(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Changsha stabilizes foreign trade

China News Agency, Changsha, February 29th, by topic: Changsha has taken steps to stabilize foreign trade, China-Europe trains increased by 142.8% year-on-year

Author Liu Man

The China-Europe Railway (Changsha), full of goods such as auto parts, machinery and textiles, left from the Changbei freight yard of the Changsha Freight Center on the afternoon of the 27th and is expected to arrive in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in about 16 days. This relieved Li Bin and other directors of the International Business Management Department of Zoomlion Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zoomlion).

As the largest manufacturing enterprise project in the China-Belarus Industrial Park, Zoomlion's Belarus base is planned to open in May. Affected by the epidemic, the company's materials and mechanical engineering equipment could not be delivered on time. After understanding the situation, the Logistics Port Office of the Changsha Municipal Government immediately organized relevant units to negotiate and customise the China-Europe Train (Changsha) logistics transportation plan. "Converting shipping containers to rail transportation has significantly reduced logistics costs and reduced logistics time by two-thirds." Li Bin said.

Since the outbreak of New Coronary Pneumonia, some international logistics channels such as air and sea transportation have been suspended. As one of the import and export channels, the China-Europe Train (Changsha) opened steadily. As of February 27, 52 trains have been launched this year, transporting 37,300 tons of goods, and the value of the goods is about 223 million US dollars. It is expected to increase 142.8% year-on-year from January to February. Provide a strong guarantee for the smooth and orderly development of enterprise import and export trade.

Behind the hot running of the China-Europe Train (Changsha) is the epitome of Changsha's efforts to accelerate the recovery of foreign trade capacity. After the epidemic, sharp declines in shipping routes, shrinking orders, and tight funds have become a "stopper" for corporate development. Changsha's "Several Policy Measures on Supporting Foreign Trade and Economic Enterprises to Fight the New Coronary Virus Pneumonia Epidemic Situation" was issued, and proposed to accelerate the cashing of special funds for foreign trade and economic cooperation, support enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions, reduce the burden on small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises, and actively coordinate the opening of air routes. With regard to 13 specific measures, the commerce, logistics and ports, customs, parks and other departments will work together to provide accurate measures to relieve enterprises' worries.

In recent days, more than 40 workers at Changsha Borun Mould Co., Ltd. are stepping up to complete 2 million yuan (RMB, the same below) export orders. General Manager Ni Xiuheng introduced that the company's export volume has maintained a growth of 15% for three consecutive years. The order volume in the first quarter will inevitably be affected by the epidemic. Can reduce losses for businesses.

For the past few days, people from Hunan Zhongwei New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.'s central industrial base in Ningxiang Economic and Technological Development Zone have been busy. "It is expected that the output value of the first two months of this year will increase by 42% over the same period last year, and the total export value will reach 56 million US dollars." Liu Xingguo, general manager of the industrial base, told reporters that this benefited from the local "nanny-style" service.

In order to improve the efficiency of customs clearance, Changsha Customs has established a green channel, and the import and export customs clearance business “7 × 24 hours” accepts appointments, and the customs will quickly inspect the raw material imports and finished product exports required to resume production. The Ningxiang Municipal Government and the Ningxiang Economic Development Zone Management Committee, where Zhongwei New Energy is located, provide enterprises with "nanny-style" services, and through cooperation with the customs department, the company's import and export processes and progress have been smooth.

In order to solve the problem of corporate funds, the Changsha Huanghua Comprehensive Free Trade Zone was launched in advance and paid for preferential policies in the fourth quarter of 2019, and 85 million yuan of various bonus funds were distributed to 120 enterprises within 10 days. "One to one" financing service. As of February 27, 124 foreign trade companies with actual performance in the Changsha Huanghua Comprehensive Insurance Zone have resumed work.

Official statistics show that in 2019, the total value of Changsha's foreign trade imports and exports was 2002 billion yuan, a growth rate of 56.4%, ranking first in China's capital cities. The relevant person in charge of the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Commerce stated that with the resumption of production and production of foreign trade enterprises and the gradual recovery of production capacity through policy incentives, foreign trade will continue to grow steadily throughout the year. (Finish)