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.


2022-04-02

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.


2022-04-02

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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