China'S Total Import And Export Value Increased By 17.2% During The 13Th Five Year Plan Period

The reporter learned from the General Administration of customs that during the 13th Five Year Plan period, China's total import and export value reached 146.37 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.2%. The international market share of import and export increased from 11.9% in 2015 to 12.8% in the first 10 months of 2020, import increased to 11.5% and export increased to 14.2%, both reaching a record high.

According to statistics, during the 13th Five Year Plan period, the volume of import and export freight supervised by the Customs was 22.19 billion tons, an increase of 21.9%; the examination of customs declaration forms was 383 million, an increase of 14.7%; the tax collection was 8.99 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.7%.

During the 13th Five Year Plan period, China's port business environment has been continuously optimized. The number of import and export regulatory documents has been reduced from 86 to 41. The overall customs clearance time of import and export has been greatly reduced, and the cost of institutional customs clearance has been greatly reduced. At the same time, the innovation and application level of customs clearance technology in China has been greatly improved, the management system has been integrated and optimized, and a large number of modern supervision equipment and equipment have been put into use.