In 2025, the total import and export value of Huai'an was RMB 64.55 billion, an increase of 6.4% over the same period of the previous year, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth since 2020. The export value was RMB 54.73 billion, an increase of 10.5%.

The export of advantageous products was stable. In 2025, the export of mechanical and electrical products in Huai'an reached RMB 32.23 billion, up 13%. Among them, the exports of three 100-billion-level emerging industrial products, such as new generation information technology products, "new three" products (new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar cells), automobiles, and spare parts, were RMB 9.08 billion, RMB 8.93 billion, and RMB 4.98 billion, up 29.6%, 8.8%, and 4.7%, respectively. The export of six categories of labor-intensive products, including textiles and garments, plastic products, and furniture, reached RMB 10.89 billion, up 0.3%. The recovery of prices and the increase in orders led to the export value of chemicals reaching RMB 4.14 billion, up 4.8%. In 2025, Huai' an accelerated the cultivation of new quality productive forces, and the exports of high-tech products reached RMB 16.43 billion, up 16.8%, accounting for 30% of the total.

Diversified trade partners made progress together. In 2025, Huai'an traded with 199 countries and regions around the world. Specifically, trade with ASEAN was RMB 13.66 billion, up 6.5%. Trade with emerging markets such as the Middle East and Africa reached RMB 3.68 billion and RMB 2.89 billion, respectively, up 19.4% and 7.8%, respectively. Trade with 156 countries along the Belt and Road reached RMB 33.6 billion, up 7.5%, accounting for 52.1% of the foreign trade.

Foreign trade entities continued to expand. In 2025, Huai'an had 1,557 foreign trade enterprises with actual import and export performance, an increase of 110 compared to the same period of 2024, representing a growth rate of 7.6%. The number of foreign trade entities steadily increased. The import and export value of private enterprises was RMB 48.9 billion, up 7.3%, with foreign trade accounting for 75.8%, driving foreign trade growth by 5.5 percentage points. During the same period, the import and export value of foreign-invested enterprises was RMB 14.65 billion, up 3%. The import and export value of state-owned enterprises was RMB 990 million, up 12.7%.