China News Service, Kunming, August 28 (Wang Hao) Kunming Customs reported on the 28th that in the first seven months of 2025, Yunnan's import and export of goods trade was 153.2 billion yuan, an increase of 7% year-on-year (same below). Among them, exports were 53.33 billion yuan, an increase of 2.1%; imports were 99.87 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8%.

In the first seven months, Yunnan has become closer in trade relations with all parts of the world, with 185 countries and regions having trade exchanges. Among them, imports and exports to countries jointly built the "Belt and Road" were 131.64 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4%, accounting for 85.9% of the total import and export value of Yunnan. The growth rate to ASEAN, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa was accelerating, with imports and exports of 73.85 billion, 25.83 billion, 18.77 billion and 6.72 billion respectively, an increase of 11.8%, 12.7%, 32.2%, and 93.2%, respectively, accounting for 81.7% of the total import and export value of Yunnan.

The export of specialty agricultural products in Yunnan Plateau continued to grow. In the first seven months, the province's agricultural product exports were 10.98 billion yuan, an increase of 12%, ranking first in the central and western regions in the country. Among them, coffee, its products and fresh cut flowers were exported 720 million yuan and 630 million yuan respectively, ranking first in the country in terms of export value.

In addition, the steady growth of Yunnan's industrial production has driven the expansion of import scale. Since the beginning of this year, with the continued release of policy combination effects, Yunnan's industrial production has grown steadily, and the growing demand for production has driven the expansion of import scale. In the first seven months, the province imported 21.81 billion yuan of metal ore sand, an increase of 47.2%; and imported 2.37 billion yuan of natural and synthetic rubber, an increase of 42%. (over)