"It is the best of times, it is also the worst of times", with the famous words of the British writer Dickens to describe the current situation of foreign trade enterprises is very appropriate: on the one hand, they have a large number of orders brought about by the increase in external demand, on the other hand, they encounter many serious challenges such as rising comprehensive costs and shipping difficulties。How to overcome difficulties and seize opportunities is a realistic problem faced by foreign trade enterprises to achieve steady development, and it is also an urgent need for intensive cultivation of foreign trade policies and measures around the country。
Many difficulties and challenges
"Although orders are growing, raw material prices have also risen sharply, and the challenge is still relatively big.。Guangdong Weiwang Group Co., Ltd. international sales director Huang Chunshi in an interview with the International Business Daily reporter introduced that the company mainly produces rice cookers, electric kettles and other products, the demand for copper, aluminum and polyurethane black and white materials and other raw materials is large, so the cost pressure is greater。Taking polyurethane black and white material as an example, the unit price last year was more than 8000 yuan per ton, and now it has risen to 2 yuan per ton.5万元。In this case, although the demand for orders is growing, the company is more cautious to receive orders, and the export volume in the first quarter of this year increased by about 10% over the same period last year。
This is a common problem encountered by foreign trade enterprises。The price of raw materials continues to rise, and there is no sign of falling back, which has increased the pressure on foreign trade enterprises to receive orders and production, and further compressed the profits of foreign trade enterprises。
In addition to the high price of raw materials, recently, foreign trade enterprises are facing exchange rate pressure is not small。Wu Mingxian, marketing director of Guangxi Yikai Household Products Co., LTD., said in an interview with International Business Daily，The continuous appreciation of RMB since the end of May last year has affected enterprises' exports from two aspects: First, it has weakened export competitiveness，Direct erosion of corporate profits;Second, market fluctuations make enterprises full of uncertainty about the exchange rate trend，Make quotation and decision difficult。
"We are particularly affected by sea freight rates。"Yingkou Dongsheng Industrial Co., Ltd. foreign trade manager Li Yin said，Sea freight prices are affecting exports in many ways: first, as business increases，The product can be produced on time，But can not be shipped according to the agreed time;Second, the high freight will weaken the competitiveness of enterprises and profits，As the epidemic improves overseas，Orders will also be transferred;Third, goods that cannot be shipped out in time will increase comprehensive costs such as warehousing;Fourth, fear of default，Many orders cannot be easily accepted。There are also business people reflect that the tight shipping market has led to chain price increases or additional charges, such as logistics from factories to ports are also increasing on the grounds of tight shipping and empty fares, and container charges are also increasing。
Zhejiang Apollo motorcycle Manufacturing Co., LTD. Chairman Ying Son and other business people reflect，去年，After resuming production, Chinese companies took a large number of orders based on the production cost at the time，I didn't expect comprehensive costs to skyrocket this year，The original order turned into a "burden"，Companies are caught between losses and default，Negotiating price changes with customers is also difficult，Some companies even suffered "life and death" as a result.。
The bail-out still needs to be stepped up
当前，Expansion of external demand，Order increase，The difficulties encountered by foreign trade enterprises include general problems such as shipping, exchange rates, and rising prices of raw materials，There are also special problems such as funds, market development, research and development, and difficulties in enjoying preferential policies，Existing problems，There are also new problems，How to help enterprises relieve pressure，Is the current stability of foreign trade around the need to grasp the work。
Ministry of Commerce foreign trade department director Li Xingqian said，This year, the Ministry of Commerce will focus on the implementation of the "three major plans" of optimal import and export, trade and industry integration and unimpeded trade，Foster and support foreign trade entities，Keep industrial and supply chains stable and unimpeded，Continue to enhance the overall competitiveness of foreign trade，We will work hard to keep stock stable and increase growth，Consolidate the foundation for improving stability，We will promote steady and qualitative growth in foreign trade，Better services to build a new pattern of development。
Some places have taken responsibility and are already exploring new ways to rescue companies。Taizhou Bureau of Commerce of Zhejiang Province held symposiums to understand the difficulties, demands and suggestions of foreign trade enterprises。
In the face of shipping problems, Taizhou Bureau of Commerce, together with postal and other departments, uses the strong international network, commercial special lines and shipping resources of the postal service to provide enterprises with a "package" of international integrated logistics solutions。
It is understood that in January this year, Taizhou Post actively docking with the Zhejiang port land port air port information port operator alliance, the first time with Maersk, Evergreen, cosco and other container liner companies, shipping enterprises, and for enterprises to connect the China-Europe train, sea rail and other channels support。
Fujian has set up a special fund for the relief of small, medium-sized and micro enterprises, focusing on supporting small, medium-sized and micro enterprises in foreign trade and other fields seriously affected by the epidemic. Loans are "paid first and paid later", and the interest burden of relief enterprises is reduced through the "double preferential" support of financial discount interest and low interest rate of banks。