"Carrying out in-depth cooperation is an urgent need for Gaoqiao and Gaoqiao merchants"
- Interview with Luo Xiao, Managing Director of Hunan Gaoqiao Market Co., Ltd.
" Huaihua is the only node city in the Western Land-Sea New Corridor Hunan. It is a hub for China-Laos and China-Vietnam railways to enter Hunan, and has obvious advantages in cross-border logistics." Recently, Luo Xiao, managing director of Hunan Gaoqiao Market Co., Ltd., said at the signing ceremony of Huaihua City's "Strong Provincial Capital" strategic trade logistics enterprise. , Gaoqiao Market has established strategic cooperation with Huaihua, which will open up new channels and establish new models for the development of Gaoqiao's foreign trade.
(Luo Xiao, Managing Director of Hunan Gaoqiao Market Co., Ltd. Photo by reporter Pan Yu)
Luo Xiao said that Gaoqiao and Huaihua have carried out in-depth cooperation in the construction of convenient cross-border logistics channels, market procurement, industry and trade integration, etc. , is an urgent need for Gaoqiao's development and a practical need for Gaoqiao's merchants. Merchants in Gaoqiao are the core force in the development of international trade in Gaoqiao market. They hope to use the cooperation between Gaoqiao and Huaihua to further unblock the logistics artery of ASEAN trade, reduce logistics costs and trade costs, and continue to grow and develop. I believe that the cooperation between Gaoqiao and Huaihua will definitely promote the development of Gaoqiao’s foreign trade and help Gaoqiao’s merchants to become bigger and stronger.
Luo Xiao introduced that after 26 years of development, Gaoqiao Market now has 8 large-scale professional markets and three import and export trade China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Park, Export Products Cluster Area and International Commodity Exhibition and Trade Center. The platform has more than 9,100 merchants. Gaoqiao Market also undertakes the construction tasks of three national platforms, namely the Hunan Free Trade Pilot Zone, the National Market Procurement and Trade Model Pilot, and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo Permanent Exhibition Hall. It has become an important dual-circulation commercial transaction in Hunan. platform. Last year, the market transaction volume of Gaoqiao Market was 162 billion yuan, of which the foreign trade transaction volume was 2.4 billion US dollars. According to the data from the National Bureau of Statistics yearbook, it is the second largest comprehensive market in the country.
"With the RCEP agreement coming into effect this year, Gaoqiao Market is actively connecting with RCEP to promote market merchants to expand and strengthen import and export trade with ASEAN." Luo Xiao introduced that Gaoqiao Market has more than 100 merchants operating ASEAN products. More than 40,000 TEUs of agricultural and sideline products such as dried fruits, dried fish, seasonings, beans, aquatic products, and seafood are imported every year, with an import volume of 13.2 billion yuan. The trade foundation is good and the demand is huge. At the same time, ASEAN is also an important market for Gaoqiao's procurement and export. Last year, Gaoqiao's procurement and export to the ASEAN market exceeded 130 million US dollars. I believe that through this signed cooperation, Gaoqiao's exports to ASEAN will definitely increase.
(reporter Shen Jian)
