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A few days ago, it was learned from Hangzhou Customs that in July, Zhejiang's total export value reached 233.97 billion billion yuan, an increase of 27.7 percent over the same period last year, a record high in Zhejiang's monthly export scale; imports and exports reached 297.42 billion billion yuan, an increase of 21.2 percent over the same period last year, higher than the national average, and the growth rate ranked first in major coastal provinces and cities.

After May this year, the value of imports and exports once again surpassed Shanghai, ranking third among all provinces and cities in the country, and the growth rate of imports and exports ranked first among major coastal provinces and cities; the total export value of 233.97 billion yuan, after a sharp monthly record in January this year, It hit a record high, with an increase of 27.7 (national growth of 10.3), and the export growth rate ranked first in major coastal provinces and cities, accounting for 15.4 percent of the country's exports that month; the total import value was 63.45 billion yuan, growth of 2.1 per cent (0.4 per cent nationally).

From January to July this year, the province's imports and exports totaled 1.71 trillion billion yuan, up 8.1 percent (4.2 percent for the whole country), of which exports totaled 1.28 trillion billion yuan, up 9.9 percent (6.7 percent for the whole country), and imports totaled 424.05 billion billion yuan, up 3.1 percent (1.3 percent for the whole country). The growth rate of import and export, export and import ranked second among the major coastal provinces and cities, accounting for 9.8 per cent, 13.5 per cent and 5.3 per cent of the country's total respectively.

No.1

June export growth falls

According to data from the customs, the throughput of Dapukou Wharf in Ningbo Zhoushan Port reached 665000 million TEUs in the first half of the year, an increase of 4.9 percent over the same period last year.

As we all know, the "difficulty" of Zhejiang's exports this year is rare. Here, there are common "difficulties"-the world economic growth is weak and weak, and the US trade protectionism makes the export enterprises to the United States in a difficult situation; there are also individual "difficulties"-Zhejiang private export enterprises are generally small and have limited anti risk ability, and some enterprises are highly dependent on the single market.

These "difficulties" have been fully reflected in the latest Zhejiang foreign trade data released in June. In June, Zhejiang's exports fell 1.1 percent year-on-year. Affected by the decline in export growth in June, Zhejiang's export growth slowed to 6.6 percent in the first half of the year, down 2 percentage points from the first quarter. Among them, exports to the United States fell by 8.2 year-on-year, slowing down the province's export growth rate by 1.4 percentage points.

Of course, the flaws are not hidden. The "bad news" of exports in a single month in June cannot stop the bright color of Zhejiang's foreign trade report card in the first half of the year-the growth rate of imports and exports, exports, and imports all led the major eastern coastal provinces and cities; the semi-annual exports broke through the 1 trillion yuan mark for the first time, further increasing the proportion of national exports.

No.2

Exports Achieve Rapid Growth in July

The good performance of Zhejiang's exports in July benefited from the rapid growth of exports to major markets. In July, the province's exports to the EU, ASEAN and Africa increased by 27.9 percent, 47.8 percent and 37.2 percent respectively over the same period last year, and exports to countries along the "Belt and Road Initiative" route totaled 80.56 billion billion yuan, an increase of 37.3 percent over the same period last year.

Stabilizing the market and share shows the resilience of Zhejiang's exports: in July, Zhejiang's exports to the United States reached 41.13 billion billion yuan, an increase of 16.4 percent over the same period last year.

There are multiple reasons behind the growth, and one of the important reasons is that Zhejiang enterprises use more competitive products to release potential market demand. In July, Zhejiang's exports of high-tech products totaled 14.91 billion billion yuan, up 29.7 percent from the same period last year, of which solar cell exports totaled 2.85 billion billion yuan, up 60.2 percent from the same period last year. In addition, the province's exports of mechanical and electrical products amounted to 101.46 billion yuan, an increase of 31 percent over the same period last year, accounting for 43.4 percent of the province's total export value, of which electrical and electronic products and machinery and equipment were exported to 28.61 billion yuan and 28.37 billion yuan respectively, up 28.1 percent and 27.7 percent respectively over the same period last year.

