On March 17th, fresh tamarind from Thailand was imported through Yangpu Port under Haikou Customs, marking Hainan's first import of this fruit and adding a new category to Hainan Free Trade Port's fresh imports. It enriches domestic tropical fruit supply, meets consumer upgrading demand, and expands agricultural trade channels between Hainan and Southeast Asia.

On March 20, 2026, the "61st Wakamimaru" carrying 160,000 male Zhangxiong fish fry set sail from Hainan Port to Japan, marking the start of Hainan's characteristic aquatic products export peak season. Zhangxiong fish, a tropical specialty with delicious meat and high economic value, is a key raw material for Japan's high-end sashimi market. Haikou Customs provided efficient services to minimize port stay time, reducing fry loss, and will further optimize services to support Hainan's seafood exports.

Ningbo Airport Customs uses efficient clearance (via Blue Sky Access, green channel) for imported fresh aquatic products. Jan-Feb 2026 imports hit 150M yuan, up 834.1% YoY, benefiting enterprises with lower costs and better freshness.

On March 19, 2026, Zhuhai's Doumen Port exported its first yacht of the year. Under Doumen Customs' smart supervision (AIS trajectory tracking) and optimized "port clearance" mode, the yacht cleared customs efficiently, saving enterprises time and cutting costs. It's a practice of Zhuhai's "Jinwan Manufacturing - Doumen Going Global" linkage. Customs supports the yacht industry with facilitation policies, with related data growing.

In 2026 spring tea season, Enshi selenium tea in Hubei has growing overseas orders. Enshi Customs offers efficient services to smooth exports, with 2025 exports ranking first in Hubei and 2026 Jan-Feb data released.

On March 23, Changsha Customs released 25 measures to optimize port business environment and promote cross-border trade facilitation, covering tax reduction/exemption, Africa trade, new quality productivity, international logistics, etc. Enterprises can consult via 12360 hotline or official WeChat.

In 2026, Shaanxi will promote foreign trade expansion and quality improvement via market expansion activities, key industry outward orientation, new trade forms development, policy support, and "going global" efforts, focusing on key areas and exhibitions.

Haikou Customs reports Hainan's imports/exports to 28 Boao Forum initiating countries in Jan-Feb 2026 reached 17.16 billion yuan (28.1% YoY growth), with double-digit growth to 24 of them, covering agricultural, mineral, and mechanical products.

On March 19, 2026, 1704kg Solanaceae seeds from Beijing Shuangshuo Seed Co.'s Jiuquan Branch were exported to France via Jiuquan Customs. Gansu's Hexi region is a key national seed base with global cooperation. Lanzhou Customs enforces biosafety supervision and optimizes services to boost export efficiency; Jan-Feb 2026 exports rose 1.1x in volume and 20.8% in value.

On March 19, 2026, the Customs Port Supervision Work Conference was held in Shenzhen. Wang Jun (Deputy DG of GAC) attended and spoke, reviewing 2025 work, outlining 2026 priorities (e.g., two consolidations, cross-border e-commerce support) and attended by relevant customs personnel.

This article discusses China's high-level opening-up (healthcare, aviation, high-tech), 2025 foreign investment growth, supportive policies (2026 work report, institutional opening-up), foreign companies' confidence, and China's attractiveness shift to innovation and market certainty dividends.

From Jan to Feb 2026, China had 8631 newly established foreign-invested enterprises (up 14% YoY) with actual foreign investment of 161.45 billion yuan (down 5.7% YoY). High-tech industries saw 20.4% YoY growth in foreign investment (39.2% of total). Investment from Canada, Switzerland and France increased.