According to the Beijing Customs District, the imports and exports in Beijing reached CNY 576.19 billion in the first two months of 2023, a year-on-year increase of 8.9 percent, accounting for 9.3 percent of the total value of imports and exports nationwide.

Imports and exports rose sharply in comprehensive bonded zones thanks in large part to key industries such as culture, medicine, and e-commerce. In the first two months of 2023, the total imports and exports of Beijing's Tianzhu Comprehensive Bonded Zone hit CNY 19.44 billion, an increase of 51.9 percent. The Beijing Customs District continues to advance the implementation of RCEP to help import and export enterprises better benefit from preferential policies. In January and February, Beijing's imports from and exports to RCEP members reached CNY 110.41 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent, accounting for 19.2 percent of its total imports and exports in these two months. Beijing's exports of new energy products also increased significantly. Its exports of solar cells, electric vehicles, and lithium batteries totaled CNY 1.98 billion in the first two months, an increase of 620 percent.

The Beijing Customs District will cooperate with relevant departments to complete the whitelist for the import of goods and products used in R&D. According to statistics, Beijing's imports and exports of life sciences technologies and products reached CNY 18.18 billion in the first two months of 2023, an increase of 18.8 percent.

(Source: Beijing Daily)