see that China enterprises are participating in the global market with a more proactive attitude, striving to stabilize exports to developed countries, expand exports to emerging economies, improve the level of processing trade, increase the added value of exports, and consolidate and expand the export advantages of new industries.
The demand for supply and mining is enthusiastic, and the market has strong stamina for recovery.
"The new customer has placed an order for 4 containers of goods!" On the first day of the Canton Fair, Luo Qifeng, the head of Ningbo Lemeijia Electric Technology Co., Ltd., said happily that two Moroccan customers signed the contract on the spot, with a value of more than 1 million yuan.
The effect exceeded expectations, making Luo Qifeng more confident to open up new markets. "We have also signed up for several regional exhibitions in Brazil, India and Germany, and the company will further integrate its product lines and develop new products."
Grasping orders and expanding the market, at this year’s Canton Fair, there were over 9,000 new exhibitors, about 35,000 offline exhibitors, and the on-site export turnover was US$ 21.69 billion. The majority of foreign trade entities actively participated in the exhibition and took the initiative, and the heat of foreign trade increased steadily.
"Judging from the number of exhibitors and participants, the Canton Fair is active, reflecting the strong demand of the majority of merchants for China’s export products." Huo Jianguo, vice president of the China World Trade Organization Research Association, said that in the process of product display, negotiation and signing, China’s export enterprises seized the opportunity and laid a good foundation for the steady growth of foreign trade throughout the year.
Looking at the whole country, since the beginning of this year, as China’s economic operation has stabilized and rebounded, production and demand have gradually improved, and foreign trade imports and exports have stabilized significantly — —
According to the data released by the General Administration of Customs, in the first quarter, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade was 9.89 trillion yuan, up 4.8% year-on-year, and exports were 5.65 trillion yuan, up 8.4% year-on-year, achieving a smooth start.
The growth rate of import and export rebounded month by month. Imports and exports in the first quarter increased by 2.6 percentage points compared with the fourth quarter of last year. In March, the export of heavy containers increased by 10.5% year-on-year, and the import volume increased by 20.3%.
The central and western regions have accelerated development. In the first quarter, the import and export of the central and western regions reached 1.84 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%, and the growth rate was 7.8 percentage points higher than that of the whole country; The import and export of the new land and sea passage in the west was 969.52 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1%. Chongqing, Guangxi and other places give full play to their geographical advantages, promote cross-border transportation facilitation, and continuously improve channel operation and logistics efficiency.
The number of foreign trade entities has increased and they are full of enthusiasm. In the first quarter, China’s foreign trade enterprises with import and export performance increased by 5.9% year-on-year, the number of business entities increased steadily, and the market vitality recovered.
"Compared with the first quarter of last year, there are 25,000 more enterprises engaged in import and export business. Among them, the import and export growth rate of private enterprises with a large number and strong flexibility is higher than the whole, and the proportion of scale in the total import and export value continues to remain above 50%, which has played a positive role in stabilizing the scale and optimizing the structure of foreign trade. " Lu Daliang, spokesman of the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistical Analysis Department, said.
"In January this year, we achieved the first batch of products export, and 1,000 sets of customized wireless charging kitchen appliances entered the Spanish market, which was well received by consumers." At the Canton Fair, Luo Zhaochao, sales manager of Zhonghui Chuangzhi (Shenzhen) Wireless Power Supply Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters that "products have advantages, which makes us more confident to explore the international market."
In March this year, the export volume of Guangzhou Gao En Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. increased by over 70% year-on-year. "We lay out intelligent production lines in advance and strive to improve production efficiency and energy saving and consumption reduction." Huo Liyi, general manager of the company, said that aiming at high-quality and all-round efforts, Gao En Machinery’s commercial food processing equipment has been recognized by the market.
"New three kinds" are popular, and the foreign trade structure is more optimized.
Clothing, furniture and household appliances used to be the "old three" of China’s foreign trade exports. Nowadays, the "new three kinds" represented by electric manned cars, lithium batteries and solar cells are gradually becoming popular.
At the Canton Fair, from unmanned aerial vehicles to pure electric vehicles to new energy agricultural machinery, the newly added new energy and intelligent networked automobile exhibition area was particularly eye-catching.
