Guangming Daily reporter Zhang Yi
how to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on foreign trade enterprises? What is the trend of import and export in the first quarter? How to judge the import and export prospects of the whole year
on February 21, Li Xingqian, director of the foreign trade department of the Ministry of Commerce, said in response to a reporter's question: "with the new phased achievements in epidemic prevention and control, foreign trade will usher in restorative growth, and it is expected that China's foreign trade development will remain within a reasonable range throughout the year."
the impact should not be underestimated, but it is still within the acceptable range
at 9 a.m. on February 18, Yiwu International Trade City, the world's largest small commodity wholesale market, opened. Under the protection of various measures such as body temperature measurement, scanning "Health Code" and information audit, merchants' business facing the international market has also opened. At present, more than 70000 operators and purchasers in Yiwu Trade City have passed the resumption audit
<span bdsfid="71"class="bjh-p> at present, the impact of the epidemic is phased and temporary. The degree of impact on foreign trade mainly depends on the duration and scope of the epidemic. According to the current assessment, the impact of the epidemic on the first quarter objectively exists and should not be underestimated, but it is still within an affordable range." Li Xingqian pointed out
the monitoring of the Ministry of Commerce shows that the COVID-19 poses a severe challenge to the current foreign trade operation. From the local and industrial reflection, affected by the poor logistics in the early stage and the delay of construction, combined with the Spring Festival factors, it is expected that the import and export growth rate will fall sharply from January to February this year
in order to minimize the impact of the epidemic on the development of foreign trade, the Ministry of Commerce has issued a series of policies and measures to support foreign trade enterprises to help foreign trade enterprises return to work as soon as possible and effectively improve the performance rate. On February 18, the Ministry of Commerce printed and distributed the notice on stabilizing foreign trade, stabilizing foreign investment and promoting consumption in response to the COVID-19. The purpose is to help enterprises overcome difficulties, relieve pressure and minimize the impact of the epidemic on business development
the resumption of enterprises is the key issue to stabilize the development of foreign trade. "With the joint efforts of all localities and relevant departments, the overall progress of foreign trade enterprises' resumption of work and production has been accelerating recently, especially the leading role of major foreign trade provinces." Li Xingqian told reporters that among them, the resumption rate of key foreign trade enterprises in Zhejiang, Shandong and other provinces is about 70%, and the resumption progress of major foreign trade provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangsu is also fast. In the western region, the resumption progress of key foreign trade enterprises in Sichuan Province is in the forefront. The resumption of foreign trade enterprises is in line with the expected progress of the whole country. Overall, the resumption of foreign trade enterprises in the eastern coastal areas is faster than that in the central and western regions, and the resumption of leading enterprises and cross-border e-commerce enterprises is better
<span bdsfid="79"class="bjh-p> the epidemic is temporary and can be overcome. The fundamentals and general trend of China's long-term business development have not changed or will not change." Chu Shijia, director of the comprehensive Department of the Ministry of Commerce, stressed
the prevention and control of resumption of work are both hard and confident in the import and export prospects of the whole year
as the wind vane of China's foreign trade, will the Canton Fair in spring this year be postponed or cancelled? In this regard, Li Xingqian gave a clear answer: "at present, the preparations for the 127th Canton Fair are proceeding in an orderly manner as planned." At the same time, the "non-contact way" is adopted to prepare for the third session of the Expo, and foreign enterprises are not less enthusiastic about the Expo
all this is based on the basic judgment of the situation of epidemic prevention and control in China and the trend of foreign trade
<we are confident to remain moderately optimistic about the import and export prospects of the whole year. it is expected that china's foreign trade development will remain within a reasonable range throughout the year."li xingqian pointed out that from the international perspective, external demand is generally stable. the imf expects the global economy to grow by 3.3% this year, higher than 2.9% in 2019; from a domestic perspective, the fundamentals of china's long-term development of foreign trade have not changed, the competitive advantage of foreign trade objectively exists, the new business form of trade is booming, and the momentum of foreign trade has always been strong. with the implementation of a series of stable foreign trade policies, the business environment for china's trade development will be further improved and the level of facilitation will be further improved
since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Chinese government and people have gone all out to fight the epidemic and taken the strictest and most thorough prevention and control measures. Relevant work is gradually achieving results
in order to help enterprises tide over the difficulties, various departments and localities have quickly issued a series of policies and measures to support enterprises, so as to stabilize employment through stabilizing enterprises. The Ministry of Commerce has also actively taken measures to simplify foreign trade management procedures, strengthen legal services, support the development of new business forms and models, increase trade financing support, give full play to the role of export credit insurance, actively respond to overseas trade restrictions, and do a solid job in stabilizing foreign trade. In accordance with the principles of zoning, grading and precise prevention and control, foreign trade enterprises in all localities, except Hubei Province, have taken an active role, focusing on epidemic prevention and control on the one hand, resuming work and production on the other hand, and actively ensuring the market, performance and orders. "I believe that with the joint efforts and support of all parties, foreign trade enterprises have the conditions and ability to overcome phased and temporary difficulties and achieve stable development." Li Xingqian said
a variety of measures should be taken simultaneously to create conditions for the stable development of foreign trade
<this enterprise enjoys the orange assistance policy of the customs, and our special working group works overtime to check and release in the evening."on the evening of february 20, with the handling of hangzhou customs officers, more than 5000 cans of milk powder were quickly cleared and released in hangzhou comprehensive free trade zone, and quickly put on shelves for sale to alleviate the urgent situation of enterprise inventory
<recently, qualified foreign trade enterprises are stepping up the resumption of work and production, and the resumption of work and production in major foreign trade provinces is progressing rapidly. with the large-scale recovery of logistics and transportation, the gradual recovery of industrial chain supply, the normal production of foreign trade enterprises, and the foreign trade situation will gradually improve."li xingqian pointed out
in view of the practical problems faced by enterprises in opening up domestic and foreign markets, project obstruction and rising risk of default under the background of the epidemic, the Ministry of Commerce recently issued a notice proposing a series of policies and measures to optimize the domestic and foreign environment, offering practical measures and seeking practical results. The goal is to help enterprises overcome difficulties, alleviate pressure and minimize the impact of the epidemic on business development. Including strengthening the support of export credit insurance to help enterprises deal with the risks of order cancellation, shipment rejection and so on; Actively respond to overseas trade restrictions; Make good use of the preferential policies of the free trade agreement; Stabilize the confidence of foreign-funded enterprises; Guide the open platform to grasp prevention and control and promote development; Give full play to the role of financial funds and take out real gold and silver to alleviate the pressure of enterprises
Li Xingqian pointed out that "according to the development of the epidemic situation and the actual demands of enterprises, we will also introduce a series of policies and measures to increase trade financing support, ensure the reasonable capital needs of enterprises, help enterprises reduce costs and increase efficiency, and create conditions for the stable development of foreign trade"
"during the epidemic, new business forms such as cross-border e-commerce, market procurement and comprehensive foreign trade services developed steadily." Chu Shijia stressed, "we will support the development of new business forms and new models, help enterprises use overseas warehouses to expand exports, support the integrated development of market procurement trade and cross-border e-commerce, actively promote the export of second-hand cars, and resume border people's mutual trade with surrounding countries as soon as possible according to the development of the epidemic."
(source: Guangming)