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Shenzhen 3D printer exports rise 116.6% in first 10 months
Shenzhen's 3D printer exports rose 116.6% in the first 10 months of the year, reaching 146.2 billion yuan.
The city’s manufacturers are selling machines abroad, with Europe and the United States among the main markets and Brazil among the faster-growing ones.
3D printing is moving beyond prototypes into small-batch production, where products can be made without the time and cost of creating moulds.
One Shenzhen business says printing 100 robot-skin products takes 15 to 20 days, compared with 60 days using traditional methods.
The technology is also drawing shoppers to experience stores and children’s classes, while changing what some malls look for in tenants.
Shenzhen’s 3D printer output grew 77.8% in the first three quarters, and one factory now produces more than 100,000 machines a month.
Chinese companies are selling complete production solutions, combining machines, materials, software and instructions to help overseas customers make products.
Shenzhen exported 3D printers worth 146.2 billion yuan in the first 10 months of the year, up 116.6% from a year earlier.
Exports to other APEC economies reached 76.2 billion yuan, a rise of 119.6%.
Shenzhen’s 3D printer output grew 77.8% year on year in the first three quarters.
The report links the export growth to a mature domestic supply chain, lower costs and established cross-border logistics.
Chinese companies are also exporting integrated production solutions, rather than only selling hardware.
- Who
- Shenzhen 3D printer exporters and manufacturers.
- What
- Shenzhen exported 3D printers worth 146.2 billion yuan in the first 10 months, up 116.6% year on year.
- When
- The first 10 months of the year; the report was published on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Shenzhen, China, with exports going to overseas markets.
- Why
- The report cites a mature domestic supply chain, lower costs and established cross-border logistics.
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Consumer technology brands accounted for less than 8% of leases in ground-floor core retail spaces at leading Shenzhen commercial projects.
Consumer technology brands accounted for 20% of leases in those spaces.
Shenzhen’s 3D printer output increased 77.8% year on year.
Shenzhen exported 3D printers worth 146.2 billion yuan, up 116.6% year on year.
China News Service published its report on the growth of Shenzhen’s 3D printer exports.
- Shenzhen 3D printer exports
- 146.2 billion yuan in the first 10 months
- Export growth
- 116.6% year on year
- Exports to other APEC economies
- 76.2 billion yuan, up 119.6%
- Output growth
- 77.8% year on year in the first three quarters
- Main export markets
- Europe and the United States
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What people are saying
The leasing logic of shopping malls has fundamentally changed, from simply competing on rent levels to valuing whether a brand can continuously bring in its own foot traffic and attract visitors to the shopping district.
95% of our products are for export, with Europe and the United States as our main markets, while emerging markets such as Brazil are growing rapidly.
Traditional methods often take 60 days to produce 100 units, while 3D printing takes only 15 to 20 days.