Inner Mongolia's Private Foreign Trade Enterprises Drive Regional Foreign Trade

In the first half of this year, the import and export value of private foreign trade enterprises in Inner Mongolia's Hohhot Customs area reached 79.61 billion yuan, accounting for 78.6% of the total foreign trade value in the region. Private enterprises have become the main force driving foreign trade in Inner Mongolia, with 18,000 private foreign trade enterprises operating in the region as of June, representing 97% of all import and export enterprises. Hohhot Customs has implemented reforms to facilitate business operations, including the "efficient completion of one thing" work for enterprise registration and the "bonded + warehousing" reform model for new energy products.

Key Takeaways:

• Private foreign trade enterprises in Hohhot Customs area accounted for 78.6% of the total foreign trade value in the region in the first half of this year, with a value of 79.61 billion yuan.
• As of June this year, there were 18,000 private foreign trade enterprises in the region, making up 97% of all import and export enterprises.
• Hohhot Customs and market supervision departments have promoted the "efficient completion of one thing" work for enterprise registration, achieving an "one-time filling, simultaneous collection, and real-time processing" of enterprise registration application data, with over 70% of enterprises using the "multiple certificates in one" registration method.
• Since the beginning of this year, 155 enterprises in the Hohhot Customs area have achieved a breakthrough in exports, with 18 of the 22 customs advanced certification enterprises (AEO) being private enterprises.
• The pilot enterprises for batch inspection reform of hazardous chemicals exported by the customs area has increased from 4 to 14, reducing corporate costs by nearly 1 million yuan each year.
• The customs clearance time for agricultural products has been shortened by 30% through the reform of the "inspection first, then transfer" model, and 7 bonded places have been opened at land ports to promote the development of the new energy industry in Inner Mongolia.
• Hohhot Customs plans to reduce management inspections by more than 30% this year, achieving "no disturbance when there is nothing to do" to the maximum extent and reducing interference in enterprise operations.

Statistics:

• 79.61 billion yuan: The total import and export value of private foreign trade enterprises in Hohhot Customs area in the first half of this year.
• 78.6%: The proportion of private foreign trade enterprises in the total foreign trade value in the region in the first half of this year.
• 18,000: The number of private foreign trade enterprises in the region as of June this year, accounting for 97% of all import and export enterprises.
• 155: The number of enterprises that have achieved a breakthrough in exports in the Hohhot Customs area since the beginning of this year.
• 18/22: The number of customs advanced certification enterprises (AEO) in the customs area that are private enterprises.
• 14: The number of pilot enterprises for batch inspection reform of hazardous chemicals exported by the customs area, up from 4.
• 7: The number of bonded places opened at land ports in the customs area to promote the development of the new energy industry in Inner Mongolia.

Sources:

• https://www.nmg.gov.cn/zwyw/jrgz/202507/t20250721_2761317.html