Against the backdrop of a complex external environment and pressure on foreign trade, a certain region delivered a remarkable foreign trade performance in 2025, boasting both leading total volume and impressive growth. From January to November, the county’s total import and export volume reached 399.58 million yuan, continuing to rank first in the city; the import and export volume of production-oriented enterprises increased by 101.3% year-on-year, and new business models and new entities flourished. This achievement is particularly noteworthy.
Why was this region able to achieve such rapid growth in foreign trade? What kind of “combination punches” did it employ to overcome challenges and achieve this upward trend? Let’s step into the workshops of local foreign trade enterprises and related service departments to explore the underlying logic and development secrets.
**Stabilizing existing markets and expanding into new ones: Established businesses accelerate growth.** On January 5, 2026, in the production workshop of a leading local foreign trade enterprise, machines hummed as workers busily packed products. The sales general manager pointed to the fully operational production line, his face beaming with satisfaction. “This batch of products destined for Africa has just completed customs clearance, and our orders in markets like Nigeria and Kenya are already booked until the first quarter of 2026!” The company’s import and export volume reached 150.48 million yuan from January to October 2025, a year-on-year increase of 164%. This success is inseparable from the local government’s organization of enterprises to participate in trade fairs such as the Canton Fair and the China International Import Expo, enabling them to accurately connect with global customers. Through the platform built by the government, the company not only consolidated its existing markets but also opened up three new African markets. Another company also benefited from market expansion support. “In 2025, we successfully entered the Belarusian and Brazilian markets, with import and export volume increasing by 76.2% year-on-year, reaching 43.82 million yuan,” said the company’s general manager, holding a newly signed letter of intent. It is understood that in 2025, the local government organized more than 20 enterprises to participate in various international exhibitions, signing a total of over US$30 million in intended orders, helping established enterprises seize opportunities in the global market. Another enterprise solved its development problems with policy support. “Due to customs statistical system reasons, some of our export data could not be included in the statistics in a timely manner. The county specifically assigned personnel to track and guide us, helping us adjust our export declaration model,” the company’s deputy general manager explained. He added that they have already recovered some of the lost data and expect to recover more than 50 million yuan for the whole year. Cultivating key players and revitalizing business formats, new forces inject new momentum. On January 5, 2026, the head of a newly established foreign trade enterprise, who was processing subsequent customs declaration procedures, said, “I didn’t expect it to take only three months from registration to achieving our first export order. The efficiency is amazing!” In 2025, the local government established a contact mechanism for key foreign trade enterprises, analyzing and assessing the new foreign trade situation monthly, conducting in-depth policy promotion within enterprises, and coordinating solutions to production and operation problems. Many enterprises completed their import and export cargo consignee registration, and some successfully achieved import and export performance, injecting fresh vitality into foreign trade growth. “The county’s ‘one enterprise, one dedicated team’ service is so considerate. From equity changes to export registration and tax invoicing, they provided on-site guidance throughout the process, helping us avoid many detours,” the head of the enterprise remarked. Cross-border e-commerce has become a new growth engine for local foreign trade. On one company’s independent website, orders from Southeast Asia are constantly popping up. “We completed the construction of our independent website and cross-border e-commerce registration last year. Now, through online channels, our hometown’s specialty agricultural products are sold directly to the world,” the company’s head explained. As of November 2025, many local enterprises had completed the construction of independent websites and cross-border e-commerce registration, and the registration and independent website construction of some enterprises were also being accelerated. The director of the local commerce bureau stated, “Currently, four new enterprises with proven foreign trade performance have been successfully cultivated, achieving import and export volumes exceeding 10 million yuan.” Busy production workshops, increasing data, and growing enterprises bear witness to the resilience and vitality of the region’s foreign trade. Behind this is the local government’s precise grasp of the development patterns of foreign trade, implementing a comprehensive strategy of “stabilizing existing businesses, cultivating new businesses, and expanding business models.” From organizing enterprises to participate in exhibitions and expand markets to providing targeted assistance through “one enterprise, one dedicated team,” from cultivating new foreign trade entities to developing new cross-border e-commerce business models, the local government has taken concrete measures to help enterprises overcome difficulties and enhance efficiency. It is believed that with the continued release of a series of policy dividends, the region’s foreign trade will go further and further on the road to high-quality development in 2026, writing an even more brilliant chapter.
