The General Administration of Customs of China has released the latest statistical data, showing that the total import and export value of goods trade in China reached 16.23 trillion yuan in the first four months of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%. Among them, China and the countries jointly building the the Belt and Road totaled 8.28 trillion yuan in import and export, up 13.5%, becoming an important force driving the growth of overall foreign trade.

From the perspective of trading partners, the total trade value between China and ASEAN is 2.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.7%; The total trade value with the European Union is 2.01 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.2%; The total value of trade with the United States was 1.25 trillion yuan, a decrease of 12.9%.

From the perspective of foreign trade entities, private enterprises still play a leading role, with imports and exports reaching 9.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.9%.

In terms of products, the export of electromechanical products reached 5.92 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.6%. In terms of imports, the import of electromechanical products reached 2.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.6%, highlighting the strong demand for high-end equipment in domestic industrial upgrading. At the same time, the import and export of bonded logistics surged by 38.7%, indicating the rapid development of new forms of foreign trade in China. Keywords: Infrastructure News, the Belt and Road

Overall, the diversification strategy of trading partners is building a more stable external support for China's foreign trade, and the significant outperformance of import growth rate also sends a positive signal of sustained domestic demand recovery.Editor/Gao Xue