Jiangmen Customs escorts bilateral trade between China and South Korea, aiming for a 6.7% increase in imports and exports to South Korea by 2025
Since the 14th Five Year Plan, under the policy of deepening the implementation of the China South Korea Free Trade Agreement, Jiangmen City has relied on the geographical advantages of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and the endowment of overseas Chinese resources to present a vigorous trend of both quantity and quality in its economic and trade exchanges with South Korea. In 2025, the total import and export value of Jiangmen City to South Korea will be 4.26 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%.
In the production workshop of Liyi Metal Products Co., Ltd. located in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City, the automated production line is fully operational, and batches of exquisite stainless steel utensils are rapidly forming and will soon be sent to the Korean market.
Our products are very popular in the Korean market due to their advantages of corrosion resistance and high precision, "said Liu Chunyun, the general manager of the company." In 2025, the customs will help us issue 22 certificates of origin under the China Korea Free Trade Agreement, with a total amount of 8.454 million yuan. Thanks to the policy dividends of the China Korea Free Trade Agreement, we have taken the initiative in international competition and our exports to Korea have grown significantly in recent years
To assist enterprises in further expanding into the Korean market, Jiangmen Customs has launched a series of convenient measures, conducting policy lectures through multiple channels of "online+offline", guiding enterprises to master the rules of origin, promoting the "intelligent audit+self-service printing" mode of certificate of origin, and realizing the "one-stop online application" of certificate application; For urgent orders, we have opened a "green channel" for expedited certificate review, pressing the "acceleration button" for product exports to South Korea, and providing efficient regulatory services to help enterprises seize market opportunities.
While promoting the export of high-quality overseas Chinese products, Jiangmen Customs also actively serves the import demand of high-tech industries and supports local industrial upgrading. To ensure the smooth import of integrated circuits from South Korea in our jurisdiction, we rely on the 'Customs Chief's Door to Door Policy', deeply understand the needs of enterprises, tailor customs clearance plans, and timely push the latest technological specifications changes from the South Korean side to help enterprises avoid risks and ensure the stability of the industrial and supply chains. In 2025, the import value of integrated circuits in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen City will be 250 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 96.7%, "said Song Anfeng, Deputy Director of Gaosha Customs under Jiangmen Customs.
Standing at a new starting point of the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the China South Korea Free Trade Agreement, Jiangmen Customs will continue to deepen reform and innovation, promote the iteration and upgrading of the smart logistics platform, amplify the multiplier effect of AEO and approved exporters' "dual qualifications", promote further upgrading of Jiangmen's trade with South Korea, and continue to write a wonderful chapter of mutual benefit and win-win economic and trade between China and South Korea in the Yellow Sea and South China Sea, contributing to the integration of the East Asian regional economy.