According to customs statistics, Zhongshan's foreign trade reached 143.36 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, up 4.7% year-on-year. Exports grew 5.6% to 126.2 billion yuan, while imports dipped 1.3% to 17.16 billion yuan. Key trends include:

Imports and exports via general trade hit 98.83 billion yuan, surging 12.4% and accounting for 68.9% of the total. Processing trade, by contrast, fell 8.7% to 39.39 billion yuan (27.5% share).

Trade by private enterprises surged 22.5% to 78.91 billion yuan (55% of total), offsetting a 7.5% decline in foreign-invested firms' trade (58.6 billion yuan, 40.9% share).

Trade with the US dropped 11.6% to 20.93 billion yuan. However, trade with the EU (up 1.4%), ASEAN (up 15.3%), Hong Kong SAR (up 8.1%), and Japan (up 15%) expanded, totaling 23.69 billion yuan, 18.53 billion yuan, 8.23 billion yuan, and 6.82 billion yuan, respectively. Trade with Belt and Road countries jumped 13.5% to 64.29 billion yuan.

Exports of mechanical and electrical goods dominated at 100.84 billion yuan (up 5.8%, 79.9% of exports), led by home appliances (32.97 billion yuan, up 2.4%), machinery (9.79 billion yuan, up 37.2%), and electronic components (4.95 billion yuan, up 26.1%).

Imports of mechanical and electrical products reached 10.28 billion yuan (up 4.1%, 59.9% of imports), driven by integrated circuits (5.87 billion yuan, up 13.6%).