Realize a total import and export volume of 771.26 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%. Ningbo's foreign trade trend remained stable in the first half of the year

Yesterday, Ningbo Customs released data showing that in the first half of this year, Ningbo achieved a total import and export volume of 771.26 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9% compared to the same period last year, indicating a stable trend in foreign trade. Among them, the export value was 528.42 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%, and the import value was 242.84 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5%. Especially in June, the import and export volume of Ningbo reached 142.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.4% and a rebound of 12.5 percentage points from the previous month.
This semi annual report not only confirms the strong resilience of Ningbo's foreign trade in a complex external environment, but also sends a positive signal of structural optimization and kinetic energy conversion, "said the relevant person in charge of Ningbo Customs.
On the one hand, diversified markets continue to consolidate, and emerging markets have become new engines for foreign trade growth. The European Union continues to maintain our city's position as the largest trading partner. In the first half of the year, Ningbo's imports and exports to the European Union reached 135.17 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Its economic and trade cooperation with ASEAN continued to deepen, with imports and exports reaching 117.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%.
It is worth noting that in African trade, the zero tariff dividend empowers private enterprises to enhance their cost advantages and seize the opportunity in building a new development pattern of domestic and international dual circulation. In the first half of this year, Ningbo's imports and exports to Africa amounted to 50.63 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%.
Recently, 27.5 tons of Zambian cola bean boards imported by Ningbo Yongjin Forestry Co., Ltd. were successfully cleared through customs and transported to a furniture factory for further processing. In the first half of the year, the company imported 9 batches of similar wood raw materials from Africa. Mr. Shen, the person in charge of Yongjin Forestry, said, "The cola bean board produced in Zambia has stable quality and is widely favored in the domestic solid wood furniture, flooring and other fields.
On the other hand, as the main force of foreign trade, private enterprises continue to maintain a stable growth trend. In the first half of the year, the import and export volume of private enterprises in Ningbo was 604.66 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.1%, driving the growth of our city's import and export by 6.3 percentage points, accounting for 78.4% of our city's total import and export value, and contributing more than 90% of the foreign trade increment.
Ji Er (Zhejiang) Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in pet grooming lifting tables, pet drying boxes and other professional washing and care equipment, and relies on differentiation advantages to explore overseas markets. Standing at the forefront of the refined pet care market overseas, we achieved a significant breakthrough in overseas sales scale in the first half of the year, with a year-on-year growth of over 55%, "said General Manager Jin Ming.
In addition, Ningbo's exported goods are precisely adapted to the global market, injecting more certainty into global economic and trade cooperation. In the first half of the year, Ningbo exported mechanical and electrical products worth 305.46 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%, accounting for nearly 60% of the city's overall exports. During the same period, the export value of "new three types" products was 34.91 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 134.5%.
The import of some resources, raw materials, and high-tech products in Ningbo has maintained a good growth trend. In the first half of the year, the import value of metal ore and mineral sand, unprocessed copper and copper materials increased by 14.8% and 20.4% year-on-year, respectively. During the same period, the import value of electronic information and high-end equipment increased by 39.6% and 47.8% respectively year-on-year, providing precise support for the development of emerging industries.