On 13 january, journalists were informed by the zhengzhou economics pilot zone management committee that the value of the region's cross-border electricity suppliers ' imports and exports in 2025 amounted to $34,779 million, an increase of 53. 28 per cent over the same period, doubling from 2023 to the highest in the province。
As the core support for the construction of the zhengzhou cross-border electrician test zone, zhengzhou airport focused on “a shift from hub to economic advantage” and promoted cross-border electrician development through its four major initiatives, “big-up, eco-building, model innovation, service efficiency”。
The development landscape is undergoing a critical transformation and the effects of export pull are highlighted. In 2025, cross-border electric operators across the region exported 24,187 million yuan, or 69. 5 per cent of the total value of goods; exports alone amounted to 251 million, or 82. 7 per cent, and exports increased by 73. 46 per cent, much faster than imports, successfully moving from the “1210” tax-back model to a comprehensive export-oriented development。
Multimodal transport support continues to strengthen. Zhengzhou airport operates 70 full cargo routes covering 73 cities in 32 countries, with 261,000 tons of air cargo transported by cross-border electric operators in 2025, an increase of 94. 3 per cent over the same period; central and south-east asia chartered aircraft are operational, and the tir cross-border highway operates 26 international routes with 470 tons of cargo per year, with experience in the selection of a typical case for the ministry of commerce。
Business incubators and industrial chain-building have been effective. With 30,000 bills issued daily for the global purchase of bonds and six-monthly imports worth $756 million, the bulk of preposition stations are about to open, with an additional 50,000 tons of air transport and $5 billion worth of goods expected to be exported in 2026. By the end of 2025, 885 cross-border electrician-related enterprises across the region had formed full industrial chains, and well-known platforms, such as skycat international and heeing, were operating in a regular manner, allowing for easy cross-border and full-speed local enterprises to grow into industry poles。
The “cross-border electrician + industrial belt” has generated new kinetic energy. More than 140 supply-chain enterprises were introduced at the 1688 selection centre, leading to over 10,000 selections; the whole car and car selection centre hatched 18 businesses, and the cross-border summit attracted more than 40 “one-way” buyers in the country, with a contract of over 600 million yuan; and the levy selection centre for smart farming equipment sold more than 120 countries and territories。
Business environment continues to optimize. The cross-sectoral coordination guarantees the nodal point, with the “wire-circuiter” tax refunding system reducing the time for single ticket filing to 10 minutes; 7 x 24-hour customs clearance for “district port integration”, with a 60 per cent increase in the time frame for logistics and a 50 per cent reduction in costs; and the ai smart trial order and electronic port platform attracting the front-line enterprise to deploy the main route。
In 2026, zhengzhou airport will build four basic platforms to reach a value of more than 40 billion yuan to achieve a “hundred-thousand-three-billion-clan”; and will develop a large-scale utility collector's collection base that will focus on building innovative sources and institutionally open heights for influential cross-border electric operators around the world。
Henan station, china daily news
