Since the beginning of this year, Shandong Province has enhanced mechanisms to stabilize foreign trade, prioritized support for enterprises in overcoming challenges, and improved operational monitoring of key exporters. Relevant authorities have coordinated efforts to address corporate difficulties in land use, market expansion, international logistics, and credit support, while intensifying initiatives to integrate domestic and foreign trade development.
Despite uncertainties in the global market, Shandong's foreign trade enterprises have embraced the challenge by leveraging technological innovation, implementing diversified market strategies, and driving digital transformation, achieving steady growth in imports and exports. From January to April this year, Shandong's import and export volume reached 1.13 trillion yuan, marking a 7.6% year-on-year increase. Specifically, exports amounted to 679.18 billion yuan, up 6.2%, while imports were 448.97 billion yuan, increasing by 9.7%.