Recently, two DA42M-NG aircraft made in Wuhu will be exported to Nigeria after debugging, marking Wuhu-made aircraft's entry into African market. Wuhu is an important low-altitude economy base with full aviation industry chain. The company has dual certifications, and customs provides strong support for export. Anhui will develop low-altitude economy in the 15th Five-Year Plan.

Shanghai Customs reports 2025 African agricultural imports via Shanghai Port reached 10.03B yuan (+25.3% YoY). First South African plums via general trade arrived Feb 9. Belt and Road drives deeper China-Africa trade; 24 African fruit types from 9 countries have quarantine access. Shanghai Customs optimizes clearance (green channel, digital) for fresh goods.

According to Shanghai Customs, in the first two months of 2026, Shanghai Port had 7281 international vessels (up 2.4% YoY), 41000 aircraft (up 1.2% YoY), 163000 auto imports/exports (doubled YoY), 6.92 million passengers (up 1.5% YoY). Customs accelerated digital empowerment, opened green channels, and optimized measures to support foreign trade and personnel exchange.

Ganzhou Qianxing Technology's underwater robots (equipped with high-power lithium batteries) are set to go global. Facing lithium battery export challenges, Ganzhou Customs provides innovative regulatory services (green channel, policy guidance, compliance support) to help enterprises reduce costs, ensure smooth customs clearance, and promote new quality productivity to enter the global market.

Ningde Customs (under Fuzhou Customs) helped Fujian Fuquanxin’s 2.1-ton seafood mushrooms export to Vietnam via remote inspection. Ningde (China’s Edible Fungi Capital) saw Jan-Feb 2026 veg/mushroom exports rise 21.2% to 150M yuan. Customs guided growers, strengthened supervision, and launched remote inspection cutting clearance time by 50%.

The 2026 Spring Festival travel rush at Fuzhou Changle International Airport ended successfully, with inbound-outbound passenger flow exceeding 230,000 (up 20% YoY). Southeast Asia, Hong Kong/Macau were popular routes, cross-strait flow rose, customs optimized services (Minnan guidance, green channels), duty-free sales hit over 5 million yuan, and future plans include Terminal 2 optimization.

In the first two months of 2026, Fujian's automobile exports hit 3.19 billion yuan (83.6% YoY growth). Fuzhou Port Jiangyin Area saw rapid car exports. Fujian's auto exports grew in emerging markets (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Africa) and EU, with independent brands accounting for 81.3%. Fuzhou Customs supports exports via smart services and facilitation measures.

On Feb 9, 2026, Xiamen's BRICS cross-border e-commerce air freight line completed its 3-year flight plans. Operating 708 round-trips (2023-2026), it handled 46500 tons of goods (47 million e-commerce packages). Customs optimized supervision with green channels, smart measures. Fresh products and e-commerce goods enable two-way trade, boosting China-Brazil/South America cooperation.

The World Customs Organization (WCO) released the 2028 version of the Harmonized System, where electric scooters (HS code 8711.62, proposed by Hangzhou Customs) are included, effective Jan 1, 2028. It solves classification disputes, benefits China's export enterprises (e.g., higher clearance efficiency, lower costs) and boosts international market expansion.

In the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026), China’s economy shows a strong start with key indicators (industrial growth, import/export rebound, consumption/investment rise), stable employment/prices, policy support, innovation (AI, humanoid robots, new energy), green development, and confidence in hitting the 4.5-5% annual growth target.

In 2026, the General Administration of Customs and 24 departments launch a 6-month cross-border trade facilitation special action, expanding pilot cities to 45 (adding 20), introducing 29 policy measures to boost high-quality foreign trade development.

On March 12, the first batch of fresh goods under Hunan's "fresh food consolidation" customs supervision mode was sent from Yongzhou to Hong Kong. This 2.0 version covers four product types, improving transport efficiency and cutting logistics costs by ~10% for enterprises.