The total value of imports and exports of goods trade in the first quarter increased by nearly 30% year-on-year

The total value of imports and exports of goods trade in the first quarter increased by nearly 30% year-on-year

The General Administration of Customs released data on the 13th: In the first quarter of this year, the total value of my country's import and export of goods trade was 8.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.2% over the same period last year, of which exports were 4.61 trillion yuan, an increase of 38.7%; imports were 3.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.3% %. my country's coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development have continued to show results, and foreign trade imports and exports have achieved a "good start". In the first quarter, my country's private enterprises imported and exported 3.95 trillion yuan, an increase of 42.7%, accounting for 46.7% of my country's total foreign trade value, an increase of 4.4 percentage points over the same period last year. During the same period, my country’s imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” and RCEP trading partners increased by 21.4% and 22.9% respectively. In the first quarter, my country exported 2.78 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 43%, accounting for 60.3% of the total export value, an increase of 1.7 percentage points over the same period last year. During the same period, my country's exports of anti-epidemic materials continued to grow, and exports of textiles including masks increased by 30.6%. In terms of imports, my country's imports of major bulk commodities increased in the first quarter. Among them, imported iron ore was 283 million tons, an increase of 8%; crude oil was 139 million tons, an increase of 9.5%; natural gas was 29.388 million tons, an increase of 19.6%. During the same period, my country imported 21.178 million tons of soybeans, an increase of 19%; 6.727 million tons of corn, an increase of 437.8%; and 2.925 million tons of wheat, an increase of 131.2%. According to customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the total import and export value of my country's trade in goods was 8.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.2% over the same period last year. In March, my country's imports and exports increased by 25% month-on-month, of which exports and imports increased by 16.8% and 35.2% month-on-month respectively. Li Kuiwen, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistics and Analysis Department, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office on the 13th that in the first quarter of this year, my country's foreign trade import and export achieved a "good start". Compared with the same period in 2018 and 2019, the total import and export value of my country's trade in goods in the first quarter of this year increased by 25.3% and 20.5% respectively, further confirming the positive trend of my country's foreign trade.

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The price hit a new all-time high! But the owner doesn't look at the price, "place an order" first! Air and sea transport are "hard to find"! what happened?

The price hit a new all-time high! But the owner doesn't look at the price, "place an order" first! Air and sea transport are "hard to find"! what happened?

Recently, the situation of the new crown epidemic in India has been escalating, which directly affects the air and sea freight markets. Not only have shipping prices soared, but even one cabin has become difficult to find. What is the specific situation? 01 One cabin on the Indian route is hard to find, and there is an explosion Sijiamei is the person in charge of a shipping and freight forwarding company. She told reporters that in the second quarter of this year, the shipping space on the Southeast Asian route was particularly tight, especially when a large-scale new crown epidemic broke out in India in April. Now the route from Guangzhou to Shenzhen is basically ahead of schedule. Book a week. She said that before the epidemic, 50% of the capacity relied on the belly hold of passenger planes to load cargo. Because of the epidemic, the passenger plane was cancelled, so the ability to load goods in the belly hold was lost. Now with all-cargo aircraft, it is indeed difficult to find a cabin. . The company of Li Ying, general manager of an aviation service company in Guangzhou, is mainly engaged in cargo charter services. Due to the recent increase in the number of customers booking cargo planes to India. In response to the surge in demand, the company doubled its capacity on the India-Pakistan route, while adding a new route in June dedicated to Delhi, India, for a year. The reporter learned that at present, anti-epidemic materials such as oxygen generators are very short in India, and the export volume of anti-epidemic products has also surged. Wang Weiwen's company specializes in cargo services for Southeast Asian shipping routes. He told reporters that since the beginning of this year, the shipping prices of Southeast Asian routes have been rising, especially in April and May. The phenomenon. The so-called "rejection of containers" means that when a voyage is full, the shipping company has no choice but to hold the container until the next voyage or several voyages. Wang Weiwen said that now you may not be able to get a space if you have money. Even if you have space, you may not be able to guarantee that the locker can be pulled onto the ship. There may be a situation of dumping the locker every minute. With the outbreak of the local epidemic in India, many boxes are stranded abroad, and there are basically no empty boxes to come back, so the situation is in short supply.

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What are the highlights of the opening of the China-CEEC Expo?

What are the highlights of the opening of the China-CEEC Expo?

