Foshan's import and export growth rate ranked first in the province for half a year, and some enterprise orders were ranked next year

Original title: Foshan's import and export growth rate ranked first in the province for half a year, and some enterprise orders were ranked next year

(Reporter/Ye Jiechun, Wang Qian, Zhang Peifa) Foreign trade has become an important driving force for the economic development of the Pearl River Delta. On October 31, the reporter learned from Foshan That the total value of Foshan's foreign trade imports and exports in the first three quarters of 2021 reached 475.79 billion yuan, an increase of 37.6% year-on-year, higher than the growth rate of 18.6% in the province in the same period. Up to now, Foshan's import and export growth rate has ranked first in the province for 6 consecutive months.

Traditional advantageous industries have become the "bellwethers" in promoting the growth of Foshan's foreign trade. According to the data, in the first three quarters of this year, foshan's exports of furniture, plastic products and ceramic products increased by 36.5%, 60.6% and 37.2% respectively.

Foshan Ligao Garment Co., Ltd.'s overseas orders have been scheduled until next year. Wang Desheng, general manager of the company, introduced that driven by the continuous transfer of overseas orders to China, junan denim foreign trade orders in Shunde District this year are hot. The same is true of Guangdong Sweet Secret Bedding Co., Ltd., whose exports have increased by 100% year-on-year this year, and a large number of furniture ready to be sent overseas is piled up in warehouses.

In the face of the pressure brought about by raw material prices and rising overseas logistics, a number of Foshan enterprises have actively improved the added value of products and opened up the international market by means of product innovation and building their own brands.

In order to open the US market, midea group carried out half a year of user research, launched only 3 screws can be installed in the United States window machine, the price of the product is twice as high as the traditional product, the local market sales still ranked first. The data shows that in the first three quarters of this year, midea group overseas revenue increased by 15.1% simultaneously.

Foshan Kudi Hardware Co., Ltd. is a long-term OEM for Tiger brand, Lekou Lekou and other enterprises oem of thermos cup enterprises, the company launched its own brand this year, some products have embarked on cross-border e-commerce platform.

"The recovery of international consumer demand is faster than the recovery of supply in the local market, which brings unprecedented opportunities for areas with outstanding manufacturing advantages represented by Foshan." Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, said.

Driven by the favorable interests of all parties, Foshan's foreign trade competitiveness has continued to improve. Recently, the "2020 China Top 100 Cities with Foreign Trade Competitiveness List" was released, and Foshan ranked beyond Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other cities, up 2 places from 2019, ranking 13th in the country. (Ye Jiechun, Wang Qian, Zhang Peifa)

Source: Nanfang Daily