Hulunbeier Export-Import Value Up Largely in First Half 2017

[2017-09-08]

According to China Customs statistics, in the first half 2017, Hulunbeier City (containing Manzhouli City) had export and import value totaling RMB 10.77 billion yuan, up 27.5% YOY (year-on-year), accounting for 21.7% of Inner Mongolia Regional gross value. Therein, export value 2.62 billion yuan, up 20.7%, and import value 8.15 billion yuan, up 29.9%.

Export & Import Value Ranking of Inner Mongolia Regional Cities for First Half 2017

Cities

Exp-Imp Value

(RMB 100mln)

YOY

(%)

Exp Value (RMB 100mln)

YOY

(%)

Imp Value

(RMB 100mln)

YOY

(%)

Inner Mongolia Total

495.5

44.1

173.0

39.3

322.5

46.7

Hulunbeier (with Manzhouli)

107.7

27.5

26.2

20.7

81.5

29.9

Bayannur

100.9

44.2

12.6

-9.9

88.3

57.6

Baotou

74.7

115.3

54.5

126.3

20.2

90.2

Hohhot

54.1

22.6

25.6

24.8

28.5

20.8

Erenhot

53.8

115.7

6.7

11.4

47.0

149.2

Chifeng

31.7

25.4

6.6

3.0

25.2

33.0

Erdos

24.2

-15.9

15.1

2.8

9.1

-35.3

Alxa

20.2

80.3

2.6

7.3

17.6

100.4

Tongliao

13.8

-2.8

10.1

2.4

3.7

-14.8

Ulanqab

10.1

719.4

9.6

841.9

0.5

148.5

Wuhai

2.7

-13.2

2.5

-19.3

0.2

512.0

Xilin Gol

1.2

-29.9

0.6

162.7

0.6

-60.1

Hinggan League

0.4

39.7

0.3

82.1

0.1

-16.9


Export & Import Characteristics:

(1) Diversified in trade partners, Russia as the largest one;
In the first half year, Hulunbeier-based enterprises traded with a total of 78 countries and regions, in which trade with Russia reached 9.06 billion yuan, up 27.0% YOY, accounting for 84.1% of the total, as the largest amount.

Main export markets were Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The export to Russia reached 1.63 billion yuan, up 13.2%; export to Thailand 140 million yuan, down 6.2%; export to Vietnam 130 million yuan, up 2.2 times.

Main import markets were Russia and Mongolia. The import from Russia reached 7.42 billion yuan, up 30.5%; import from Mongolia 170 million yuan, up 41.2%.

(2) Major in petty frontier trade, and increased in border inhabitants’ imports;
In the first half year, Hulunbeier’s petty frontier trade totaled 8.23 billion yuan, up 26.5%, accounting for 76.4%; ordinary trade value reached 1.51 billion yuan, up 78.7%; tourist purchase-based exports totaled 580 million yuan, up 16.9%; border inhabitants’ imports totaled 70 million yuan, an increase of 32.5 times.

(3) Private enterprises dominated foreign trade, and foreign-invested enterprises increased imports.
In the first half year, the foreign trade by private enterprises totaled 10.41 billion yuan, up 26.5%, accounting for 96.7%; that of state-owned enterprises totaled 270 million yuan, up 30.5%, the import of foreign-invested enterprises reached 14.79 million yuan, up 2.3 times.

(4) Main exports were fruits/nuts, vegetables, life sci-tech products, and clothing.
In the first half year, Hulunbeier exported vegetables worth 560 million yuan, up 50.7%; fruits worth 200 million yuan, down 41.6%; Life sci-tech products worth 440 million yuan, up 48.0%; clothing worth 330 million yuan, up 16.7%; wood products worth 110 million yuan, up 2.4 times. Notably, agricultural products led the exports at 880 million yuan, up 20.2%; potato export worth 29.69 million yuan, up 2.1 times.

(5) Woods were the largest import, and lead ore/concentrate increased most.
In the first half year, Hulunbeier imported sawn timber worth 4.16 billion yuan, up 30.2%; logs worth 1.52 billion yuan, down 4.2%; paper pulp 600 million yuan, up 1.1 times; fertilizers 480 million yuan, up 6.0 times; imported refined oil 290 million yuan, up 78.4%. Notably, imported lead ore and concentrate were worth 260 million yuan, an increase of 12.5 times.



Source: ETCN
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