The second China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo opened in Ningbo on June 8. The State President sent a congratulatory letter to the Expo. He pointed out that the China-CEEC cooperation mechanism is an important platform for China and CEECs to enhance friendship, expand cooperation and seek common development. In February this year, the China-CEEC Summit was successfully held. I emphasized that under the new situation, China-CEEC cooperation should adhere to a pragmatic orientation, expand mutually beneficial cooperation outcomes, and proposed a plan to import from CEECs with a cumulative value of over US$170 billion in the next five years. Commodities, strive to double the import volume of agricultural products from Central and Eastern European countries in the next five years, and continue to promote the construction of China-Central and Eastern European countries economic and trade cooperation demonstration zones in Ningbo and other places. With the joint efforts of all parties concerned, the outcomes of the summit are being implemented. It is emphasized that the holding of this China-CEEC Expo is conducive to enhancing the understanding of CEE commodities in the Chinese market, expanding exports of CEE countries to China, and helping all parties overcome the challenges brought by the new crown pneumonia epidemic and promote economic recovery. . It is hoped that all parties will take this opportunity to continuously explore the potential of cooperation and jointly open up a broader space for cooperation. It is reported that 425 exporters from Central and Eastern Europe exhibited popular products at the expo, and 7,000 buyers are expected to participate in the expo. As an offline exhibition between China and Central and Eastern European countries after the epidemic, this event has been highly valued by many Central and Eastern European companies. In the context of the European Parliament's "freezing" of the China-EU investment agreement, exhibitors' enthusiasm for the Chinese market has not diminished. Exhibitor's "Small Target": 50% increase in sales this year "Central and Eastern European enterprises are on the offensive in China", German News TV reported on the 8th that the expo will set up three exhibition areas: the Central and Eastern Europe Exhibition, the International Consumer Goods Exhibition and the Annual Exhibition of Imported Commodities, with an area of ​​200,000 square meters and more than 3,000 booths. , 7,000 buyers are expected to participate in this event. The guest countries of this year's exhibition are Serbia and the Czech Republic, and companies from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, the Czech Republic and other countries participated in the exhibition. In 2019, with the approval of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, China International Consumer Goods Expo was renamed China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo and International Consumer Goods Expo. The Central and Eastern Europe Expo was successfully upgraded to a national-level exhibition. At present, the Central and Eastern Europe Expo is a national-level exhibition focusing on cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries. "The company's 'small goal' this year is to sell 3,200 containers of milk to China throughout the year, an increase of roughly 50% over last year." said Li An, business development manager of the Polish dairy food importer and exporter Weiqi Group. The company's 2013 Entering the Chinese market in 2018, less than 90 containers of milk products were shipped to China that year, and this figure has reached 2,200 containers in 2020. Today, annual sales in China have reached 200 million yuan, accounting for about half of the company's total export market. For this exhibition, Ang Lee has great hopes, "The epidemic has just passed, and this offline event is expected to have many professional buyers coming to the counter, and they are here to find suppliers. The performance obtained from the exhibition in the past two years is very good. Yes, this year will be good too."

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2021 Western International Logistics and Transportation Expo

2021 Western International Logistics and Transportation Expo

The 2021 Western International Logistics and Transportation Expo (hereinafter referred to as the "Western Fair") is to actively cooperate with the "Belt and Road" national strategy, conscientiously implement the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline, and comprehensively implement the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle and the "Western China". The overall plan for the new land-sea channel, vigorously promotes the process of building a logistics and transportation hub in the west of the Chengdu-Chongqing region, and builds a new land-sea trade channel in the western provinces of my country. The logistics and transportation industry development is the center, which integrates foreign cooperation, investment attraction, technical exchanges, and trade negotiations. An integrated high-standard professional fair. 1. Guiding ideology Thoroughly implement the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era, earnestly implement the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline, seize the strategic opportunity for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, and closely follow the construction of the new land-sea corridor in the west, the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the development of the western region in the new era. During this favorable period, we will cooperate in all aspects with the construction of a series of major projects such as the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, and actively promote the construction of an international comprehensive transportation hub in Chengdu. Improve the competitiveness of logistics and transportation in Sichuan Province, promote the development of Chengdu, Germany, and Meizu in the same city, help the construction of three cities and three capitals in Chengdu, and strive to build a platform for the logistics and transportation industry to have a wide coverage, outstanding benefits, and win-win sharing.

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China-US-Europe-Japan Compliance Seminar on Dangerous Goods Import, Export & Transportation was successfully held

China-US-Europe-Japan Compliance Seminar on Dangerous Goods Import, Export & Transportation was successfully held

