From January to October this year, the export of plastic products via Tianjin port reached 990 thousand tons with a value of 2.7 billion US dollars, representing a decrease of 15% and 5.9% respectively against the same period last year. The main reasons for the drop in exports: First, the shrinking international market demand affected by the financial crisis has directly led to the fall in plastic product exports; second, fierce international market competition is gradually eroding China's pricing and cost advantages for plastic products, worsening the situation for plastic product exports; third, increasingly serious international protectionism is further impeding China's plastic product exports. From January to October, the export of textiles and apparels via Tianjin port amounted to 4.81 billion US dollars, representing a year-on-year decrease of 17%. The main reasons for the fall in the export value of textiles and apparels are as follows: A significant increase in the number of recall notifications from Europe and America, trade barriers affecting textile and apparel exports; price advantage no longer existing, intensified international industry competition leading to a contraction in orders for exporting enterprises.