Expand the market, looking for orders, share ...... In Zhejiang stable foreign trade report card, private enterprises take the initiative to do something. In July, the export volume of private enterprises in our province was 188.84 billion yuan, up 31.4 year on year. The "Order List" monitoring and early warning system shows that in July, the order prosperity index of 10,000 online companies rebounded significantly, with a month-on-month increase of two to three percentage points.

Although the export situation was good in July, the downward pressure on exports in the second half of the year was still very large. Zhang Shuming, director of the Trade and Development Department of the Provincial Department of Commerce, said that overall, the current situation of weak international markets has not changed, and uncertain factors such as trade frictions that affect stable foreign trade growth still exist. He pointed out that due to the imminent implementation of the new round of tax increase commodity list in the United States, there are many factors such as "grabbing orders" in the export growth in July. Foreign trade-related departments at all levels in the province must remain vigilant, accelerate the implementation of various stable foreign trade policies, and help enterprises increase their confidence and cope with possible more severe challenges.

No.3

780 Export Famous Brands Emerge in Zhejiang

This year, the Provincial Department of Commerce continued to carry out the cultivation of "Zhejiang Export Famous Brand" and reviewed the "Zhejiang Export Famous Brand" recognized in 2016.

Speeding up the cultivation of export famous brands is an inherent requirement for Zhejiang's foreign trade to achieve optimization and upgrading and move towards high-quality development, and it is also a core element for participating in global competition to form new advantages in foreign trade development. The Provincial Department of Commerce has organized the identification of "Zhejiang Export Famous Brand" since 2008, and the famous brand is valid for 3 years. By the end of 2018, 780 "Zhejiang Export Famous Brands" had been dynamically cultivated ".

The specific declaration conditions are: export performance for more than three consecutive years, positive net assets, passing the internationally accepted quality management system certification, no serious violations of laws and regulations in the past three years, and the declared commodity trademarks have been registered in the domestic and major exporting markets Wait. In addition, the export volume of enterprises in the previous year shall not be less than 10 million US dollars, and the export volume of agricultural and sideline products enterprises shall not be less than 5 million US dollars, of which the export proportion of independent brand products shall not be less than 15%, which can also be declared.

At that time, the competent commercial departments of each city will organize and guide independent brand export enterprises to actively declare, and will score from six aspects: scientific and technological innovation ability, international certification, market sales and consumer recognition, brand building, global operation, and social evaluation, with a total score of 120 points.

No.4

There are six characteristics of growth in July

According to the relevant staff of Hangzhou Customs, the province's imports and exports in July have the following characteristics:

Exports to major trading partners maintained double-digit growth, and the growth rate of countries along the "Belt and Road" was better than that of the whole.

In July, the province exported 53.33 billion yuan, 24.72 billion yuan and 19.53 billion yuan to the European Union, ASEAN and Africa, an increase of 27.9 percent, 47.8 percent and 37.2 percent, respectively, and 41.13 billion yuan and 21.83 billion yuan to the United States and Latin America, an increase of 16.4 percent and 18.5 percent. In the same period, exports to countries along the "Belt and Road" were 80.56 billion billion yuan, an increase of 37.3 percent, which was 9.6 percentage points higher than the average growth rate of the province's foreign trade exports; of which, exports to India were 9.86 billion billion yuan, an increase of 45.5 percent, and exports to Russia were 6.44 billion billion yuan, an increase of 17.5.%.

Exports to the U.S. grew at a slower rate than overall, and imports from the U.S. fell sharply.

