Statistics from Urumqi Customs show, from January to May 2021, Xinjiang ports exported textile yarn, fabric and products worth1.258 billion yuan. As per a China Textiles report, this was 3.97 per cent year-on-year decline from last year. The port’s garments and clothing accessories exports increased 54.14 per cent to 8.137 billion yuan during the period. It imported textile yarn, fabric and products worth 126 million yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 8.68 per cent, while value of garments and clothing accessories imports declined by 38.73 per cent to 10 million yuan.

To promote stable growth of foreign trade in the region, Urumqi Customs plans to implement various measures, understand the difficulties and needs of enterprises, focus on problems and take precise measures to effectively hedge the negative impact of the pandemic on foreign trade and help enterprises stabilize foreign trade.