Zhejiang Yiwu is the world's largest distribution center for Christmas supplies, at this time in previous years, it is the peak season for the shipment of Christmas supplies, but when the reporter recently visited, he found that there are not many buyers in the current Yiwu market, why is this?
Yiwu, Zhejiang: Christmas supplies shipped in advance There are few popular goods in stock
In the Christmas supplies area of Zhejiang Yiwu International Trade City, Zhang Jun, a buyer from Ningbo, is selecting Christmas supplies and preparing to send them to Russia, India and other places.
To Zhang Jun's surprise, many popular goods have no inventory, and the merchant told him that since February and March this year, buyers around the world have begun to place orders for stockpiles, and the peak sales season has arrived ahead of schedule.
Zhejiang Yiwu International Trade City merchant Su Xueqin: two or three months earlier than last year, last year's customers only came to purchase in May and June, and february and March this year have already come, and the order amount in a month in May and June this year can reach about 8 million yuan - 10 million yuan.
It is understood that Zhejiang Yiwu is the world's largest distribution center of Christmas supplies, two-thirds of the world's Christmas supplies from here, in previous years August is the most lively time, and now, buyers scattered, many popular goods are also sold out, Christmas supplies procurement season in advance into the end, in addition to Yiwu, Ningbo and other major Christmas supplies export ports also ushered in a small peak of Christmas supplies exports in the second quarter of this year.
Meng Yuefeng, chief of the first section of the Inspection Section of Cixi Customs under Ningbo Customs: The export volume of Christmas supplies has gradually increased since May, and the export volume of the entire second quarter increased by nearly five percentage points compared with the same period last year.
Tight capacity Freight rates rise Foreign trade enterprises and time race
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Although there is still a long way to go before the traditional Western holiday Christmas, the Christmas supplies procurement season has come to an early end. What are the reasons behind the significant advance of procurement time by foreign trade enterprises?
The reporter learned that under the influence of the overseas epidemic, the shortage of dock workers, dock congestion, and suspension of navigation occur from time to time, the turnover efficiency of ships has declined, the relationship between supply and demand is seriously unbalanced, and since the third and fourth quarters of last year, there has been a shortage of space and a box of difficult to find, and now not only has not eased, but the shortage of transportation capacity is still intensifying.
And Christmas supplies are time-sensitive commodities, once a specific time has passed, it will be smashed in the hand, so foreign customers and domestic and foreign trade enterprises have made preparations early, placed orders and shipped in advance.
In addition to racing against time, foreign trade enterprises also have to race with freight rates, the impact of the epidemic has made the sea freight continue to rise, just a few days ago, the Baltic Global Container Freight Index showed that the freight price of China's to the East Of the United States exceeded $20,000 per 40 feet, up 500% year-on-year; in addition, the Shanghai Export Container Freight Index, which represents the spot price released on August 13, was included in 4281.53 points, continuing to hit a record high, up more than 400% compared with last year's lowest point
Source: CCTV Finance