Zhanjiang's trade performance with RCEP member countries in the first 10 months was outstanding, and the import and export scale reached 14.67 billion yuan, an increase of 18.4% year on year

In the first 10 months of this year, Zhanjiang's total import and export value to other member countries of the regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) was 14.67 billion yuan, an increase of 18.4% over the same period last year (the same below), accounting for 28.5% of the city's total import and export value, and contributing 72.2% to the growth of Zhanjiang's foreign trade in the same period. RCEP continued to release institutional dividends such as tariff reduction and facilitation, which brought real preferences to Member States and created more opportunities for Zhanjiang foreign trade enterprises to explore overseas markets. In the first 10 months, imports and exports both achieved double-digit growth, of which exports were 7.22 billion yuan, an increase of 26.4%; Imports reached 7.45 billion yuan, an increase of 11.5%.

All kinds of enterprises performed actively, and state-owned enterprises led the growth. In the first 10 months, the import and export of Zhanjiang state-owned enterprises to other RCEP member countries reached 9.15 billion yuan, an increase of 32.6%, accounting for 62.4% of the total import and export value of Zhanjiang to other RCEP member countries, maintaining the leading position; The import and export of private enterprises was 3.4 billion yuan, and that of foreign-invested enterprises was 2.11 billion yuan. Zhanjiang customs, through the implementation of "one enterprise, one policy", focuses on tapping the potential of the best enterprises to enjoy benefits, and provides the most favorable import and export scheme for enterprises. In the first 10 months, there were 327 enterprises with import and export performance to other RCEP member states in Zhanjiang, an increase of 12.4%.

The export of main export commodities increased significantly, and the export of steel and iron and steel products performed prominently. Zhanjiang's advantageous commodities in key industries are widely welcomed in the markets of member countries. In the first 10 months, the export of steel and iron products to other RCEP member countries reached 3.91 billion yuan, an increase of 37.6%; The export of aquatic products reached 360million yuan, an increase of 34.1%. In addition, 670million yuan of household appliances, 230million yuan of labor-intensive products and 120million yuan of paper products were exported.

In terms of import, the sharp rise in iron ore import led to the overall import growth. Influenced by the production and consumption demand in Zhanjiang, iron ore imports from other RCEP member countries amounted to 4.23 billion yuan in the first 10 months, an increase of 163%; The import of aquatic products was 230million yuan, an increase of 86.6%; Imports of basic organic chemicals, ammonia, natural and synthetic rubber also grew rapidly, reaching 66.5%, 92% and 108.6% respectively.

Trade exchanges with some member countries have increased multiple times. In order to support local traditional industries to seize the opportunity of RCEP, Zhanjiang customs and local departments jointly carried out policy interpretation and actively explored emerging markets. In the first 10 months, Zhanjiang's import and export to Australia reached 5.83 billion yuan, an increase of 51%; Imports and exports to Vietnam reached 3.34 billion yuan, an increase of 22.1%. Over the same period, imports and exports to New Zealand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos increased by 1.4 times, 1.7 times, 1.7 times and 5.5 times respectively, and the potential for regional cooperation continued to be released.