In April 2026, the export momentum of high value-added products such as new energy vehicles and consumer electronics will be good, and foreign trade operations will show strong resilience and vitality. What is more noteworthy is that the operating rate of port equipment has formed a situation of multiple blooming points along the coast and inland, and foreign trade is shifting from coastal solo to a new pattern of coordinated efforts across the entire region. The resilience of cross-border supply chains continues to strengthen.

The operating rate of port equipment has increased

In April 2026, port transportation in China continued to improve, with equipment operating rates increasing by 7.65 percentage points year-on-year and 1.61 percentage points month on month. Among the top 10 provinces with the busiest port construction, five coastal provinces including Tianjin and Zhejiang have strong container throughput due to their traditional port hub advantages. Beijing, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Sichuan, relying on the rapid development of the Western Land Sea New Corridor, China Europe freight trains, bonded zones, and port logistics, are becoming new engines for foreign trade growth. Shen Chunfeng, a big data expert at Shugen Technology, stated that foreign trade is shifting from coastal solo performances to a new pattern of global collaborative efforts.

The growth rate of freight flights is accelerating

According to data from the National Information Center, the export of goods continues to improve. In April 2026, the departure load of major port cargo ships increased by 42.1% year-on-year, with a growth rate 41.7 percentage points higher than March. In April 2026, the daily average number of international cargo flights increased by 2.2% month on month, indicating an improvement in the export of high-value products represented by consumer electronics. Faced with a complex external environment, China's foreign trade has shown strong resilience and vitality, especially in the export of high value-added products. Keywords: Strategic News Network, Foreign Trade, Cross border Supply Chain

The export of high value-added products is improving

Experts believe that the good performance of foreign trade in April reflects not only the strong demand for Chinese goods in the international market, but also the increasingly prominent advantages of China's industrial and supply chains under the continuous support of a series of policies. Xing Yuguan, Deputy Researcher at the Big Data Development Department of the National Information Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated that under the coordinated promotion of the stock increment policy, the momentum of coordinated improvement in domestic and foreign demand in April 2026 has been consolidated, market expectations remain stable, and the pace of cultivating new quality productivity has accelerated. The Chinese economy is showing a positive trend of structural optimization, business revitalization, and stable expectations.Editor/Gao Xue