In the first 8 months, Qingdao's import and export increased by 6.5%

According to statistics from Qingdao Customs, in the first eight months of 2026, the import and export of Qingdao City reached 637.61 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%. Among them, exports amounted to 391.46 billion yuan, an increase of 9.1%; Imports amounted to 246.15 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8%.

In August, the import and export of Qingdao City reached 82.76 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5%. Among them, exports amounted to 53.77 billion yuan, an increase of 13.9%; Imports amounted to 28.99 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.6%.

The main characteristics of Qingdao's foreign trade imports and exports in the first 8 months are:

Both bonded logistics and processing trade imports and exports have achieved double-digit growth. In the first 8 months, Qingdao's general trade import and export amounted to 405.96 billion yuan, an increase of 3.8%, accounting for 63.7% of the city's total foreign trade import and export value. During the same period, the import and export of bonded logistics reached 112.01 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6%; The import and export of processing trade reached 108.47 billion yuan, an increase of 14.3%.

Private enterprises dominate. In the first 8 months, the import and export of private enterprises in Qingdao reached 470.86 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8%, accounting for 73.8% of the city's total foreign trade import and export value. During the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises amounted to 97.38 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.1%; The import and export of state-owned enterprises amounted to 68.79 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.5%.

Maintain growth in major import and export markets. In the first 8 months, Qingdao's imports and exports to ASEAN, EU, the United States, Russia, and South Korea amounted to 103.64 billion yuan, 72.26 billion yuan, 47.97 billion yuan, 44.69 billion yuan, and 42.8 billion yuan, respectively, with an increase of 8%, 0.4%, 0.1%, 18.9%, and 3.8%. In addition, the import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" was 373.59 billion yuan, up 5.3%, accounting for 58.6% of the city's total foreign trade import and export value; Imports and exports to other RCEP member countries amounted to 218.09 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7%.

The export of electromechanical products, agricultural products, and "new three types" has grown rapidly. In the first 8 months, the export of mechanical and electrical products in Qingdao reached 207.97 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%, accounting for 53.1% of the total export value. Among them, the export of household appliances was 32.28 billion yuan, an increase of 15.2%; The export of general machinery and equipment reached 19.11 billion yuan, an increase of 42.9%. During the same period, the export of agricultural products reached 35.62 billion yuan, an increase of 11.5%. Among them, the export of edible aquatic products reached 7.7 billion yuan, an increase of 15.7%. In addition, the export of "new three types" products reached 4.58 billion yuan, an increase of 70.6%. Among them, lithium batteries, electric vehicles, and photovoltaic products were exported for 450 million yuan, 3.7 billion yuan, and 440 million yuan, respectively, an increase of 26.5%, 64.3%, and 4.3 times.

The import value of agricultural products, electromechanical products, metal ores, and mineral sands has all increased. In the first 8 months, Qingdao imported 55.74 billion yuan of agricultural products, an increase of 7.6%, accounting for 22.6% of the total import value. Among them, the import of edible aquatic products reached 12.61 billion yuan, an increase of 27.5%. During the same period, the import of mechanical and electrical products reached 40.17 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6%; The import of metal ore and mineral sand reached 36.68 billion yuan, an increase of 2%.