Foreign trade
China's Q1 foreign trade up 15%, fastest in five years
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China's foreign trade reached 11.84 trillion yuan ($1.63 trillion) in the first quarter of 2026, up 15% year on year, the fastest quarterly growth in nearly five years, officials from the General Administration of Customs announced on Tuesday. Exports totaled 6.85 trillion yuan, up 11.9%, while imports rose 19.6% to 4.99 trillion yuan. The figure marks the first time first-quarter trade has exceeded 11 trillion yuan.
China has temporarily suspended imports from three Brazilian slaughterhouses after detecting residues of a banned synthetic hormone.
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The Colombian Federation of Logistics Agents in International Trade (Fitac) has warned of persistent failures in the platforms of the National Tax and Customs Directorate (Dian) disrupting foreign trade operations in Colombia. The issues began on December 27 after maintenance and continue despite the Dian's announcement of normalization on January 2, 2026.