Beijing, SANA-China’s General Administration of Customs announced that the country’s cross-border e-commerce sector achieved a historic milestone in 2024, with annual exports surpassing $278.59 billion for the first time.
According to China’s Xinhua News Agency, Cai Junwei, an official from the administration, stated during the 2025 China Langfang International Economic and Trade Fair that cross-border e-commerce in China has experienced rapid development in recent years.
He noted that the sector has played a positive role in expanding international markets, breaking through traditional trade barriers, and simplifying transaction processes.
Cai added that the sector’s strong performance came as China’s economy continued to recover and demonstrated robust resilience in goods trade despite external pressures.
The sector’s exports grew 16.9 percent year on year to reach 2.15 trillion yuan in 2024, while total cross-border trade volume hit 2.71 trillion yuan.
The United States was China’s largest export market in the sector, accounting for 36.2 percent of the total cross-border e-commerce exports last year. Britain and Germany followed with 11.7 percent and 5.7 percent respectively.
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