In July, the province's exports to the United States totaled 41.13 billion billion yuan, an increase of 16.4 percent, which was 11.3 percentage points lower than the average growth rate of the province's foreign trade exports. Among them, the export of 50 billion US dollar list commodities to the United States totaled 3.13 billion billion yuan, a slight increase of 0.3 percent; the export of 200 billion US dollar list commodities to the United States was 18.15 billion billion yuan, an increase of 10.5 percent; the export of 300 billion US dollar list commodities to the United States was 20.42 billion billion yuan, an increase of 25.4 percent. Over the same period, imports from the United States fell by 25.3 to 2.78 billion billion yuan, dragging down the province's import growth rate by 1.5 percentage points.

Private enterprises outshine others in export

The rapid development of private enterprises and the high proportion of exports are the characteristics of our province's foreign trade, which is more prominent in July. In the same month, the export of private enterprises in our province was 188.84 billion billion yuan, an increase of 31.4 percent, accounting for 2.3 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year to 80.7 percent, breaking through the 80 percent mark, and the export contribution rate reached 89 percent. During the same period, foreign-funded enterprises and state-owned enterprises accounted for 14.6 per cent and 4.7 per cent of exports, an increase of 15.9 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively.

General trade export mainstay, market procurement export rapid growth

In July, the province exported 184.56 billion billion yuan in general trade, an increase of 25 percent, accounting for 78.9 percent of the province's total export value in the same period, and the export contribution rate reached 72.7 percent. The export of market procurement was 29.16 billion yuan, an increase of 65%, accounting for 12.5, accounting for 2.8 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year, and the export contribution rate reached 22.6 percent. During the same period, processing trade and bonded logistics exported 17.43 billion yuan and 2.54 billion yuan respectively, up 11.1 per cent and 33.2 per cent respectively, with export contributions of 3.4 per cent and 1.2 per cent. Cross-border e-commerce imports 1.89 billion yuan, down 0.1.

Yongjinwen export growth contribution is higher

In July, Ningbo, Jinhua and Wenzhou exported 62.42 billion yuan, 41.61 billion yuan and 20.76 billion yuan respectively, up 29.8 percent, 31.1 percent and 72.2 percent respectively, contributing 28.3 percent, 19.5 percent and 17.2 percent to the province's export growth. Eleven cities have achieved double-digit growth in exports.

export commodity structure further optimized

In July, the province's exports of mechanical and electrical products totaled 101.46 billion yuan, an increase of 31 percent, accounting for 43.4 percent of the province's total export value, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over the same period last year, of which electrical and electronic products and machinery and equipment were exported to 28.61 billion yuan and 28.37 billion yuan, an increase of 28.1 percent and 27.7 percent, respectively. The export of Laomi products was 86.21 billion billion yuan, up 24.6 percent, accounting for 36.8 percent, down 0.9 percentage points. The export of high-tech products was 14.91 billion billion yuan, up 29.7 percent, of which the export of solar cells was 2.85 billion billion yuan, up 60.2 percent.

It is worth noting that in July, the province imported 4.47 billion yuan of agricultural products, an increase of 19.9 percent, of which 0.81 billion yuan of fresh and dried fruits and nuts, a sharp increase of 16.3 times.

No.5

Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Cluster Pilot

The Provincial Department of Commerce reviewed and determined that 34 industrial clusters in 26 counties (cities, districts) including Yuhang District were included in the second batch of industrial cluster cross-border e-commerce development pilots.

"Industrial cluster cross-border e-commerce" is a typical practice to follow the path guided by the "August 8 Strategy" and realize the combination of Zhejiang cross-border e-commerce advantages and block industrial cluster advantages. The Provincial Department of Commerce planned and started early, and in 2016, together with relevant departments, issued the "Guiding Opinions on Vigorously Promoting the Development of Cross-border E-commerce in Industrial Clusters in Zhejiang Province" to implement the first batch of pilot work. After more than three years of hard work in the province, the first batch of 25 pilot projects have embarked on a cross-border e-commerce development path that reflects local characteristics, and cultivated a large number of leading enterprises and independent brands. In the 2018 performance appraisal, 19 pilots received an A or B rating.

(Source: Zhejiang Daily)