Since February, the volume of foreign trade imports and exports has steadily increased-helping "combination boxing" stabilize the basic foreign trade plate
"Thanks to the normal operation of China-Europe trains, we did not have a container that was delayed due to the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, which ensured the timely delivery of the last link of the entire supply chain." Said Wang Lei, assistant manager of import and export department of BMW Brilliance Automotive Co. Under the full guarantee of the customs departments such as Chengdu Customs, the China-Europe Railway (Chengdu) epidemic maintained uninterrupted operation during the epidemic, and various business indicators achieved contrarian growth.
The smooth operation of China-Europe trains has effectively boosted the confidence of foreign trade enterprises in resuming production and production. According to statistics, in the first quarter of this year, China-Europe trains opened a total of 1,941 trains, sending 174,000 TEUs, up 15% and 18% year-on-year, respectively, to achieve a steady increase in the number of open banks and goods sent. In March, China-Europe trains opened a total of 809 trains and sent 73,000 TEUs, setting a historical record of the number of trains and boxes sent in a single month, up 30% and 36% year-on-year respectively.
Smoothing the international trade supply chain is an important measure to stabilize the current basic foreign trade. According to a survey by the Ministry of Commerce, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other foreign trade provinces, cities, and key foreign trade enterprises have all achieved resumption of production and production. "In the first two months of this year, China's total import and export value of goods trade was 4.12 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 9.6%. Among them, exports in February showed a double-digit decline." The person in charge of the General Administration of Customs said that with the The epidemic situation is gradually controlled, and foreign trade imports and exports will pick up. An obvious signal is that since February, China's foreign trade import and export volume has steadily increased, and the number of customs declarations declared by enterprises has also been increasing gradually. The General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Commerce and local governments have intensively issued a series of policy measures to support enterprises in overcoming difficulties, focusing on the use of tools such as financial and taxation in accordance with WTO rules, export credit guarantee, etc., to help enterprises stabilize the market and guarantee orders, and help enterprises prevent and resolve Trade risk.
In order to stabilize the basic foreign trade market, the Ministry of Commerce mainly adopted three measures, namely, making full use of export tax rebate policies, expanding export credit issuance, and making full use of export credit insurance. "These measures focus on solving the current outstanding problems and demands of foreign trade enterprises, especially small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises, such as rising costs and tight capital chains, aimed at boosting the confidence of foreign trade enterprises and stabilizing development expectations." Said Li Xingqian, director of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce.
On March 18, Bank of China issued "Several Measures to Support the Work of" Stabilizing Foreign Trade "during Epidemic Prevention and Control", clearly proposing 13 precise measures of "stabilizing foreign trade" including the financing of at least 100 billion yuan for foreign trade import and export enterprises To help stabilize the basic foreign trade and serve the development of the real economy.
On March 19, the General Administration of Customs announced 50 “task lists”, requiring the national customs to fully guarantee the smoothness of the foreign trade industrial chain and supply chain, support enterprises to resume production and production, and emphasize the need to simplify customs clearance procedures and reduce customs clearance costs throughout the process. This is the third consecutive policy initiative issued by the General Administration of Customs to support the development of 10 measures for China-Europe trains and 6 measures for the development of comprehensive bonded areas.
According to incomplete statistics, many provinces including Jiangsu, Shanghai, Qinghai, Guizhou, Anhui, etc. have also introduced measures to stabilize foreign trade, mainly through smoothing the supply chain, reducing logistics costs, and resolving financing bottlenecks. Resumption of production.
"The impact of the epidemic on the global economy and industrial chain is inevitable, but China's foreign trade industrial chain is well-structured and highly competitive, and its cooperation with the global supply chain is tight and stable." Li Xingqian said that the Ministry of Commerce will continue to pay close attention to the development of the epidemic and corporate resumption Resumption of production, strengthen analysis and judgment, implement compliance assistance policies, and support enterprises to speed up resumption of production to achieve production. (Economic Daily · China Economic Net reporter Gu Yang)