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In 2018, Mianyang’s Foreign Trade Import and Export Reaches 25.9 Billion Yuan

Ranking second in the province, up 126.1% year-on-year

2019-01-31 14:33
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(Mianyang News) -- (Reporters: Xia Yongqiang, Yang Wanshou and Xie Yan) On January 24, the reporters learned from the Municipal Bureau of Commerce that in 2018, Mianyang’s foreign trade import and export reached 25.99 billion yuan. The total amount exceeded 20 billion yuan for the first time, ranking second in the province. As for the provincial government set the goal for the foreign trade import and export, 210.6% of which was completed, an increase of 126.1% over the same period of last year, which was higher than the national and provincial average growth rate of 116.4% and 96.9% respectively.
As early as the beginning of 2018, Mianyang took the initiative and clarified the goals, priorities, measures and time nodes in 2018, and delegated the targets to counties, urban areas and districts. By monthly monitoring the progress of the work, Mianyang has ensured the steady progress of the work. At the same time, Mianyang has sorted out the foreign trade enterprises and established a working mechanism for classification guidance and division of labor. The city leaders themselves contacted those leading enterprises such as Changhong, Jezetek and BOE.  The leaders of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce took the lead and departments determined staff in charge of the tracking services for more than 20 key enterprises such as Lier Chemical, Fulin Precision Machining Co., Ltd. and Pusi Electronics. In 2018, 16 of the 25 key enterprises in Mianyang have achieved double-digit growth, achieving an overall import and export of 24.67 billion yuan, an increase of 139.6%, accounting for 95% of Mianyang’s total import and export. These companies have provided strong support for the steady growth of Mianyang’s foreign trade.
Mianyang has continued to tap the potential to expand the increment. Mianyang has tapped the export potential of enterprises, promoted the production and sales of digital TV set-top boxes invested by Minshan Industrial in South Africa, and supported a group of enterprises such as Highly Electric and Linjiang Ramie to convert agent exports into self-operated exports. These measures have led to the increase of exports by 6.7%. Mianyang has also strengthened training and enhanced entrepreneurial capabilities to operate abroad. The Municipal Bureau of Commerce took the lead in cooperating with relevant municipal-level foreign-related departments, CITIC Insurance and financial institutions to organize 4 trainings on “Belt and Road”, cross-border e-commerce, processing trade, credit insurance, financing and related foreign trade policies. More than 400 enterprises have participated in the trainings, which has improved the awareness of corporate policies and the professional level of employees. Through cultivation and incubation, Mianyang has newly attracted 113 import and export authorized enterprises and 25 import and export enterprises with actual performance. At present, the total number of foreign trade filing enterprises in the city has reached 1,152, and the number of enterprises with actual performance has reached 238.
Mianyang has constantly explored the international market. It has solidly promoted the activities of “10,000 enterprises going abroad”. In 2018, 219 companies including Changhong, Jezetek, Lier Chemical and Yinhe Kefa Trade Co., Ltd. have participated in the Canton Fair, China Processing Trade Products Fair, Berlin Electronics Fair, and European Fine Chemicals Exhibition. A total intent turnover of $480 million has been achieved and 59 enterprises have successfully “gone out” for the first time. Now Mianyang has successfully organized more than 120 enterprises to participate in the first China Import Expo. The number ranked first in the province. Mianyang has also actively guided Mianyang Enterprise Import and Export Federation to go abroad and to actively deepen the southward open cooperation. It has also organized chemical companies to participate in the Vietnam International Chemical Exhibition, supported Sichuan Xike Seed Co., Ltd. and Lier Chemical to establish new marketing outlets overseas, and encouraged more enterprises to use more than 20 trade outlets established by Changhong and Jezetek to conduct foreign trade. According to statistics, in 2018, the share of Mianyang’s traditional export markets such as the United States and the European Union increased by 22.1% and 21.1% respectively, and that of the emerging export markets such as Brazil and Australia increased by 17.9% and 31% respectively.
In addition, in 2018 Mianyang has also promoted three new foreign investment projects, including the US Good Doctors National Medical Treatment Training Center, Huatuo Europe Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Zhongji Barite Trading Co., Ltd. The total investment accounted to $5.5 million. The total number of foreign investment enterprises reached 56. The total investment of $1.4 billion, ranking second in the province. 

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