CCTV News: Faced with the so-called "reciprocal tariffs" launched by the US, many Chinese foreign trade companies are actively adjusting their strategies to respond to changes.

In the warehouse of a foreign trade company in Bishan District, Chongqing, a batch of motorcycles were piled up. The goods were originally going to be shipped to the United States.

Luo Yong, the head of a new energy company in Chongqing, introduced that when the 10% tariff was initially implemented, customers also discussed with them that they could share the cost. Now that the tariff is so high, no one can digest it, they discussed with customers to suspend shipments.

At the same time, the workshop was busy and busy, and workers were speeding up to make a batch of orders worth $500,000 to Europe. Next to the production line, Suman, a British businessman, is inspecting the company's production capacity and is preparing to sign an order worth $5 million.

British businessman Suman said that the factory's products are of good quality and high quality. They are very happy to cooperate and hope to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship.

Luo Yong introduced that since 2024, they have been actively expanding into the EU and emerging markets to reduce the risk of dependence on a single market. It is expected that exports to emerging markets will grow by 20% in 2025. Zhejiang: Cultivate internal strength and explore markets. Foreign trade enterprises are actively exploring new ways out. Under the impact of tariffs, embracing the internal circulation and opening up new overseas markets has become the top priority for many companies.

Taizhou, Zhejiang is a hometown of Chinese plastic products. Many enterprises are engaged in foreign trade production, of which about 30% are exported to the United States. In a plastic products company that mainly produces Christmas decorations, the factory manager introduced that in 2024, the company's foreign trade orders for exporting products to the United States will have a total of more than 15 million US dollars, accounting for more than 40% of the total foreign trade output value.

Faced with the challenge, enterprises did not choose to be intra-collect at low prices, but instead increased innovation. At present, new environmentally friendly materials and new processes are being developed. At the same time, it has designed a new product that integrates electronic chips and has multi-functional audio, optical and electronic functions. It is also planned to create an independent brand to strive for higher product bargaining rights.

Yu Longfei, general manager of a plastic products manufacturer in Taizhou, Zhejiang, introduced that some products are currently in Southeast Asia. We lead the entire product market through innovative design and development.

In fact, before April 2025, some companies began to re-launch the market early. This clothing company in Zhuji, Zhejiang, previously exported to the United States to 80% of the total export volume. Since 2024, the company has actively explored the European market and achieved obvious results, with annual exports to Europe accounting for 36% of the total business. From January to February 2025, orders to Europe continued to remain stable, and the current export volume has reached 14 million yuan.

Sun Long, manager of the Foreign Trade Department of a garment company in Zhuji, Zhejiang, introduced that they have implemented digital production transformation, the company's production efficiency is getting higher and higher, the orders are becoming more diversified, and the market is becoming more and more stable.