Bonded area is the first and core area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, and also an important carrier of Shanghai's construction of an international trade center, a core area of an international shipping center, and an important breakthrough point of an international financial center.
The latest information from the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Free Trade Zone Administration Bureau shows that up to now, the total number of demonstration enterprises in the international trade distribution center in the bonded area has reached 64, accounting for 64% of the city's share, covering the fields of integrated circuits, medical devices, automobiles and spare parts, bulk commodities and consumer goods, with a large distribution business scale and international and domestic radiation scope.
The international trade distribution business refers to the trade pattern in which international trade enterprises build or rent sites inside and outside the customs special supervision area, mainly through bonded logistics import and export, and also carry out goods import and export by other trade methods.
At the end of August, 41 enterprises from the bonded area were certified at the licensing ceremony of Shanghai International Trade Distribution Center in 2022. The certified enterprise has a large distribution business scale and international and domestic radiation scope, which has a great impact on the global supply chain of its commodities.
For example, Shanghai Jintie International Logistics Co., Ltd. in the above list, the Jintie Semiconductor Global Distribution Center, which was built and used in December last year, is the first fully intelligent all-weather semiconductor global distribution center in China, and is also the semiconductor global distribution center with the highest degree of automation, the largest area, and the largest business volume in the world. With the support of Shanghai Customs' all-weather customs clearance service, It has realized "one click order, day and night, intelligent delivery, and global express delivery". Even if the customer needs "one chip and two chips", it can also deliver goods from Pudong to the world and express them home. The establishment and use of the center further enhance the ability of global resource allocation in the bonded area and the voice of international trade.
It is understood that at present, the number of international trade distribution enterprises in bonded areas and their ability to allocate global resources in an overall manner have obvious advantages. In 2021, the total import and export volume of the bonded area will be 1127.77 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6% over 2020, accounting for 27.8% of the city. Among them, the import volume was 819.79 billion yuan, up 11.0%, accounting for 32.9% of the city's total; The export volume was 307.98 billion yuan, up 13.5%, accounting for 19.6% of the city.
On September 29, 2011, the Ministry of Commerce approved the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone to become the first national import trade promotion innovation demonstration zone in China. Since it was approved, the scale of import trade in bonded areas has been increasing year by year, the innovation and transformation and upgrading of trade functions have been accelerated, the supporting trade services and business environment have been continuously optimized, the competitiveness as an import base and import trade service base has been further improved, the ability to allocate global trade resources and the right to control and speak at the middle and high end of the industrial chain have been further enhanced, and the main economic indicators are among the best in the areas under special customs supervision nationwide, It has become a trade platform serving the Yangtze River Delta and radiating the whole country in Shanghai, an important carrier for the construction of Shanghai International Trade Center, and an important functional area for the construction of Pudong Leading Area.
In recent years, in order to accelerate the construction of an international trade center that plays a pivotal role in the global trade and investment network and promote the high-quality development of trade, the bonded area relies on the policy advantages of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the functional advantages of the customs special supervision area, through trade system innovation, promoting trade facilitation and other supporting measures, improves the supporting level and service level of the professional trade service platform, implements the global operator plan, and helps enterprises face the world It operates globally and allocates globally, vigorously develops international trade distribution business, and actively guides enterprises in international trade distribution centers to gather.
At the same time, the region has greatly promoted the growth of regional import and export trade business by continuously optimizing the commodity structure, expanding trade functions, expanding and strengthening professional trade service platforms for alcohol, clocks and watches, intelligent manufacturing, medical equipment, cosmetics, culture, etc., promoting the construction of national (regional) centers, constantly cultivating new trade models and new formats, and establishing "6 days+365 days" perennial exhibition and trading platforms and other means.
The Free Trade Zone Administration said that in the future, the bonded area will closely focus on the goal of building the highest international standard and the best level free trade park, further support the licensed enterprises to improve the international and domestic resource allocation capacity, cultivate and expand the scale of the international trade distribution center demonstration enterprises, further develop new international trade, expand and strengthen the international trade distribution business, enhance the radiation of regional international trade, and contribute to the construction of Shanghai International Trade Center Pudong contributes more to building a leading area for socialist modernization.
