Yingkou's piano industry transforms via second-hand piano bonded logistics; Yingkou Customs innovates supervision to cut clearance/logistics costs, targets 5000+ pianos (over 150M yuan) by 2025, with Q1 2026 bonded logistics up 12.9% (volume) and 33.5% (value) YoY.

On April 27, multiple Chinese ministries launched the "From China to the World: Pilot Program for Integrated Development of TCM Service Consumption and Trade", identifying 18 pilot regions. Over the next three years, these regions will advance TCM cultural exchanges, tourism, health services, etc., to promote coordinated development and contribute to the global health community.

In Q1 2026, China's foreign trade achieved a "good start" with record import/export scale, laying a foundation for the 15th Five-Year Plan. It showed strong growth, structural optimization, and kinetic energy transformation, with private enterprises growing notably, Belt and Road & diversified markets advancing, and mechanical/electrical & green products driving exports.

Yiwu Customs’ "inspection before shipment" mode optimizes export LCL supervision, increasing efficiency by 30% and cutting cross-border e-commerce costs by 15%. It expands to cross-border e-commerce and sea-rail intermodal, supporting Yiwu’s small commodities exports and delivering policy dividends to enterprises.

On April 24th, the "Shangang Tong" intelligent transfer import mode officially opened at Qingdao Qianwan Port, transitioning from "export breakthrough" to "comprehensive integration". Developed by Qingdao Customs (drawing on Greater Bay Area experience), it enables "one declaration, one inspection, one release" via "hub port+branch port" architecture, saving enterprises time and logistics costs, and boosting Shandong port cluster integration.

From Jan-Mar 2026, 13987 foreign-invested enterprises were newly established (11% YoY increase); actual foreign investment was 249.6B yuan (7.3% YoY decrease). High-tech industries saw 30.7% YoY growth (41.2% of total). Investment from Luxembourg, Switzerland etc. increased.

China's service trade is developing rapidly, with a 2025 target exceeding 8 trillion yuan. 2026 first two months data shows total import/export 114 trillion yuan, including knowledge-intensive services (42.5% of total). Policy support and "China Service" brand cultivation are key to expanding opening up and new growth points.

In the first quarter of this year, Xiong'an New Area's foreign trade import and export reached 20.55 billion yuan, up 17.6 times year-on-year. Xiong'an Customs focused on serving Beijing's non-capital functions, building characteristic port system and promoting industrial upgrading, with measures like "one enterprise one policy" and "district-port linkage", boosting exports of biodegradable plastics to over 20 countries.

Ningxia’s Q1 2026 foreign trade reached 6.36B yuan (31.5% YoY growth). Top partners: EU, ASEAN, Ghana; Belt and Road trade up 48.7%. Private enterprises dominate (92.1%). Export structure optimized (electromechanical, high-tech). Yinchuan Customs will boost open economy development.

Qingdao Customs data shows Q1 2026 import-export reached 219.37B yuan (3.8% YoY growth). Key traits: all trade modes grew, private enterprises led, emerging markets expanded, Belt and Road/RCEP trade increased, electromechanical/agricultural exports and agricultural/metal ore imports grew.

In Q1 2026, Tongjiang Railway Port's China Europe freight trains had 97.3% train and 147% TEU growth. Tongjiang Customs used facilitation measures (one-on-one guidance, appointment clearance, Railway Express) and tech empowerment to speed up clearance, enhancing the port's radiation capacity with 18 trains carrying goods like electronics and construction parts.

Fujian, core of 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, had 250.71b yuan import-export with Belt and Road countries in 2026 Q1 (up 8.1% YoY). General trade dominated (80.9%), private enterprises led (64.4%). Exports: electromechanical/labor-intensive products; imports: bulk commodities. Fuzhou Customs supported trade via facilitation.