According to customs statistics, in the first four months of 2026, China’s total value of goods trade imports and exports reached 16.23 trillion yuan, up 14.9% year-on-year (same as below). Of this total, exports amounted to 9.33 trillion yuan, up 11.3%, while imports totaled 6.9 trillion yuan, up 20%. In April, the total value of China’s goods trade imports and exports reached 4.38 trillion yuan, up 14.2%. Of this, exports totaled 2.48 trillion yuan, up 9.8%; imports totaled 1.9 trillion yuan, up 20.6%.

By trade mode, in the first four months, China’s general trade imports and exports totaled 9.82 trillion yuan, up 8.5%; processing trade imports and exports totaled 3.08 trillion yuan, up 21.3%; and bonded logistics imports and exports totaled 2.81 trillion yuan, up 38.7%.

By trading partner, in the first four months, China’s total trade with ASEAN reached 2.75 trillion yuan, up 15.7%; trade with the EU totaled 2.01 trillion yuan, up 13.2%; and trade with the United States totaled 1.25 trillion yuan, down 12.9%. During the same period, China’s total imports and exports with countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative reached 8.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.5%.

By trade entity, in the first four months, private enterprises recorded imports and exports of 9.31 trillion yuan, up 15.9%; foreign-invested enterprises recorded 4.72 trillion yuan, up 15.4%; and state-owned enterprises recorded 2.16 trillion yuan, up 9.8%.

By key commodities, on the export side, in the first four months, China exported 5.92 trillion yuan worth of mechanical and electrical products, up 17.6%; labor-intensive goods amounted to 1.26 trillion yuan, a decrease of 2.6%; and agricultural products totaled 240.15 billion yuan, an increase of 2%. On the import side, during the first four months, China imported 2.76 trillion yuan worth of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 23.6%; 185 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 1.3%; and 475.73 billion yuan worth of agricultural products, an increase of 10.3%.