The first anniversary of the formal entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) will be celebrated.
"Since RCEP came into effect, the Ministry of Commerce, together with relevant departments, has comprehensively promoted the high-quality implementation of the agreement, guided and supported localities, industries and enterprises to seize RCEP opportunities, effectively utilized various preferential policies such as RCEP market opening commitments, and promoted the gradual release of the policy dividends of the agreement. my country's trade with other RCEP members continues to grow rapidly." On December 29, Shu Jueting, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a regular press conference.
According to Shu Jueting, according to customs statistics, from January to November this year, the total import and export volume between my country and other RCEP members was 11.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%, accounting for 30.7% of my country's total foreign trade import and export. Among them, my country's exports to other members of RCEP reached 6.0 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%, exceeding the overall growth rate of national exports by 5.8 percentage points.
On December 27, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade released data showing that in the first 11 months of this year, the total amount of RCEP certificate visas in the national trade promotion system was 6.254 billion US dollars, and the number of visas totaled 142,100. Among them, in November, the national trade promotion system RCEP certificate of origin visa amounted to 599 million US dollars, the number of visas was 16,487, and 3,062 enterprises issued certificates. Reduce and exempt US$9 million in tariffs for Chinese products in RCEP importing member states.
Liu Xiangdong, deputy director of the Economic Research Department of the China International Economic Exchange Center, told the "Securities Daily" reporter that after the RCEP came into effect, it has effectively improved the trade and investment among member countries in the region, eliminated trade barriers in the region, and reduced trade transactions and production among member countries. Cost, promote the stable cooperation of regional industrial chain supply chain, strongly support China's construction of a new development pattern, and inject new momentum into building a trading power.
In fact, since RCEP came into effect on January 1, 2022, all localities have seized opportunities and actively explored them. The "Securities Daily" reporter learned from Tianjin Customs that in the first 11 months of this year, Tianjin Customs issued more than 3,800 RCEP certificates of origin for Tianjin enterprises, and the visa amount was about 1.659 billion yuan. With the RCEP certificate of origin, exported goods can enjoy tariff reductions of about 8.2 million yuan in the importing country.
The relevant person in charge of a clothing foreign trade company in Tianjin told reporters: "The customs department interprets the RCEP rules of origin and tariff reduction arrangements through the form of 'online + offline' to help companies tap the room for enjoyment. The knitted sweaters exported by the company are sold in South Korea. Tariffs have been reduced from 13% to 6.5%, and export orders have increased significantly.”
In Liu Xiangdong's view, helping and supporting enterprises to make better use of RCEP's rule dividends will bring about trade creation effects and bring real order growth and benefits to enterprises.
From January 2, 2023, RCEP will take effect for Indonesia. Recently, business departments and enterprises around the world have made preparations.
For example, on December 27, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade issued a notice on accepting certificates of origin under the RCEP project whose destination country is Indonesia. According to the relevant staff of Qingdao Customs, Indonesia is one of the important trading partners. The entry into force of RCEP in Indonesia can allow some enterprises to enjoy the benefits of "starting from nothing" and "growing from less to more".
Looking forward to 2023, Liu Xiangdong believes that with the deepening of RCEP, the cooperation among member states in the fields of trade in goods, trade in services and investment, finance, logistics, e-commerce, telecommunication services, intellectual property rights, health care and elderly care will be further upgraded. vitality is further stimulated.
"From the perspective of commodity trade, RCEP has optimized the detailed rules of commodity trade in countries in the region, improved the policy environment for regional trade, and promoted the development of trade between China and countries in the region. Regulations have been made in other fields, which further strengthen the technical exchanges among countries in the region.” Chen Li, chief economist of Chuancai Securities and director of the research institute, said in an interview with a reporter from the Securities Daily that the RCEP system dividend in 2023 will be further release. Judging from the data analysis in 2022, it will form support for cross-border e-commerce, electronic equipment, textile and clothing, agricultural products and other industries.
Shu Jueting said that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will continue to work with relevant departments to promote the high-quality implementation of RCEP and other free trade agreements, guide localities, industries and enterprises to make full use of the agreements, and continuously improve the comprehensive utilization efficiency of free trade agreements. At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce will use RCEP as a new starting point to negotiate and sign free trade agreements with more trading partners, expand the network of high-standard free trade areas facing the world; further improve the level of openness of trade in goods, trade in services and investment markets, and actively participate in the digital economy Negotiations on new rules and issues such as environmental protection and environmental protection, steadily expanding the opening up of rules, regulations, management, standards, etc., to better serve the construction of a new development pattern and promote high-quality development.
