Yunnan’s border trade has resumed growth. From January to September, the province's border trade import and export volume was 36.51 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 71.5%. The border small-amount trade and border trade import and export volumes both achieved positive growth year-on-year.
On the 26th, Yunnan Province’s series of press conferences on “Starting a Good Start, Strengthening Confidence, and Promoting Development—Implementing the Spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party” were held in Kunming. Li Chenyang, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Commerce, discussed the A brief introduction to the business situation of Yunnan.
Li Chenyang said that in 2023, the foreign trade situation will be severe, but Yunnan’s foreign trade still shows bright spots such as significant optimization of trade structure and accelerated development of new business formats. From January to September, the export of high value-added products such as laptops, smartphones, and headphones in Yunnan Province increased by 67 times, 47%, and 110.3% year-on-year respectively, and the import of agricultural products increased by 26.9%; the export of second-hand cars was approved as a pilot enterprise, and it was exported by sea for the first time. , the first three "zero breakthroughs" in exporting through the provincial inland road port.
At the same time, Yunnan’s foreign investment has developed steadily, and the construction and operation of overseas economic and trade cooperation zones have been orderly. As of September, Yunnan Province’s cumulative foreign non-financial direct investment reached 14.729 billion U.S. dollars, covering 64 countries and regions; key landmark projects have been launched overseas one after another, including the Siem Reap Angkor International Airport in Cambodia and the Bangha-Banna-Athok International Airport in Laos. The slope transmission and transformation project was completed and electrified; the Laos Vientiane Saysettha Comprehensive Development Zone and the Laos Boten Special Economic Zone have a total investment of US$2.045 billion, 818 companies have signed contracts to enter the zone, and the total output value is approximately US$1.107 billion, creating 12,901 local jobs. post.
It is worth mentioning that since this year, the construction of smart ports in Yunnan has been accelerated, and the efficiency of port customs clearance has been greatly improved. At present, the freight function of 24 ports and the passenger function of 20 ports have been restored; 30 border crossings have been classified and disposed, and 23 have resumed passenger transportation and 13 have resumed freight; the average daily customs clearance volume at the Mohan Highway Port has increased from 360 vehicles to more than 900 vehicles ; The pass time at the Hekou Highway Port has been reduced from 30 minutes to 10 minutes; the average declaration time for import and export goods by enterprises has been reduced from 10 minutes in 2018 to 5 minutes in 2023.