{"id":19668,"date":"2023-08-08T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T07:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=19668"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:33:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T07:33:01","slug":"july-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/july-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"July Trade: Major Events Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19668\" class=\"elementor elementor-19668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbe6950 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbe6950\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e9d3af\" data-id=\"6e9d3af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a528c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7a528c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global trade turned increasingly active as we headed into the second half of the year. To facilitate your business planning, we have summarised key changes in the global market last month for easy reading:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-152679f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"152679f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5772982\" data-id=\"5772982\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddb07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ddb07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">India Issued Ban on Sub-standard Footwear Imports<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07bed9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07bed9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f0245b\" data-id=\"2f0245b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3546485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3546485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>India implemented the <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1933517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quality Control Orders (QCOs)<\/a> on Footwear Products effective from July 1, 2023. Unless the footwears concerned are compliant with the QCOs and certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with an official BIS License, they cannot be imported into India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16cd913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16cd913\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1093124\" data-id=\"1093124\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9680b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9680b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2211893313-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-19739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2211893313-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2211893313-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2211893313-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2211893313-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2211893313-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Importing Footwear into the Inidan market will need to comply with the latest QCOs.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33f2ebf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33f2ebf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e0273c\" data-id=\"7e0273c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89e222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b89e222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EU Countries Imposing Restrictions on Plastic Use<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa70044 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa70044\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-630c5c3\" data-id=\"630c5c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a4fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34a4fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beginning July 1, 2023, the Netherlands implemented the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.gov.nl\/running-your-business\/products-and-services\/product-safety-and-packaging\/new-rules-for-disposable-plastic-cups-and-containers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">New rules for disposable plastic cups and containers<\/a> that required customers to pay for disposable plastic cups and food packaging for carryout and delivery consumption. Customers must also be offered a reusable alternative or be permitted to use their own reusable cup or container.\u00a0<\/p><p>At the same time, since July 1, 2023, France enforced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/jorf\/id\/JORFTEXT000047704315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decree N\u00b02023-478<\/a> that once again bans the sale of fruit and vegetables packaged in plastic, but with exemptions for 29 fruits and vegetables, as well as ripe fruit.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ff29e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ff29e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ac8c7\" data-id=\"51ac8c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b5078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05b5078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1030385092-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-19740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1030385092-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1030385092-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1030385092-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1030385092-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1030385092-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The European market is increasingly stringent on Plastic use.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94dddb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94dddb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9472041\" data-id=\"9472041\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df35366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df35366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">China-Costa Rica Mutual Recognition Agreement on Customs AEO Came Into Force<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6740763 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6740763\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5c0b9f\" data-id=\"d5c0b9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fb00e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2fb00e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From July 1, 2023, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.customs.gov.cn\/customs\/302249\/2480148\/5119062\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China-Costa Rica Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on Customs Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)<\/a> officially came into force. Both countries&#8217; AEO enterprises will receive preferential treatments when importing their goods through China&#8217;s and Costa Rica&#8217;s customs, including less time in customs procedures, priority in product inspection etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aabefe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aabefe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b238b01\" data-id=\"b238b01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1256ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1256ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Japan's Nagoya Port Suffered from Cyberattack for 2 Days<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2560a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2560a81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9184f82\" data-id=\"9184f82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831d009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"831d009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On July 4, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/14954966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nagoya Port, the largest among the Japanese ports, saw a cripple in its logistics functions due to a ransomware attack<\/a>, with loading and unloading of 50,000 cargoes and transport of 20,000 cargoes disrupted. The port was the latest famous port that experienced a cyberattack.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-621f717 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"621f717\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ceae1\" data-id=\"e0ceae1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51573f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51573f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">European Council Adopted New Regulation on Batteries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-542a1e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"542a1e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffe010d\" data-id=\"ffe010d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2d3b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c2d3b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On July 10, 2023, the European Council of the EU passed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2023\/07\/10\/council-adopts-new-regulation-on-batteries-and-waste-batteries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New EU regulatory framework for batteries<\/a> previously confirmed by the European Parliament. The new rules stipulate the lifecycles, from manufacture, reuse to recycling, of <em>all<\/em> types of batteries sold in the EU countries, ensuring the batteries&#8217; safety, sustainability and competitiveness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e79180f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e79180f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-531c948\" data-id=\"531c948\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The New EU Battery Framework Aims to Reduce Environmental and Social Impacts.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eadb0cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eadb0cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcc0f62\" data-id=\"bcc0f62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3b5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3b5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">China's Customs Released 2023H1 Outbound Trade Figures<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a269c45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a269c45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35d697c\" data-id=\"35d697c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e1812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70e1812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>China&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.customs.gov.cn\/customs\/xwfb34\/302330\/5151729\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Administration of Customs announced on July 13, 2023 the country&#8217;s trade figures (imports and exports) in the first half of 2023.<\/a> In January to June this year, the gross total of national imports and exports amounted to 20.1 trillion, a YoY growth of 2.1%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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whitelist for exports. 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