Customs data bright, third-party inspection for foreign trade to add security

Recently, the General Administration of Customs came to exciting news: in the first half of this year, China's import and export value of trade in goods up to 21.79 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.9%. This eye-catching report card not only highlights China's foreign trade in a complex environment of strong resilience, but also means that China's global trade in the arena continues to move forward steadily.

Looking at the specific figures, exports reached 13 trillion yuan, up 7.2%, while imports totaled 8.79 trillion yuan. On the export front, mechanical and electrical products performed exceptionally well, reaching 7.8 trillion yuan, up 9.5%, and accounting for 60% of total export value. Among these, high-end equipment grew by more than 20 percent, while the “New Three Categories” of products saw a 12.7% increase. Although imports initially declined, they turned to positive growth in the second quarter as policies such as the “Two Priorities” and “Two New Initiatives” took effect. Imports of machinery and equipment—including petrochemicals and textiles—saw double-digit growth rates, while key components such as electronic components grew rapidly, and import volumes of important raw materials like crude oil and metal ores increased. At the same time, China’s foreign trade “network” has become more diverse, with imports and exports to countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative totaling 11.29 trillion yuan, up 4.7%, and their share of the total increasing; For the first time in history for this period, the number of foreign trade enterprises with actual import and export activity exceeded 600,000, with imports and exports by private enterprises growing by 7.3% and accounting for nearly 60 percent of the total.

Given the sheer scale and volume of this active trade in goods, the importance of product quality control goes without saying. During the import and export process, third-partyinspectionIt has become a key link in safeguarding the interests of all trading parties and ensuring that products comply with standards, and is closely linked to the current booming foreign trade situation.

On the one hand.The expansion of trade and the surge in export volumes have driven up demand for inspections.First-half exports of 13 trillion yuan (up 7.2%), especially electromechanical products, lithium batteries, industrial robots and other high-end equipment export growth rate of more than 20%. These high-value-added products have stringent quality requirements, third-partyinspection servicesIt has become a key link for exporters to ensure compliance with international standards and avoid the risk of returns.

On the other hand.It can help both trading parties to clarify product quality standards, eliminate trade disputes arising from differences in standards, and promote closer trade ties.For example, in the import and export trade with ASEAN, the third-party inspection organization can be based on both sides of the recognized international standards or industry norms, testing of goods, to ensure fair and equitable trade, to promote sustained growth in the scale of trade between the two sides, the first half of this year, China's import and export of 3.67 trillion yuan to ASEAN, an increase of 9.6% behind the results, inseparable from the third-party inspection in the protection of the trade in the smooth conduct of the silent Contribution.

In the face of the first half of such a bright import and export of goods trade results, as well as the broad prospects for the future development of foreign trade, third-party inspection of foreign trade as a guarantee of product quality, to promote the smooth flow of trade is an important force, will be in China's foreign trade and sustained high-quality development of the journey to play a more and more important role.