Foreign Trade Updates
In 2025, BYD's annual pure electric vehicle sales surpassed Tesla for the first time, becoming the world's top. It sold ~4.6 million new energy vehicles (2.26 million pure electric) with over 1.04 million overseas sales, covering 110+ regions. Localized production in Thailand, Uzbekistan, Brazil and Hungary's factory is upcoming.
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China's 2026 Tariff Adjustment Plan (implemented Jan 1) adjusts provisional import tax rates (lower for 935 items covering tech, green, livelihood), optimizes tax items, continues agreed/preferential rates to support high-level opening-up and high-quality development.
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Tianjin, a key northern economic hub, accelerates new productive forces deployment by advancing future industries (brain-computer interfaces, synthetic biology), emerging industries (biomedicine, aerospace), and intelligent transformation of traditional industries, laying a foundation for the 15th Five-Year Plan.
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From Jan to Nov, Zhejiang's cross-border e-commerce imports reached 270 million orders (77.57B yuan) with double-digit growth, ranking first nationwide. AI empowerment, "live streaming+cross-border e-commerce" and innovative customs clearance models boost foreign trade and consumption.
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The Yantai Port International Logistics Cross-border E-commerce Customs Supervision Operation Site has officially launched. Yantai Port and Customs support cross-border e-commerce, with a 12-flight weekly route to South Korea (13h shortest time). Cross-border e-commerce volume to Korea rose over 20% in the first 11 months, driving Yantai-Korea trade growth.
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Weihai Customs launched the non-policy tax refund paperless system on Dec 1, 2024, enabling full online processing. Tax refunds now take hours instead of weeks, with a 720% increase in refund amount over one year, optimizing trade facilitation for import-export enterprises.
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Qingdao Nestle ramps up production for New Year hot drink orders (coffee, milk tea). Qingdao Dagang Customs launches services (advance declaration, remote inspection) to speed export clearance. Shandong’s beverage exports (coffee/milk tea) rose 36.3% Jan-Nov this year, supporting Chinese hot drinks going global.
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On Dec 26, the "Taishan Public Welfare Shenzhen Shekou" combined port route (10th in Jiangmen) opened. The One Port Connection model cuts cargo transport time from 5 days to 2-3 days, reduces logistics costs by 300-400 yuan per container, and links Taishan Port with others via Jiangmen Customs, boosting local foreign trade.
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Create a distinctive "Karen Lecture Hall", improve secondary training mechanism, conduct 13 policy/business training sessions, write 5 job training manuals, evaluate effectiveness via work performance (36.1% get 5+ qualifications), 7 customs officers win training awards (1 to national finals) — training achieves practical results.
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Revise the emergency plan for case-related property warehousing disaster prevention, complete warehouse hardware upgrades, implement monthly/pre-holiday inspections to eliminate hazards; revise case property management rules to standardize inventory; strengthen asset classification/disposal with local departments for dynamic cleaning and virtuous cycle.
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Ningbo's frozen rice dumplings (made with intangible cultural heritage techniques by Cixi Yunnuo Food) are exported to the US with Ningbo Customs' support (green channel, appointment inspection, etc.). Exports rose 132.4% year-on-year in Jan-Nov this year; Customs will continue assisting enterprises.
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The China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has delivered tariff dividends since 2015, boosting bilateral trade. Fuzhou Customs data shows Fujian enterprises (e.g., CATL, Anbo Electric) benefited from reduced tariffs. Customs uses smart measures and policy support to help enterprises expand markets, aiming to deepen China-South Korea cooperation.
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