In the more-than 40 years since the city was designated as a special economic zone, its foreign trade has grown rapidly.

Xiamen is accelerating its efforts to support the export of the "new three" (new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products) and cultivate new growth drivers.

In 2023, Xiamen's foreign trade import and export volume exceeded 940 billion yuan ($131 billion), a new historic high.

Jitong Customs, issued a China-Nicaragua Free Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin for a shipment of rubber tires exported by Xiamen CSTtires to Nicaragua on Jan 3.

An innovative practice being conducted in the Xiamen Area of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone is making things matter.