In the first four months of this year, the import and export value of Fujian Province to Africa reached a historic high, with an increase of nearly 30% compared to the same period last year

In recent years, with the continuous deepening of China Africa economic and trade cooperation, Fujian Province, as the core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, will also usher in a golden opportunity for leapfrog development of trade with Africa. According to statistics from Fuzhou Customs, in the first four months, Fujian Province's imports and exports to Africa amounted to 39.42 billion yuan, setting a new historical high for the same period, with a year-on-year increase of 28.6%. Among them, exports amounted to 22.32 billion yuan, an increase of 41.2%, while imports amounted to 17.1 billion yuan, an increase of 15.1%.

Fujian Province mainly imports and exports from Africa through general trade. In the first four months, Fujian Province imported and exported 30.52 billion yuan to Africa through general trade, an increase of 30.4%, accounting for 77.4% of the total import and export value of Fujian Province to Africa during the same period; During the same period, imports and exports to Africa through processing trade amounted to 7.17 billion yuan, an increase of 57.3%, accounting for 18.2%. Private enterprises and state-owned enterprises are the main force in Fujian Province's trade with Africa, with imports and exports of 25.68 billion yuan and 11.71 billion yuan respectively in the first four months, an increase of 27.7% and 46.3%, accounting for a total of 94.8%.

Fujian Province and the African region have obvious complementary advantages in industries. In terms of exports, electromechanical products are the main focus. In the first four months, Fujian Province exported 10.05 billion yuan of mechanical and electrical products to Africa, an increase of 78.2%, accounting for 45% of the total export value of Fujian Province to Africa during the same period. Among them, ships, automobiles, and electrical equipment were exported at 1.58 billion yuan, 1.47 billion yuan, and 790 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 263.6%, 133.9%, and 131.6%. In addition, the export of agricultural products reached 2.5 billion yuan, an increase of 15%, accounting for 11.2%. Among them, aquatic products are the main category, with exports of 1.94 billion yuan, an increase of 13.9%, accounting for 77.7% of the total export value of agricultural products from Fujian Province to Africa during the same period. In terms of imports, in the first four months, Fujian Province imported 10.58 billion yuan of metal ore and mineral sand from Africa, an increase of 23.2%, accounting for 61.8% of the total import value of Fujian Province to Africa during the same period; Imported unprocessed copper and copper materials amounted to 3.51 billion yuan, an increase of 130.1%.

In the production workshop of Fujian Dadonghai Industrial Group Co., Ltd., the lights are on day and night, and a batch of imported iron concentrate powder from South Africa is continuously sent into the steel blast furnace. Thanks to the booming development of domestic industries such as automobiles and shipbuilding, the domestic steel industry has maintained stable operation. African iron concentrates have high grades and very low levels of harmful impurities, greatly reducing the smelting costs of enterprises. Our company imported mineral products from Africa for about 124 million yuan in the first four months of this year, far exceeding the same period last year. "The person in charge of Dadonghai Iron and Steel introduced that" blast furnace production has strong continuity and cannot be easily shut down, so stable supply of raw materials is the key to maintaining production. Customs work overtime to inspect and release, allowing our production raw materials to pass customs smoothly and be transported into the factory in a timely manner, ensuring our normal operation

To support trade between Fujian Province and the African region, Fuzhou Customs continues to strengthen policy interpretation, help enterprises make good use of the zero tariff import preferential policy, assist enterprises in enjoying the benefits of the policy, and reduce export costs; Support Fuzhou Jiangyin and Putian ports to open new air routes to Africa, establish a linkage scheduling mechanism with the port area, open a "green channel" for key export commodities, and facilitate the grabbing of shipping schedules and stable exports of characteristic goods such as automobiles; Innovate smart telecommunications quarantine supervision mode and intelligent inspection to ensure smooth import of bulk cargo. (Huang Xiangzhu/Text)