This year, with the intensive implementation of various policies in our country and the support of some export leading effects, as well as the deepening of relevant policies and measures to assist enterprises and alleviate their difficulties, the import and export volume of our region from January to April was basically the same as that of the same period last year. Overall, it has withstood the test of the severe situation and maintained relative stability in all aspects. A relevant official from Yinchuan Customs introduced.
According to statistics, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in Ningxia from January to April was 6.62 billion yuan, ranking 22nd in the country in terms of growth rate. Among them, the import was 1.63 billion yuan; Exports reached 4.99 billion yuan, increasing by 6.4%, ranking 15th in the country in terms of growth rate.
Since the beginning of this year, Ningxia has been deeply exploring the space for foreign trade development, striving for the stable import and export of leading existing enterprises, and stabilizing the basic situation of foreign trade. From January to April, there were 458 foreign trade enterprises with actual import and export performance in Ningxia. Among the major export enterprises, the top 10 enterprises exported a total of 1.75 billion yuan, accounting for 35.1% of Ningxia's total export value and driving the export growth by 8.4 percentage points. Among them, Key export enterprises such as Lizhu, BASF Shanshan, Western Bit, Oriental Tantalum Industry, and Xinao Cashmere have all achieved rapid growth of over 30%. During the same period, among the major importing enterprises, the top 10 enterprises imported a total of 1.06 billion yuan, accounting for 65% of Ningxia's total import value. Among them, Little Giant, Zhongxin Wafer, and Junxingfang increased by 47.6%, 47.5%, and 38.5% respectively.
Ningxia has fully leveraged its platform role, actively participated in various national economic and trade promotion activities, and more extensively connected with domestic and international economic and trade resources, making its foreign trade market more diverse. From January to April, Ningxia achieved double-digit growth in traditional import and export markets such as the European Union, Japan and South Korea. The import and export volume was 1.13 billion yuan, 450 million yuan and 430 million yuan respectively, increasing by 14.5%, 36.8% and 47.4% respectively. During the same period, remarkable achievements were made in exploring emerging markets. From January to April, imports and exports with India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mexico increased by 32.9%, 47.8%, 32.3% and 22.3% respectively, and imports and exports with the League of Arab States and Central Asia increased by 56.1% and 61.3% respectively.
Based on the advantages of characteristic industries, provide "one enterprise, one policy" services for key industries to promote the continuous expansion of the export scale of traditional advantageous industries and characteristic industries. From January to April, Ningxia's agricultural product exports reached 610 million yuan, increasing by 12.6%. Among them, fresh or chilled vegetables, frozen French fries, honey and other products increased by 107.2%, 19.3% and 156.3% respectively. During the same period, the exports of industries such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing, and textiles increased by 4.5%, 141.6%, 9.3%, and 23.8% respectively.