In the first three quarters of this year, Jiangsu's foreign trade with the five Central Asian countries reached 16.68 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 40.1%, according to Nanjing Customs.
On October 24, Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co Ltd exported washing machines valued at about 310,000 yuan to Kazakhstan, supervised by Suzhou Industrial Park Customs House.
"From January to September, our company’s home appliance exports to five Central Asian countries totaled 130 million yuan, a 4.6-fold increase," said Tan Meifang, head of the company’s international trade department.
Laptop computers are also gaining popularity in Central Asia. On October 23, Wujiang Customs House oversaw the loading of new Lenovo laptops at a warehouse of Haichen Storage Co Ltd in Wujiang District of Suzhou City before they were shipped to Central Asia.
"Through Wujiang Customs House’s service platform '1216', we gain timely access to the latest policies and legal interpretations, benefiting from targeted assistance easily," said Lu Chenbin, the company's customs affairs manager. In the first nine months of the year, the company’s exports, including laptops, amounted to more than 250 million yuan, showing a year-on-year increase of 39.3%.
On the same day, Changshu Customs House facilitated the export of 832 tonnes of grinding balls produced by Longteng Special Steel to markets in Central Asia. As a private manufacturing company, Longteng accounts for over half of China’s grinding ball exports.
Sun Shoujin, deputy general manager of Longteng, noted that the company exported more than 38,800 tonnes of grinding balls to Kazakhstan this year. The advanced AEO recognition by Customs has expedited the company’s export process by a minimum of 5 days, Sun added.
Furthermore, biomedical products made in Jiangsu are making their way into Central Asian markets amid the progress in research and development. On October 23, Jinling Customs House efficiently completed the inspection of test kits worth 500,000 yuan, manufactured by Getein Biotech.
Getein Biotech’s foreign trade manager Xu Yanfang stated that the company’s self-developed products enjoy strong demand in overseas markets, including Central Asia. To date, the company has exported seven batches comprising more than 30 types of biomedical products to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
From January to September, Jinling Customs House supervised the export of 14 batches of biomedical products to Central Asia, with total value of 1.015 million yuan.
