In the first three quarters of 2026, the total imports and exports recorded in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region reached 4 trillion yuan, an all-time high for the same period, indicating a 14-percent year-on-year increase. Specifically, exports rose to 1.22 trillion yuan (up 14.2 percent), while imports reached 2.78 trillion yuan (up 13.9 percent).

During the same period, the figure of general trade reached 2.92 trillion yuan, up 7.9 percent year on year. Meanwhile, trade via bonded logistics surged 51.9 percent year on year, overtaking processing trade to become the second-biggest contributor to imports and exports in the region.

The EU and the ASEAN were the region's top two trading partners, while trade with the Belt and Road partner countries accounted for over half of the total.

In the first three quarters, exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 715.51 billion yuan, up 17.6 percent year on year and accounting for 58.4 percent of total export value. Bulk commodity imports made up 42.4 percent of the region's total import value, while imports of semiconductor and integrated circuit manufacturing equipment surged 133.6 percent year on year.

(Source: Tianjin Daily)