Chinanews.com, Chengdu, December 5th. The Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce announced on the 5th that 40 people from 31 foreign trade companies in Sichuan's food, medicine, automobile, furniture, agricultural products and other industries flew to France, Germany, and Italy on the 5th to carry out a 9-year Daily economic and trade promotion activities, through visiting new and old customers, participating in well-known exhibitions, investigating local business associations and business enterprises, etc., deepen cooperation intentions, grasp industry trends and investment environment policies, and expand economic and trade exchanges.
Since 2020, due to repeated delays in the epidemic and the complex and severe international environment, the communication and negotiation between foreign trade companies in Sichuan and foreign customers has continued to be hindered. The situation of reduced orders and shrinking business has made it a strong desire for foreign trade companies to go abroad, compete for orders, and stabilize their shares. .
In this context, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce allocated special funds to support and launched business charter flights to Europe to expand market activities, which received enthusiastic responses from enterprises and widespread praise from the society.
This is the first time in Sichuan Province in recent years, reflecting the firm determination to stabilize growth and promote development under the epidemic.
Europe is Sichuan's third largest trading partner and the first choice for most foreign trade companies in Sichuan to go overseas.
Statistics show that the import and export volume between Sichuan Province and Europe from January to September this year reached 149.1 billion yuan, accounting for more than 20% of the province’s total foreign trade volume. Among them, Germany, France, and Ireland are the main trading countries. The trade products are electronic information, automobiles, etc. And spare parts, household appliances, clothing, shoes and hats.
In order to achieve tangible results, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce set up a special class to provide solid guarantees and efficient services for enterprises in terms of organization registration, license application, and epidemic prevention and isolation.
From applying for a passport on November 14 to officially departing on December 5, it took only 15 working days, half the time compared to the normal process.
On the day of the trip, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce organized a pre-departure training meeting to explain in detail foreign affairs discipline, epidemic prevention and control, and safety precautions, and distributed "Travel Instructions" and health and epidemic prevention packages; after the event, the results of the event will be collected to summarize the business The experience and practice of chartering flights can tap new opportunities and new growth points in foreign trade.
It is understood that in October this year, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce issued "Several Measures on Supporting Enterprises to Expand International Market Activities" in "Chuanxingtianxia", focusing on supporting participation in internationally renowned exhibitions, carrying out economic and trade promotion activities, building and utilizing market expansion platforms, and supporting the promotion of In five aspects including "hardware" construction and optimization of the market environment, ten practical measures have been introduced to support enterprises in exploring the international market.
At present, more than 100 enterprises in Sichuan have participated in the Hong Kong Food Expo, the International Offshore Oil Technology Exhibition in the United States, the Las Vegas Shoe Exhibition in the United States and other internationally renowned international exhibitions through "exhibition on behalf of" and "online exhibition". The exhibition reached an intention order exceeding 1 billion yuan.
Next year, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Commerce will also organize the "Chuan Tour ASEAN Economic and Trade Promotion Activities", leading enterprises to participate in well-known exhibitions in Thailand, Vietnam and other member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), and deeply cultivate markets in Southeast Asia.
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