Commerce Ministry spokesman Shen Danyang, 17th in the Commerce Ministry routine news conference introducing from Ministry of Commerce research group in 20 provinces and cities nationwide research situation, enterprises generally reflecting the 2016 's foreign trade situation, in General, Dinner Chairs wholesaler more complex and serious than the 2015. It was revealed that the stable foreign trade, there will be a series of strong targeted policies. Cross-border e-commerce and other new formats will be supported.
The Commerce Department estimated, after a March foreign trade is expected to decline gradually narrowed. Grim high-intensive research thoroughly foreign trade customs data showed that 2 months of this year, China's exports and imports declined by 13.1% and 11.8%, respectively. In dollar terms, exports in February alone or 25.4%, has been posting since the single biggest monthly declines in 2009. This show out remains weak, containing the downward pressure on exports are still very great. In this context, high-level intensive foreign trade research.
It is understood that the Ministry of Commerce has sent more than 10 research groups in 20 provinces and cities nationwide research foreign trade situation. National development and Reform Commission, also in Zhejiang, the research. From March 1 to 2nd, Director of the General Administration of customs, Yu Guangzhou team to research trade work in Jiangsu Province. It is learnt that the China machinery and electronic products import and export Chamber of Commerce recently went to Chongqing, Guangdong, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces survey of 31 key mechanical and electrical business, carried out a specific survey of the foreign trade situation. Meanwhile, the Chamber of Commerce network platforms, online questionnaire to more than more than 110 member companies. "Enterprises generally reflecting the 2016 's foreign trade situation, in General, more complex and serious than the 2015 2015 difficulties exist not only failed to reduce, and even has a tendency to increase. "Shen Danyang said.
From the international situation, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other authoritative bodies a general decline in 2016 for global economic growth to 6-year low; the Baltic dry freight index fell to 349 points, is the lowest level. Falling international commodity and raw material prices, still low, instability in some regions, trade protectionism, increasing trade friction. Recently announced this year's 30 major economy in the world in foreign trade data showed different levels to drop sharply, exports fell by more than 2 digits more than more than 10 major economies, such as the United States fell by 10.7%, Japan 12.9%, Korea declined 18.8%, Canada 12.4%, Brazil declined 17.9%, India 13.6%, Taiwan fell 13%. From the domestic situation, Enterprise costs continue to rise, weakening of traditional foreign trade competitive advantage, fixed asset investment continued to slow down, falling import demand, particularly industry and orders to transfer is also trying to speed up processing trade exports have declined for 12 consecutive months, exceed the level of international financial crises. These indicate difficulties in foreign trade are not short term. Support new formats will be policies to encourage "a series of strong targeted policy measures, or are being implemented, or will be issued.
"Shen Danyang, said, like, vigorously cleanup specification import and export link charges, developed charges of positive listing; further improve trade convenience of level; optimization export rebate rate structure, ensure timely full rebate; increased export letter insurance and financing support efforts, increased short-term export credit insurance scale, on equipment export financing insurance should insurance do insurance; encourages across border electric business, new commercial mode innovation, to foster foreign trade competition new advantage and so on. Cross-border e-commerce and other new business models will become the focus of policy support. Shen Danyang, then, the Ministry will take into account international rules, and take effective measures to support the enterprises to set up "overseas warehouse", and further create new highlights in the development of foreign trade and economic growth of the new kinetic energy. General considerations on five counts: to further improve the efficiency of customs clearance; b to reduce logistics costs three to shorten the marketing four to improve the efficiency of distribution; five to help businesses better integration of foreign currency system. Yu Guangzhou has also said the Customs and Excise Department will take measures to support cross-border e-commerce, including in particular is working on the development of comprehensive test system of measures that can be replicated, amend as soon as possible do not adapt to the innovation and development of cross-border e-Commerce Department regulations.
"Future focus cannot simply jianshuirangli as before, more is the way to be consistent with WTO rules, and create a fair competition environment. Clearing import and export links, for example charges, increase the honesty system building, regulate the order of export and so on. "The Ministry of Commerce told the economic information daily, a reporter for trade, the most critical, a demand, is the competition. And demand is an exogenous variable, generally good global environment, our country cannot be an exception. Therefore, the policy development from the perspective of upgrading the competitiveness of our export products. "We now as well as the institutional mechanisms to use their brains, in particular how to reduce the cost of foreign trade enterprises, widening financing channels to enhance the important and difficult issues such as trade facilitation. "Shen Danyang said.
International trade representative and Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan on January 15 said at a National Conference on import and export, foreign trade development this year facing complicated international and domestic situation is still grim. "Steady growth, adjusting structure, changing power and quality" in 2016, and for some time in the future, objectives and tasks of the foreign trade. To grow steadily this year, foreign trade is expected to stabilize "point is, higher base two months before 2015, January exports $ 199.89 billion, third highest monthly exports for the whole year; exports in February grew 48.2%, highest monthly growth rate for the whole year, plus Spring Festival factor makes the first 2 months of data not comparable conditions, does not reflect the trend of foreign trade for the year. "Shen Danyang said. Shen Danyang, noted that the industrial structure in China and developed countries, developing countries still have strong complementarity, complete infrastructure facilities, industrial support, business environment continued to improve, and has a strong competitive advantage and comparative advantage of China's foreign trade has not changed its fundamental. Meanwhile, the continued optimization of foreign trade structure, accelerating the transformation and upgrade, power conversion, new forms of foreign trade to flourish. Some companies focus on business, innovation, develop independent brands, increase foreign marketing network construction, international competitiveness rise. "While the situation grim and complex, but this year foreign trade faces many favorable conditions. "He said, expected after March, the trend of decline in foreign trade will be gradually narrowed, foreign trade will stabilize to the good direction.
The economic information newspaper reporter was informed earlier, the Ministry of Commerce has been fine-combed more than 70 industries, selecting them one by one in this year's new growth points of foreign trade. Mapping results, complete sets of equipment, telecommunications, rail transportation, LED lighting and other industries will be leading the export growth this year to break through the "main force", in addition to shipping, television sets and other export or will be significantly warmer. Academic Committee of the national development and Reform Commission Secretary General Zhang Yan sheng has international brand management center of the Ministry of Commerce, China International Trade Association launched the "fresh supply to Hong Kong (Beijing railway station) public testing" activities, said old and new momentum alternating clear China's foreign trade last year. 7% of China's import and export growth, however, China's exports in the world market share rose from 12.4% to 13.4% will still be global "magna cum laude".
Meanwhile, brands and export growth, and cross-border e-commerce, B2B Wholesale marketplace trade is growing along the way, Guangdong's foreign trade have also achieved positive growth. In his view, was able to achieve positive growth in foreign trade in Guangdong Province, because in the crisis that began in 2008 quarter should grasp the opportunity, trying to adjust, so it can benefit. Ministry of Commerce, Director of the Institute of foreign trade Li pointed out that since 2012, China's foreign trade has been in single digits even lower growth for 4 consecutive years, China's foreign trade has entered a new normal. This situation, factors of the external environment, and competitive advantage of China related to conversion, transformation and upgrading of foreign trade entered a key period. Regardless of the external environment and internal adjustment is going to be a long-term process.