CRRC Qingdao Sifang's light rail cars (18 last batch, 144 total since 2021) are exported to Chile. Qingdao Dagang Customs uses "large goods" clearance mechanism (paperless audit, mobile inspection, video monitoring) for fast loading. By 2025, Qingdao Port's railway-related export value will reach 4.25 billion yuan, up 1.05x YoY.

2025 marks the end of China's 14th Five Year Plan. Consumption (52% contribution) remained the main economic engine, with total retail sales reaching 50.1 trillion yuan (3.7% increase). Key areas include bulk durable goods, daily necessities, upgraded products, and characteristic consumption highlights, driving sustained recovery.

In 2025, China's economy delivered a high-quality report with 140 trillion yuan GDP and 16th consecutive top manufacturing added value. At a State Council Info Office press conference, NDRC officials discussed 2026-15th Five-Year Plan goals: tapping economic potential, resolving supply-demand contradiction, promoting reasonable price rebound via policy support and reform.

Weihai Soma Food, a kimchi export enterprise, benefits from Weihai Customs' 2025 "batch inspection (quarantine)" pilot reform—cutting clearance time, reducing costs, achieving 43% 2025 export growth (5565 tons) and expanding to Southeast Asia. Weihai Customs supervised 31.8M yuan kimchi exports in 2025 (up 50.1%).

By 2025, Yantai Customs supervised 188500 inbound/outbound passengers (up 38.15% YoY) on China-South Korea routes, launching precise supervision & convenient services (e.g., centralized declaration) to handle visa-free passenger flow. It will further optimize smart travel inspection for cross-border convenience.

Cross-border e-commerce direct purchase export (B2C small packages) has landed in Yantai Comprehensive Bonded Zone. It has advantages like short links, low costs and high customs clearance efficiency. Yantai Customs provides supporting services to facilitate enterprises expanding export channels and testing new markets.

Qingdao Customs deployed an intelligent weighing system (version 2.0) at Dongjiakou Port's ore terminal. It uses telescopic probes for all-weather, contactless water gauge data collection, AI recognition, and automatic calculation. The system cuts operation time by over 70% (30 mins per ship), enhances safety, improves port clearance efficiency, and supports enterprises and foreign trade high-quality development.

Recently, Weihai Customs ensured smooth entry of the "Xinjinqiao 7" Sino-Korean liner. Korean tourists' New Year travel to Weihai is a new trend, with 871 groups entering around 2026 New Year's Day. Customs uses smart means and green channels to improve clearance efficiency, achieving a good start for cross-border tourism.

Starting from January 1, 2026, China Customs added tax codes for products like intelligent bionic robots, silicon wafers, and forest ginseng. This enables accurate statistics and policy support for new quality productivity, addressing classification gaps and boosting industry development.

Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Center Customs assists in solving import clearance issues of materials for frontier technologies like brain computer interface (e.g., zebrafish, microelectrodes), coordinating quarantine requirements and establishing one-on-one docking mechanisms to support the national innovation-driven development strategy.

In 2025, Ningbo Port exported 428,000 vehicles (43.48 billion yuan, 78.8%/84.4% YoY growth). New energy vehicles (267k, 30.6b yuan, 300%+ growth) drove exports. Diversified markets (traditional stable, emerging booming). Ningbo Customs' measures supported growth; 2026 plans to optimize further.

In 2026, Ningbo Zhoushan Port launched its first new "KANGAROO" route (operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company) connecting three Chinese ports with two Australian ports. Supported by Ningbo Customs, it uses 7 4000-TEU vessels weekly, improving transport efficiency for enterprises targeting the Australian market.