China's trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion in the first 11 months of 2025 despite US tariff pressure. It offset US export decline via diversified markets (EU, Southeast Asia, Africa), consolidating its manufacturing powerhouse status. Morgan Stanley predicts its global export share will rise, impacting the global manufacturing landscape.

Vice Minister Sheng Qiuping emphasized retail as a key focus for the 15th Five-Year Plan’s domestic demand system and circulation at Beijing’s National Retail Industry Innovation Conference (Dec 9-10). He noted needs for online-offline integration, network layout, and highlighted MoC’s pilot projects and retail performance since the 14th Five-Year Plan.

Lanzhou Customs and Gansu Provincial Administration for Market Regulation jointly established a normalized cooperation mechanism to strengthen regulatory synergy, build a defense line for import-export food and commodity safety, optimize business environment, and support Gansu's open economy development, with cooperation directions including information sharing and law enforcement coordination.

Recently, workers assembled an export heater at Fuyun Electric Appliance in Cixi. Cixi Customs under Ningbo Customs guided enterprises to use "advance declaration" to compress clearance time, assisted via work mechanisms, and exempted eligible AEO enterprises from processing trade risk deposits to reduce their financial pressure.

Recently, precious art works (including Monet's "Sleeping Lotus Pond" and "Water Lilies") from the Art Museum of Chicago arrived at Ningbo Museum via Yinzhou Customs. The exhibition "Monet's Poetry: East West Aesthetic Dialogue" opens on Dec 5, showcasing over 60 pieces from both museums, with customs providing facilitation measures.

Binglun Environmental exported 17 freeze evaporators to Indonesia; Weichai New Energy gained FTA tariff savings via Yantai Customs. Yantai Customs implements green trade facilitation measures to boost enterprises' overseas expansion and green competitiveness.

Weihai's Puyuan Food Co., Ltd. achieved the first fish sauce export to the EU, with Weihai Customs' support including EU registration assistance, full-chain supervision, green channel services, and policy guidance to meet EU safety standards and cut clearance time.

Qingdao Ocean Brothers Seafood Co. exports aquatic products to EU countries (Germany, France) with Qingdao Dagang Customs' support (fast clearance, compliance guidance). Exports grew: company's 49M USD (+23% YoY Jan-Nov), Qingdao's 2.5B yuan (+27.5% YoY Jan-Oct). EU is a core market with high consumer recognition.

On December 3rd, Yantai Port welcomed its first batch of imported fruits (South Korean fresh grapes), marking the official opening of its designated fruit import supervision site. Yantai Customs used facilitation measures (green channel, advance declaration) to cut clearance time, ending transshipment needs and improving fruit freshness for local citizens.

Rizhao Port’s Shijiu Port Area berth 17A (30000-ton multi-purpose) is approved for temporary external use. It enhances ship-berth matching, loading/unloading efficiency, supports regional supply chains, addressing insufficient original berths amid cargo growth; Rizhao Customs facilitated this.

Qingdao Customs resolved enterprise issues (e.g., Jinyu Tire's manual declaration problem) via "Customs Enterprise Face to Face" events, optimizing the "single window" for batch data handling, cutting time from 2 days to 10 mins. This benefits multiple enterprises, supporting foreign trade high-quality development; 5 events this year resolved 103 issues from 83 enterprises.

Chongqing launched "city shopping+airport pickup" duty-free convenience measures, responding to national new policies, improving consumption experience; duty-free sales up 46.87% YoY, customs and enterprises optimize services to support building an international consumption center.

Recently, 26 tons of Dandong fresh chestnuts were exported via Dalian Dayaowan Port after Dalian Customs (Dadong Port jurisdiction) inspection. Dalian Customs provided planting guidance and implemented paperless declaration, instant review, and 24/7 inspection to cut clearance time, boosting export growth: Jan-Nov exports hit 6854.9 tons ($7.621m), up 28.5%/11.4% YoY, with overseas orders rising nearly 20%.

This year marks the 61st anniversary of China-France diplomatic ties. Shenzhen Customs opened an efficient French red wine import channel via the Qianhai Comprehensive Bonded Zone, meeting consumers' demands, deepening Sino-French trade, and using the bonded stocking model for 3-7 days delivery with genuine traceability.

近日，满洲里海关监管的TIR国际道路运输车辆今年达2000辆，前11月数量及货值同比大幅增长。TIR是全球跨境运输通关系统，具“一次申报、一车直达”等优势。满洲里海关通过多项措施保障TIR运输，助力一带一路贸易及区域经济一体化。

On Dec 3, a 1-ton egg truck cleared customs under Guangzhou Customs and 15th National Games/Paralympic Games exec committee supervision, departing for Macau—marking all Hong Kong/Macau athlete food supplies released. Measures include full-chain food safety; Guangzhou warehouse supplies multiple regions. Customs coordinated GBA rules, sent 21 batches (284 tons) to HK/Macau since Sept 29.

Qingdao Customs' "Sample Jietong" mode first expands to fertilizers/minerals; it cuts seaweed fertilizer testing time by 50%, optimizes sample inspection process, reduces costs, and has been promoted to multiple customs, benefiting enterprises.

This article introduces Green Harmonic Drive Technology Co., Ltd. in Suzhou Wuzhong District, its robot reducer production, Suzhou Customs' supportive services, the local robot industry cluster (over 1600 enterprises, 160B+ yuan scale), and the company's entry into domestic and foreign robot supply chains.

On November 28, 2025, Guangdong WTO/TBT Center and other units held Food Safety Risk Management & Trade Compliance Training in Guangzhou Nansha. It aims to enhance GBA food enterprises' compliance and risk management, covered RCEP labeling rules etc., and attracted about 60 participants.

German Foreign Minister Walder’s two-day China visit (Dec 8-9) involves meetings with senior Chinese officials, focusing on bilateral strategic partnership, trade cooperation (semiconductors, rare earths), the Ukrainian crisis, and pragmatic dialogue. He leads an economic delegation and will visit Guangzhou enterprises.