From Jan to Feb 2026, China's e-commerce develops steadily with active digital consumption, deep industrial e-commerce empowerment and Silk Road e-commerce win-win outcomes, achieving a good start for high-quality development.

On March 25th, the 14th WTO "China Project" Roundtable was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Minister Wang Wentao attended, delivered a speech, and signed memorandums with WTO DG Ivira. The roundtable focuses on WTO accession value, aiming to help African countries join the WTO, with the "China Project" as a South-South cooperation practice supporting developing countries' integration into the multilateral trading system.

Recently, Daxing Airport Customs found a passenger in the green channel carrying 8 bags (10.875kg) of meat products, which are prohibited by relevant regulations. Customs reminded that meat and its products are forbidden to be carried into China.

Recently, a batch of Siping intangible cultural heritage wood carvings with shamanic cultural features was successfully exported to Germany after Siping Customs inspection (the 13th batch this year). Siping Customs provided precise assistance via "one enterprise, one policy", guided FSC certification, optimized clearance processes, helped enterprises enjoy over 110,000 yuan RCEP tariff cuts, and boosted exports (up 13% Jan-Feb, to over 20 countries).

Luoshi Industrial, a Shanxi foundry firm, faced foreign trade challenges. Jincheng Customs assisted it to get AEO certification, boosting exports (over 16M yuan in first two months 2026, +60%). Customs plans to support more local enterprises to go global.

Recently, Huangdao Customs under Qingdao Customs seized 51.8 tons of prohibited imported foreign garbage (declared as ethylene polymer recycled particles but actually plastic reprocessing scraps). China bans foreign garbage import; illegal acts face return, fines or criminal liability.

Qingdao Jiaodong Airport Customs seized a passenger carrying 42 disposable electronic cigarettes and 60 cartridges in violation of regulations, and stated relevant inbound carrying limits for electronic cigarettes and cartridges.

In the first two months of this year, Huangdao Customs supervised kite products export exceeding 2.4 million yuan (up 194% YoY). The customs optimized clearance processes (cloud consultation, special channel, LCL mode) to help kites enter overseas markets like Finland and UK, driven by rising spring outdoor consumption.

Chinese health home products (e.g., massage chairs, electric therapy beds) from Qingdao, like Aislite’s, are expanding globally. Qingdao Customs supports exports with compliance guidance and efficient services; Aislite’s exports hit over 9M yuan (Jan-Feb 2026, +10% YoY).

Recently, Mount Huangshan Taoyuan Food Co. exported boiled osmunda to Japan. Mount Huangshan Customs supports via penetration supervision, green channel and cloud issuance to ensure quality and fresh export. Mount Huangshan's boiled osmunda export value rose 13.2% YoY in the first two months of this year; customs will help more local products go global.

Yiwu's small commodity foreign trade thrives post-New Year, with enhanced customs clearance efficiency (tech support) and enterprises joining overseas exhibitions to expand global markets; examples include daily transactions and IP product growth.

Recently, Ningbo Zhouqi Health's automated smart massage chair production line operates efficiently, exporting to over 100 countries. As a high-tech firm with 200+ engineers, it focuses on innovation. Cixi Customs offers customized clearance and TBT services. Cixi's massage chair exports reached 22.752 million yuan in Jan-Feb this year, up 53.4% year-on-year.

Since 2026, Cixi enterprises producing new electric hair care devices have rushed to resume work with 95%+ employee return rate via incentives. Abundant orders (e.g., 8000 for Mexico) drive production; EU exports rose 144.4% last year, expanding to South American emerging markets.

Recently, Ningbo Customs transferred 16 confiscated paleontological fossils (including mammoth ivory, early Cretaceous wolf fin fish fossils, etc.) to Ningbo Natural Resources and Planning Bureau for the first time. These fossils have scientific value, and Customs will continue to crack down on fossil smuggling per national laws.

Ningbo Customs innovates cross-border e-commerce regulatory services via digital reform, boosting Meishan Comprehensive Bonded Zone's overseas warehouse exports by 87.5% (Jan-Feb) to 1.52b yuan. It optimizes clearance efficiency (e.g., 10-second vehicle inspection) and supports high-quality foreign trade development.

This article reports that Ningbo Airport Customs has optimized customs clearance services (e.g., green channel, customized services) for imported fresh aquatic products, ensuring their freshness and reducing enterprise costs. Fresh food imports at the port reached 150 million yuan in Jan-Feb this year, up 834.1% YoY.

Nanning's cross-border e-commerce import-export reached 53.5 billion yuan during the 14th Five-Year Plan, focusing on ASEAN. It introduced Lazada/Shopee, promoted AI+cross-border e-commerce, built supply chains/overseas warehouses (covering RCEP countries), improved logistics/financial support, and strives to be an ASEAN digital trade hub.

On March 24, 2026, the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference (theme: "Shaping a Common Future: New Situation, New Opportunities, New Cooperation") opened. It focuses on Asia's economic resilience, open cooperation, digital empowerment, and multilateralism, promoting win-win development amid global challenges.

Dunhua Lusheng Wood Products, starting as a small workshop, has grown into an exporter with over 33 million yuan export value this year, thanks to Yanji Customs' assistance (streamlining processes, tracking technical standards). Yanbian's wood products export (Jan-Feb: +9.6% batches, +8.5% value YoY) thrives, with customs continuing to support enterprises.

In the first two months of 2026, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region's import/export reached 743.81B yuan (12.0% YoY growth). Exports hit a record 245.05B yuan (+18.6%), led by mechanical and electrical products. Trade with emerging markets grew faster than overall.