The Enigmatic Situation In Ukraine, Zhejiang'S Foreign Trade Enterprises Are Sticking To It.

Ukraine, now P, is becoming the main battleground for all kinds of power struggles.

Zhejiang's foreign trade enterprises, thousands of miles away, also feel the chill of Ukraine.

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"P", Ukraine's big market, Zhejiang businessmen still want to keep it firmly.

Some enterprises in Zhejiang choose to suspend shipment when they are watching.

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< p > < strong > Zhejiang foreign trade enterprise: the heart hangs every day < /strong > < /p >.

< p > "the situation is not clear now. There must be some influence."

Yesterday afternoon, the responsible person of Hangzhou Jiu Xiang import and Export Co., Ltd. sighed before sitting in front of the computer, and half of the pages opened were related to Ukraine.

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During the period of P, browsing the news about the situation in Ukraine became the first thing that he got up after he got up every day.

Occasionally, he will ask the dealer in Ukraine about the situation, but the other party is also at a loss.

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< p > Hangzhou Long Xiang import and Export Co., Ltd. was founded in January 2008 to open up the European market, including Ukraine. The main export products are automobile and motorcycle accessories.

"It is clear that Ukraine's export to the company is quite high."

The volume of trade has increased steadily over the past five or six years.

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< p > seeing that this bitter Foreign Trade soil suddenly became thorny.

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< p > "no shipment has been made recently. Stop and take a look first."

The official said that the goods had been sent out recently, but the safety of the funds was suspended.

"If the goods can't get to the port, or the dealer will get the goods, the money will not come back."

The person in charge said.

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< p > traders pay the deposit of 10~30% first, and the remaining ones wait until the other party's harvest is confirmed. Then it is a common practice of many foreign trade enterprises in Zhejiang.

In the sensitive period of the international situation, this practice has made Zhejiang's foreign trade enterprises feel unrealistic.

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< p > "on the cusp of the storm, we can only wait for it to change."

Zhang Jin, a Zhejiang agricultural investment group gold and bay import and Export Co. Ltd., sighed.

The company exports Ukraine to light industry products such as a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" target= "_blank" > clothing < /a > luggage and so on.

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< p > from last month, the company suspended shipment to Ukraine.

Generally speaking, shipment from Hangzhou to Ukraine by sea takes 45 days.

No one knows how the situation has changed in these days.

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< p > "goods float on the sea, our hearts hang on every day."

Zhang said he would rather give up a deal than take the risk.

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< p > < strong > Zhejiang thousands of foreign trade enterprises exported to Ukraine last year 14 billion 350 million yuan < /strong > /p >

< p > in Zhejiang's foreign trade territory, Ukraine is not eye-catching, but its weight is heavy.

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< p > the latest statistics from Hangzhou Customs show that in 2013 Zhejiang exported 14 billion 350 million yuan to Ukraine, an increase of 12.5% over the same period, and imports of 400 million yuan, down 47.9%.

Thousands of enterprises in Zhejiang export goods to Ukraine.

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< p > January 2014, Zhejiang exported 1 billion 340 million yuan to Ukraine, an increase of 0.67%, and imports of 11 million yuan, a decrease of 55.1%.

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< p > the products exported to Ukraine in Zhejiang are mainly concentrated in mechanical and electrical (accounting for 43%), including automobiles, motorcycles, agricultural machinery and accessories, etc., followed by < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" target= "_blank" > textile > /a > goods (18.2%), a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" target= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > shoes > "" (10.5%).

Others include household appliances, pesticides, bags, sports and leisure products.

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< p > Zhejiang exports to Ukraine rank the 25 in the global export market in terms of export volume in January.

In Eastern European countries, exports to Ukraine are third only to Russia and Poland.

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In terms of imports, Zhejiang's dependence on Ukraine is very low, and its imports are mainly copper products, iron ore, coal and other resource products, with a relatively small volume of P.

Zhejiang maintains an absolute trade surplus with Ukraine.

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< p > < strong > riddle situation in Ukraine, Zhejiang merchants wait and see, stick to < /strong > /p >

< p > just in early February, Geely Automobile had a sales peak in Ukraine.

However, at the moment, it was cold.

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Less than P, Geely has been in Ukraine since 2007, and there are also assembly plants there.

Among the Eastern European countries, Ukraine is the second largest market after Russia.

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< p > January 2014, Geely Automobile in Ukraine passenger vehicle market new vehicle terminal reached 1356 units, with a 12.38% market share for second consecutive months ranked first in the Ukraine passenger car market, refreshed the 11.11% last year's market share record in December.

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In 2013, Geely exported 18810 cars to Ukraine, and 15084 units at the end of the year, an increase of 32%. In those days, the total number of new cars in Ukraine was 201566, P.

In the context of the overall decline of the market, Geely's performance has not declined.

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"P >" in recent years, Geely's market development in Ukraine has been relatively smooth.

This is the first time that this serious political turmoil has come across. "

Geely Automobile stakeholders told reporters that he went to Ukraine to inspect the market a few months ago, when there was no sign of calm.

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"P", "this market, we will not give up."

The source said that at present, Ukraine's Geely Automobile still has some stock and will not be out of stock for the time being.

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< p > "the factory will not shut down in the short term, 4S shop has no impact at present, and there is no intention of shutting down in the near future."

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The experience of < p > was realized after the outbreak of the 2008 financial crisis.

At that time, after the economic crisis, many car brands stopped selling services in Ukraine. But Geely did not do so, but insisted on it.

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< p > < strong > why is Ukraine important < /strong > /p >

< p > "Ukraine is a traditional trading partner of Zhejiang. Apart from the higher direct economic and trade contacts, Zhejiang people have more business and entrepreneurship, and they are also more suitable for foreign trade and investment."

Zhang Handong, President of Zhejiang Business Research Institute, said.

He went to Ukraine in 2007 to take a detailed look at the local trade environment.

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< p > Zhang Handong believes that Ukraine's position in the world economy does not lie in itself, but in its efforts to mobilize the whole body.

It directly confronting Russia, the European Union and the United States behind Ukraine.

The European Union and the United States are the first and second trading nations in Zhejiang, while Russia ranks fifth.

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< p > more importantly, China is promoting the construction of the new Silk Road Economic Belt and strengthening its economic diplomacy.

This line starts from the eastern coast of Zhejiang, and finally reaches Europe through inland, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Russia. Ukraine is the key link.

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< p > Zhang Handong said that the impact of the tense situation in Ukraine on Zhejiang's economic and trade relations depends on the further evolution of the latter stage.

If the situation is slow, then the impact will fade; once the situation worsens, the loss of Zhejiang's foreign trade is hard to predict.

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< p > although we do not want to see turbulence, we can not decide the trend of the international political situation.

The environment for Zhejiang's foreign trade enterprises to face is very embarrassing: they can not lose the Ukraine market, nor can they be caught up in the great whirlpool.

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How to choose between P and Zhang Handong?

At present, for the relevant enterprises, it is suggested that we should calm down and observe the changes first and plan for the worst and strive for the best.

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