Zhejiang's electromechanical product exports show good growth momentum, and foreign trade growth shows a green and intelligent trend

Entering the finished product warehouse of Zhejiang Chunfeng Power Co., Ltd., rows of electric motorcycles that are about to be shipped to overseas markets are waiting for inspection. This national high-tech enterprise saw a year-on-year increase of 72.5% in the total export volume of electric motorcycles from January to April this year, successfully opening up emerging markets such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and South Korea.

The management regulations and import tax rates for electric motorcycles vary greatly in different countries. Customs has provided us with detailed interpretations of export requirements, guided us in applying for certificates of origin, and enabled us to smoothly expand into new markets, "said Huang Kun, the regional manager of the company's department. The sales volume of the company's independently developed 200CC+medium and large displacement motorcycles has been ranked first in the country for many years, and now the new track of electrification is becoming a new growth point for exports.

The outstanding performance of Chunfeng Power is a vivid epitome of the upgrading of Zhejiang's electromechanical product exports and the continuous deepening of foreign trade export momentum from "smart" to "green". According to statistics from Hangzhou Customs, from January to May this year, the total export value of Zhejiang Province reached 1.79 trillion yuan, and the export value of mechanical and electrical products reached 847.39 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%, accounting for nearly half of the province's total export value.

The competitive advantage of Zhejiang's electromechanical products is not only reflected in the vehicle and terminal equipment, but also comes from a solid industrial chain support. In Cixi, Ningbo, Ningbo Yikade Electric Technology Co., Ltd. produces approximately 40 million motors annually. Its products are mainly matched with downstream home appliance manufacturers such as fans, ovens, and fryers, and are indirectly exported to European and American markets. The advantage of Chinese motor products lies in the complete industrial chain, mature supporting tools such as molds, punching machines, and die-casting, and deep technological accumulation, "said Du Jiang, the person in charge of the enterprise.

In Nanxun, Huzhou, the local area has been deeply involved in the manufacturing of low-power motors for over half a century. Starting from the 1960s, with the help of the reform and opening up, Nanxun gradually gained scale. Today, it has more than 70 complete machine enterprises and about 390 spare parts factories, with a complete industrial chain. The local production lines for tubular motors, washing machine motors, etc. roar day and night, with orders overwhelming. The market share of low-power motors for washing machines once exceeded 60% nationwide, and the products are exported to Europe, America, and Southeast Asia.

From January to May this year, Nanxun exported mechanical and electrical products worth 690 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. Local enterprises such as Nanyang Electric and Huakang Electric continued to improve their exports and broke into the "big market" with "small motors".

Behind the growth of exports, continuous innovation in customs supervision services is indispensable. On June 26th of this year, under the joint supervision of Hangzhou Customs and Qingdao Customs across customs zones, a batch of new energy vehicles and supporting lithium batteries using the "split box shipping" mode were shipped from Taizhou to India. This is the first lithium battery export under this mode in the province.

Asia Europe Automotive Manufacturing (Taizhou) Co., Ltd. is a beneficiary of this new model. Previously, when the company exported new energy vehicles, the supporting lithium batteries had to be transported back from the production site in Shandong to the production site for dangerous goods packaging identification, with a round-trip distance of nearly 2000 kilometers. After understanding the demands of enterprises during the "door-to-door consultation" research, Taizhou Customs quickly launched a cross customs linkage mechanism. Now, lithium batteries can be identified and exported directly after being packaged in boxes in Taizhou.

Engineer Xu Jie from Asia Europe Automotive Logistics Department calculated that under the new mode, each batch of transportation can save 4 to 5 days of time, and it is expected to save nearly 800000 yuan in logistics related costs annually, while reducing the management pressure of cross regional transportation and multiple loading and unloading.

According to statistics, from January to May this year, Zhejiang's high-end equipment exports reached 67.16 billion yuan, an increase of 20.3%, with continuous improvement in technological content and added value; The export of high-tech products reached 169.04 billion yuan, an increase of 19.0%, and the export structure is accelerating towards intelligent and green transformation.

New energy related products have become an important engine driving Zhejiang's export growth. In the first five months of this year, the exports of electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, wind turbines and their components in Zhejiang Province increased by 91.8%, 112.8% and 119.2% respectively. Among them, the monthly export of electric vehicles in May was 8.18 billion yuan, a record high and a year-on-year increase of 1.1 times.

Industry insiders believe that from traditional manufacturing to "smart manufacturing" going global, from fuel powered to green electric, Zhejiang electromechanical products are exploring new space in the global market with stronger technological strength. With the deepening of the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, the quality and efficiency of Zhejiang's foreign trade are expected to continue to improve, contributing more Zhejiang strength to the overall stability of foreign trade in the country.