Shaoxing Merchants Far Away In Ukraine, Are You All Right In The Other Country?

Odessa, P, is the most important port city in Ukraine.

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< p > in the 7 km away from downtown Odessa, there is a "seven km market" consisting of containers.

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< p > > the "seven km market" was established in 1996, covering hundreds of hectares. It is the largest commodity distributing center in Ukraine. Apart from a small number of goods from Turkey and Poland, seventy or eighty of the goods are from China.

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< p > these Chinese commodities mainly include knitwear, < a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "_blank" > clothing < /a > a href= "http://www.91se91.com/" target= "http://www.91se91.com/" > shoes >, toys and electrical appliances.

Many commodities go from here to CIS and Eastern Europe.

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< p > there are about 1000 Chinese businessmen here.

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Due to its unique historical tradition, geographical location, water and land pportation, and after decades of development, this place has gradually become a distribution center for offshore goods. So today, when we mention the "seven km market" in Odessa, no one knows where it is.

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< p > Keqiao businessman Ye Junqiao, 38 years old, has been doing business in Odessa for 7 years. At present, he sells "a href=" http://www.91se91.com/ "target=" _blank "textile" /a "in the" seven km market ".

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< p > Beijing time 17 on May 16th, Odessa time May 16th 12 hours, the reporter contacted Ye Junqiao in Ukraine Odessa city through QQ.

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Since P's political turmoil in Ukraine, Ye Junqiao's obvious change is: the purchasing power of the ordinary people has declined, and the business in the market has become deserted.

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< p > although business is weak, Ye Junqiao is still very lucky to be safe in Shaoxing, at least in Ukraine.

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< p > in Ukraine, there are about 20 thousand Chinese people. Chinese students mainly focus on second major cities, Kharkov and Kiev. Chinese businessmen are mainly concentrated in Odessa, with more people living in the northeast, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Sichuan.

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< p > actually, there are not many businessmen in Shaoxing who are fighting in Ukraine. Most of them are camping in Odessa and Kiev to make textile and clothing business.

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< p > Odessa also has a "six km market". Its scale and reputation are not as good as the "seven km market", but the main textiles there have already formed a certain climate.

Ye Junqiao said that there were some Shaoxing people in that market who occasionally met them during the rest day.

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< p > the "seven km market" is closed on Friday.

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P, May 16th, on Friday, Ye Junqiao and his family rest at home.

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At P noon, Ye Junqiao called Liao Sha, a friend in Taizhou, Zhejiang.

A few days ago, Liao Sha, who was engaged in logistics business in Odessa, went back to China.

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In May 2nd, thousands of Pro government people in Ukraine held a demonstration in Odessa to support Ukraine's unification and clashed with hundreds of anti government people supporting the federal system. The clashes killed 46 people.

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< p > despite the riots, the order in the "seven km market" is relatively stable.

The local government and opposition forces did not interfere with the operation of market traders.

Ye Junqiao said that after the Odessa riots, some Chinese businessmen worried about the worsening of the situation and planned to return home, and his friend Liao Sha was one of them.

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< p > "the disturbance everywhere did not cause much impact on the work and life of the people. Everything is relatively calm now."

Ye Junqiao said that the biggest difficulty they face now is exchange rate instability and business is becoming more and more difficult.

At the beginning of May, the currency of Ukraine was 11.8: 1; in January, the figure was 8.2: 1.

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< p >, which means that in four months, Griff Na depreciated 30% against the US dollar.

This directly led to the inventory of many businesses began to backlog, shipping speed slowed down, many businessmen are afraid to take the goods, take a loss.

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< p > for Ukraine people, the price increase is the biggest headache.

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< p >, however, Ye Junqiao said that the Ukrainian people had great demand for all kinds of daily necessities under the restriction of industrial structure.

"The days go on, and the things to buy are still to be bought."

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< p > < strong > Shaoxing and Ukraine market < /strong > /p >

< p > May 15th afternoon, Fortune Tower, Keqiao.

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Several P Middle East customers are busy walking through the fabric samples.

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< p > this textile foreign trade company has customers all over the world.

Even in the troubled Ukraine market, the company's export volume reached $1 million 350 thousand in the first quarter of this year.

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< p > "just a few days ago, we called our customers in Ukraine, and the business can only stop for a while."

Wang Zhouhua, general manager of pin Yang Trading Limited, greeted the foreigner on the side of the sample room and talked with reporters.

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< p > the main market for pin yang to Ukraine market is knitted fabric, the destination is Odessa and Kiev.

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< p > "I have done business with Ukraine customers for more than 10 years, and my customers come to Keqiao two or three times a year. I visited the Ukraine market a few years ago."

Wang Zhouhua said that Ukraine's domestic textile factories are relatively few, and this is an opportunity for Shaoxing's textiles.

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< p > the reason why Wang Zhouhua suspended the export of Ukraine is mainly considering the risk of the return of goods.

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< p > Wang Zhouhua said that since the political turmoil, the banking system in Ukraine has shown a large number of signs of deposits and Exodus, liquidity is tight, the cost and difficulty of local importers' financing has risen sharply, and capital turnover is difficult.

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"P >" the goods that can be received in the past 40 days will now be extended for another month or even two months before we can receive the payment. We can only suspend this business.

