In the first four months of 2026, Zhejiang’s import, export, and import scales all hit record highs for the same period in history. This result shows the strong resilience of Zhejiang’s foreign trade.
Since the beginning of this year, in the face of the uncertainty of the external environment, Zhejiang’s foreign trade companies have continued to deeply explore the traditional markets of Europe and the United States while vigorously exploring emerging markets.
In the Xiaoshan Sennics campus, an overseas marketing summit is being held.
The company’s customized space design plan for the American market interested more than ten American merchants who came specially to the scene.
This leading office furniture distribution company in the United States just launched cooperation with Sunon last year, and proposed on the spot to further expand its brand agency cooperation with Sunon in the United States.
Erica, an American businessman, said: “Now is the era of the global economy. I hope that China and the United States can establish a stronger relationship so that we can carry out more cooperation.” As a leading domestic office furniture company, the United States is the largest market for Sennics’ international business, accounting for more than 30%.
In recent years, the company has not only opened a flagship showroom in Chicago, but also established a production base of more than 100,000 square meters in Mexico.
Thanks to the efforts of both the brand and the supply chain, the company’s North American market orders have reached nearly 200 million yuan since the beginning of this year, an increase of nearly 30%.
Data show that despite the complex and ever-changing international trade situation, Zhejiang’s exports to traditional European and American markets still account for more than 30%, and many companies have demonstrated strong resilience.
An infant products company located in Shangyu faced pressure from the United States to impose a 10% tariff on its main categories. It developed nearly 200 products such as lightweight umbrella strollers and multi-functional strollers. It successfully hedged against price fluctuations through rapid iteration of new products.
Zhao Jinlong, general manager of Chenhui Baby Products Co., Ltd., said confidently: “We are confident that the United States does not have a complete supply chain like China in terms of baby products, so it cannot find a substitute.”
In the first four months of this year, Zhejiang’s exports to the United States and the European Union were 430.58 billion yuan, accounting for 30.8%, with a stable market share. In April, exports to the United States increased by 5.7% year-on-year, and the performance continued to recover.
While stabilizing the traditional market, Zhejiang continues to deepen the “steady expansion and optimization” combination to encourage enterprises to vigorously explore international markets.
In Huangyan, AD Co., Ltd. invested tens of millions of yuan to upgrade existing production lines and develop a series of new products for the Latin American market that are more convenient to install, driving growth in emerging markets by more than 18% this year.
Wang Jie, head of foreign trade sales of A.D. Co., Ltd., said: “Competition in the international market is ultimately about technology, quality, and standards. No matter how the market changes, we will always remain anchored in the core goal of improving our internal strength.”
Data shows that before this year,
In April, Zhejiang’s import, export, and import scale all hit a record high for the same period in history. Among them, high-tech products such as special equipment and new materials played a significant role in driving the export. In particular, the export of the “three new items” continued to maintain high growth. Electric vehicles and lithium batteries increased by 85.9% and 1.1 times year-on-year respectively.
Next, customs and other departments will also guide companies to make good use of policies such as zero tariffs on Africa that will be implemented from this month to help companies develop markets more efficiently.
