China News Service, Yiwu, October 7 (Reporter Xi Jinyan) During the National Day holiday, a line of "Yixin Europe" China-Europe trains full of goods galloped west at the Yiwu Railway Port in Zhejiang Province.
Behind the busy picture, it reflects the strong resilience and vitality of Yiwu's economy under multiple challenges.
From January to August this year, the total import and export value of Yiwu was 200.15 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%; of which exports were 192.51 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%; imports were 7.64 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24.0%.
Under the epidemic situation, Yiwu, through active reforms, actively responds to changes, stabilizes foreign trade, and expands domestic sales, forming a new development situation of online and offline integration, import and export interaction, and domestic and overseas connectivity. It is running on the "new track". Out of "acceleration".
"Inside and outside" hands dance together "double cycle"
Known as the "World Supermarket", Yiwu gathers more than 8,000 foreign investors of all kinds. Every year, more than 560,000 professional overseas merchants come to Yiwu to purchase. The goods are exported to more than 210 countries and regions in the world, and the market is more than 65% outward. , Has always been regarded as the "weathervane" and "barometer" of global small commodity trade.
Facing the impact of the epidemic, foreign trade entities in Yiwu market took the lead in responding.
Affected by the epidemic, this year, Yiwu Best Packaging Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Best")’s foreign trade export orders have been delayed frequently, and the peak season has turned into a low season.
"Best" chairman Zou Ying said that in order to seek compensation for foreign trade losses and domestic trade, the company changed its business thinking this year and designed many products aimed at domestic consumers.
"Foreign trade orders rebounded, and 6 million products were exported to Europe, exceeding expectations." "Domestic trade has developed vigorously, participating in the'Market Miles' activity, and domestic new customer inquiries have surged." Tone.
"The domestic market is very different from the foreign trade market." Zou Ying said that in the traditional foreign trade model, companies only need to design products that customers need based on customer feedback.
Domestic sales are much more complicated. Product line planning, channel development, and brand building require more than just a hurdle.
But it believes that products made with heart will not worry about the lack of a market.
Crisis machines always coexist.
Facing opportunities and challenges, foreign trade enterprises in Yiwu market diligently cultivate and innovate "internal strength", from foreign trade to domestic sales, from offline to online, and strive to build a new development pattern that stabilizes foreign trade and expands domestic and international "dual cycles".
Yiwu China-Europe Railway Express departs from Yiwu West Railway Station.
Photo courtesy of Jinhua Freight Center of China Railway Shanghai Administration Group Corporation
Online and offline integration gallops "new track"
The market is the leader and lifeblood of Yiwu.
In order to better help market entities stabilize foreign trade and expand domestic sales, Yiwu successively issued the "First 20 Actions to Promote Market Prosperity", "Six Opinions on Supporting Market Development", and "Incentive Measures for Foreign Purchasers to Purchase in Yiwu". During the epidemic prevention period, a series of policy measures such as the "Incitation and Reward Policy for Domestic Buyers" have injected a "cardio boost" into the market prosperity.
Bi Sunu, a foreign businessman from Nepal, has been doing business in Yiwu for many years. He flew back to Yiwu from Nepal as early as March. "Yiwu's series of policies made me feel that Yiwu's prosperous market is strong and confident. I am still optimistic. In Yiwu market, doing business here is the most convenient."
Under the epidemic situation, Yiwu's trade resilience and pivotal role have become more prominent.
During the National Day holiday, it is expected that 27 "Yixin Europe" China-Europe Express trains will be dispatched from Yiwu West Railway Station.
As of October 5 this year, the "Yixin Europe" train has opened 651 trains and shipped a total of 53,742 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 143.4%, helping the Yangtze River Delta region to reach Europe and Asia.
The relevant person in charge of Risen Energy (Yiwu) New Energy Co., Ltd. was deeply touched. Previously, a batch of photovoltaic panels they produced was shipped to the Netherlands by the end of July according to the delivery date. However, the epidemic caused a sharp drop in air transport capacity to Europe. Costs have risen sharply, maritime transport capacity is also in a phase of suspension, and timeliness cannot be guaranteed.
Fortunately, this batch of products finally arrived in Duisburg, Germany by taking the "Yixin Europe" China-Europe train, and then arrived in the Netherlands on July 29 for timely delivery to customers after terminal logistics distribution.
In order to further seize opportunities in the era of domestic and international double cycles, Yiwu took the lead in releasing ten major action plans for domestic and international double cycles in Zhejiang Province.
The plan revolves around the construction of a professional market alliance of "one hundred stores and ten thousand stores", the implementation of the logistics improvement plan of "one hundred cities and ten thousand chains", the implementation of the "one million lines and ten thousand points" international smooth transportation project, the implementation of the "one million warehouses and ten thousand enterprises" trade node project, and the establishment of In ten aspects, such as the fast-track procurement channel for “national businessmen” and the creation of a new import market for “one hundred museums, ten thousand goods”, the company is actively constructing a new pattern of “dual cycle” development.
While promoting the prosperity of the physical market, Yiwu actively seeks for change, and promotes the integration of online and offline development by launching the "Internet celebrity live broadcast" campaign, holding "online exhibitions", etc., and turning the "crisis of the epidemic" into a "transformation." machine".
According to incomplete statistics, in the first half of this year, the Yiwu market launched more than 70,000 live broadcasts, achieving sales of more than 10 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of more than 20%.
With multiple measures taken, Yiwu's appeal has been further enhanced.
Since the beginning of this year, Yiwu’s migrant population has reached a new high, breaking through 1.6 million, with 28,000 students coming to Yiwu University for the first time; Yiwu has newly established 113,000 market entities, with a total of more than 650,000.
The sound of camel bells fades away, and the siren roars. Yiwu is glowing with increasingly vigorous vitality amidst "strain" and "change".
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