On the morning of February 9th, Changzhou Customs, a subsidiary of Nanjing Customs, held a press conference to systematically introduce the development of Changzhou's foreign trade import and export during the 14th Five Year Plan period, as well as the significant achievements made by the customs in safeguarding national security and serving high-quality development.
On site press conference
In the past five years, Changzhou has actively built an international intelligent manufacturing city, adhered to the drive of technological innovation, and promoted the high-quality development of foreign trade to a new level. According to statistics, as of October 2025, the total import and export value of Changzhou's foreign trade during the 14th Five Year Plan period has reached 1.57376 trillion yuan, with an average annual compound growth rate of 7.9%. Among them, the import and export of general trade amounted to 1315.01 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 8.2%; Private enterprises have shown particularly active import and export performance, with a total value of 904.79 billion yuan and an average annual growth rate of 10.1%, becoming an important force in stabilizing foreign trade growth.
Customs officers learn about export situations at AEO enterprises
Changzhou Customs officers inspect and release vehicles in Wujin Comprehensive Bonded Zone
Entering the production workshop of Anfeno Automotive Connection System (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., the automated production line operates in an orderly manner, and the robotic arm performs precise operations. A batch of new energy vehicle high-voltage connectors are rapidly being assembled. As a key link in the new energy vehicle industry chain, the company seizes the opportunity of intelligent transformation in the industry and continues to increase research and development investment. Jiang Yong, the R&D manager of the enterprise, said, "In order to match the rapid iteration of vehicle technology, our connectors are constantly upgrading. For example, the latest third-generation supercharging dock can shorten the charging time to less than 10 minutes." Excellent products and technology have become the "hard power" for enterprises to explore international markets.
In order to support high-tech enterprises to smoothly "go global" channels, Changzhou Customs has launched a series of facilitation measures: relying on mechanisms such as "customs chief delivering policies to the door" and "customs enterprise liaison officers", actively connecting with enterprise needs, and "face-to-face" interpreting RCEP tariff concessions, technology and trade measures and other policies; By implementing intelligent customs clearance and supervision, innovating and optimizing the inspection process for high-tech products, the efficiency of customs clearance has been significantly improved, saving time and logistics costs for enterprises.
Customs officers supervise the export of construction vehicles at Changzhou Port
Changzhou Customs officers understand the situation of new markets for product exports at the enterprise site
At the industrial level, Changzhou continues to promote "building, supplementing, strengthening, and extending chains", and has formed 42 advantageous industrial clusters covering new energy, intelligent equipment, biomedicine, new materials, and other fields. Among them, the new energy industry is particularly impressive. During the 14th Five Year Plan period, the export scale of Changzhou's "new three types" products exceeded 149 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 3.1%. Changzhou Customs actively responded to industry demand and pioneered a new export model for lithium-ion batteries for new energy vehicles, known as "separate box shipping," saving logistics time of 7-10 days for enterprises; At the same time, establish a green channel for export inspection, promote "7 × 24 hours" appointment inspection, and help facilitate the export of characteristic agricultural products such as "Sunshine Rose" grapes; In addition, by optimizing the digital supervision of cross-border e-commerce and supporting the rapid development of new formats such as Cainiao central warehouses.
Next, Changzhou Customs will focus on regional industrial characteristics, continuously solve problems with "intelligence", innovate regulatory models, release policy dividends such as AEO and RCEP, promote convenient measures such as "ship side direct lifting" and "port loading", optimize the business environment, continue to increase the driving force of open development, and make new contributions to the high-quality development of Changzhou City.
Chen Jie, Liu Jing, Zhang Chunyan/Text
Xia Chenxi, Wang Minhui, He Yang/Image
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Reprinted: Yangtze Evening News Network
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