Reduce burdens and increase vitality, stimulate foreign trade enterprises with practical policies

The reporter noted that in the face of downward pressure on foreign trade, several departments have recently introduced policies to stabilize foreign trade in succession to support innovative development of enterprises while reducing their burdens. Next, in response to the needs of foreign trade enterprises, the relevant departments will also introduce more measures to facilitate cross-border business personnel exchanges, support enterprises to participate in marketing at home and abroad, and improve the level of foreign trade financial services, so as to escort enterprises to explore the market. Experts and enterprises in the industry interviewed by the reporter said that enterprises are effective forces for the development of foreign trade, and the introduction of targeted measures will effectively stimulate enterprises and enhance the endogenous power of China's foreign trade.

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Shanghai coordinated to promote the integrated development of the district and port, and included the coastal ports along the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Delta into the scope of "joint unloading", saving logistics costs of 100-400 yuan per TEU of goods; Chongqing took the lead in using special railway transport vehicles for vehicle transportation, with a single transport volume 1.5 times higher than that of traditional containers, which can reduce the cost of enterprises by about 15%; To further clean up and standardize the compliance fees for import and export links, according to incomplete statistics, from January to July this year, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other coastal ports have achieved a targeted reduction of about 150 million yuan in pilotage (shifting berthing) fees for international navigation ships, reducing the burden of enterprises and increasing efficiency... At the release meeting on August 31, the General Administration of Customs gave the above data.

The reporter learned that the General Administration of Customs, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and other departments, had launched a five month special action to promote cross-border trade facilitation in 2023 in 17 port cities in 12 provinces and cities. The above is the phased effect of the action and the epitome of the effect of China's policy measures to promote foreign trade stability and quality.

More measures are being taken in time to meet the urgent needs of enterprises. Taking the response to natural disasters as an example, this year's No. 5 typhoon, "Dussuri", has a wide range of impacts and great destructive power, causing some Chinese enterprises to stop production and suffer serious damage. In the face of the disaster, CCPIT responded quickly to help enterprises meet their urgent needs. On July 30, CCPIT linked the national trade promotion system to sink to the front line and took multiple measures. Especially in the severely affected areas such as Fujian, Hebei, and Beijing, it timely launched force majeure factual proof services related to Typhoon "Dussuri".

At the press conference on August 30, Sun Xiao, a spokesman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that as of August 24, the National Council for the Promotion of International Trade had issued 14 force majeure factual certificates related to typhoon "Dussuri" for enterprises free of charge, involving a contract amount of about $53.637 million, effectively helping the affected enterprises correctly invoke the force majeure clause and reduce their liability for breach of contract, It has safeguarded the legitimate interests of the enterprise itself.

With the support of multiple policies and measures, China's foreign trade has withstood the pressure to achieve steady development. On August 31, the spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, Shu Jueting, answered a question from the reporter of "", and said that since this year, against the backdrop of falling demand in the international market, China's import and export increased by 0.4% in RMB terms from January to July, achieving stable operation in general, showing strong resilience, and increasing endogenous momentum.

Among them, the number and vitality of foreign trade enterprises increased. "The majority of enterprises are the cornerstone of foreign trade development." Shu Jueting said that from January to July this year, there were more than 550000 foreign trade enterprises with import and export performance, up 5.1% year on year; There are 478000 private enterprises, accounting for more than 80% of the total, and they continue to play the role of "stabilizer" in foreign trade. The majority of business entities insist on practicing their internal skills. They seize opportunities and seek development by increasing R&D investment, focusing on market segmentation, integrating industrial resources, establishing a digital supply chain, etc., and show strong resilience and creativity.

However, the pressure on foreign trade remained unabated. Li Xingqian, Director of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce, said at the press conference of the Office of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, foreign trade is indeed facing many uncertain, unstable and unpredictable factors. Economic factors and non economic factors are intertwined, and the situation is extremely serious. He pointed out that, on the one hand, global economic and trade growth is weak; On the other hand, the interference of non economic factors is on the rise. The enterprise reported that some countries politicized the trade issue, which led to the forced transfer of orders and production capacity, and damaged the economic interests of both suppliers and purchasers.

In the face of this situation, more measures will be taken. The reporter learned that next, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Aviation Administration, the Immigration Administration and other departments to jointly promote the resumption of flights and increase flights of Chinese and foreign airlines and provide more convenient inbound and outbound visa services; We will hold important exhibitions such as the China International Fair, the Canton Fair, and the China International Trade Fair, and increase support for foreign trade enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions and carry out overseas marketing; We will increase export credit support for foreign trade enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and expand the scale and coverage of export credit insurance.

In addition, the Ministry of Commerce will introduce special policies and measures to improve the development level of processing trade and promote the trade cooperation of new energy vehicles in the near future, so as to fully promote the stability and quality of import and export.

The favorable policies also further enhance the drive of foreign trade enterprises, and accumulate the strength to stabilize and improve the quality of China's foreign trade. On August 31, Niu Liqun, chairman of Shanxi Jiashida Robot Technology Co., Ltd., was leading his team to Germany to participate in the Berlin International Consumer Electronics Exhibition. In an interview with the reporter, he said: "With the entry and exit becoming more and more convenient, we are actively going out to find more opportunities with new and upgraded products."

At the same time, the Costa team is also actively preparing to participate in the 134th Canton Fair, which will open in Guangzhou in mid October. Niu Liqun said that at the 133rd Canton Fair in the first half of the year, the company docked more than 600 potential customers, an increase of about 8 times over the previous years, and expanded markets in South America, Europe, and so on. "This time we will bring the newly developed window cleaning robot, which will wipe twice as fast as the similar products on the market, and strive for greater gains."

Pang Chaoran, an associate researcher of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, believes that the pressure on China's steady growth of foreign trade will still exist in the future. However, with the continuous development of various policies, the vitality of enterprises will continue to increase, and the overall competitiveness of foreign trade will continue to improve. "In the long run, the fundamentals of China's strong economic resilience, great potential and long-term improvement have not changed, and the development of foreign trade to promote stability and quality still has a solid foundation for development."

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