Do most Middle Eastern countries come to Yiwu to purchase small commodities?

Most Middle Eastern countries will come to Yiwu to buy small commodities.

When talking about the origin of Yiwu small commodities and the Middle East, the director of the Export Trade Division of Yiwu Municipal Bureau of Commerce said that since the 1960s, Yiwu's small commodity market has gradually expanded and transformed. It was during this period that Yiwu came into contact with the Middle East. After years of cooperation, the Middle East and Yiwu have established good relations. In the past, the general manager of Zhejiang Xingbao Umbrella Industry Co., Ltd. still remembers this vividly. 1998, at the age of 26, she came to Yiwu to prepare some umbrellas for sale. But soon after arriving in Yiwu, customers from Afghanistan, Iran and other places found her and negotiated several orders ranging from 50,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan. She said that at first almost all the orders came from the Middle East, which made her decide to shift her focus from domestic sales to foreign trade. To this end, she also enrolled in a cram school to learn English and Arabic.

At that time, the whole small commodity market and big export market belonged to these countries. Because Yiwu needs low-priced products, it can meet the requirements in terms of manufacturing and cost. Now their products are exported to the United Arab Emirates and Iran, and the freight volume in other places is still very large. The data provided by Yiwu Municipal Bureau of Commerce also proves that Middle Eastern businessmen are the most loyal buyers of small commodities in Yiwu. Before 20 15/month, Yiwu's total exports to the Middle East and Egypt were 1 06 billion dollars and1200 million dollars respectively, accounting for 38.5% of Yiwu's total foreign trade exports.

Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries were among the top ten exporters in Yiwu in June 5438+065438+ 10. According to the statistics of commodities exported to the Middle East, clothing, ornaments, kitchen utensils, shoes and hats, and umbrellas are the most popular commodities among consumers in the Middle East. In Yiwu, all kinds of small commodities are continuously transported to the Middle East every day. This city attracts more and more Middle Eastern businessmen to gather here and take root. They play a contact role in this foreign trade road, cooperating with Yiwu and China.