Total Export Volume of Wuhu Reached 21.05 Billion Yuan in Q1

It is learned from Wuhu Customs that the foreign trade in the city has seen robust recovery. In the first quarter, the city’s total export value was 21.05 billion yuan, up 53.2% year-on-year, 37.7 percentage points higher than the province’s growth rate, accounting for about 17.8% of the province’s total export value.

At Wuhu Port International Container Terminal, the reporter saw that large cranes were busy lifting goods, and ships streamed across the Yangtze River. Freighters transported products made in Wuhu to all parts of the world. It is learned that since the beginning of this year, Wuhu Customs has earnestly implemented a series of measures taken by the General Administration of Customs and Hefei Customs to ensure steady and high-quality growth in foreign trade, guided enterprises to make full use of customs clearance facilitation measures such as “advance declaration” and “two-step declaration”, set up green channels for import and export of agricultural products, fresh and perishable commodities, and given priority to customs certification enterprises, and provided enterprises with 24/7 overtime reservation service.” In addition, Wuhu Customs vigorously promotes preferential policies such as RCEP, multi-purpose insurance, and origin inspection and quick release, continuously reducing customs clearance costs of enterprises, and helping enterprises to have more confidence and courage in increasing orders and expanding markets.” according to Xu Min, deputy section chief of Wuhu Customs Integrated Business Division.

In addition to the promotion of a series of measures to promote the stability and quality improvement of foreign trade, Wuhu has actively organized a number of export-oriented enterprises to go to Japan, South Korea and other countries to grab orders, helping enterprises to find business opportunities and enhance their confidence in steady growth. “By attending exhibitions and visiting customers, we have made obvious achievements.” Tao Chunxia, sales director of Muchen International E-commerce Co., Ltd., said that the company’s sales revenue increased by 20% year-on-year in the first quarter.

Translated by Wang Mengxiao from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government