Fujian Province achieved double-digit growth in imports and exports to the European Union in the first two months

According to statistics from Fuzhou Customs, in the first two months of 2026, Fujian Province's import and export trade with the European Union steadily increased, with a total import and export value of 45.79 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.1%. Among them, exports amounted to 39.02 billion yuan, an increase of 24.3%; Imports reached 6.77 billion yuan, an increase of 16.7%, and the level of trade cooperation between Fujian Province and the European Union continues to deepen.

Germany, the Netherlands, and France are the main trading partners of Fujian Province in the European Union. In the first two months of 2026, Fujian Province's imports and exports to Germany, the Netherlands, and France were 16.85 billion yuan, 4.46 billion yuan, and 3.41 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 17.2%, 19.5%, and 17.9%, accounting for 54% of Fujian Province's total imports and exports to the European Union during the same period. The proportion of general trade exceeds 70%. In the first two months of 2026, Fujian Province imported and exported 32.88 billion yuan to the European Union through general trade, an increase of 11.8%, accounting for 71.8% of the total import and export value of Fujian Province to the European Union during the same period. It is worth mentioning that both processing trade and bonded logistics import and export have grown by over 50%, with increases of 58% and 90.5% respectively.

Private enterprises are the main force. In the first two months of 2026, the total import and export value of private enterprises in Fujian Province to the European Union was 33.14 billion yuan, an increase of 28%, accounting for 72.4% of the total import and export value of Fujian Province to the European Union during the same period.

On the export side, the "new three types" of products have become a strong engine driving the growth of Fujian Province's export trade to the European Union. In the first two months of 2026, Fujian Province exported "new three types" products to the European Union worth 13.05 billion yuan, an increase of 38%. Among them, the export of photovoltaic products grew rapidly, reaching 15.7 times, while the export of electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries remained stable, increasing by 59.3% and 37.2% respectively. In addition, exports of plastic products, sports goods, and equipment maintained a relatively fast growth rate, increasing by 38.8% and 42.4% respectively. At the same time, the development of independent brands in Fujian Province has gradually been recognized by the EU market. During the same period, the total export value of independent brands to the EU reached 15.57 billion yuan, an increase of 35%, accounting for 39.9% of the total export value to the EU during the same period. On the import side, Fujian Province's imports from the European Union mainly focus on high-end manufacturing. In the first two months of 2026, Fujian Province's imports of aircraft components and integrated circuits from the European Union grew rapidly, with increases of 29.5% and 438.6% respectively.

The global energy market is transitioning towards green and low-carbon development, providing us with great opportunities to expand our products into foreign markets. For foreign customers, the efficiency of customs clearance for exporting our products determines our market share, "said Lu Ping, Global Customs Director of Ningde Times New Energy Technology Co., Ltd." The launch of the second phase of the Customs' Intelligent Supervision of Export Lithium Battery Packaging 'business scenario has significantly shortened the customs clearance time for our product exports, improved customs clearance efficiency, and allowed us to deliver goods to customers as quickly as possible

Next, Fuzhou Customs will continue to optimize its regulatory services to help Fujian enterprises smoothly "go global" and "bring in". In the process of responding to the green transformation and rule restructuring of the EU market, challenges will be turned into opportunities, and stable growth and high-quality development of trade with Europe will be further achieved.