Shenzhen's foreign trade totaled 2.58 trillion yuan (US$354 billion) in the first seven months of 2025, unchanged from a year earlier, according to customs data. Exports reached 1.56 trillion yuan and imports 1.02 trillion yuan, keeping the city the mainland's top trading hub.

Electromechanical products led exports at 1.17 trillion yuan, up 4.4 per cent. Integrated circuits, a key electronic intermediate, jumped 40.9 per cent to 133.9 billion yuan. Exports of lithium batteries and pure electric passenger vehicles rose 37.9 per cent and 21.7 per cent, respectively, while computers and parts climbed 10.8 per cent.