With the rapid development of China's social economy and the diversity of cargo transportation, freight companies often lack the basis for judgment when transporting dangerous goods. In recent years, reliable accidents caused by dangerous goods have occurred frequently in import and export trade activities. For the import, export and transportation of dangerous goods, on March 22, 2022, the China International Freight Association Dangerous Goods Working Committee and China Consumer Goods Quality Reliability Promotion The conference, Amazon, CIRS Group, GBK China and other industry experts jointly held the "China-US-Europe-Japan Compliance Seminar on Dangerous Goods Import & Export & Transportation". This seminar discussed the relevant issues of the import, export and transportation of dangerous goods and the compliance requirements of China, the United States, Europe and Japan through online communication, with more than 200 participants. At the meeting, Wang Kun, vice chairman and secretary general of China Consumer Goods Quality Reliability Promotion Association, said: In order to promote the development of my country's import and export of dangerous goods transportation, extensive training of dangerous goods should be carried out, the training of talents in the industry should be strengthened, the advantages of talents and technical resources should be fully utilized, and technology should be improved. service level; deepen international cooperation, strengthen information exchange and mutual recognition of trading partners; strengthen social co-governance and strengthen industry self-discipline. Huang Qun, director of the Dangerous Goods Working Committee of the China International Freight Association, said that the dangerous goods working committee of the association will continue to work together to ensure the reliability of the international supply chain, and be a designer of international freighters and an organizer of door-to-door. Strengthen the professional training to promote the employees' sense of responsibility and professional ability. In terms of the reliable management of the standardized operation of the transportation of dangerous chemical goods, the key to the confirmation of the delivery of this dangerous goods is to do two aspects: first, the sense of responsibility and awe; followed by the acquisition of professional knowledge and abilities. Subsequently, Guo Shuai, a senior engineer at the National Hazardous Chemicals Reliability (Qingdao) Research Institute, from the Chemical Registration Center of the Ministry of Emergency Management, analyzed the current overall situation of the domestic dangerous goods industry. Qian Zhanpeng, head of the chemical reliable management team of CIRS Group, gave a detailed explanation on the reliable management of hazardous chemicals management. Shen Chenfeng, Secretary General of the Training Committee of China International Freight Association, Germany GBK Compliance Consulting China Manager, explained the export compliance of dangerous goods in Europe, the United States and Japan by category. This seminar aims to help enterprises improve compliance awareness, reduce compliance risks in the process of import and export, gain a preliminary understanding of compliance requirements for the import, export and transportation of dangerous goods in China, the United States, Europe and Japan, and reduce potential disagreements. The penalties for customs supervision and market supervision caused by regulatory risks have played a positive role. In the next step, China Merchants Association will continue to work with members of the association to explore and make full use of the association's resources to spare no effort to make greater contributions to the development of member companies, and actively promote the healthy development of the freight forwarding industry.

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RCEP engine's international logistics development has shown preliminary results

RCEP engine's international logistics development has shown preliminary results

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was officially implemented on January 1. Because the area covered by it is a free trade zone with a large population, large economic and trade scale and potential for development, it has attracted wide attention from various fields. As a foreign trade import and export cargo transportation service provider and an important main body of the global supply chain logistics chain, the international freight forwarding logistics industry has started the discussion and practice of RCEP opportunities since the signing of RCEP at the end of 2020, and has become a pioneer in the high-quality development of RCEP. . Industry organizations pave the way On December 8, 2020, ASEAN Federation of Freight Associations (AFFA) and China International Freight Association (CIFA) held an industry regional cooperation meeting online. Exchanges and discussions on promoting the development of the industry between China and ASEAN and strengthening cooperation between the two sides, and on promoting one-stop cargo clearance and settlement, seamless connection of land-sea multimodal transport, realization of a single window, industry training, and establishment of enterprise exchange platforms, etc. We will cooperate with each other to help reduce costs and increase efficiency in logistics, strive to create a favorable market environment, effectively guide member companies of both parties to seize opportunities, and make active preparations for accelerating the implementation of RCEP. The meeting two weeks after the signing of RCEP will be a milestone in the development of goods circulation between the two parties and the region. On December 21, 2021, at the 31st plenary meeting of AFFA, Mr. Yukki N. Hanafi, chairman of AFFA, and relevant CIFA officials said that with the upcoming RCEP as a major development opportunity, the two sides will strengthen pragmatic cooperation and further consolidate China. - Foundation for cooperation and development in the field of ASEAN international freight forwarding and logistics. In 2021, my country's imports and exports to ASEAN will be 5.67 trillion yuan, a growth rate of 19.7%. ASEAN, as my country's largest trading partner, has brought strong growth potential to the international supply chain logistics chain under the superimposed effect of RCEP tax reduction and fee reduction and the ASEAN agreement. International logistics is an active participant in the pilot and trial of RCEP policies. To help import and export enterprises make good use of RCEP discounts, apply for certificates of origin, and provide full-chain services for import and export transportation of goods, they must first learn to understand policies. . In order to strengthen the interpretation and training of RCEP-related content in the international logistics industry, enhance enterprises' understanding of the significance of RCEP, and guide enterprises to seize opportunities and follow up services, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Transport support industry organizations to play a role, and carry out extensive interpretations in the industry training. China International Freight Association, China Shipowners Association, China International Trade Association, etc., have organized industry enterprises to learn and grasp the important content of the agreement for many times, and held discussions around industry opportunities.

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