Foreign Trade Updates
Fujian’s flat panel display module exports (Jan-Oct this year) reached 18.17 billion yuan (+12.3% YoY), ranking 5th nationally. Foreign-funded enterprises (83.6% share) are core, with leading firms expanding globally. Exports to emerging markets (ASEAN, Latin America, Mexico) grew sharply, supported by Xiamen Customs’ convenient measures.
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Weihai Customs optimizes measures like green channel and cloud issuance to enhance aquatic product export efficiency. It assists enterprises in meeting international standards, with Jan-Nov exports reaching 3.28 billion yuan (up 9.1% YoY).
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As New Year approaches, Ningbo Airport Customs has cleared 500 tons of imported fresh produce (cherries, lobsters) from Nov 1 to Dec 28 via green channels, 7×24 clearance, and expanded routes, boosting the holiday market while ensuring food safety.
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On December 25th, Dandong's first cross-border e-commerce B2B direct export (9710) business landed, marking a breakthrough in China (Dandong) Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone. Dadong Port Customs supported development since Dandong was approved as a national pilot zone in April 2025, with 9710 reducing costs/improving efficiency, local enterprises expanding overseas via cross-border e-commerce, and future plans to deepen collaboration/international cooperation.
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On December 25th, Hangzhou Customs' "Service Direct" v1.0 (core module of "Red Ship Enterprise Navigation") launched, upgrading to a comprehensive service ecosystem, supporting mobile/web access, with an animal/plant inspection column, benefiting over 89,000 enterprises.
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Taishan in Jiangmen is China's largest eel farming and export base. Taishan Customs guides enterprises to improve quality, launches traceability system and convenient measures. From Jan-Nov this year, 7670 tons of Taishan live eels were exported, with new markets like Vietnam.
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In 2025, China advances high-level openness by aligning with international trade rules, expanding foreign investment access, boosting foreign trade resilience, and promoting institutional opening-up (e.g., Hainan Free Trade Port). Foreign investment in high-tech grows, foreign trade expands, and China’s openness injects stability into global economic recovery through win-win cooperation.
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Chinese ports boost foreign trade via route optimization, efficiency enhancement (automation, smart supervision), and port-industry integration. 2025 port foreign trade throughput is expected to rise 9.6%, fostering China's economic and trade exchanges with global regions.
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The first China's "Smart Communication" cross-border trade multi-zone linkage project passed acceptance in Nanning area of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone. It builds a "1 smart supervision platform + N sites" system, simplifies processes, cuts supervision time by 90%, clearance time from 3-4 days to 1 day, and lowers logistics costs by 15%, enabling seamless China ASEAN cross-border logistics.
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On Dec 29, the 10th China-Oman Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting was chaired by Zhang Li and Saleh Masson in Xiong'an, signing meeting minutes. Both sides emphasized deepening China-Arab economic and trade cooperation, with China's development blueprint bringing new opportunities; they also expressed willingness to enhance investment, infrastructure, and renewable energy cooperation.
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The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), effective 2015, has boosted bilateral trade, benefiting Fujian enterprises. Fuzhou Customs data shows significant tariff cuts on imports/exports, with smart services and policy guidance helping enterprises leverage ChAFTA, advancing high-quality China-Australia cooperation.
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On Nov 25, a Chilean cherry cargo plane landed at Shanghai Pudong Airport. Shanghai Customs efficiently cleared 19 charter flights (1974 tons, +132% YoY) by Nov 25. Chile is China's top cherry importer source. Customs optimized clearance (green channel, 48h cold chain) for freshness, sending cherries to national markets quickly.
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This article introduces the steady advancement of Fujian-Thailand economic and trade cooperation, including trade volume growth (from over 10 billion yuan in 2009 to 47.39 billion yuan in 2024), 2025 Jan-Oct data (40.16 billion yuan, 5.7% YoY), private enterprises as main entities, and complementary commodity structures (mechanical/electrical exports, agricultural specialty imports).
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Anhui Hongchang Lighting is busy producing holiday lighting for overseas markets (UK, Italy). It develops LED/intelligent dimming products meeting EU/US standards, expecting 35 million yuan annual export value. Lu'an Customs upgrades assistance via "Hechang 2025" for efficient clearance. Lu'an's lighting exports reached 260 million yuan in Jan-Nov. Next, Customs will leverage RCEP to boost "Lu'an manufacturing" exports.
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Ningbo Feihong Culture rushes to produce over 10 million yuan Spring Festival gift packaging orders for Southeast Asian BigMart. As a key national cultural export enterprise, its products are exported to over 50 countries/regions. Yuyao Customs provides one-to-one clearance guarantee. Ningbo's paper products export reached 16.1 billion yuan in Jan-Nov, with growth in emerging markets like Southeast Asia.
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On Dec 18, Friendship Customs (Nanning Customs) supervised its 1 millionth inbound/outbound vehicle this year at Pingxiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone—first for Friendship Pass Port (China-Vietnam border, Western Land Sea Corridor hub). Jan-Nov goods value hit 545.17B yuan (+28.6% YoY). Renovations, smart tech, and facilitation measures boosted efficiency.
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On December 19th, the Chinese section of China-Vietnam "Puzhai Xinqing" freight channel smart port (core: unmanned container trucks & AI scheduling) was put into operation, cutting cross-border logistics time by ≥75%, boosting efficiency, and marking a China-Vietnam cooperation breakthrough (75th diplomatic anniversary achievement).
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On Dec 15, 2025, the "Blue Dream Song" cruise docked at Guangxi Beihai's North Port after a Vietnam trip. Since the 2025 Cruise Season opened in Nov, 12 ships operated with over 20k passengers. Beihai’s smart clearance (customs, border, maritime) supports its cruise economy, with 20 Vietnam voyages planned until Jan 2026.
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On December 21st, Dongxing Cross-border E-commerce Supervision Center handled exports to ASEAN. Its "9610" model has declared 47.203 million export packages (6.07 billion yuan) this year. Dongxing Customs optimized services (expanded center, holiday clearance) to boost efficiency, with 109 registered enterprises in the pilot zone.
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On December 24th, a container truck using the "Smart Pass" system completed cross-border logistics in Nanning. The project, China's first cross-border trade multi-zone linkage innovation, was accepted in Nanning Free Trade Zone, integrating tech like smart locks and AI to achieve seamless customs clearance, cutting clearance time/costs, and boosting Aidian Port's import-export value to 119.34 billion yuan (Jan-Oct 2025).
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