In 2025, Zhanjiang's import and export to ASEAN will increase by 13.9%, and the export scale will reach a historical high

In 2025, the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative and the continued release of the double dividend of RCEP, together with the signing and entry into force of the 3.0 version of the upgrading protocol of the China ASEAN Free Trade Area, will achieve rapid growth in the scale of trade between Zhanjiang and ASEAN. According to customs statistics, in 2025, the total import and export value of Zhanjiang to ASEAN will be 9.02 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of Zhanjiang's foreign trade. Among them, exports reached 6.95 billion yuan, an increase of 33%, and the scale reached a historical high.

The proportion of general trade imports and exports exceeds 80%, and the import and export of bonded logistics has doubled. In 2025, the total import and export value of Zhanjiang City to ASEAN through general trade will be 7.27 billion yuan, an increase of 14%, accounting for 80.6% of the total import and export value of Zhanjiang City to ASEAN during the same period; The import and export of bonded logistics amounted to 1.53 billion yuan, an increase of 109.8%.

Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand are the top three trading countries for Zhanjiang's imports and exports to ASEAN. By 2025, imports and exports to Vietnam will reach 4 billion yuan, an increase of 21%; Imports and exports to Indonesia amounted to 2.46 billion yuan, an increase of 6.3%; Imports and exports to Thailand amounted to 1.24 billion yuan, an increase of 9%. The total import and export value of the three major trading partners mentioned above accounted for 85.4% of Zhanjiang's total import and export value to ASEAN during the same period. In addition, in terms of growth rate, Zhanjiang's imports and exports to Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar have grown rapidly, increasing by 622.7%, 207%, and 111.7% respectively.

Zhanjiang enterprises actively explore the ASEAN market, among which foreign-invested enterprises have shown outstanding performance. In 2025, state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and foreign-invested enterprises in Zhanjiang will import and export 4.2 billion yuan, 2.82 billion yuan, and 2 billion yuan respectively to ASEAN. Among them, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises will increase by 87.8% year-on-year, becoming the main driving force for the growth of imports and exports to ASEAN.

The exports of steel, iron ore, coal, and aquatic products maintained rapid growth. In 2025, Zhanjiang City will export 3.54 billion yuan of steel to ASEAN, an increase of 42.7%, accounting for 51% of the total export value of Zhanjiang City to ASEAN during the same period; Iron ore exports amounted to 730 million yuan, an increase of 169.1%; Coal exports amounted to 390 million yuan, an increase of 94.5%; The export of aquatic products reached 320 million yuan, an increase of 30.7%. In terms of imports, energy products, agricultural products, and basic organic chemicals are the top three commodities imported by Zhanjiang City from ASEAN, with imports of 920 million yuan, 400 million yuan, and 240 million yuan respectively.