Before the booth, Li Ming, vice president of Kaiwo New Energy Automobile Group and general manager of overseas business center, gave a warm reception to every buyer who visited. He introduced in detail: "In the first quarter of last year, our pure electric vehicles were exported to 300 units, and in the first quarter of this year, we exported more than 3,000 units."
Through negotiation, Liming found that in addition to the traditional European market, Russia, the Middle East and South Asia also showed strong interest in new energy vehicles. At the fair, Kaiwo Group signed a large purchase order with Pakistani automobile dealers, and exported 200 new energy vehicles with a total turnover of 7 million US dollars.
"Judging from the current orders and negotiation progress, we are confident that the export of new energy vehicles will exceed 10,000 this year, double that of last year." Continue to expand new markets and brand awareness, and Dawn has a well-thought-out plan.
In recent years, the global attention to new energy and green low-carbon fields has gradually increased, and the strong demand in the international market has driven the export growth of green low-carbon products in China.
According to the data released by the General Administration of Customs, in the first quarter, China’s "new three samples" exported a total of 264.69 billion yuan, up 66.9% year-on-year, accounting for 1.7 percentage points of exports, reaching 4.7%, boosting the overall growth rate of exports by 2 percentage points, and promoting the continuous optimization of China’s foreign trade structure.
Gao Shiwang, spokesman of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products, believes that the high growth rate of "new three kinds" exports is not only related to the market opportunities brought by industrial changes, but also benefited from China’s complete industrial chain and supply capacity, as well as the promotion of forward-looking and phased progressive policies. "At present ‘ Three new samples ’ The market penetration rate is still relatively low and the market demand is far from saturated. " Gao Shiwang predicts that the export of "new three kinds" will still maintain a high growth rate in the future.
Seize new opportunities and accelerate the cultivation of new advantages in foreign trade
At present, the external environment is still complicated and severe, and global trade is under pressure. How to further promote the stable scale and excellent structure of foreign trade? At the Canton Fair, we saw that the majority of foreign trade subjects faced difficulties, actively explored new markets, developed new models, and actively cultivated new advantages in international competition in a multi-pronged manner.
Anchoring the new market demand along the "Belt and Road", Jiangsu Sumeida Electromechanical Co., Ltd. has accelerated its research and development and innovation in terms of light weight, quietness, fuel economy and intelligence. "Compared with similar products, we can save 10% to 15% of oil, effectively reducing the living expenses of users, which is also a lot ‘ Belt and Road ’ Important product appeals in markets along the route. " Wang Tao, deputy general manager of Sumida Electromechanical Africa Division, said.
Taking the pulse of the market into account, Sumida’s main product, gasoline generator set, has been in the forefront of the African market for a long time and has been widely recognized by local consumers.
Constantly expanding the circle of trade friends, the trade in emerging markets has increased considerably. In the first quarter, China’s import and export to emerging markets such as ASEAN, Latin America and Africa increased by 16.1%, 11.7% and 14.1% respectively. The total proportion of scale increased by 2.4 percentage points to 28.4%.
In order to help enterprises stabilize their orders and expand the market, a few days ago, the State Council held an executive meeting to study policies and measures to promote the stable scale and optimal structure of foreign trade. It was required to constantly enrich, adjust and improve relevant policies in light of practical problems in different fields, implement a good combination of policies to stabilize foreign trade, encourage local governments to introduce supporting policies according to local conditions, and enhance policy synergy.
Promote foreign trade, promote stability and improve quality, and the Ministry of Commerce has formulated a construction plan for the digital pilot area of global trade in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to empower foreign trade with digitalization; The Customs evaluated, optimized and upgraded the 23 support measures introduced last year. All localities are also taking active actions: Shanghai focuses on key enterprises and products, and increases support in customs clearance, finance and tax refund; Fujian supports enterprises to stabilize orders and expand the market through overseas exhibitions and online exhibitions … …
Walking in the Canton Fair, the exhibitors and buyers who are in a hurry, and the steaming fair and signing meeting have fully released the strong warmth of China’s economic recovery.
Looking forward to the future, China’s economy has strong resilience, great potential and full vitality, and its long-term positive fundamentals remain unchanged, which supports the goal of promoting stability and improving quality in foreign trade. With the continuous overall improvement of China’s economic operation, the positive momentum of foreign trade will be further consolidated and continued.
