Under the Belt and Road Initiative, enterprises in Ningbo have accelerated digitization reform, enhanced new advantages in industrial competition, and integrated into the Belt and Road cooperation platform with higher quality and efficiency. According to statistics, from January to August this year, the value of goods exported by Ningbo to Belt and Road partner countries reached RMB 250.92 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 10.1%. Among them, the value of vacuum cleaners exported reached RMB 1.01 billion, with a year-on-year increase of 55.1%.
Entering Ningbo Haiji Electric Co., Ltd., what catches our eyes is the new look brought by "intelligent transformation and digital conversion". A series of operations such as product transportation, sorting, packaging, sealing and labeling are all completed by advanced mechanical equipment. "Since the implementation of digital transformation in April this year, the workshop's production capacity has increased by 30%. Every link from production scheduling, quality control to inventory management has realized intelligent and information-based management." said Chen Fangna, Sales Director of the company, "From January to August this year, Haiji Appliance's sales increased by 50% year-on-year and its order volume increased by more than 70% year-on-year. From the perspective of orders, our customers are mainly from countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative."
To succeed in international competition through quality, Haiji Appliance invests significant funds annually in developing new products and upgrading existing ones, emphasizing both R&D and enhancing manufacturing capabilities. "Ningbo Customs has provided strong support to enterprises in the interpretation of foreign standards and product quality control," said Yang Bo, Quality Director of the company.
Ningbo Customs focuses on customizing strategies for enterprises by establishing databases of technical standards across various industries and countries. Through the "Technology and Trade Service Express" initiative, it promptly issues risk alerts and provides targeted interpretations of technology and trade regulations in Belt and Road partner countries. This guides enterprises to enhance their production processes, accelerates their green transformation, and aids in their development of high-quality markets in the Belt and Road markets. From January to August, a total of 1,725 pieces of early warning information and 522 pieces of related information on technology and trade were released.
Ningbo Dahua Electric Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D and production of vacuum cleaners, with an annual output of 7 million units. The orders from countries participating in the Belt and Road partner countries account for 60% of its total sales.
Enterprises have been consistently actively "going global". On the one hand, it maintains existing customers with high-quality services, upgrades products according to customer needs, and continues to meet the ever-changing user needs; on the other hand, it actively participates in various exhibitions such as China Import and Export Fairs, seeks new cooperation opportunities, and explores and captures a broader market.
While expanding the market, the company is also continuing to "train its internal strength". With the cultivation and guidance from customs, the company has refined its internal process system and ensured its effective execution. It successfully passed the re-evaluation for advanced AEO certification by customs. In import and export processes, the company enjoys a series of preferential measures including priority handling, reduced inspection frequency, shortened processing time, and optimized services, which effectively lower international trade costs.
"With the support of advanced certified enterprises, we are more confident in negotiating cooperation with customers." said Luo Lujie, Sales Director of the company, "Advanced certified enterprises have combined facilitation measures such as "advance declaration" and "direct loading upon arrival at port", which has made product exports smoother and order delivery more efficient, effectively improving our competitiveness in the international market."
Ningbo Customs will continue to take the initiative to provide front-line services and support enterprises in Ningbo to integrate into the "Belt and Road Initiative" with high quality and efficiency. Relying on the activities of "Door-to-door Policy Delivery by Customs Director" and "Four Visit to Grassroots Units", it will carry out customs-enterprise communication, accurately push national economic and trade rules and favorable policies for jointly building the "Belt and Road Initiative". In combination with the development needs of enterprises, it will introduce a series of facilitation assistance measures such as reform of unit consumption of processing trade, extension of customs pre-ruling, and intellectual property protection. Ningbo Customs will further create a good business environment at ports and promote foreign trade to "Improving Quality, Stabilizing Quantity". (Text by Hua Quanbing)
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