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Shaoxing Comprehensive Bonded Zone. [Photo/Tide News]

In 2024, the Shaoxing Comprehensive Bonded Zone achieved a remarkable milestone, with its import and export value soaring to 25.02 billion yuan ($3.46 billion), marking a 46.2 percent increase from the previous year.

This impressive growth places the zone 60th among all bonded zones nationwide and 6th in Zhejiang province. Notably, imports reached 16.32 billion yuan, a 12.4 percent rise, while exports skyrocketed by 236 percent to 8.7 billion yuan, both setting new records.

As a pivotal hub for Shaoxing's international trade, the comprehensive bonded zone plays a crucial role in facilitating local industrial transformation and upgrading. The opening of the first phase of the nearly 5,000-square-meter cross-border e-commerce center has spurred innovation among businesses.

Companies are embracing new models like "live streaming + platforms + cross-border e-commerce", establishing a live-streaming base to accelerate their growth. Over the past year, 20 cross-border e-commerce enterprises have settled in the zone, bringing the total to 46.

Furthermore, the comprehensive bonded zone is cultivating a talent pool for cross-border e-commerce. By deepening industry-academia collaborations with institutions like Shaoxing University and Zhejiang Post and Telecommunication College, the zone has streamlined the talent development pipeline.

To date, over 200 versatile professionals have been trained and placed in the city's cross-border e-commerce firms, supporting the sector's rapid expansion.