After the unremitting progress of the entire industry, by 2012, the total import and export of China's hardware products industry has exceeded the 100 billion US dollar mark, reaching 102 billion US dollars, of which exports are about 81 billion U.S. dollars and imports are about 21 billion U.S. dollars. The total value of imports and exports of US $ 51.6 billion has almost doubled. However, a large part of the industry's export value comes from foreign investment and joint ventures. Therefore, while the industry is expanding its exports, it must further consider how to strengthen its export brands and gradually increase the export proportion of the industry's own brands. "Jin Lixin, secretary general of the China Metal Products Association, said in an interview with reporters about the development of the industry a few days ago.