Today, the author learned from Chaozhou customs that in the first quarter of 2022, the import and export of Chaozhou City reached 5.39 billion yuan, an increase of 9.9% over the same period last year (the same below), ranking the seventh among the 21 prefectures and cities in Guangdong Province of which, the export reached 4.65 billion yuan, an increase of 22%, and the export growth rate remained at the forefront of the whole province, higher than the growth level of the whole province (2.2%); Imports reached 740million yuan, down 32%; The trade surplus was 3.9 billion yuan, an increase of 43.9%.
According to the data, Chaozhou's foreign trade in the first quarter was dominated by general trade import and export, with import and export of 5.11 billion yuan, an increase of 9%, accounting for 94.7% of Chaozhou's total import and export value in the same period (the same below); The main body of enterprises was dominated by private enterprises. In the first quarter, the import and export reached 4.68 billion yuan, an increase of 11.9%, accounting for 86.8%.
export: the main export commodities are ceramic products, mechanical and electrical products, aquatic and marine products and clothing, which are mainly exported to the United States, ASEAN and the European Union (excluding the United Kingdom) in the first quarter, Chaozhou exported 1.88 billion yuan of ceramics, an increase of 19.4%, accounting for 40.4%; The export of shoes and boots, clothing and clothing accessories were 410 million yuan and 280 million yuan respectively, an increase of 42.4% and 79.1% respectively; Export Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) 93 billion yuan, an increase of 18.4%; The export of aquatic products was 400 million yuan, an increase of 3.7%; The export of mechanical and electrical products reached 520million yuan, an increase of 10.9%.
imports mainly include liquefied petroleum gas, coal and lignite, mainly from ASEAN, Kuwait and UAE in the first quarter, Chaozhou imported 64000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, an increase of 11.2%; 492000 tons of imported coal and lignite, down 39.7%.
"In the first quarter, Chaozhou's import and export trade started well, especially the export volume and price of sanitary ware." Chen Xiaoming, head of Chaozhou customs, said that since the export tax rebate rate of porcelain sanitary ware increased by 3 percentage points, the operating costs of enterprises have been further reduced and the export competitiveness of products has been continuously improved. In the first quarter, Chaozhou enterprise sanitary ware exported 2.949 million pieces, with a value of 500 million yuan, an increase of 22.4% and 27% respectively.
"The continuous development of various policies and measures strongly supports the development of various market entities." Chen Xiaoming said that the customs will continue to implement measures to smooth the industrial chain such as customs supervision innovation and process reengineering, further guide enterprises to make good use of policy dividends and promote the high-quality development of Chaozhou's open economy.
