The Ordos Comprehensive Bonded Zone has leveraged its platform advantages to strengthen its role as a key driver of foreign trade amid a complex international trade environment since 2025.

From January to November 2025, the zone's total import and export value reached 5.49 billion yuan ($786 million), up 27.7 percent year-on-year. For the first time, the zone's share of Ordos city's total foreign trade exceeded half, rising to 50.57 percent. Import growth was particularly remarkable, soaring to 1.11 billion yuan – a 2,111.8 percent surge.

The bonded zone witnessed significant growth across various indicators. Bonded processing amounted to 1.6 billion yuan, a 52-fold increase, while cross-border e-commerce imports under the "1210 model" totaled 56 million yuan, growing 23-fold.

By actively attracting import-for-domestic-sale enterprises, the zone effectively expanded its import scale and boosted tax revenue, with customs tax revenue hitting 55.38 million yuan – an astounding 183-fold increase. The value of imported goods for domestic sale reached 420 million yuan, a 105-fold rise, reflecting significant improvements in both development quality and overall efficiency.

Given the current strong growth momentum, the total import and export value for 2025 is expected to exceed 6 billion yuan, representing a 28 percent increase. Ordos Comprehensive Bonded Zone is becoming a crucial platform for promoting high-quality foreign trade and supporting high-level regional opening-up.