In the first half of 2025, Dongguan's foreign trade achieved a total import and export value of 749.28 billion yuan, marking a historic high for the same period. This represents a year-on-year increase of 16.5%, placing Dongguan at the forefront of foreign trade growth among major cities in Guangdong Province and contributing an additional 2.4 percentage points to the province's overall growth.

The second quarter alone saw a sequential increase of 10.3%. A significant highlight of this period is the performance of private enterprises, which accounted for 469.54 billion yuan in imports and exports. Private enterprises now represent 62.7% of the city's total foreign trade value, up 4 percentage points from the same time last year.

Reflecting a shift toward more advanced and innovative exports, high-tech product exports grew by 25.5%, while the share of self-owned brands also rose by 1.5 percentage points.

Dongguan has stabilized its traditional markets, such as the European Union, which grew by 10.9%. Exports to ASEAN countries increased by 43.5%, to India by 21.5%, to the Middle East by 31.5%, to Latin America by 13.1%, and to Central Asia by an impressive 63.6%.

High-tech exports rose by 23.4%, with significant growth observed in high-end equipment and electronic information products, which increased by 25% and 23.4%, respectively.

In the trendy art toy sector, 940 toy companies reported export activities in the first half of the year, an increase of 43 from the previous year. The toy export value reached 9.97 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 6.3%, with products reaching 115 countries and regions worldwide.