Dongguan's foreign trade soared to new heights this year.

According to data released by Huangpu Customs on October 20, Dongguan's total import and export volume reached 1.17 trillion yuan in the first three quarters of 2025, a record high for the same period and up 14.4% year-on-year, ranking first among major foreign trade cities in Guangdong.

Private enterprises remain the driving force behind this growth, contributing 62.6% of Dongguan's total foreign trade value. Their export and import volume rose 21.7% from a year earlier, underscoring their growing role in innovation, market expansion, and industrial upgrading.

Dongguan also showed remarkable diversification in its global market reach. Trade with traditional partners such as the U.S., Europe, Japan, and the U.K. rose by 8.2%, while exchanges with emerging markets, especially ASEAN (+38.5%), Latin America (+10.4%), India (+15.3%), the Middle East (+34.2%), and Central Asia (+55.2%), recorded robust growth. Trade with the countries along Belt and Road Routes accounted for a larger share (+2.5%), reflecting Dongguan's strengthened resilience and global connectivity.

Meanwhile, electromechanical products led exports with a total of 499.91 billion yuan, up 12.2%, accounting for more than 70% of the city's exports. Key products such as integrated circuits, computers, and smartphones saw double-digit growth, reaffirming Dongguan's solid standing as a global manufacturing powerhouse.