Trade through China's international land-sea corridor reaches record $117.9 billion
Trade through China's New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor reached a record level in the first nine months of 2026.
The combined import and export value of the 13 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, together with two partner regions participating in the corridor, reached 787.06 billion yuan, or about 117.86 billion U.S. dollars.
The figure increased by 11.5 percent year on year, setting a new record for the first three quarters.
The range of goods transported through the corridor has now expanded to more than 1,100 categories. Electric vehicles and agricultural products from western China are increasingly reaching overseas markets through the route.
Goods are also moving in the opposite direction, including specialty fruits from Southeast Asia. Cold-chain freight trains allow perishable products to reach Chinese consumers more quickly.
The corridor's operational hub is located in Chongqing in southwest China. It links western regions of the country with international ports through railways, highways and sea routes, including connections through Guangxi and Yunnan.
The network gives China's western provinces more direct access to overseas markets while reducing reliance on some traditional routes through the country's eastern coast.
According to CCTV+, the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor continues to expand both the range of goods it carries and its geographic reach, strengthening trade links between western China and global markets.
