According to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade on January 30, in 2023, the national trade promotion system issued a total of 9,273 outbound ATA carnets, a year-on-year increase of 191.97%.
China's national trade promotion system issued 9,273 Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission (ATA) Carnets in 2023, surging by 191.97 percent year on year, said the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on January 30.
On January 30, 2024, an ocean-going ro-ro ship loaded passenger vehicles for export overseas in the Jiangyin Port Area of Fuzhou Port (drone photo). Image source: Xinhua News Agency
【Knowledge Points】
The ATA carnet is an internationally accepted customs clearance document. It was specially created by the World Customs Organization for temporary entry and exit of goods. It is also called a "cargo clearance passport".
According to reports, in 2023, the national trade promotion system issued a total of 6.2102 million certificates of origin, ATA carnets, commercial certificates and other certificates, a year-on-year increase of 16.05%. Among them, the total amount of non-preferential certificate of origin visas issued by the national trade promotion system was US$382.209 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.13%; the number of visas totaled 3.9143 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.44%.
The total value of preferential certificate of origin visas issued by the national trade promotion system was US$65.152 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.07%; the number of visas totaled 1.6769 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.54%. The steady growth in the number of certificates of origin issued by the national trade promotion system, especially preferential certificates of origin, shows that as my country increases the implementation and promotion of free trade agreements and other stabilizing foreign trade policy effects, the ability and level of my country's foreign trade enterprises to enjoy export preferential treatment are also constantly improving.
【Important speech】
We must unswervingly promote Chinese-style modernization, fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, and coordinate development and security. We must persist in seeking progress while maintaining stability, promoting stability through advancement, establishing first and then breaking, consolidate and enhance the positive trend of economic recovery, and achieve long-term economic stability.
We will steadfastly advance Chinese modernization, fully and faithfully apply the new development philosophy on all fronts, speed up building the new development paradigm, promote high-quality development, and both pursue development and safeguard security. We will continue to act on the principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, promoting stability through progress, and establishing the new before abolishing the old. We will consolidate and strengthen the momentum of economic recovery, and work to achieve steady and long-term economic development.
——Xi Jinping’s 2024 New Year’s message delivered on December 31, 2023
We have implemented a more proactive opening-up strategy, built a global network of high-standard free trade zones, accelerated the construction of pilot free trade zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port, and jointly built the Belt and Road Initiative into a popular international public good and international cooperation platform. my country has become a major trading partner of more than 140 countries and regions, ranking first in the world in terms of total trade in goods, leading the world in attracting foreign capital and outbound investment, forming a larger-scale, wider-field, and deeper opening-up pattern.
We have pursued a more proactive strategy of opening up. We have worked to build a globally-oriented network of high-standard free trade areas and accelerated the development of pilot free trade zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port. As a collaborative endeavor, the Belt and Road Initiative has been welcomed by the international community both as a public good and a cooperation platform. China has become a major trading partner for more than 140 countries and regions, it leads the world in total volume of trade in goods, and it is a major destination for global investment and a leading country in outbound investment. Through these efforts, we have advanced a broader agenda of opening up across more areas and in greater depth.
——Xi Jinping’s report at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 16, 2022
【Related vocabulary】
Foreign trade enterprises
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certificate of origin
Certificates of Origin
China Daily English Dianjin Studio (This article was first published on the "Study Powerful Country" learning platform)
