Source: CCTV Finance
China is the world's largest toy producer and exporter, More than 70% of toys in the global market are produced in China. It can be said that the toy industry is an evergreen tree in China's foreign trade. From 2016 to 2021, China's toy exports achieved five consecutive years of growth. In the first eight months of this year, my country's cumulative toy exports were US$31.68 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.2%.
Export "Evergreen Tree" A toy trip abroad
Chenghai District, Shantou, Guangdong is known as the toy capital of China. toys produced here have been sold to more than 150 countries and regions around the world.
Deputy General Manager of Supply Chain of a toy company in Shantou, Guangdong Yang Yusheng: Our export volume reached 740 million yuan in the first half of this year, an increase of more than 20% year-on-year.
From November to December each year is the golden period of global toy sales. For domestic toy manufacturers, it is their peak shipment season now.
Shenzhen Yantian Port is an important hub port for China's toy exports, and it is also the largest container port for single units in the world. Here, domestic toys are transported to major global trade routes, including Europe, America, and other major trade routes. On the berth of the dock, neat and colorful containers are placed on one side. In addition, the loading work is also in full swing, and the work is 24 hours a day is working without any rest.
shipping has always been the main mode of transportation for toy foreign trade enterprises in the Pearl River Delta region due to its large transportation volume and suitable for long-distance transportation. According to data provided by Shenzhen Customs, Shenzhen Port international liner routes reach more than 100 countries and regions and more than 300 ports around the world. In order to cope with the peak export season, customs is accelerating customs clearance and inspection efficiency.
Gu Kaiming, head of the Mechanical and Consumer Products Business Section of Shenzhen Customs Product Inspection Office: is now the peak season for exporting toys. We vigorously promote a single window of international trade to achieve instant declaration and instant clearance.
was loaded and the ship full of domestic toys was launched. General Administration of Customs statistics show that my country's cumulative toy exports from January to August this year was US$31.6779 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.2%. From the perspective of export areas, The United States, Japan and the United Kingdom are still the main exporters of toys in my country.
Liang Mei, President of the China Toys and Baby Products Association : From January to August 2022, the export of toys in the United States increased by 27.2% year-on-year, Mexico increased by 40% year-on-year, Japan increased by 32.3% year-on-year, Malaysia and Vietnam both increased by more than 58%. China's toy industry has formed a highly concentrated supporting and cost-effective advantage of the industrial chain through the development of industrial clustering.
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In recent years, due to the global epidemic, the toy industry has also encountered problems such as rising raw materials and poor logistics and transportation. But even in this context, my country's toy industry has maintained steady development. Behind this is the efforts of the entire toy industry chain in creating and upgrading.
