At present, China's packaging and printing industry has formed a complete industrial system, covering and serving various fields of the national economy, with a complete system of categories, such as paper packaging, plastic packaging, metal packaging, glass packaging, bamboo and wood packaging, packaging machinery, and more; In recent years, the total production volume of the packaging and printing industry has significantly increased. In 2020, the total output value of China's packaging industry exceeded 2.5 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 6.8% during the 13th Five Year Plan period; There are 50318 enterprises, and overall, the packaging industry is showing a healthy, stable, and sustainable development situation; With the improvement of technological level in recent years, the packaging and printing industry has gradually increased investment in technology, greatly improving its independent innovation ability, technical equipment level, and product development ability. New green economic materials and intelligent manufacturing technology are being orderly promoted, and new models and services are constantly emerging in the industry; And the competitiveness is enhanced, highlighting the adaptability to international open competition; It has obvious advantages in technology research and development, cost control, internal control, and other aspects.

1. Current situation of import and export in China's packaging and printing industry

The packaging and printing industry in China has a huge market, with a total output value of 2 trillion yuan in 2020, expected to surpass the United States and become the world's largest producer and exporter of packaging and printing. Due to the improvement of the consumption level of the Chinese people and the rapid development of e-commerce, the export of the domestic packaging and printing industry has been promoted. In 2019, the total export value of the Chinese packaging industry was 63 billion US dollars. The concentration of the packaging and printing industry in China is low. The domestic packaging and printing industry is mainly composed of small and medium-sized enterprises, which belong to labor-intensive industries and are shifting towards digitalization and intelligence; The industrial chain is complete, involving an independent, complete, and complete industrial system of paper packaging, plastic packaging, metal packaging, glass packaging, packaging printing, and packaging machinery in all aspects; There is strong demand in overseas markets. The United States is China's largest exporter, accounting for approximately 15% of total exports; The EU, Russia, and the Middle East markets have strong demand, and their domestic production capacity is severely insufficient, mainly relying on imports from China.

2. Overall situation - number of enterprises, output value, sales revenue

The packaging and printing industry in China has a huge market, with a total output value of 2 trillion yuan in 2020, expected to surpass the United States and become the world's largest producer and exporter of packaging and printing. Due to the improvement of the consumption level of the Chinese people and the rapid development of e-commerce, the export of the domestic packaging and printing industry has been promoted. In 2019, the total export value of the Chinese packaging industry was 63 billion US dollars. The concentration of the packaging and printing industry in China is low. The domestic packaging and printing industry is mainly composed of small and medium-sized enterprises, which belong to labor-intensive industries and are shifting towards digitalization and intelligence; The industrial chain is complete, involving an independent, complete, and complete industrial system of paper packaging, plastic packaging, metal packaging, glass packaging, packaging printing, and packaging machinery in all aspects; There is strong demand in overseas markets. The United States is China's largest exporter, accounting for approximately 15% of total exports; The EU, Russia, and the Middle East markets have strong demand, and their domestic production capacity is severely insufficient, mainly relying on imports from China.