Changsha's total import and export value expanded 1.9% year on year to 233.41 billion CNY in the first ten months of 2025, accounting for 53.4% of Hunan Province's total foreign trade value, according to the Xingsha Customs Authority. Of the total, exports stood at 153.24 billion CNY, up 5.1%, while imports reached 80.17 billion CNY.

Market entities showed stronger vitality. From January to October, over 4,300 foreign trade enterprises in Changsha recorded import-export performance, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%. Private enterprises remained the main force in stabilizing foreign trade, with imports and exports totaling 186.56 billion CNY—on a par with the previous year and accounting for 79.9% of the city's total. State-owned enterprises posted imports and exports of 20.38 billion CNY, up 21.9%, representing 8.7% of the total. Foreign-invested enterprises recorded trade volume of 25.82 billion CNY, up 0.5%, accounting for 11.1%.

Changsha's trade with Belt and Road countries saw growth. In the first ten months, Changsha's trade with ASEAN (11 countries) grew 10.9% to 42.79 billion CNY, making up 18.3% of the city's total. Trade with Africa hit 26.36 billion CNY, surging 53%, and accounted for 11.2%. Trade with the European Union totaled 22.17 billion CNY, accounting for 9.5% of the total. During the same period, trade with Belt and Road countries reached 142.49 billion CNY, up 11.2%. Trade with other RCEP member countries amounted to 71.1 billion CNY, growing 10.1%.

Exports of the "new three" products soared. In the first ten months, exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 104.69 billion CNY, up 9.2%, and accounted for 68.3% of the city's total exports. Exports of automobiles (including chassis), electrical equipment, and audio/video devices and parts were 20.86 billion CNY, 8.28 billion CNY, and 1.73 billion CNY, increasing by 47.2%, 27.5%, and 16.2% respectively. Meanwhile, construction machinery exports reached 25.49 billion CNY, up 5.3%. Exports of the "new three" products—electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products—surged 82.9% to 13.13 billion CNY. 

The Xingsha Customs Authority has been actively supporting equipment manufacturers in expanding exports by helping them accurately apply preferential policies under free trade agreements such as RCEP, adjust product structures, and optimize pricing to enhance international competitiveness. In the first ten months, the number of certificates of origin issued for exports from companies like Zoomlion, Sany, and Sunward grew 31% year on year, cumulatively securing over 29 million USD in tariff reductions for these firms in importing countries. 

Metal ore imports remained double-digit growth. During the January-October period, Changsha imported 31.54 billion CNY of mechanical and electrical products, accounting for 39.3% of the city's total imports. In particular, imports of integrated circuits and machine tools reached 21.49 billion CNY and 2.7 billion CNY, increasing 9% and 93%, respectively. Metal ore imports soared 64% to 21.29 billion CNY, representing 26.6% of the city's total imports.

责编：冯宇轩

一审：冯宇轩

二审：田梦瑶

三审：秦慧英

来源：湖南日报·新湖南客户端