Foreign Trade Updates
In 2025, Ningbo Zhoushan Port's bonded biofuel oil refueling volume exceeded 60,000 tons (China's largest), achieving leap from scratch (first East China order in March, breaking single-ship record in July). Supported by Ningbo Customs, it aims to build an international clean energy refueling center for ships, aligning with shipping decarbonization.
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This article reviews China Customs' work in 2025, covering supporting national strategies, facilitating foreign trade, ensuring national security, expanding open cooperation, smart customs construction, and party building, highlighting its contributions to high-level opening-up.
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Customs enhances understanding of production plans of key enterprises like Guangdong Petrochemical, uses shipping info and reform dividends to cut port stay; inspects imported crude oil for safety, regulating 22.762 million tons of crude oil imports in 2025 (up 6.2% YoY).
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This article introduces the intelligent customs business operation monitoring system of China's General Administration of Customs, covering data integration (manual to intelligent analysis), algorithm empowerment (passive to active warning), three-level integration (local to overall collaboration), and benefits like enhanced risk control and efficient clearance.
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Beijing Customs fulfills national security missions by providing high-level service for major events (such as the 93 commemoration), cracking down on drug smuggling, and implementing strict health quarantine measures at ports to ensure capital and public safety.
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In 2025, China's economy showed strong resilience with progress in innovation (over 5 million valid invention patents), green transformation (clean energy growth), consumption upgrade (retail exceeding 50 trillion yuan), and effective policies. The 14th Five-Year Plan concluded successfully, and prospects for 2026 (start of 15th Five-Year Plan) are optimistic.
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In 2025, China's economy achieved high-quality development with GDP reaching 140 trillion yuan (5.0% growth). Manufacturing remained world-leading, livelihood improved, and reform-opening deepened, laying a solid foundation for the 15th Five-Year Plan.
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Wuhan attracts foreign-funded enterprises (e.g., Garrett, Anberg, Faurecia) via optimized policies, upgraded innovation, and improved services. It clusters automotive and other industries, becoming a favored foreign investment destination where firms thrive.
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The 2026 World Economic Forum is held in Davos (Jan 19-23) with theme "The Spirit of Dialogue". Trump leads the largest US delegation, while US is cited as main global risk source. China's economic resilience and tech growth are praised, injecting stability. Global risks include geo-economic confrontation, with leaders exploring dialogue amid uncertainty.
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Shenyang Taoxian Airport launched Northeast China's first international connecting flight (CZ8021 to Frankfurt) under Shenyang Customs supervision. Passengers enjoy one-stop check-in/customs clearance, simplifying travel. Customs optimized processes via simulations, and will expand routes to support regional revitalization.
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Recently, under Qingdao Customs (Yantai & Penglai Customs) collaboration, Yantai Tongxing Industrial's independently developed complete machine lifting belt filter was shipped to Australia. Customs offered green channel, cross-customs coordination, cutting clearance time by nearly half, supporting "Made in China" going global.
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Rizhao Customs coordinates international ship supplies clearance needs, ensures New Year supplies are delivered quickly to ocean going crew, improves efficiency via dynamic platform and smart devices, and has supervised nearly 600 batches of ship supplies this year.
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