Heilongjiang's trade turnover rose 11.1% in the first eight months of 2026 — ECNS

In China’s Heilongjiang province, the total value of goods trade from January to August 2026 reached 232.01 billion yuan, or about $32.3 billion. This is 11.1% higher than in the same period last year, according to data from Harbin Customs reported by ECNS.

Exports grew faster than imports

Exports from the province increased by 21.7% to 71.73 billion yuan. Meanwhile, imports rose by 6.9% to 160.28 billion yuan.

General trade accounted for the largest share of trade turnover, at 86.5%. The volume of small-scale border trade increased by 17.4%, while bonded logistics operations rose by 93.3%.

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Trade with BRICS countries

Heilongjiang’s trade turnover with the other ten BRICS member states reached 189.36 billion yuan, increasing by 11.9%. Exports in this direction totaled 40.52 billion yuan and grew by 29.6%, while imports amounted to 148.84 billion yuan, up 7.9% year on year.

Trade by private enterprises increased by 31.2% to 97.35 billion yuan, while trade by foreign-invested enterprises rose by 27.5% to 7.05 billion yuan. The trade volume of state-owned enterprises totaled 126.47 billion yuan. Export growth was recorded for mechanical and electrical products, labor-intensive goods, and agricultural products. Imports of commodities increased by 6.6% due to purchases of energy resources, metal ores, and grain.