China News Service, Changsha, January 31st (Reporter Lu Yi) During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Hunan's import and export volume grew at an average annual rate of 21.7%, ranking first in China and first in central China. The total import and export volume in 2020 will reach 487.45 billion Yuan Renminbi, an increase of 12.3%.

　　The Hunan NPC and CPPCC just concluded a dazzling foreign trade report.

Hunan, an inland province that is not coastal and borderline, is why foreign trade "up against the current" when the epidemic is sweeping the world?

　　Judging from the latest data released by Changsha Customs, Hunan's foreign trade data in 2020 is better than expected, thanks to factors such as the province's continuous strengthening of foreign trade entities, the increasingly diversified international market layout, and the increasing activity of new foreign trade formats.

　　In 2020, Hunan’s trade with the ten ASEAN countries, the province’s largest trading partner, increased by 30.9%, and cooperation with countries along the “Belt and Road” and the member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) continued to increase, with trade volume increasing by 19.7% and 21% respectively. %; through cross-border e-commerce exports were 13.69 billion yuan, an increase of 134.4%; through market procurement, exports were 6.94 billion yuan, an increase of 54.5%.

　　The acquisition of dazzling data is inseparable from the implementation of Hunan’s “Innovation Leading the Rise of Openness” strategy in recent years, which has continuously clarified the key areas, platforms and projects of open development.

　　From the global water, land and air international freight network to the increasingly intelligent special customs supervision zone, from the Polish Industrial Park, Uganda Industrial Park and other overseas economic and trade cooperation parks to Changsha and other cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot areas have been approved one after another. The Expo has been settled in Hunan for a long time, and the China (Hunan) Free Trade Demonstration Zone has been approved. The elements of Hunan's opening up continue to gather and the open platform continues to improve.

　　"Hunan wants to build a highland for reform and opening up in the inland areas, which is to insist on implementing wider, wider, and deeper opening up to the outside world." Xu Xiangping, director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce, said that Hunan will use the free trade zone as an important carrier for development. The pioneering, integrated, systematic, and chain-style reform and exploration have continuously released the dividends of the pilot free trade zone.

　　At present, Hunan has 16 national-level parks, 123 provincial-level parks, 7 special customs supervision zones, and 62 foreign trade comprehensive service centers covering the main parks of the province, which set up a large platform for Hunan to build a new highland of inland opening.

　　If it is said that the open system and foundation have built a bridge for Hunan's foreign trade, the continuously optimized industrial structure and manufacturing advantages are the confidence of "Xiang Brand" to continue to expand overseas.

Manufacturing industries dominated by construction machinery, rail transit, and electronic information have injected strong impetus into the rapid growth of Hunan's imports and exports.

　　In 2020, under the unfavorable situation that the demand for overseas construction machinery and equipment has fallen by 27%, the overseas sales of the world's leading construction machinery company Sany Group will achieve positive growth, "over 10 billion yuan" for 7 consecutive years.

At present, Sany has achieved No. 1 market share in many regions of the world, and its export scale and growth rate are steadily in the forefront of the industry.

　　"It is the leading production enterprises such as Sany, Lens Technology, Zoomlion, and supply chain companies such as SMIC and Boshen Industrial Group that have stabilized overseas orders and market share." Relevant person in charge of Changsha City Bureau of Commerce Said to the media.

　　Data show that in 2020, Hunan's export commodity structure will continue to be optimized, and high value-added products such as mechanical and electrical products and high-tech products will become the "main force" of exports.

　　In 2021, the global epidemic will continue, and Hunan's foreign trade situation will remain severe.

According to analysis by Changsha Customs, Hunan's foreign trade regional development will be more balanced, the development momentum will be further enhanced, and the leading role of high-level open platforms will be further apparent. It is expected that the province's foreign trade development this year is expected to continue to maintain a steady growth trend.

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