Jinan’s total import and export volume in the first two months of this year exceeded 30 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%

　　China News Service, Jinan, March 28 (Li Mingrui) A reporter learned at a press conference held at the Jinan Municipal People's Government on March 28 that Jinan's total import and export volume from January to February reached 30.04 billion yuan (RMB, the same below) , a year-on-year increase of 11.2%, which is higher than the national and provincial average growth rates of 2.5 percentage points and 7.6 percentage points.

On March 28, the Jinan Municipal People's Government held a press conference. Photo by Li Mingrui

　　According to Zhao Zhiwen, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Jinan Municipal Commerce Bureau, Jinan will implement the foreign trade subject cultivation action in 2023, promote cooperation between state-owned platforms and bulk commodity import companies, use third-party foreign trade service platforms to help unopened companies achieve performance, and add new import and export There are 1,508 companies with actual performance.

　　Zhao Zhiwen further introduced that Jinan will also actively help companies grab orders and expand markets in 2023, organize 1,800 companies to participate in well-known domestic and overseas exhibitions, and provide free export credit insurance for 1,300 small and medium-sized enterprises. "The city's trading partners have reached 228 countries and regions, and the number has reached a record high. As representatives of the 'Three New Things', exports of lithium batteries and new energy vehicles have increased by 16.6% and 15.3% respectively."

　　In 2024, in order to strengthen the cultivation of foreign trade enterprises and help foreign trade enterprises expand markets and stabilize foreign demand, Liu Yanfei, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Jinan Municipal Commerce Bureau, said that the city will carry out cultivation actions for key foreign trade enterprises and support leading enterprises in building international trade industrial parks. Cultivate a group of growth-oriented supply chain foreign trade enterprises and enhance the international competitiveness of "top-notch" enterprises in Jinan's foreign trade field.

　　"Participating in conferences and exhibitions is the main means for foreign trade companies to expand the international market." Liu Yanfei said that currently, the willingness of foreign trade companies to participate in conferences and exhibitions is constantly increasing. The city will adhere to the guidance of corporate needs and build a "1+5+7+30+ N" exhibition system, create an "online + offline", "domestic + foreign" and "exhibition + platform" all-round and three-dimensional model to develop the international market, and guide enterprises to accurately and efficiently develop the international market.

　　In addition, as the national second-hand car export pilot policy was fully liberalized, Jinan City's enterprises were also successfully approved as the first second-hand car export qualification in Shandong Province and completed their first export business. Jinan City achieved a "zero" breakthrough in second-hand car exports.

　　Liu Yanfei said that currently, 14 companies in Jinan City have passed the registration review of the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, and 6 companies are in the process of applying for second-hand car export license procedures. In the next step, the Jinan Municipal Commerce Bureau will strengthen departmental coordination, optimize services, and link up with the public security, customs, foreign exchange, taxation and other departments to simplify the processing process, improve customs clearance efficiency, and improve the level of service guarantee for enterprises. "Relying on logistics advantages such as China-Europe trains and rail-sea combined transport, we will deeply tap the market potential of the second-hand car export industry, extend the industrial chain, and enhance the scale of the industry."

　　It is understood that in 2023, Jinan City will achieve a total retail sales of consumer goods of 519.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, an increase of 10.4 percentage points from 2022; the annual import and export of goods will be 216.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.3%; new foreign contracting projects will be signed The project contract value is US$3.8 billion, the completed turnover is US$4.29 billion, and the actual external investment achieved is US$2.23 billion, ranking first in Shandong Province. (over)