Recently, according to data from the Forward looking Industry Research Institute, China’s printed circuit board (PCB) industry has been in a long-term trade surplus from 2018 to 2024, and the trade surplus reached 12.52 billion US dollars in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 31.2%. From the perspective of imports, the import amount fluctuated and decreased from 2018 to 2024. The import scale in 2024 was 7.664 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 3.8%, and the overall import price showed a downward trend. In terms of exports, the export amount fluctuated and increased from 2018 to 2024, with an export scale of 20.184 billion US dollars in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%. The export price remained high and the unit price was relatively high. This data indicates that the competitiveness of China’s PCB industry in the international market is gradually increasing