However, we keep in touch with our customers in Ukraine. "

Wang Zhouhua said.

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< p > the situation at present is that many Shaoxing textile enterprises have postponed shipment to Ukraine.

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< p > the reason is: first, because of the unsalable goods, the inventory of Ukraine customers is relatively high, the demand for goods is reduced, the orders are less than before. Two, in Ukraine, the customs and logistics systems are in an abnormal period, and the enterprises are worried about freight safety and customs clearance. Three, it is worried that the dealers will get the goods, but the enterprises can not get the money back. Four, the currency devaluation in Ukraine has seriously squeezed the profit margins of the enterprises.

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< p > however, Wang Zhouhua is reluctant to give up the emerging market in Ukraine.

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< p > restricted by the current situation in Ukraine, pin Yang Trading Co., Ltd., on the one hand, continues to enhance its active exchanges with distributors in Wudang. On the other hand, it actively develops foreign trade channels for neighboring countries such as Lithuania and Poland, so that enterprises can find new business opportunities in the crisis.

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Huang Xinming, deputy general manager of Zhejiang red, green and blue textile printing and dyeing Co., Ltd., and Xiao Jian Yao, deputy general manager of Shaoxing Ding Ji dyeing and Printing Co., Ltd., said that Ukraine is an emerging market, which accounts for a large share of the export of the company. At present, some Ukraine customers have lost contact with them, because Ukraine ports, customs and logistics systems are now in an abnormal state, and when to return to normal is unknown, so now the company is watching this market business.

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< p > Ukraine is not an eye-catching place in Shaoxing's foreign trade.

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< p > according to the statistics of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, the total export volume of Shaoxing to Ukraine was 41 million 530 thousand US dollars in the first quarter of 2014, down 13.7% from the same period last year, and 376 enterprises exported to Ukraine.

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In 2013, Shaoxing's total exports to Ukraine amounted to US $215 million, an increase of 14.1% over the same period last year.

Last year, Shaoxing's exports totaled $27 billion 916 million, an increase of 9.24% over the same period last year.

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< p > although Shaoxing accounts for only 0.77% of the total export volume to Ukraine, it has contributed to the year-on-year increase in total export volume and is a hot spot in the emerging market.

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< p > however, the reporters found that the products exported to Ukraine in Shaoxing were relatively small and scattered, mainly textiles, as well as LCD monitors, lamps and lanterns, electromechanical products and so on.

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< p >, in the face of turbulent Ukraine, how will Shaoxing people cope with this market? What are their business opportunities in the future? < /p >

< p > the situation facing Shaoxing's foreign trade enterprises is how to lose the emerging export market of Ukraine and even the whole CIS, without being involved in a huge whirlpool.

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< p > Pan Tianqin, associate professor of Business School of Zhejiang University, thinks that Ukraine has the largest market in Eastern Europe with great potential for consumption, strategic geographical position and the market can radiate CIS, the European Union and so on.

Of course, Ukraine's abundant natural resources and black land, which accounts for 1/3 of the world's total, are also a major factor in cooperation between China and Ukraine.

From bilateral trade statistics, China's imports from Ukraine are mainly mineral products and animal and vegetable fats and oils.

Exports to Ukraine are mainly electromechanical products, labor-intensive light industrial products, textiles and raw materials.

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< p > Pan Tianqin said that Ukraine is connected to the Black Sea and the Asian fast sea, and bordering Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech, Russia, Belarus, Romania, Moldova and other countries. After entering the Ukraine, the products have certain radiative power.

So long as the product is right, the trade potential is great.

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< p > Wang Kai, President of the Shaoxing Council for promoting trade, said that Ukraine's heavy industry is quite developed, and that its development level ranks the highest in the world. However, the light industry is weak and complementary to China.

In Ukraine, there are few enterprises that produce textiles, household electrical appliances and daily necessities. This is precisely the strength of Chinese enterprises.

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< p > in the face of the political crisis in Ukraine, what should we do in business? < /p >

< p > a lot of people who are engaged in textile foreign trade in Keqiao say that because of the unstable exchange rate, the products that have been ordered can be arranged on the basis of the advance payment of 10% to 30%.

For products that have been made, packing should be done and waiting for delivery notice.

Because the situation is not completely stable, enterprises should maintain timely communication with Ukraine customers, pay more attention to customer needs than usual, and provide customers with convenience as much as possible.

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< p > "on the whole has not been greatly affected, Ukraine customers are relatively stable, I think we need to provide good products, services and so on, the problem should be small.

If the local political situation is a bit stable, we will restart the market immediately. "

Wang Zhouhua, general manager of pin Yang Trading Co., Ltd.

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< p > Wang Kai said that in recent years, the export of Shaoxing enterprises to emerging markets such as Ukraine has increased rapidly. However, there are many opportunities and potential risks in emerging markets, among which the unstable political situation is a major risk factor.

While developing new markets, export enterprises must strengthen their awareness of risk management.

First, we should always pay attention to changes in the political environment, regulate trade operations, pay more attention to the protection of our rights and interests when signing contracts. Two, we should actively utilize the policy financial instruments such as export credit insurance and so on, and develop the market more steadily. Three, we must pay attention to market diversification and actively explore other markets.

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