In the first quarter of 2026, Nanchang’s foreign trade import and export delivered a brilliant answer. Both import, export and export achieved double-digit growth, with the total volume ranking first in the province and setting a new high for the same period.
According to customs statistics, 2026 January –
In March, the city’s total import and export value was 27.87 billion yuan, ranking first among the province’s districts and cities. It also set a new record for the same period, with a year-on-year growth of 17.2%, which was 2.2 and 1.2 percentage points higher than the national and provincial average growth rates respectively.
Among them, exports were 19.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17%; imports were 7.97 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.8%. Imports and exports achieved simultaneous and steady growth, showing a good trend of “stable quantity and improved quality”, laying a solid foundation for the high-quality development of foreign trade in the first year of the “15th Five-Year Plan”.
Since this year, Nanchang City’s business system has closely focused on the goal of “stabilizing scale and optimizing structure” and has adopted a variety of measures to make precise efforts.
The majority of foreign trade companies also actively adapted to changes and actively explored markets, jointly promoting the rapid growth of foreign trade in the first quarter.
From the perspective of business entities, in the first quarter of this year, the number of foreign trade companies with import and export performance in the city reached 1,260, a year-on-year increase of 13%, and the scale of foreign trade entities has steadily expanded.
Key leading enterprises performed outstandingly. The import and export volumes of industry leaders such as Huaqin Electronics, Jiangling, and Dongshen Knitting all achieved an increase of more than 20%, and a pattern of coordinated development of large, medium and small enterprises was further formed.
In terms of market layout, it has become more diversified, and emerging markets are growing rapidly.
As of the end of March, Nanchang’s foreign trade partners have spread to 200 countries and regions around the world, and positive progress has been made in trade diversification.
Among them, imports and exports to ASEAN were 5.45 billion yuan, an increase of 44%; imports and exports to the EU were 2.34 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; imports and exports to Africa were 1.9 billion yuan, a surge of 136.5%; imports and exports to countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” were 15.8 billion yuan, an increase of 38%. The diversified and stable international market network continued to be consolidated.
Leading industries are also making efforts to break through, and their product structures are moving towards new and improved products.
In the first quarter, the city’s production-oriented enterprises achieved import and export of 20 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%, accounting for 72% of the city’s total import and export value, and the role of industrial support is highlighted.
The leading industries in foreign trade performed well. Automobiles (including chassis) achieved exports of 5.08 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 74.3%; textiles and clothing achieved exports of 2.91 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%.
The export of high-tech products has strong momentum. The export of automatic data processing equipment and parts was 3.27 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%; the export of notebook computers was 2.63 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 42%; the export of electronic components was 1.09 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 86.8%. The pace of high-end and intelligent upgrading of foreign trade products accelerated.
Achievements cannot be achieved without precise empowerment of policies and strong guarantee of services.
Since the beginning of this year, Nanchang City has focused on the urgent, difficult and anxious problems of enterprises and launched a “combination punch” to help enterprises bail out and expand the market and stabilize orders.
Actively expand channels for foreign demand, build docking bridges, and organize a number of special events to promote accurate docking between foreign buyers and local foreign trade companies and open up supply and demand blockages.
At the same time, it expands overseas markets, organizes companies to participate in many internationally renowned exhibitions, and leads companies to “go abroad” to expand markets and find business opportunities, effectively increasing the international exposure and market share of Nanchang products.
It also continues to strengthen policy support, accurately solve problems, increase financial support, and alleviate corporate financial pressure.
Next step, Nanchang City will continue to consolidate the results of the “good start” in foreign trade, further optimize the business environment, stimulate the vitality of business entities, continue to expand scale, optimize structure, and strengthen momentum, promote high-quality development of foreign trade, strive to achieve the development goal of promoting stability and improving the quality of foreign trade, and contribute Nanchang’s strength to the growth of the province’s foreign trade.
