Hangzhou Customs Does "Foot" Work To Improve The Quality And Development Of "International Socks City"

On March 27, the intelligent hosiery machine in the production workshop of Zhejiang Horse Chaser Hosiery Industry Co., Ltd. was fully powered, and the colorful silk threads were flying up and down, busy with new orders from customers. "The customs guided us to select the corresponding preferential certificate of origin according to the export market, which improved the competitiveness of the products overseas." Zhou Tao, a customs officer of the company, said that the enterprise won several new customers last year, and the overall order volume was good. From January to February this year, the company exported about 33 million yuan of socks.

According to the statistics of Hangzhou Customs, Shaoxing, where the "International Socks Capital" is located, exported 740 million pairs of socks and 1.26 billion yuan worth of goods in January and February, up 2.4% and 1.8% year on year respectively; Sock enterprises applied for more than 700 certificates of origin, involving a value of 160 million yuan.

With the change of trend, warm and cold proof socks have become an indispensable "finishing touch" for fashion wear. From cotton boat socks and socks in spring and summer to wool stockings and stockings in autumn and winter, consumers have increasingly diversified demands for socks in terms of materials, patterns and even shapes.

Zhuji Calamera Technology Co., Ltd. is a local new generation enterprise. In recent years, the enterprise has not only introduced foreign brands, co branded with IP and illustrators, but also tried to introduce AI technology to assist in the design of original "fashion" socks, which is popular with consumers at home and abroad. In this regard, Shaoxing Customs, affiliated to Hangzhou Customs, took the initiative to preach the tax policies related to royalties, customs records of intellectual property rights and other contents to guide enterprises to introduce brands legally and in compliance, and enhance the awareness of independent brand protection.

Zhejiang Yiheng Knitting Technology Co., Ltd., as the first sock enterprise in the "Socks City" to start the digital and intelligent transformation, has achieved a leap in production efficiency. The improvement in the quality of socks, the shortening of the order cycle, and the addition of preferential customs policies of origin not only helped enterprises reduce their comprehensive costs, but also successfully opened the door to new markets in Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and so on.

Socks industry is Zhuji's traditional industry, pillar industry and rich people industry. In order to escort sock enterprises under its jurisdiction to transform into "smart manufacturing", Hangzhou Customs has continuously strengthened its linkage with local government departments, effectively strengthened policy publicity and business guidance, vigorously promoted convenience platforms such as "Internet+Customs", "China Customs preferential origin service platform", and set up service specialists by holding special lectures, "one-on-one" coaching and other forms, Provide enterprises with consulting services such as classification, place of origin, active disclosure and customs protection of intellectual property rights, and do enough to help enterprises fully enjoy policy dividends and further reduce their burden and cost. (Chen Lina/Wen)

(Source: General Administration of Customs)