In the first quarter of this year, Fujian's import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" increased by 8.1%

Fujian Province is the core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Relying on the overseas Chinese connections, port location and the advantages of the Silk Road maritime logistics, the import and export trade with the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" continues to be active. According to the statistics of Fuzhou Customs, in the first quarter of this year, Fujian's import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" was 250.71 billion yuan, up 8.1% year on year (the same below), including 130.81 billion yuan for export, up 9.8%, and 119.9 billion yuan for import, up 6.3%.

Fujian Province and the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" mainly import and export through general trade. In the first quarter, the import and export of Fujian Province to the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" through general trade was 202.81 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1%, accounting for 80.9% of the total import and export value of Fujian Province to the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" in the same period; Over the same period, the import and export of processing trade to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" reached 29.02 billion yuan, an increase of 23.6%, accounting for 11.6%.

Private enterprises are an important force in Fujian's trade with countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road". In the first quarter, imports and exports reached 161.48 billion yuan, an increase of 20.3%, accounting for 64.4% of Fujian's total imports and exports to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" in the same period. During the same period, state-owned enterprises imported and exported 46.55 billion yuan, while foreign-invested enterprises imported and exported 42.66 billion yuan.

The industries of Fujian Province and the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" are highly complementary. In terms of exports, the main products are electromechanical products and labor-intensive products. In the first quarter, Fujian Province exported 59.77 billion yuan of electromechanical products to the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road", an increase of 26.6%, accounting for 45.7% of the total export value of Fujian Province to the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" in the same period. Among them, the export performance of lithium batteries and ships was impressive, with exports of 6.12 billion yuan and 4.83 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 120% and 75.4%. The export of labor-intensive products amounted to 28.51 billion yuan, accounting for 21.8%. Among them, textile and clothing, shoes and boots, and plastic products were exported for 15.66 billion yuan, 5.43 billion yuan, and 4.18 billion yuan respectively.

In terms of imports, bulk commodities account for nearly 50%. In the first quarter, Fujian Province imported 56.89 billion yuan of bulk commodities from the countries that jointly built the "the Belt and Road", an increase of 1.5%, accounting for 47.4% of the total import value of Fujian Province to the countries that jointly built the "the Belt and Road" in the same period. Among them, crude oil imports amounted to 15.88 billion yuan; Metal ore and grain imports amounted to 27.09 billion yuan and 4.03 billion yuan, respectively, with an increase of 11.7% and 165.2%.

In order to support the trade exchanges between Fujian Province and the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road", Fuzhou Customs, based on the characteristics of Fujian, made precise policies, continued to deepen the convenience of customs clearance, and improved the timeliness of customs clearance; Assist in the development of "Silk Road Maritime Transport" and "China Europe Railway Express", and smooth the international logistics channels between land and sea; Open a green channel for characteristic products, strengthen policy and technical guidance, and help enterprises stabilize orders and expand markets. (Huang Xiangzhu/Text)