In 2025, Nanning's foreign trade sector delivered an impressive performance, with total import and export value reaching 104.44 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%. This marks a return to the trillion-yuan level and achieves a trade surplus for the first time in a decade. This success stems from precise policy support and the proactive efforts of enterprises. From bulk commodity supply chain services to the deep processing and export of forestry products, Nanning's foreign trade companies are injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of an open economy.
Recently, at Guangxi Materials International Trade Co., Ltd., staff have been using digital platforms to track cross-border logistics of bulk commodities in real time. As a leading supply chain service enterprise in Guangxi, the company has expanded its business to over 40 countries and regions worldwide. "In 2025, the company pursued progress while ensuring stability, actively helping reduce costs and increase efficiency for the regional manufacturing sector. Annual import and export volume for operational business reached 17.775 billion yuan, up 16.12% year-on-year, indicating a continuously positive trend in foreign trade development," said Feng Lei, Deputy General Manager of the company.
"Early this year, the company successfully obtained the AEO advanced certification from customs, which is a high recognition of our compliant operations and integrity-driven development," Feng Lei explained. Leveraging this "golden招牌" in international trade, the company can benefit from priority customs clearance, reduced inspection rates, and other facilitation measures, accelerating its expansion into international markets. The next step for Guangxi Materials International Trade Co., Ltd. is to seize opportunities such as the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade, utilize the advantages of AEO certification, deepen its presence in ASEAN markets, and strengthen its foreign trade operations to support high-level opening-up in Guangxi.
In the production workshop of Guangxi Fenglin Wood Industry Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Fenglin Wood Industry), automated production lines are operating at high speed. Functional boards with features like flame retardancy, moisture resistance, and antibacterial properties are being finished and prepared for shipment to overseas markets including ASEAN and the EU. In 2025, Fenglin Wood Industry exported over 50,000 cubic meters of wood-based panels, a 4.2-fold increase year-on-year, with a value exceeding 8 million US dollars.
In Fenglin Wood Industry's laboratory, technicians are conducting performance tests on new products. As a national high-tech enterprise, the company holds 128 patents. Its research on the multifunctional integration of wear resistance, thermal management, and moisture resistance in high-performance carbon crystal boards was selected for Nanning's 2025 Major Scientific Research and Technological Development Program. The transition from "product export" to "technology export" is accelerating. "In 2025, the company exceeded its targets for both export scale and growth rate, with export value steadily increasing by 400% year-on-year," said Qin Yifang, Head of Foreign Trade at Fenglin Wood Industry, confidently. In 2026, the company will focus on three key areas: improving quality and efficiency, deepening market presence, and optimizing structure. It aims to achieve new breakthroughs in expanding emerging market channels and innovating cross-border trade models, helping to consolidate and further elevate Nanning's trillion-yuan foreign trade scale.
In 2025, Nanning's general trade import and export value reached 90.04 billion yuan, up 10.9% year-on-year, accounting for 86.2% of the city's total foreign trade value and serving as the main driver of growth. Import and export by private enterprises totaled 61.59 billion yuan, an increase of 23.4%, representing nearly 60% of the city's total foreign trade. Seventeen enterprises achieved annual import and export values exceeding 1 billion yuan, highlighting the growing leading role of major players.
ASEAN remained Nanning's largest trading partner in 2025. Nanning's import and export value with ASEAN reached 32.07 billion yuan, up 15.4% year-on-year; trade with the EU reached 10.37 billion yuan, surging 124.6%; and trade with other RCEP member countries amounted to 47.87 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5%. Exports of high-tech products showed strong growth, with mechanical and electrical product exports reaching 32.7 billion yuan, up nearly 29% year-on-year. Lithium-ion battery exports hit 12.42 billion yuan, growing 44.9% year-on-year, ranking first in Guangxi.
As institutional opening-up deepens, cross-border channels continue to speed up, and foreign trade models upgrade rapidly, the foundation and potential for high-quality development of Nanning's foreign trade sector will become even stronger.
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