As the "June 1st" International Children's Day approaches, numerous children's product manufacturers in Zhejiang Province are operating at full capacity to fulfill orders. In production workshops, workers are busy packing and boxing children's products destined for export, which will be shipped overseas after passing customs inspection. From January to April this year, Zhejiang's toy exports reached 15.51 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.8%.
In Yunhe County, Lishui City, known as the "Fairy Tale City," workers at wooden toy manufacturing enterprises have been working tirelessly for months to meet "June 1st" orders. Wooden toys are a traditional industry in Yunhe. After more than 50 years of development, this small mountainous county has gathered over 1,100 upstream and downstream enterprises, becoming China's largest production and export base for wooden toys with the most diverse varieties, whose products are sold to more than 80 countries and regions.
"Our company exports products to many countries, and the access standards vary significantly among different countries. We are grateful that the customs regularly provides us with customs clearance 'bibles,'" said Hua Xiaolin, a staff member of Zhejiang Yong'an Toy Co., Ltd.. To support the steady export of enterprises in the region, Lishui Customs under Hangzhou Customs has targeted collected and analyzed the import standards and rules for wooden toys in major trading countries, helping local governments, industry organizations, and foreign trade enterprises promptly grasp trade dynamics and smooth their export paths.
At Zhili Port in Wuxing District, Huzhou City, officers from Huzhou Customs under Hangzhou Customs are sealing container trucks loaded with children's clothing. These exported children's clothing are from 26 children's wear manufacturers in Huzhou, bound for Thailand. Zhili, Huzhou, currently has 14,000 children's wear enterprises, making it the largest children's wear industrial cluster in China, with an annual output of 2 billion pieces and sales exceeding 80 billion yuan. Given the concentration of children's product manufacturers and strong demand for import and export trade in the region, Huzhou Customs assists enterprises in fostering independent brands, further forming export competitiveness centered on quality and brand.
"Since the end of April, we have been receiving a steady stream of orders from countries around the world, reaching a peak before the holiday," said Li Aiwen, person in charge of Zhejiang Xinbo Baby Products Co., Ltd. in Deqing County, Huzhou City, happily. "Our products such as baby chairs and playpens are large in size and occupy inventory space. The customs recommended the bonded logistics center to us, which not only solved our warehousing shortage problem but also allowed us to obtain tax rebates in advance." He added that the company also implemented self-service printing of certificates of origin under the guidance of the local customs, enabling more convenient enjoyment of RCEP policy dividends. From January to April this year, the company's exports increased by 25.5% year-on-year.
Shengzhou Zhiding Transmission Equipment Co., Ltd. is an enterprise in Shaoxing that produces children's adjustable study desks. Its export orders this year have increased significantly compared with previous years. "In the first four months of this year, our adjustable desk exports reached 1.09 million yuan, more than double that of the same period last year," introduced Yuan Xindong, the company's sales manager. Currently, the company is going through the registration process for outbound bamboo, wood, grass, and rattan products manufacturers under the guidance of Shaoxing Customs. "Once the registration is completed, our inspections will be more convenient," said Yuan Xindong.
Also operating at full capacity is Shaoxing Mile Kemi Baby Products Co., Ltd. "Currently is the peak sales season for children's water cups. We will ship another batch of children's water cups to South Korea in the next two days. Our export situation is excellent this year—from January to April, exports of children's products exceeded 16 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 115%," said Zhang Liyin, the company's accounting assistant.
"Mile Kemi" is a professional manufacturer of children's products such as baby bottles and children's water cups, with products mainly sold to Japan, South Korea, Europe, and the United States. Last year, when the company carried out import and export business, it involved processing trade orders for the first time. To help the company retain customers and secure orders, Shaoxing Customs dispatched business backbones to the enterprise, providing "one-on-one" counseling on processing trade policies, manual filing in actual operations, imported materials management, and unit consumption verification. "Thank you to the customs for face-to-face and hands-on guidance, which allowed us to secure the orders and put them into production in the shortest possible time," said Zhang Liyin.
Quality and safety are the foundation for smooth exports. To assist local children's product enterprises in expanding international markets, in recent years, Hangzhou Customs has relied on enterprise-focused service mechanisms such as "Customs Director Delivers Policies to Enterprises." While conducting on-site research and solving problems for enterprises, it has focused on helping local children's product enterprises establish and improve export product quality management systems, effectively controlling production quality, and providing high-quality products for children around the world.
Source: Hangzhou Customs District P.R. China