# China-CEEC trade rises 11% in first half, customs data shows

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- Published: 2026-07-16T07:55:00+07:00
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BEIJING, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This is a report from China SCIO

Trade between China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) rose 11% year
on year to 580.12 billion yuan (US$85.57 billion) in the first half of this year,
continuing a 10-year run of growth, a customs official said Tuesday.

The six-month total was 3.7 times the trade value recorded in the first half of 
2012, said Lyu Daliang, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs of
China (GACC) and director general of the Department of Statistics and Analysis of
the GACC, at a press conference.

Lyu said Chinese investment in the region has increasingly driven bilateral trade.
Chinese companies have established vehicle production and research facilities in
countries including Serbia and Poland, as well as several battery plants in Hungary
in recent years.

Trade in vehicles and auto parts between China and CEEC totaled 59.53 billion yuan
in the first half, while trade in lithium-ion batteries reached 30.01 billion yuan.

Cooperation has also expanded into artificial intelligence, as Chinese companies
and Serbia are jointly developing a humanoid robot production facility, Lyu said.

Infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative have also boosted trade
by improving regional connectivity. Several projects undertaken by Chinese companies
in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and other countries recently began construction,
increasing demand for related Chinese products.

China’s exports associated with overseas contracted projects in the region more 
than doubled in the first half. Exports of construction machinery and rail transit
equipment rose 22.3% and 57.3%, respectively.

The agricultural and food trade also recorded strong growth as the two sides stepped
up cooperation on animal and plant quarantine and food safety. More than 130 agricultural
and food products from CEEC have been approved for import into China.

Bilateral agricultural trade reached 7.58 billion yuan in the first half, up 16.2%
from a year earlier. China’s agricultural imports from the region increased 34.8%,
with imports of cocoa products and aquatic products surging 57.6% and 36.8%, respectively.

China’s agricultural exports to the region grew 11.8%. Walnut exports increased 
28.3%, while pet food exports rose 13.7%.

China’s customs authorities established the China-CEEC Customs Information Center
in April 2021 under the China-CEEC cooperation framework. Over the past five years,
customs authorities on both sides have exchanged policy information, monitored trade
risks, and provided advisory services to improve trade security and customs clearance.

"We will continue to strengthen cooperation with our counterparts in CEEC and promote
the steady and sustained development of economic and trade ties," Lyu said.

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