China News Service, February 28 (Xinhua) The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade held a regular press conference for February on February 28. Yang Fan, spokesperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, released the commercial certification data of the national trade promotion system in January. In January 2024, the national trade promotion system accumulated 620,100 certificates of origin, ATA carnets, commercial certificates and other types of certificates were issued, a year-on-year increase of 21.68%.

Among them, the amount of non-preferential certificate of origin visas issued by the National Trade Promotion System was US$32.548 billion, a year-on-year increase of 9.12%; the number of visas was 382,400, a year-on-year increase of 14.36%.

  The amount of preferential certificate of origin visas issued by the National Trade Promotion System was US$6.088 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.13%; the number of visas was 169,500, a year-on-year increase of 37.41%.

Both the amount and the number of certificates of origin visas have shown a double growth trend, indicating that since the beginning of the year, my country's foreign trade activities have become more active and the confidence of foreign trade companies has gradually increased.

  In January 2024, the number of RCEP Certificate of Origin visas issued by the National Trade Promotion System was 18,709, a year-on-year increase of 15.08%; there were 3,640 certification companies, a year-on-year increase of 10.40%, and export destination countries include 13 members including Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, and Vietnam. It is estimated that a total of US$90 million in tariff reductions and exemptions for my country's products in RCEP importing member countries shows that the policy dividends of RCEP are continuing to be released.

  In January 2024, the national trade promotion system issued a total of 1,118 outbound ATA carnets, a year-on-year increase of 125.40%; the relevant ATA carnets covered goods worth more than 235 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 150.00%; there were 730 certificate processing companies, a year-on-year increase 128.84%.

The National Trade Promotion System translates, enters and records inbound ATA carnets issued by foreign chambers of commerce, a year-on-year increase of 121.70%; the relevant ATA carnets cover a goods value of approximately 438 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 153.18%.

  The ATA carnet has shown a substantial growth trend at the beginning of the year, which shows that my country's foreign trade companies are expanding overseas markets with high enthusiasm and energy to obtain orders. It also shows that more and more foreign companies are expanding their product display and negotiation in China, and the Chinese market The magnetic attraction is still strong.