The dinner plate continues to be new ! In the first 7 months the import of common people s meal-related commodities performed well

Judging from the published data, the import structure of my country's foreign trade continued to optimize in the first seven months of this year. "Measures on Restoring and Expanding Consumption" was recently promulgated. Promoting consumption is the key to recovering and expanding demand. It is related to better satisfying the people's expectations and yearning for a better life and laying a solid foundation for economic recovery. very important. According to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs on August 8, in the first seven months, in terms of imports, the imports of energy products involved in production and commodities related to people's meals performed well.

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On August 7, at Tianjin Xingang Port, customs officials inspected a batch of white shrimp imported from South America on the spot and released them. Then the batch of about 750 tons of white shrimp will be shipped to Beijing, Hebei and other regions.

Zhang Meng, Section Chief of the Second Inspection Division of Tianjin Xingang Customs: We comprehensively apply measures such as "advance declaration", "collective taxation" and "direct pick-up at the ship's side" to improve the trade facilitation of imported frozen products and promote the trade of frozen products. upgrade.

According to customs statistics, in the first seven months of this year, Tianjin port imported 15.78 billion yuan of aquatic products, a year-on-year increase of 22.8%, significantly ahead of other ports in the country, ensuring and enriching the market demand for imported frozen fresh products in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Lu Daliang, Director of the Statistics Department of the General Administration of Customs: At present, my country's industrial production is basically stable, and the consumption scene is recovering in an orderly manner, driving the steady increase in imports of major energy and mineral products, and the growth rate of imports of some consumer goods has exceeded 10%. In the next step, as my country's economic operation continues to improve and the potential of domestic demand continues to be released, the import of related products will continue to grow steadily.

"Little Fruit" helps China's big market become a world's big opportunity

On the morning of August 8, containers full of imported fruits docked one by one at the supervision site of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Area. 51 inspection doors were opened in unison, and customs officers shuttled in front of each door to carry out inspections.

"Small fruits" from all over the world entered China's "big market" through the CIIE. According to statistics, since the first CIIE, about 71 fresh fruit varieties have been newly approved to enter China, and star fruits such as super sweet bananas, easy-to-open coconut greens, and fresh avocados have "appeared new" on the fruit plates of Chinese consumers. Shanghai is the largest distribution center for imported consumer goods in China. In the first half of this year, Shanghai port imported 1.034 million tons of dried and fresh melons and fruits, accounting for more than 1/4 of the country's import volume. Through intelligent equipment testing and biosecurity monitoring, Shanghai Customs has ensured that imported fruit cargoes can be "reported upon arrival, inspected and released upon arrival" on the premise of ensuring national biosecurity and food safety.

Luo Zhen, Deputy Section Chief of the Tenth Division of Customs Inspection in Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Area under Shanghai Customs: At present, our single batch of fruit release time has been reduced by about 25% year-on-year. Since the expansion and upgrading of the designated supervision sites, the total weight of imported fruits supervised by the Outer Harbor Customs has reached 458,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 18%.

Expert: Supplementing domestic market supply to promote world economic growth

According to customs statistics, in the first seven months of this year, my country imported 654 million tons of energy products and 829 million tons of metal ore, an increase of 33.3% and 7.9% year-on-year respectively. During the same period, my country's imports of consumer goods other than passenger cars were 962.74 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1%, of which the import values ​​of meat, dried and fresh melons and fruits, and edible aquatic products increased by 6.5%, 17.9%, and 22.2% respectively.

Yan Min, director of the Macroeconomic Research Office of the Economic Forecasting Department of the State Information Center: my country's import structure continues to optimize, the import of bulk commodities such as ores has increased steadily, and the import of consumer goods has grown rapidly, which is conducive to supplementing the supply of important energy and raw materials in the domestic market. Support the "guaranteed supply and stable prices" in key areas, enrich the variety of the domestic consumer market, promote the improvement of consumption by Chinese residents, and at the same time stimulate the export of products from relevant countries, increase the demand in the international market, and promote the growth of the world economy.