The total import and export value of Wuhu City reached a new high in the first half of the year

The reporter recently learned from Wuhu Customs that the total import and export value of Wuhu City in the first half of 2026 was 127.97 billion yuan, a significant increase of 55.2% year-on-year, setting a new historical high for the same period. Among them, exports amounted to 112.81 billion yuan, an increase of 64.9%; Imports amounted to 15.16 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9%. The import and export growth rate and export growth rate both rank first in the province.

The export structure has been further optimized, and the export momentum of the "new three types" is strong. In the first half of the year, Wuhu City exported mechanical and electrical products worth 105.03 billion yuan, an increase of 70%, accounting for 93.1% of the total export value, an increase of 2.8 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The export of "new three types" products reached 43.72 billion yuan, an increase of 244.2%, accounting for 55.1% of the province's exports of similar products. Among them, the export of electric vehicles was 41.94 billion yuan, an increase of 231.4%; The export of lithium-ion batteries reached 1.69 billion yuan, a surge of 47.5 times; The export of photovoltaic products reached 90 million yuan, an increase of 669.2%. During the same period, Wuhu City exported ships worth 2.25 billion yuan, an increase of 65.2%.

Automobile exports remain the absolute mainstay. In the first half of the year, Wuhu City exported 763000 vehicles, an increase of 118.3%, accounting for 75.9% of the province's exports of similar products; The export of automotive spare parts reached 6.11 billion yuan, an increase of 38.2%. The complete automobile industry ecosystem in Wuhu has driven Anhui Province's automobile exports to exceed 1 million vehicles and a value of over 100 billion yuan, both ranking first in the country. The export of electric vehicles maintained high-speed growth, with 338000 units exported, an increase of 279.7%, accounting for 44.3% of the total export of automobiles in the city.

In the first half of the year, the European Union, Russia, ASEAN, the United Kingdom, and Brazil were the top five trading partners of Wuhu City, with imports and exports of 23.93 billion yuan, 19 billion yuan, 12.51 billion yuan, 11.96 billion yuan, and 9.67 billion yuan, respectively, increasing by 106.5%, 169%, 48.4%, 177%, and 49.5%. Over the same period, the import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" reached 80.84 billion yuan, an increase of 66.8%, accounting for 63.2% of the city's total foreign trade value. Imports and exports to other RCEP member countries amounted to 22.92 billion yuan, an increase of 31%.