Dongguan’s foreign trade has grown steadily this year, with both volume and quality improving, solidifying Dongguan's position as China's fifth-largest foreign trade city. In the first three quarters, goods trade reached 1.29 trillion yuan, a record high for the period.

Enterprises of all types posted growth

Dongguan’s private enterprises recorded 812.97 billion yuan in imports and exports, up 11.4% and accounting for 62.9% of the city’s total. They added 7.2 percentage points to Dongguan’s trade growth. Foreign-invested enterprises recorded 476.94 billion yuan, up 10.2% and accounting for 36.9%.

A more diverse and stable market footprint

Trade with other APEC economies reached 889.8 billion yuan, up 10.8%. Trade with ASEAN, Hong Kong SAR, the Taiwan region, the United States and South Korea rose 1.1%, 12.3%, 2%, 6.5% and 86.4%, respectively. Trade with India and the Middle East rose 6.9% and 14.3%, respectively.

New trade formats gained strength

Bonded logistics imports and exports rose 38.6%, adding 10.3 percentage points to Dongguan’s trade growth. Market procurement exports rose 30.2%, and cross-border e-commerce exports via overseas warehouses jumped 60.7%.

Export drivers continued to shift toward new and higher-quality areas

AI-related product exports rose 16.5%. Integrated circuits and printed circuits rose 28.2% and 19.5%, respectively. Mobile phones and computers rose 26.9% and 12.2%, respectively. Lithium batteries and photovoltaic products rose 14.8% and 520%, respectively.