Chinanews.com, Guangzhou, May 2 (Tangguijiang Guanyue) According to the latest Nansha Customs affiliated to Guangzhou Customs, the 2020 China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Guangzhou Nansha New Area Customs Clearance Report (hereinafter referred to as the "Customs Clearance Report"), Nansha The logistics hub of the Greater Bay Area has been established, and the logistics cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau has been continuously strengthened.
The report pointed out that in 2019, the total foreign trade import and export value of Nansha District was 213.78 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4% against the trend, accounting for 21.4% of the total value of Guangzhou's foreign trade in the same period, making outstanding contributions to the stability of Guangzhou's foreign trade. The Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone and the countries along the “Belt and Road” have increasingly close trade relations. At present, it has economic and trade relations with at least 64 countries along the route. In 2019, it will involve 51.2 billion yuan in imports and exports.
In the Nansha Bonded Port Area, customs officers supervised the loading of "China-Europe trains" on site
Deepen and expand international cooperation. The "Land-Rail Intermodal" docking with the "China-Europe Train" project was further promoted. From Nansha, land transportation of goods took the China-Europe Train, the logistics time was reduced from 45 days to 15 days, a drop of 67%, and the cost was saved by more than 50%, which opened up the bonded logistics export. New European channel. The “Anzhi Trade” project for shipping has been further expanded. At present, Nansha has carried out regular cooperation with the largest port in the UK, Felixstowe Port and the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to jointly establish a safe and convenient new channel for international trade logistics.
The construction of the logistics hub of the Greater Bay Area. Give full play to the advantages of being located in the geometric center of the Greater Bay Area, support Nansha as the home port, and establish 36 “waterless ports” in the inland area, gradually forming Nansha as the center, radiating the sea, land, air and iron in the entire Pearl River Delta Multimodal logistics system. At the same time, the Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone has settled in the world's top 21 liner companies, with a total of 105 foreign trade routes opened, 8 new foreign trade routes opened in 2019, and shipping trade with more than 400 ports in more than 100 countries and regions in the world. The shipping and logistics hub of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has basically taken shape.
The logistics cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau continues to strengthen. The Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone and the logistics channels of Hong Kong and Macao continue to expand. In 2019, Guangdong and Hong Kong cross-border warehouses transported 471 vehicles into the stack, with a total number of 755 votes and a total value of 168 million yuan. The one-stop "empty" between Hong Kong Airport and Nansha "Land Transport", in addition, Nansha Passenger Port has also opened upstream check-in and baggage check-up services to Hong Kong Airport, greatly reducing passenger boarding time.
The cruise industry has developed steadily. The cruise industry has developed rapidly. Nansha has received 93 inbound and outbound cruise flights throughout the year, and has monitored 309,000 inbound and outbound passengers. In November 2019, the Nansha International Cruise Terminal began trial operation, and a new chapter in cruise development opened.
In 2019, the value of first-line imports of bonded import business for cross-border e-commerce online shopping in Nansha was 14.43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.2%. The market procurement remained stable. In 2019, the Nansha market purchased 37.83 billion yuan in exports, accounting for 17.5% of the total export value of Guangzhou Customs. Aircraft finance leasing has grown. In 2019, 33 aircraft were imported from the Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone, with a value of 24.84 billion yuan. Since launching the bonded finance leasing business, it has attracted 87 aircraft bonded leasing companies to settle in Nansha.
According to the Evaluation Report on System Innovation Achievements of Guangzhou Nansha Development Zone (Free Trade Zone Nansha Area) issued by the Institute of Free Trade Zone of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in March 2020, the experts in the trade facilitation reform of the Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone scored 86.74, which was highly rated Recognized.
Statistics show that the total value of Nansha's imports and exports, international routes, and imports and exports have increased by 40.1%, 69.4%, and 92% respectively over 2015. The number of registered companies in the Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone has increased by 11.7 times compared with that before the listing in 2015. The e-commerce and aircraft finance leasing have developed explosively, the cruise industry has grown from scratch, and the overall development shows a good momentum of leapfrog development.
Nansha Customs stated that it will continue to focus on optimizing the port business environment, comprehensively enhance the level of cross-border trade facilitation, fully promote the implementation of key projects, promote the in-depth integration of the development of "smart customs" and free trade pilot zones, accelerate the cultivation of new foreign trade momentum, and support Nansha The high-quality development of the Pilot Free Trade Zone serves the construction of the Guangzhou Nansha Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao comprehensive cooperation demonstration zone, and actively promotes the high-quality development of the export-oriented economy. (Finish)