Statistics from the Processing and Export Industry Committee (CNIME) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Paraguay show that in the first five months of this year, the total export value of Brazilian enterprises using the investment incentive scheme for the processing and export industry reached US$61.5 million, a sharp increase of 26% from the same period last year (2012). %. The main export markets for processed products are Mercosur countries, such as Brazil and Argentina, accounting for 77% of the total value of processed exports during the same period. The remaining 23% is sold to countries around the world such as Thailand, mainland China, France and Vietnam, especially tanned leather. host.
The main processed and exported products are textiles and accessories, leather, leather products, footwear and accessories, tires and accessories, pigments, paints, food and other products.
The report also pointed out that Paraguay’s processing and export industry (Maquila) has been booming in recent years. The main export market is the Mercosur member countries. 95% of Paraguay’s processing and export industry is invested by foreigners, most of which come from countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. . Over the years, the Paraguay Processing and Export Industry Council has approved investment cases for 50 processing and export companies, 40 of which have been put into operation. Last year, the total export value exceeded US$140 million.
Paraguay is an attractive country for investment in the processing and export industry, which means that Paraguay has become a country with investment potential in the international OEM industry. Raquel Ramírez, executive secretary of the committee, pointed out that the Paraguayan Ministry of Industry and Commerce’s overseas investment promotion activities in recent years have achieved initial results. It is full of confidence in the processing and export industry this year, with an estimated growth of more than 5%, driving a new wave of economic growth peaks. In the future, Paraguay’s processing and export industry exports The kinetic energy boom can be expected.
