Recently, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade conducted a questionnaire survey on nearly 5000 foreign trade enterprises. The results show that 76.1% of enterprises have a positive or stable expectation for exports in the first half of 2025, and 53.8% of enterprises believe that overseas customers will remain stable at present. The resilience and vitality of China's foreign trade development remain strong, and the hard work of numerous foreign trade enterprises is admirable! "Said Yang Fan, spokesperson for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
--Expand the market. In just one quarter at the beginning of this year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade has organized 107 batches of entrepreneur delegations to 33 countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America to negotiate and explore markets.
--Build a platform. The Chain Expo has become an important platform for Chinese foreign trade enterprises to stabilize and strengthen their chains, and to carry out international cooperation. In the first quarter of this year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade has held promotional events in 25 countries and regions, and it is expected that nearly a hundred foreign business associations will organize companies to participate in the exhibition.
--Excellent service. The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will rely on its affiliated commercial legal service institutions to accelerate the construction of international first-class mediation and arbitration institutions, optimize and refine intellectual property services, provide full chain, one-stop, and international commercial legal services for foreign trade enterprises, and fully leverage the role of the Trade Law Online digital public service platform. It will answer questions and solve problems for enterprises 24 hours a day, 365 days a week in 8 languages, conduct in-depth research on the business environment of major economies, and provide reference for foreign trade enterprises to go global.
According to data recently released by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, in February of this year, the national trade promotion system issued a total of 431900 certificates of origin, ATA Carnets, commercial certificates, and other types of certificates. Among them, the non preferential certificate of origin visa amount in the national trade promotion system is 21.498 billion US dollars, and the number of visas is 243200. The preferential certificate of origin visa amount in the national trade promotion system was 5.636 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%; The number of visas was 142000, a year-on-year increase of 19.96%. This is consistent with the overall stable trend of China's foreign trade since the beginning of the year, "Yang Fan said.
