In the first quarter of 2026, Nanchang’s foreign trade import and export delivered outstanding results. Both imports, exports and exports achieved double-digit growth, with the total volume ranking first in the province and setting a new high for the same period in history.
According to customs statistics, from January to March 2026, the city’s total import and export value was 27.87 billion yuan, ranking first in the province’s districts and cities and setting a record high for the same period in history, with a year-on-year growth of 17.2%, which was 2.2 and 1.2 percentage points higher than the national and provincial average growth rates respectively.
Among them, exports were 19.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17%; imports were 7.97 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.8%. Imports and exports achieved simultaneous and steady growth, showing a good trend of “stable quantity and improved quality”, laying a solid foundation for the high-quality development of foreign trade in the first year of the “15th Five-Year Plan”.
Since the beginning of this year, Nanchang City’s business system has anchored the goal of “stabilizing scale and optimizing structure” and taking multiple measures to make precise efforts. The majority of foreign trade companies have proactively recognized changes and actively explored markets, jointly promoting the rapid growth of foreign trade in the first quarter.
Specifically, in the first quarter of this year, Nanchang City’s business entities continued to expand. There were 1,260 foreign trade companies with import and export performance in the city, a year-on-year increase of 13%. The scale of foreign trade entities has steadily expanded.
Key leading enterprises have performed outstandingly. Huaqin Electronics, Jiangling, Dongshen Knitting and other industry leading import and export volumes have achieved more than 20% growth, and a pattern of coordinated development of large, medium and small enterprises has been further formed.
The market layout has become more diversified, and emerging markets are growing rapidly.
As of the end of March, Nanchang’s foreign trade partners have reached 200 countries and regions around the world, and positive progress has been made in trade diversification.
Among them, imports and exports to ASEAN were 5.45 billion yuan, an increase of 44%; imports and exports to the EU were 2.34 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; imports and exports to Africa were 1.9 billion yuan, a surge of 136.5%; imports and exports to countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” were 15.8 billion yuan, an increase of 38%. The diversified and stable international market network continued to be consolidated.
At the same time, the leading industries are making efforts to break through, and the product structure is new and optimized.
In the first quarter, the city’s production-oriented enterprises achieved import and export of 20 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%, accounting for 72% of the city’s total import and export value, and the role of industrial support is highlighted.
The leading industries in foreign trade performed well. Automobiles (including chassis) achieved exports of 5.08 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 74.3%; textiles and clothing achieved exports of 2.91 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%.
The export of high-tech products has strong momentum. The export of automatic data processing equipment and parts was 3.27 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%; the export of notebook computers was 2.63 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 42%; the export of electronic components was 1.09 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 86.8%. The pace of high-end and intelligent upgrading of foreign trade products accelerated.
Achievements cannot be achieved without precise policy empowerment and strong service guarantee.
Since the beginning of this year, Nanchang City has focused on the urgent needs and worries of enterprises and launched a “combination punch” to help enterprises bail out and expand the market to stabilize orders.
Actively expand foreign demand channels, build docking bridges, organize and hold a number of special events such as the 2026 Anyi Aluminum Profiles and Doors and Windows “Ganmao Premium Products Huitong Global” Trade Supply and Procurement Matchmaking Conference, the Argentina Export Market Supply and Procurement Matchmaking Conference, and promote accurate docking between foreign buyers and more than 200 local foreign trade companies to open up supply and demand blockages.
At the same time, it has expanded overseas markets, seized high-quality orders, and organized 220 enterprise groups to participate in more than 10 internationally renowned exhibitions such as the Canton Fair, China Fair, Shenzhen Optoelectronics Exhibition, and Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Exhibition, leading enterprises to “go out” to expand markets and find business opportunities, effectively increasing the international exposure and market share of Nanchang products.
It has also continuously strengthened policy assistance to accurately solve problems, organized more than 200 companies to participate in special activities such as trade compliance training and enterprise-assistance policy briefings, and popularized policies that benefit enterprises; established a directory of key enterprises, carried out “one-on-one” assistance, and promptly coordinated and solved the practical difficulties of more than 20 enterprises such as Jing’an High-Tech, Wilsonson, and Huasheng Aluminum in export tax rebates, customs clearance, and Canton Fair participation.
To increase financial support and alleviate financial pressure, in the first quarter, China Sinosure and Sinosure insured export credit insurance for 396 companies in Nanchang City, with an export insurance amount of US$511 million, a year-on-year increase of 19.64%, strengthening the defense line against foreign trade risks; the United Export-Import Bank of China has issued policy low-interest loans of 24.3 billion yuan to 75 companies, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, injecting financial vitality into the development of enterprises.
In the next step, Nanchang will continue to consolidate the results of the “good start” in foreign trade, further optimize the business environment, stimulate the vitality of business entities, continue to expand scale, optimize structure, and strengthen momentum, promote high-quality development of foreign trade, strive to achieve the goal of promoting stable and high-quality development of foreign trade, and contribute Nanchang’s strength to the growth of the province’s foreign trade.
