The growth rate of Yan'an's total import and export value in 2025 ranks first in the province

On February 6th, it was learned from Yan'an Customs that in 2025, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in Yan'an City exceeded 3 billion yuan for the first time, reaching 3.19 billion yuan, setting a historical high with a year-on-year growth rate of 34.9%, ranking first in the province.

In 2025, the foreign trade structure of Yan'an City will show a trend of "highlighting the main force and unleashing new momentum". In addition to general trade, the import of goods from bonded warehouses will increase by 7.5 times year-on-year, and leasing trade will achieve a breakthrough of zero. New forms of foreign trade such as cross-border e-commerce will steadily advance and continue to develop. Yan'an's foreign trade "circle of friends" continues to expand, and its trade partners are increasingly diversified. The total value of imports and exports to countries and regions jointly building the "the Belt and Road" has reached 2.34 billion yuan, accounting for 73.4% of the city's total import and export value. The import and export commodities in Yan'an City exhibit the characteristics of "import focus and export diversification". Featured products such as fresh apples and concentrated apple juice are steadily exported, while live cattle from Hong Kong and Macau and Sichuan peppercorns are exported for the first time. Apple chips have entered the markets of Israel and Vietnam for the first time.

It is reported that in order to safeguard the "going global" of characteristic agricultural products, Yan'an Customs has carried out regular door-to-door visits by customs officers. In response to the needs of apple export enterprises, Yan'an Customs has compiled and printed the "Customs Policy Promotion Package" covering 9 types of apple export business, built online and offline service platforms, and conducted more than 10 practical training sessions. In 2025, Yan'an City will add 23 newly registered export orchards and 9 packaging factories, with year-on-year growth of 315% and 429% respectively. Currently, there are 344 registered foreign trade enterprises in the city.

Next, Yan'an Customs will continue to optimize its regulatory service model, streamline customs clearance processes, improve service efficiency, and fully promote Yan'an's characteristic industries to 'go global' and achieve high-quality development of Yan'an's outward oriented economy, "said Martin, the director of Yan'an Customs.