Free trade agreement dividends released, Jining foreign trade enterprises enjoy preferential treatment

According to statistics from Jining Customs, a subsidiary of Qingdao Customs, in 2025, more than 70 import enterprises in Jining City will use the preferential policies of China's signed free trade agreements with foreign countries to import goods worth 1.5 billion yuan, and enjoy a cumulative tariff reduction of 120 million yuan.

At present, China has signed 23 free trade agreements with 30 countries and regions, and member countries of the agreements provide each other with facilitation measures such as tariff preferences, market access, and simplified procedures. As a global supporting multinational enterprise, our company's products have strong international liquidity, and free trade agreements provide important convenience for enterprises to reduce costs and increase efficiency. By 2025, the group's imported goods amount will be 410 million yuan, and we will enjoy tax reductions of more than 30 million yuan, significantly enhancing the market competitiveness of our products, "said Ma Hongyu, Minister of Logistics of Beinai Tire Company.

While benefiting from the reduction of import tariffs, Jining Customs actively assists export enterprises in using preferential certificates of origin to enjoy foreign tariff preferences. In 2025, the customs will issue 42640 certificates of origin for free trade agreements, with a visa amount of 17.63 billion yuan, an increase of 15.7% and 9.9% year-on-year, respectively. Related goods can enjoy foreign tariff reductions of 833 million yuan, helping foreign trade enterprises enhance product competitiveness and explore free trade partner markets.

Next, Jining Customs will continue to deepen the construction of smart customs, increase the monitoring and management of import and export commodity tax collection, provide targeted services, promote the promotion of free trade agreement policies directly to enterprises, seize the historical opportunity of high-level national opening up, and inject new vitality into the high-quality development of Jining's economy and society. (Wang Ruibin, Tian Qing/Wen)