Canton Fair Chunjiang Plumbing Warmth Import And Export Quality Improvement And Steady Volume

Keywords: stable quantity
The scale of import and export has reached a new level
In the first quarter, foreign trade had a strong start and gained momentum. In the first quarter, the scale of foreign trade import and export exceeded 2 trillion yuan for the first time in history during the same period, ranking first in the country, accounting for 20.1% of the country's total import and export value, and the growth rate was 7 percentage points higher than the national level.
Judging from the data, various indicators demonstrate the "stable" start of foreign trade in 2024. In the first quarter, the overall growth rate of foreign trade exceeded double digits, 10.2 percentage points higher than the fourth quarter of last year, the best performance in 11 quarters. Among them, exports and imports achieved "double growth", which was 10.1 and 10.5 percentage points higher than the fourth quarter of last year respectively.
Judging from the situation, intermediate goods, which account for more than 50% of Guangdong's total foreign trade, have grown rapidly. In the first quarter, imports and exports were 1.12 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.7%, driving Guangdong's overall import and export growth by 8.8 percentage points, which is a strong support for the overall recovery of foreign trade. At the same time, we are also accelerating the in-depth interconnection of industrial and supply chains in relevant countries and regions.
Behind the dazzling import and export data, it is inseparable from the reform of customs clearance facilitation and the optimization of supervision models. Just like at the Canton Fair, Guangzhou Customs focused on the exhibition business situation, launched 18 service measures to ensure convenience for the 135th Canton Fair, and continued to optimize and improve online and offline consulting services. Up to now, more than 70 batches of Canton Fair inbound exhibits worth more than 5 million yuan have entered the country from Guangzhou Nansha New Port, Guangzhou Jiaoxin Wharf, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport and other ports.
"Foreign trade in the first quarter continued the momentum of stabilization and improvement since the end of last year, demonstrating strong momentum and comprehensive competitiveness." He said that against the backdrop of continued improvement in domestic economic fundamentals, the high-quality development of foreign trade continues to take new steps. , pushing the import and export scale to a new level in the first quarter of this year.
The results of the customs trade boom statistics survey in March showed that the number of companies that were optimistic about the export and import situation increased by 4.6 and 0.5 percentage points respectively from the previous month, reflecting the stabilization of corporate confidence. Zhang Ke said that generally speaking, the current geopolitical tensions and trade protectionism still exist, which have brought certain difficulties and challenges to Guangdong's foreign trade, but the continued improvement in import and export has not changed.
Keywords: quality improvement
"Three new things" run faster
"In order to better expand the global market, our products have been continuously upgraded in a creative and technical direction. For example, our latest research and development and production of IPX7 waterproof speaker cones not only meet the requirements of environmental protection and guaranteed acoustic performance indicators, but also have IPX7 level The waterproof performance has better met the waterproof needs of foreign users for outdoor smart speakers. Currently, customers from Europe, America, Central Asia and other regions have reported purchase intentions," said Luo Lijuan, customs affairs manager of Guoguang Electric Co., Ltd. As a private enterprise focusing on the design, manufacturing and sales of audio and electroacoustic components, Guoguang Electric's research and development achievements have obtained national patents many times.
Private enterprises that dare to work hard and enterprising are the main force of Guangdong's foreign trade, and they are also the epitome of the vitality of foreign trade business entities. In the first quarter, the import and export of Guangdong's private enterprises, mainly "small, medium and micro", was 1.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.2%, accounting for 62.9% of Guangdong's total foreign trade import and export value, an increase of 3.8 percentage points from the same period last year.
High-tech, high-value-added "Made in Guangdong" products are popular overseas, and Guangdong's foreign trade development is gradually improving and upgrading. In the first quarter, Guangdong's exports of electronic components, automatic data processing equipment and parts, household appliances and mobile phones increased by 18.1%, 10.2%, 14.2% and 12.3% respectively; exports of high-end equipment such as ships, machine tools and aircraft increased by 55.1%, 32% respectively. % and 78%.
The "three new things" of foreign trade, including new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products, are sailing overseas and making a name for themselves around the world. Taking enterprises in Guangzhou Customs District as an example, the export of "three new" products in the first quarter increased by 57.1% year-on-year. Among them, the export of electric passenger vehicles was 2.45 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3 times. "Optimize the land-sea combined transport supervision model, support Nansha in building a 'front port and back trade' automobile export comprehensive service base, and help accelerate the formation of automobile export trade distribution centers." Li Yu, deputy director of Guangzhou Customs, introduced that Guangzhou Customs has increased innovation in customs supervision models. Continue to help cultivate and develop new productive forces.
The foreign trade structure is "excellent" and the market expansion is "broad". In addition to ASEAN maintaining its position as the largest partner, Guangdong's imports and exports to Hong Kong, the European Union, the United States, and Taiwan increased by 14.1%, 3.7%, 8%, and 11.5% respectively in the first quarter. During the same period, Guangdong's exposure to countries co-building the "Belt and Road" increased by 8.5%; its exposure to the other 14 RCEP member states increased by 7.9%.
Keywords: Gathering momentum
Expected to maintain growth in the first half
The "Dongguan-Hong Kong International Airport Center" regulatory model is the world's first cross-border sea and air transport project that directly reaches the airside of the airport. Relying on the "small incision" of cross-border logistics integration, it will do a good job in the "big article" of institutional openness, which will greatly Improve the efficiency of the Greater Bay Area's products in reaching the world. "Since its official operation on April 18 last year, as of April 14, the import and export value of the airport center has exceeded 3.8 billion yuan, and the total cargo volume has exceeded 4,300 tons." Zhong Sheng, deputy director of Huangpu Customs, said.
Taishan Gongrong Food has officially passed the Korean registration. "It is not difficult to make a grilled eel. What is difficult is to meet the standard requirements of different importing countries or regions and pass the inspection before exporting. The customs has given us a lot of help in this regard." said Song Xueming, the person in charge of Gongrong Food. Jiangmen Taishan Customs vigorously promotes enterprises to implement the "company + base + standardization" production and operation model to effectively ensure the safety and quality of exported eels.
Innovate the supervision model and promote the implementation of policies to achieve results... The dividends will continue to be released, and the growth of foreign trade is promising.
"In the past 10 years, Shantou industrial enterprises have used multiple cross-border e-commerce platforms to sell high-quality products to the world. Shantou underwear, home clothes, and toys have become the 'traffic categories' for all cross-border platforms to serve global consumers." Shantou City Yu Shaofen, Secretary-General of the Textile and Garment Industry Association and Deputy Secretary-General of the E-commerce Industry Association, said.
In the first quarter of this year, Guangdong's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports exceeded 200 billion yuan. New business formats represented by cross-border e-commerce, bonded maintenance, market procurement, etc. have made positive contributions to stabilizing the basic foreign trade market.
On April 15, the 135th Canton Fair officially kicked off. As of April 14, 144,000 overseas buyers from 215 countries and regions have pre-registered. Among them, buyers from countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" increased by 45.9% year-on-year, and buyers from RCEP countries increased by 45.9% year-on-year. 15.5%.
"The Canton Fair is a very important platform for us to expand overseas markets. More than 50% of overseas customers have established contact with us through the Canton Fair and eventually reached cooperation. This part of the sales accounts for more than 60% of our overseas market sales." said Fei Bo, marketing director of Dartek Technology Co., Ltd.
"Driven by favorable factors such as improved external demand, continued improvement in domestic economic fundamentals, continued release of dividends from stable foreign trade policies, and boosted corporate confidence, Guangdong's foreign trade is expected to remain on the growth path in the first half of the year," Zhang Ke said.