Selling globally and buying globally, Anhui's foreign trade has surged to the eighth place in the country

In June alone, Anhui's foreign trade imports and exports amounted to 116.92 billion yuan, once again breaking the monthly record.

For Anhui, a province that is neither coastal nor border, a monthly foreign trade exceeding 100 billion yuan is unimaginable for a long time. Now, not only has it been achieved, but it has also been turned into reality for four consecutive months this year. This also directly promoted Anhui's foreign trade to reach a new high in the first half of the year, stabilizing its position as the eighth largest in foreign trade in the country.

The latest data released by Hefei Customs shows that in the first half of the year, Anhui Province achieved a total import and export value of goods trade of 616.96 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.3%. Among them, exports amounted to 426.31 billion yuan, an increase of 37.6%; Imports amounted to 190.65 billion yuan, an increase of 27.5%.

In six months, Anhui exported one million cars and air conditioners were also selling well in overseas markets. It can be said that the scale and systematic ability of Anhui's manufacturing industry have achieved the eighth place in the country.

The manufacturing industry as a whole is a heavy asset with a huge division of labor system, which means that every manufacturing enterprise naturally has numerous upstream and downstream partners, doing "long-term business" and "business with partners".

In the first half of this year, the import of central processing components in Anhui increased by over 50%, and the import of bulk commodities such as metal ore and coal also maintained double-digit growth.

Between one in and one out, it is not just a simple transaction, but also a precise match between supply and demand, deep coupling of industries - the global market requires high-quality supply from "Made in Anhui", and Anhui manufacturing also requires effective supply of global resources.

In this process, the number of enterprises engaged in import and export business in Anhui has increased by more than 2000 compared to the first half of last year. More enterprises have gained greater business opportunities, created more income, and driven more employment in the growth of foreign trade.

The brand's overseas expansion is also accelerating

Anhui Province's import and export scale is increasing, the momentum is new, and the structure is optimized, and the good development momentum of foreign trade continues to consolidate, "said Jiang Kaiyuan, Deputy Director of Hefei Customs.

Since the beginning of this year, Anhui's import and export scale has once again entered the national ranking, firmly ranking 8th in the country and maintaining the first place in the central and western regions. The growth rates of imports and exports, exports, and imports ranked third, fourth, and ninth in the country, respectively, 17.4, 24.2, and 5.4 percentage points higher than the national average.

What has supported Anhui's foreign trade market? In Jiang Kaiyuan's view, industrial upgrading has become the core driving force for foreign trade growth, and Anhui's export product structure has been further optimized. Data shows that in the first half of this year, the export of high-tech products in Anhui Province was 126.43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 78.3%, accounting for 29.7% of the province's total export value, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the same period in the country.

The hardest core is undoubtedly the car. In the first half of this year, Anhui exported 1.006 million vehicles, an increase of 1.2 times, with a value of 104.36 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1 times - ranking first in both export volume and value in the country. In addition to the growth in quantity, the brand's overseas expansion is also accelerating, "Jiang Kaiyuan introduced.

Behind the growth of exports is the precise adaptation of "Made in Anhui" to various global demands.

At the end of June, in the production workshop of Skyworth Air Conditioning Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd., 5 air conditioning assembly production lines were operating at full capacity; In the finished goods warehouse, a batch of mobile air conditioners with the EU CE certification mark and a value of 720000 yuan are neatly packaged and will be sent to Italy soon.

In response to the high electricity price environment in Europe, the company has specially developed a low-energy portable mobile model. By optimizing the frequency conversion algorithm, energy consumption can be reduced by 22% under the same cooling capacity, which is more in line with the long-term usage needs of local residents. "Niu Zhengfeng, the foreign trade manager of Skyworth Air Conditioning Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd., said," In early May this year, Southern European distributors added orders again, and the company's production line was running at full capacity to catch up with orders

In addition, currently, the global green and low-carbon transformation is deepening, and the construction of new energy and the demand for consumption are increasing. In the first half of the year, the total export value of Anhui's "new three samples" products was 79.37 billion yuan, ranking fifth in the country, an increase of 1.1 times, accounting for 18.6% of the province's total export value.

Accurately fitting the consumption trend

Recently, in the production workshop of Kuhong Baking (Anhui) Co., Ltd. in Wuhu Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Anhui Province, Wuhu Customs officers are conducting on-site inspections on a batch of coffee beans from Ethiopia. After passing the inspection and release, this batch of coffee beans will enter the fully automated production and processing line for the first time, and mature coffee beans and other products will be produced before entering the domestic and international markets.

