Port and empty containers accumulate the Chief Customs Director of Customs.

(Beijing / Shanghai Comprehensive News) It is reported that a large number of container empty box accumulation has been reportedly reported, causing concerns about the sustainable ability of China's foreign trade situation.Yu Jianhua, Director of the General Administration of Customs, responded on Monday (March 20) that a large number of empty boxes were ready to go at the port of China, which reflects that the international market is still optimistic about China's export capabilities in the next stage of China.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Yu Jianhua said at the press conference that the increase in the increase in empty boxes had the large number of new container investment in the previous period, the low domestic stacking cost, and the reasons for the short -term return of the empty box after the foreign epidemic was relieved.Seasonal laws.

He said that from the latest data from the customs, since late February, China's export boxes have continued to grow.In terms of scale, the total export value of the first two months was hit, an increase of 0.9%, which is better than expected. The total import and export value exceeds 6 trillion yuan (about 1.17 trillion yuan), which is the second time in history.

Yu Jianhua pointed out that from the perspective of trend, according to weekly monitoring, China's foreign trade imports and exports have stabilized significantly since February. In the last week of February, it increased by more than 15%from the previous week.In addition, China's foreign trade performance is "good" compared to economies that have been published around.

Caixin.com previously reported that in February, the vacancy volume of China's containers reached 5 million standard boxes, which were twice the same period before the epidemic.The report quoted an operator at the Shanghai Port Wharf saying that the empty box of the dock was full, and many of them were piled up in Taicang. "This scene has not been seen for many years."

The analysis of the First Financial Network, the reasons for the accumulation of the empty box include the slowdown in the growth of global trade that leads to a decline in export demand. On the other hand, during the rise in freight rates, a large number of new containers flowed into the market.After the holiday, the period of periodic reasons to be restored, and the release of the epidemic at the end of last year, which led to the postponing and production plan of the company's procurement and production plan.

Reports quoted industry insiders that whether the sea transportation industry will usher in a long period of downturn, but in the next few years, the maritime industry will not be optimistic.

For the next foreign trade trend, Yu Jianhua said that China ’s foreign trade is indeed facing difficulties and challenges, but it is also necessary to see a positive and optimistic side, including the previous two months.There are 46,000 main body of foreign trade operations, "explaining confidence in accumulation and recovery."