The road is far, and all rivers are inclusive. 2021 is the eighth anniversary of the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. After eight years, Jinan has continuously improved various business environments including ports, deeply integrated into the Belt and Road Initiative, and has become increasingly close economic and trade exchanges with countries along the route, and its economic complementarity has become stronger and stronger.

Statistics provided by Quancheng Customs show that in the first three quarters of 2021, Jinan's foreign trade imports and exports to countries along the Belt and Road were 46.41 billion yuan, an increase of 27.4%, accounting for 33.4% of the total import and export value, and the growth rate was faster than that of the whole country (23.4%). high.

Jinan is not a coastal city, nor is it a traditional strong foreign trade city. How has it achieved rapid growth in exports to countries along the Belt and Road in recent years? "This is closely related to Jinan's continuous improvement of the port's business environment and active integration into the Belt and Road Initiative." said the relevant person in charge of the Jinan Port Logistics Office.

At present, Jinan uses a three-dimensional method of sea, land and air to promote foreign trade import and export with countries along the Belt and Road. Regarding sea routes, although Jinan does not rely on the sea, Quancheng Customs will open the "Iron Sea E-pass" supervision model in 2021. After the goods are cleared in Jinan, they will be directly transmitted to the coastal customs for data sharing. After the goods arrive at the coastal customs, the principle is No more inspections, customs clearance directly in Qingdao.

The relevant person in charge of Shandong Port Logistics Group said that relying on the new model launched by the customs, it can break through the bottleneck of land and sea data transmission and realize the perfect connection of railway transportation with sea ships. After the goods arrive at the port, they can be directly collected and shipped, which truly brings Shandong to the sea. Moved to the door of entrepreneurs in the inland area, effectively avoiding the risk of delays, allowing customers to worry and rest assured.

In terms of railway transportation, in recent years, Jinan Port Logistics Office has vigorously promoted the rapid development of China-Europe freight trains. In the first nine months of 2021, 534 trains will be opened, a year-on-year increase of 22%. At present, Jinan has 12 China-Europe Express trains, covering 46 cities in 19 countries.

In order to minimize the adverse impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on foreign trade, the customs department has also vigorously promoted non-contact visa methods to reduce corporate costs; promoted the intelligent audit of the General Administration of Customs to realize the "second review and release" of various certificates of origin. It is convenient for foreign trade enterprises to apply for certificates of origin.

According to statistics, since 2021, Quancheng Customs has issued more than 17,000 preferential certificates of origin for countries along the Belt and Road, involving 23 countries along the route, with a value of approximately US$1.27 billion, which can reduce or exempt importing country tariffs for export goods of Jinan City’s foreign trade enterprises. 63.291 million US dollars.

Jinan also continues to expand the "Air Silk Road" from Jinan to Europe. The airport customs has improved the port clearance environment and shortened the customs clearance time, attracting Belgian ASL and other airlines to take root, continue to optimize the route structure, and achieve a high-speed port capacity of more than 50% for 4 consecutive years. increase.

The international cargo volume of Jinan International Airport has exceeded 20,000 tons, 30,000 tons, and 40,000 tons from 5,700 tons in 2017. Especially since 2020, with the blessing of the Jinan Airport Customs Convenience Clearance Combination, it has greatly facilitated the export of products inside and outside the province and enhanced the international influence of Jinan Airport. The international cargo volume is expected to exceed 50,000 tons in 2021.

A few days ago, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Outline of the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development Plan", proposing to accelerate the construction of a new pattern of opening up the Yellow River Basin that takes into account both internal and external considerations, land-sea linkage, east-west mutual assistance, and multi-directional development.

As the only province in the Yellow River Basin that is located on the eastern coast and has a vast open area, Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, is an important bearing area for high-quality regional economic development. Its role as a demonstration and leading role in regional coordinated development is more prominent and will continue to promote expansion Opening up, creating a new highland for opening up, and promoting the high-quality development of an open economy. (Please indicate www.seetao.com for reprinting) See Tao.com, editor of the Belt and Road column / Xu Ning, Design / Zhang Tao