Yiwu hits record high in foreign trade import and export (Belt and Road Initiative)

Yiwu Customs released statistical data. In the whole year of 2014, Yiwu achieved a total foreign trade import and export value of 148.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.6%. Among them, exports were 145.64 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.8%, and imports were 2.96 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.3%.

"Belt and Road" strategy

The development potential of the countries along the “Belt and Road” is huge, and they are becoming the starting point of Yiwu ’s foreign trade.

Yiwu Customs statistics. In 2014, along the “Yixinou” railway channel, Yiwu ’s exports of small commodities to Europe and Asia achieved a “leap-forward” breakthrough.

At present, the Maritime Silk Road has become a golden waterway for small commodities to export to ASEAN, the Middle East and Africa. Along this golden waterway, the export of small commodities in our city has also reached a new level. In 2014, among the top five destinations for Yiwu''s small commodity exports, the Middle East occupied three seats. Among them, the export of our city to the UAE is 7.36 billion yuan, an increase of 49.8% year-on-year. The UAE has become the largest destination of our city''s exports. The export of our city to Iraq is 6.16 billion yuan, an increase of 56.7% year-on-year.

Market purchase and trade methods

Statistics released by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce show that in 2014, the city achieved a total of 17.788 billion US dollars of market procurement and trade exports, an increase of 33.17% year-on-year, becoming the main force driving the city''s foreign trade growth; the proportion of market procurement exports also increased year by year, from 54 % Gradually increased to 75% in 2014, becoming the city''s main export trade mode.

Cross-border e-commerce

With a good e-commerce foundation and a cluster of consumer goods industries, Yiwu''s cross-border export growth is strong. In 2014, the city''s cross-border express shipments averaged 350,000 tickets per day, an increase of 40% over 2013; the city''s cross-border e-commerce retail transaction volume reached 15.3 billion yuan, an increase of 42% over 2013, and contributed to the rapid growth of Yiwu''s foreign trade. Made important contributions.