In The First Quarter Of This Year, Quanzhou'S Imports And Exports Amounted To $507 Million For The Brics.

< p > reporter learned from < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_p.asp" > Quanzhou < /a > customs. In the first quarter of this year, Quanzhou's import and export volume to other BRIC countries India, Russia, Brazil and South Africa amounted to 507 million US dollars, up 1.15 times compared with the same period last year.

Among them, imports of US $265 million, surged 6.74 times; exports of US $240 million, an increase of 19.7%.

The total trade volume, import and export volume, import growth and other data reached a record high in the same period.

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< p > it is worth mentioning that in the above-mentioned BRICs, South Africa and Quanzhou have the largest volume of imports and exports, trading volume of US $284 million, an increase of 4.3 times compared to the same period last year, and become the fourth largest trading partners of Quanzhou's foreign trade.

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< p > these data mean that when the traditional European and American markets are weakening, many springs enterprises will strengthen the BRICs market development.

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< p > from the content of foreign trade, granite or agricultural products which are raw or rough and trimmed are the main commodities imported by Quanzhou from BRIC countries in the first quarter. In the export products, the traditional < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_c.asp" > textile and apparel > /a > ranks first, and shoes and electromechanical products are divided into two or three place.

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Cai Jinxing, chairman of Dongxing stone company, said that compared to the European and American countries, the BRICs price advantage of raw materials is very obvious. P

"Before that, our granite raw materials were mainly imported from Norway and Finland. At the end of last year, we found that granite in Brazil and South Africa was about 15% lower in price.

In the first quarter of this year, the company increased the import of granite in Brazil and South Africa.

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< p > < < a href= > //www.sjfzxm.com/pioneer/ > > Chen Cangsong < /a >, vice president of Quanzhou textile and Garment Association. At present, Quanzhou shoes and clothing industry is overcapacity, and this surplus is concentrated in the middle and low end products.

The living standard and consumption ability of the BRICs are very high with the "made in Quanzhou".

Cheap and fine Quanzhou shoes and clothing products are very popular with local people.

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In the eyes of some foreign trade people, P is a "blue ocean" compared with mature markets such as Europe and the United States.

Shishi trading company has cooperation with many commercial enterprises in Brazil and South Africa.

Lin Can, head of the company, believes that BRICs market is very inclusive, and all kinds of commodities can find corresponding demand and business opportunities.

At the same time, the prices of raw materials such as minerals and agricultural products in these countries are relatively low. Many businessmen and enterprises with keen sense of smell in Quanzhou are choosing to enter.

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< p > however, while the rapid growth of the import and export trade of the BRICs, the trade barriers from these four countries are also increasing.

The Quanzhou Customs Department suggests that enterprises should optimize the structure of import and export products, strengthen cooperation with BRICs in high-tech and agricultural products, and pay close attention to the economic development trend of BRICs, timely track changes in their domestic trade policies and market demands, adjust the structure and quantity of export commodities, and avoid related trade risks.

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