General Administration of Customs: China's goods trade import and export grew by 2.4% year-on-year in the first four months.

According to customs statistics, in the first four months of 2025, the total value of China's goods trade imports and exports reached 14.14 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.4%. Among them, exports were 8.39 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.5%; imports were 5.75 trillion yuan, a decrease of 4.2%. In April, the total value of China's goods trade imports and exports was 3.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.6%. Among them, exports were 2.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.3%; imports were 1.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.8%. The main features of China's import and export in the first four months: 1. General trade and processing trade imports and exports increased In the first four months, China's general trade imports and exports reached 9.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.6%, accounting for 64% of the total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 5.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.3%; imports were 3.52 trillion yuan, a decrease of 8.4%. During the same period, processing trade imports and exports reached 2.54 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.6%, accounting for 18%. Among them, exports were 1.58 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.5%; imports were 960.57 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%. In addition, China's imports and exports through bonded logistics reached 2.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 7%. Among them, exports were 847.48 billion yuan, an increase of 17.7%; imports were 1.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.6%. 2. Imports and exports to ASEAN and the EU increased In the first four months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 2.38 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.2%, accounting for 16.8% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports to ASEAN were 1.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.6%; imports from ASEAN were 895.17 billion yuan, an increase of 4%. The EU was China's second largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.78 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.1%, accounting for 12.6%. Among them, exports to the EU were 1.21 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.1%; imports from the EU were 563.59 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.1%. The United States was China's third largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.44 trillion yuan, a decrease of 2.1%, accounting for 10.2%. Among them, exports to the United States were 1.07 trillion yuan, a decrease of 1.5%; imports from the United States were 369.95 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.7%. During the same period, China's total trade value with countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative was 7.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.9%. Among them, exports were 4.15 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.6%; imports were 3.1 trillion yuan, a decrease of 2.8%. 3. The proportion of imports and exports by private enterprises increased In the first four months, imports and exports by private enterprises reached 8.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.8%, accounting for 56.9% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 2.3 percentage points from the same period last year. Among them, exports were 5.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.1%, accounting for 65.1% of the total exports; imports were 2.58 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.2%, accounting for 45% of the total imports. During the same period, imports and exports by foreign-invested enterprises reached 4.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.9%, accounting for 29% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 2.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.1%; imports were 1.82 trillion yuan, a decrease of 3%. Imports and exports by state-owned enterprises reached 1.96 trillion yuan, a decrease of 11.3%, accounting for 13.9% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 640.6 billion yuan, an increase of 7.3%; imports were 1.32 trillion yuan, a decrease of 18.2%. 4. Mechanical and electrical products accounted for more than 60% of exports, with exports of automatic data processing equipment and components, integrated circuits, and automobiles increasing In the first four months, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 5.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.5%, accounting for 60.1% of total exports. Among them, exports of automatic data processing equipment and its components were 458.71 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%; integrated circuits were 405.15 billion yuan, an increase of 14.7%; and automobiles were 264.98 billion yuan, an increase of 4%. During the same period, exports of labor-intensive products were 1.3 trillion yuan, a decrease of 1.6%, accounting for 15.4%. Among them, textile exports were 329.17 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%. Exports of Shenzhen Agricultural Power Group were 235.57 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1%. 5. The prices of major bulk commodities such as iron ore, crude oil, and coal decreased, while the import value of mechanical and electrical products increased In the first four months, China imported 388 million tons of iron ore, a decrease of 5.5%, with an average import price per ton of 710.4 yuan, a decrease of 17.8%; 183 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 0.5%, with an average import price per ton of 3,936.7 yuan, a decrease of 8%; 153 million tons of coal, a decrease of 5.3%, with an average import price per ton of 569.6 yuan, a decrease of 22.2%; 38.994 million tons of natural gas, a decrease of 9.2%, with an average import price per ton of 3,318.3 yuan, a decrease of 6.1%; 23.19 million tons of soybeans, a decrease of 14.6%, with an average import price per ton of 3,283.2 yuan, a decrease of 15%; 12.922 million tons of refined oil, a decrease of 25.6%, with an average import price per ton of 4,381.8 yuan, an increase of 1.6%. In addition, imports of primary shaped plastics were 9.525 million tons, a decrease of 1.1%, with an average import price per ton of 10,500 yuan, a decrease of 0.5%; imports of unwrought copper and copper materials were 1.742 million tons, a decrease of 3.9%, with an average import price per ton of 69,000 yuan, an increase of 8.5%. During the same period, imports of mechanical and electrical products reached 2.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.7%. This article is selected from the "General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China"; GMTEight Editor: Liu Xuan.