With the upgrading of domestic consumption and changes in the lifestyle of young people, coffee is evolving from 'social consumption' to 'daily consumption', and fruity and floral flavors have replaced traditional deep roasted bitterness as the preferred choice for young people. Coffee beans produced in high-quality African production areas such as Ethiopia, with their unique floral and fruity aroma and bright acidity, precisely match the current consumption trend in the domestic coffee market, "said Luo Huanhua, the director of Kuhong Baking (Anhui) Co., Ltd.

Starting from May 1st this year, China has fully implemented zero tariff measures for 53 African countries that have established diplomatic relations with China. According to data from Hefei Customs, Anhui Province imported 3.42 billion yuan from Africa in May and June, a year-on-year increase of 18.8%, achieving 10 consecutive months of positive growth. Imported characteristic agricultural products from Africa amounted to 660 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 60.9%, accounting for 19.2% of the total import value. During the same period, imported coffee reached 200 million yuan, an increase of 8.1 times.

While exports are booming, imports are also quietly improving in quality and quantity. Jiang Kaiyuan introduced that in the first half of this year, Anhui's import value was 190.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.5%.

Behind the growth of imports is the combined force of multiple supports. As the world's largest manufacturing country and the second largest consumer market, China has remained the world's second largest import market for 17 consecutive years, with an average annual growth rate of 5.1%, and its share of global imports has increased to about 10%. In addition, the overall economic operation is stable, industrial production is steadily increasing, and market demand continues to improve, providing a solid foundation for the expansion of imports of raw materials, components, and consumer goods.

The steady expansion of internal demand has driven the synchronous growth of import scale and continuous optimization of structure, "said Jiang Kaiyuan. In addition to characteristic agricultural products, the import of high-tech products in Anhui increased by 24.1% in the first half of the year, of which the import of central processing components increased by 53%; Imports of bulk commodities such as metal ore and coal also maintained double-digit growth.

'Billion level Partner'

The breadth of the market defines the space for the growth of foreign trade.

In the first half of this year, Anhui's trade with 163 countries and regions around the world achieved growth. There are 22 countries and regions with import and export volumes exceeding 10 billion yuan, an increase of 5 compared to the same period last year. From Europe to Southeast Asia, from Latin America to Africa, Anhui's foreign trade "circle of friends" is expanding at an unprecedented speed.

Behind every newly added billion level partner is a deep integration of complementary industries and precise matching of supply and demand.

Data shows that the European Union and ASEAN remain the top two trading partners of Anhui, with imports and exports of 88.04 billion yuan and 79.82 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 43.7% and 29.2%. Over the same period, imports and exports to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" reached 318.28 billion yuan, up 27.7%; Imports and exports to other RCEP member countries amounted to 147.64 billion yuan, an increase of 24.8%.

In the first half of this year, Anhui achieved double-digit growth in imports and exports to Latin America, Africa and other regions. The diversified market pattern has made Anhui's foreign trade foundation more solid and stable, "said Jiang Kaiyuan.

The collective expedition of over 10000 foreign trade operators has supported this diverse pattern. In the first half of the year, there were 14403 business entities with import and export records in Anhui Province, an increase of 2323 compared to the same period last year.

Among them, the import and export of private enterprises reached 330.71 billion yuan, an increase of 39.2%, and their proportion in the province's total foreign trade value further increased to 53.6%, further consolidating their position as the main force of foreign trade. The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 159 billion yuan, an increase of 49.3%. Among them, exports and imports went hand in hand, increasing by 48.4% and 50.1% respectively, continuing to play a role in stabilizing the supply chain. In addition, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 127.19 billion yuan, an increase of 10.5%, achieving growth for five consecutive months.

Indeed, the external environment remains complex and ever-changing. The World Bank warns that the global economy is facing multiple pressures including rising energy prices, intensified inflationary pressures, and tightening monetary policy expectations, leading to a weakening of growth prospects; The International Monetary Fund also predicts that the growth rate of global trade in goods and services will slow down from 5% last year to 3.5% this year. In the second half of the year, foreign trade will continue to move forward under pressure.

Data will constantly refresh, and records will eventually be rewritten. However, what is more enduring than numbers is the depth of Anhui's manufacturing integration into the global industrial chain, which is a broad measure of the path of openness and win-win.