Kazakhstan is promoting trade digital transformation amid e-commerce growth. President Tokayev heard a trade sector report from Minister Shakariev, who outlined 2025 targets (trade 19% of GDP, e-commerce 3.9trn tenge). Logistics centers, digital systems, and export support are emphasized.

The 15th Five-Year Plan proposes promoting domestic demand, consumption-driven, endogenous growth models to build an economic powerhouse. It summarizes key experiences (optimizing direction/pattern/structure, dual circulation), tasks (filling consumption gaps, strengthening service trade, expanding imports), and measures (reforming to balance supply-demand, urban-rural integration, government-market relations).

The 2026 Canton Fair Hong Kong Spring Tea Reception was held on March 17, 2026. China Foreign Trade Center signed an MOU with Greater Bay Area Low Altitude Economic Alliance. Officials noted Canton Fair's role in foreign trade; 139th opens April 15, 140th October 15.

Daxing Airport Customs found fresh fruits and harmful insects in an inbound passenger's luggage. Fresh fruits are prohibited from entering China to prevent harmful organism invasion endangering agricultural and forestry safety, as reminded by customs.

Qinhuangdao Fenghe's cabbage achieves first export with Beidaihe Customs' support (one-on-one, green channel). Beidaihe Customs supervised 96.3 tons of exported veggies Jan-Feb 2026, aiding local agri-exports and rural revitalization.

On March 16, Qingdao Haiwan Chemical paid a 2.558 million yuan customs duty deposit via digital RMB to Qingdao Customs, marking the first such business in Qingdao. Launched in 2025, digital RMB customs duty payment expands to deposit, enabling real-time 7×24 payments, reducing enterprise capital pressure. Qingdao Customs will further explore its applications in cross-border e-commerce etc.

Recently, Shandong Lingong's over 150 electric loaders are ready for export to Southeast Asia, Africa, etc. Linyi Customs provides tailored clearance solutions to support its green intelligent equipment going global, with Lingong's 14 overseas firms transitioning to operation by 2026 and aiming for 30% sales/revenue growth.

Qingdao Big Shepherd Machinery's automated mobile chicken coops (3.4 million yuan) are exported to Indonesia via Qingdao Customs. The modular, turnkey products have global markets, with planned 26 million yuan exports by 2025. Qingdao Dagang Customs provides tailored compliance services to support enterprise's international expansion.

This article covers Qingdao's processing trade enterprises (7 selected as national manufacturing champions, including Sailun Tire and Hisense), Qingdao Customs' targeted reforms (tire unit consumption management, group supervision model), and positive outcomes (rubber tire exports 20.974b yuan 2025, processing trade 146b yuan 2025, growth).

Recently, Qingdao Port (first in northern China for normalized full-chain green methanol refueling) completed Shandong's first ship-to-ship green methanol refueling via "Jianhang Lida" under customs supervision, using low-carbon green methanol (no sulfides) to support port green transformation.

Yantai Customs implements "remote video+instant release" model for strawberry and fresh perishable agricultural products export to ensure freshness. In first two months of this year, it supervised over 30,000 tons of fresh fruits export, enhancing international competitiveness.

Since the beginning of this year, Ningbo Port's foreign trade has maintained resilience. In the first two months of 2026, its total import and export volume reached 494.45 billion yuan, up 12.9% year-on-year, with exports up 16% and imports up 2.5%.