reporter learned from Qingyuan Customs that from January to August this year, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in Qingyuan City was 38.04 billion yuan, an increase of 10.3% over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 17.23 billion yuan, an increase of 15.7%; imports were 20.81 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1%.
Single In August, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in Qingyuan was 5.01 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1%, of which exports were 2.35 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.3%; imports were 2.66 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5%.
From the perspective of trade methods, in the first eight months, Qingyuan City imported and exported 25.11 billion yuan through general trade, an increase of 11.4%; imports and exports through processing trade were 12.67 billion yuan, an increase of 12.8%. In August alone, Qingyuan City imported and exported 3.25 billion yuan through general trade, an increase of 5.7%; imports and exports through processing trade were 1.74 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5%.
Qingyuan Customs officers went to import and export enterprises in their jurisdiction to conduct research and preach processing trade policies. Photo provided by correspondent
products, in the first eight months, Qingyuan City's labor-intensive products exports totaled 7.18 billion yuan, an increase of 25.3%; mechanical and electrical products exports were 5.11 billion yuan, an increase of 4.8%; cultural products (crossing with toys) exports were 2.36 billion yuan, an increase of 27.3%. Unforged rolled copper was imported 7.84 billion yuan, an increase of 31.7%.
From the perspective of market entities, in the first eight months, Qingyuan private enterprises imported and exported 21.11 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7%; foreign-invested enterprises imported and exported 16.91 billion yuan, an increase of 17.1%.
From the perspective of trading partners, in the first eight months, Qingyuan City's top three trading partners were ASEAN , the United States and EU , with imports and exports to ASEAN of 8.99 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%; imports and exports to the United States of 4.87 billion yuan, an increase of 20%; imports and exports to the European Union of 3.66 billion yuan, an increase of 26.2%, and the total proportion of the three accounts for 44.3%.
Relevant person in charge of Qingyuan Customs said that in the next step, the customs will make efforts from three aspects: expanding the increase, stabilizing the stock, and strengthening guarantees, taking multiple measures to stabilize foreign trade, further enhancing the vitality of market entities, taking better service to enterprises as the starting point and end point, adhering to the "problem clearance" mechanism, helping enterprises to use two international and domestic markets and two resources, effectively enhancing the sense of gain of enterprises, and continuously promoting the high-level opening and high-quality development of foreign trade.
[Reporter] Su Chen
[Correspondent] Guan Qingxuan
[Author] Su Chen
[Source] Southern Media Group Southern + Client