Customs data show that Zhongshan's total imports and exports reached 247.29 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2026, up 16.1 percent year on year; all growth rates below are year on year. Exports totaled 213.5 billion yuan, up 14.2 percent, while imports came to 33.79 billion yuan, up 29.5 percent.

Imports and exports through general trade reached 164.47 billion yuan, up 13.4 percent; those through processing trade totaled 62.87 billion yuan, up 3.4 percent; and those through bonded logistics amounted to 18.28 billion yuan, up 5.3-fold.

Private enterprises remained the mainstay, with imports and exports of 149.6 billion yuan, up 26.4 percent. Foreign-invested enterprises recorded 92.63 billion yuan, up 6.3 percent, while state-owned enterprises posted 5.06 billion yuan, down 32.9 percent.

Zhongshan now trades with more than 200 countries and regions. Trade with the European Union, the United States, ASEAN and Hong Kong, China reached 37.87 billion yuan, 32.53 billion yuan, 31.64 billion yuan and 24.71 billion yuan respectively, up 8.1 percent, 3.5 percent, 15.2 percent and 91 percent. Trade with other APEC economies rose 21.6 percent to 143.53 billion yuan, and trade with Belt and Road partner countries grew 12.2 percent to 106.54 billion yuan.