More than 500 enterprises from nearly 40 countries and regions are expected to participate in the import exhibitions at the import fair
The first batch of imported exhibits for the 133rd China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, which will kick off both offline and online on April 15, arrived in south China's Guangzhou of Guangdong Province, from Thailand on March 26. The exhibits are mainly made in Thailand, and they include pruning machines, air coolers, spray machines and other products suitable for outdoor agricultural production. After customs clearance procedures, they will be sent to exhibition venues.
"Guangdong Customs followed up the logistics dynamics of the exhibits throughout the whole process, guided us to apply the integrated customs clearance service, which allows us to apply for the declaration at the customs office of entry, and after the goods arrived at the port, the inspection can be very quick," said He Zhihong, a manager of an international logistics company. He was responsible for the customs clearance of the exhibits.
Established in 1957, the Canton Fair is held twice a year in spring and autumn and functions as a key channel for foreign trade enterprises to expand the international market. From 2010 to 2019, there were about 170,000 to 210,000 buyers from more than 200 countries attending each session. "We have concluded a large number of transactions with customers whom we met at the Canton Fair. The post-fair turnover of exhibitors accounted for about 80% of their total turnover with Canton Fair customers." Li Jinqi, then director of the China Foreign Trade Center, said in June 2020.
The time-honored Canton Fair will resume all on-site activities in Guangzhou in three phases by different products, and each phase will be exhibited for 5 days (from April 15 to May 5), after being held largely online since 2020 due to COVID-19 prevention measures. Meanwhile, the organizers will operate the online platform to provide round-the-clock online services.
The newly completed exhibition hall D will be put into use this year, with the exhibition area expanded from 1.18 million square meters to 1.5 million square meters. The event welcomes three new exhibition areas, including industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing, and three special exhibition areas, including intelligent life. The 54 exhibition areas and 159 special exhibition areas have attracted over 30,000 offline exhibitors, breaking the record of the Canton Fair. Among them, there are more than 5,000 high-quality enterprises with the titles of manufacturing single champion and national high-tech enterprises. It is expected that the overall exhibited goods of this year's Canton Fair will reach 3.05 million pieces, and over 500 enterprises from nearly 40 countries and regions will participate in the import exhibition. The online session welcomes all eligible enterprises, with the number of participants exceeding 35,000.
To ensure smooth customs clearance of inbound exhibits, Guangzhou Customs takes the initiative to contact the organizers and logistics enterprises, grasps the logistics information of exhibits before they arrive at the port, sets up a special channel for customs clearance of exhibits at the Canton Fair, accepts the exhibitors' appointments for customs clearance around the clock, gives priority to the procedures of declaration, inspection, sampling and testing, and provides "7×24" hour customs clearance services.
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to February 2023, the imports and exports stood at 617.68 billion yuan, down 0.8% year-on-year. The value of exports reached 349.36 billion yuan, up 0.9%, and imports were 268.33 billion yuan, down 2.9%. The imports and exports of private enterprises increased by 5.3% year-on-year, accounting for 51.2% of the total foreign trade, an increase of 3.0 percentage points over the same period in 2022. Electrical and mechanical products are still the pillar of exported products, accounting for nearly 60% of the total exports.
第133届广交会首批进境展品顺利入境
预计近40个国家和地区的500余家企业将参加进口展
3月26日，第133届广交会首批进境展品顺利入境，主要为泰国产的剪枝机、冷风机、喷雾机等。该批展品自泰国运抵广州滘心码头，办结通关手续后将运往展馆。
“海关全程跟进展品物流动态，指导我们应用通关一体化模式，在主管地海关办理申报手续，货物运抵口岸海关后实现快速验放。”负责此次展品报关的海程邦达国际物流有限公司展览部高级项目经理何智宏说。
广交会创办于1957年，每年举办春秋两届，是外贸企业开拓国际市场的关键渠道。2010年至2019年，每届到会采购商约有17万至21万人，来自200多个国家。“广交会上结识的客户还带动了会后的大量成交，参展企业会后成交额占其与广交会客户总成交额的比例约为八成。”时任中国对外贸易中心主任李晋奇2020年6月公开表示。
本届广交会为期15天，将于4月15日至5月5日分三期在广州举办，是疫情后首次全面恢复线下举办，同时常态化运营线上平台，提供全天候在线服务。
本届广交会首次启用新落成的展馆D区，展览面积由原先118万平方米扩大至150万平方米，增设工业自动化及智能制造等3个新展区和智慧生活等3个新专区，展区总数达54个，专区总数达159个，线下参展企业超过3万家，规模再创新高。其中，拥有制造业单项冠军、国家级高新技术企业等称号的优质企业超5000家。预计本届广交会整体参展商品将达305万件，有近40个国家和地区的500余家企业将参加进口展。线上允许所有符合条件的企业参展，企业数量超过3.5万家。
为保障进境展品顺利通关，广州海关主动对接承办方及物流企业，提前掌握展品到港物流信息，设立广交会展品通关专窗，全天候接受参展企业预约通关，优先办理申报、查验、抽样、检测等手续，提供‘7×24’小时通关服务。
此前，国家统计局数据披露，2023年1至2月，货物进出口总额61768亿元，同比下降0.8%，其中出口34936亿元，增长0.9%，进口26833亿元，下降2.9%。民营企业进出口同比增长了5.3%，占进出口总额的比重为51.2%，较2022年同期提高3.0个百分点。机电产品仍是出口“大头”产品，占出口总额的比重接近六成。
文、图｜羊城晚报全媒体记者 汪海晏
通讯员｜关悦
翻译｜刘佳慧
