Private companies took the lion's share of Tianjin's foreign trade value with 53.79 billion yuan, up by 17.1 percent year-on-year.

Mechanical and electrical products were the most traded commodities of Tianjin Port accounting for a submissive 44.7 percent with 54.48 billion yuan trade value. Among them, steel, agricultural products and auto parts were among the top three most exported commodities, and agricultural products, automobiles and aircraft were the top three imported goods.