The Qatar World Cup is still more than a month away, but for Yiwu merchants thousands of miles away, this “war” without gunpowder has come to an end.
According to the statistics of Yiwu Customs, in the first eight months of this year, Yiwu exported 3.82 billion yuan of sports goods and 9.66 billion yuan of toys. By export region, the export to Brazil was 7.58 billion yuan, up 56.7% compared with the same period last year; Exports to Argentina reached 1.39 billion yuan, up 67.2%; Exports to Spain reached 4.29 billion yuan, up 95.8%.
In order to make the products related to the World Cup more quickly delivered to fans around the world, Yiwu also opened a special “World Cup special line” in mid September. It is reported that the World Cup related products manufactured in Yiwu can depart from Ningbo Port and Shanghai Port through this special maritime transport line. It only takes 20 to 25 days to reach Hamad Port in Qatar.
According to the estimation of Yiwu Sports Goods Association, from the flag of the top 32 of the Qatar World Cup to the cheering horns and whistles, from football to jerseys and scarves, to the ornaments and pillows of the World Cup, Yiwu Manufacturing accounts for almost 70% of the market share of commodities around the World Cup.
Although the number of orders increased, the profits of merchants were not as optimistic as expected due to the rising prices of raw materials and other factors. Wu Xiaoming calculated an account for the reporter. This year, the price of raw materials rose by 15%, and fixed costs such as labor also rose. In addition, we had to pay a large amount of freight to seize the shipping date, which greatly reduced the profit of a football.
The pursuit of profit is not our current main goal, but to stabilize customers and enable the enterprise to operate normally.