Xiangyu Free Trade Zone, Huli District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province

Xiangyu Free Trade Zone

Xiangyu free trade zone was established in 1992 with the approval of the State Council. It is located on the west side of the Taiwan Strait and Dongdu port area of Xiamen. Xiangyu Group Co., Ltd. is responsible for the development, construction and operation services.

Regional overview

Xiangyu free trade zone was established in 1992 with the approval of the State Council. Located in the West Bank of Taiwan Strait, Xiamen Dongdu port area. The first phase covers an area of 0.6 square kilometers, and the second phase covers an area of 1.1 square kilometers.

economic development

In 2000, the total value of processing industry in Xiamen Xiangyu free trade zone was 160 million yuan, an increase of 83% over 1999; the total value of industrial sales was 156 million yuan, the production and sales rate was close to 100%; the total value of import and export trade was 333 million US dollars, an increase of 16.5% over the previous year, of which the import was 286 million US dollars, an increase of 24% over the previous year. In the whole year, there were 16 new projects, with an investment amount of 7.8364 million US dollars, 5 capital increase projects, with an increase of 2.7836 million US dollars, and land transfer income of 4 million US dollars. The total new investment amount in the whole year was 17.26 million US dollars, including 11.9 million US dollars of foreign investment, with an increase of 28% over the previous year. The two tax revenue was 55.33 million yuan, including 12.55 million yuan at the central level and 42.78 million yuan at the local level, Compared with 1999, they increased by 27.55%, 84.6% and 19% respectively.

Function development

In the second half of 2000, the Management Committee of Xiangyu Free Trade Zone decided to shift the functional orientation of the zone to focus on the development of warehousing and modern logistics industry, forming a development idea of "modern logistics, bonded warehousing, processing trade and wharf operation", combining the development of harbor logistics industry with the acceleration of wharf construction, expanding the function and development space of the zone, and adjusting the yard and processing land regulations in the zone Row. Among the 21 projects introduced in 2000, warehousing and logistics and high-tech projects accounted for 42%, with an investment of US $7.25 million, accounting for 70% of the new project investment. Most of the newly introduced industrial projects are high-tech projects, involving flexible circuit boards, computer marking machines, precision mechatronics and other fields, improving the industrial structure of the bonded zone. We will promote the construction of special wharves. Berths 13 and 14 have been built and will be put into production soon. The main hydraulic works of 15-16 berths were completed in October 2000. By the end of 2000, more than 200 million yuan has been invested and passed the acceptance of relevant departments. It is expected that the project will be put into operation in autumn 2001. The total length of the berth shoreline of the special Wharf in Xiangyu free trade zone is 976 meters, and the designed annual throughput capacity can reach more than 800000 TEU. The municipal government has made it clear that the joint operation of 12 ~ 19 berths in Dongdu port area can further improve the service function of the bonded zone, enhance the ability of logistics distribution, and promote the implementation of the strategy of integration of the zone and port.

attract investment

The free trade zone group participated in Xiamen "4.8" Taiwan fair, the fourth "9.8" China Investment Fair, Hong Kong China Investment Fair and other investment promotion activities in December, received more than 200 batches of domestic and foreign merchants, determined more than 50 reserve projects, and sent special personnel to track more than 80 projects. Strengthen the follow-up services for the signed projects, and actively assist in handling the procedures of project approval, site selection, land use, environmental protection, bidding and construction, so as to ensure the implementation of the project. Throughout the year, a number of high-quality projects were implemented, such as enroli plastics, bemler precision Electromechanical, qiuduoshi flexible circuit board, Laibao machinery, Datong logistics, Sinotrans logistics, Taiping logistics, etc. It took only three months for the project to be approved, started and completed. The aigong (Xiamen) motor project was put into production one month after the signing of the contract. The efficiency satisfied the investors and effectively promoted the implementation and transformation of investment promotion achievements. According to statistics, by the end of 2000, there were more than 10 warehousing and logistics enterprises in the area, including Sinotrans, Taiping logistics, Datong logistics, Sinotrans logistics, Burlington, Shengshi container, Yuli, etc., with a total investment of about US $15 million and a warehouse area of 160000 square meters. In 2000, the total import and export value of warehousing and logistics enterprises was 195 million US dollars, accounting for 58.56% of the total trade volume of the region, becoming an important new economic growth point of Xiangyu free trade zone.

Service management

We should further rationalize the management system, strengthen the image of "honest, diligent, pragmatic and efficient" and improve the work efficiency. We will further improve the system of enterprise visits, the system of joint meetings of institutions stationed in the bonded area, and the system of joint meetings of customs, and jointly study and solve the difficulties and problems encountered in the development of the bonded area and the production and operation of enterprises. The direct supervision mode is adopted for the import and export goods in the bonded area. The cancellation of repeated inspection of goods entering and leaving the bonded area through Xiamen Customs area not only improves the efficiency of customs clearance, but also saves the cost of customs clearance for enterprises. Further improve the municipal supporting facilities. Organized and completed the scheme design and demonstration of No.1 switching station and comprehensive service building project; solved the problems of enterprise staff dining, water consumption index of tap water in the area, industrial water price, etc., reduced the operation cost of enterprises in the area; re planned the traffic lines in the area, improved the traffic conditions; coordinated the municipal telecommunication bureau to expand the communication lines in the area, and improved the communication conditions in the area.

location advantage

This area is the main part of the Western Pacific regional international transit port, the regional shipping distribution center of Southwest Fujian, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi, and the cargo distribution center of both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

major function

·The enterprise can choose to engage in cargo unpacking, container stacking, import goods distribution and overseas goods storage in the zone.

·Import goods stored in the zone can be deferred tariff, the implementation of bonded management.

·The distribution of goods in the area can be implemented with batch import, batch sales and after-sales verification.

·The customs carries out direct supervision on the goods of enterprises in the zone, and the customs clearance is fast and fast.

Future development

Xiamen municipal government is stepping up the implementation of the "sea and airport bonded linkage zone" plan, which includes Xiamen Xiangyu Bonded Zone, bonded logistics park, Dongdu port area (Haitian, Xiangyu wharf) and airport logistics park, with a total area of 9 square kilometers. As an important functional area in the planning, bonded area will play a more important role.