Recently, Qingdao Municipal Commerce Bureau, Qingdao Association of Foreign Economic Cooperation Enterprises, Qingdao Chamber of Import and Export Enterprises, Qingdao Foreign-funded Enterprises Association and Qingdao Services Outsourcing Association promulgated Qingdao Top 10 International Trading Companies and the list of Qingdao foreign trade innovation enterprises. Hiking Group takes No. 1 place at Qingdao Import and Export Enterprises and Hiking Business Group hit the list of Qingdao foreign trade innovation enterprises.
        All the selected enterprises are front-runner in the foreign trade sector. The selection of Qingdao Top 10 International Trading Companies is based upon the import and export data of the customs in 2015; while the foreign trade innovation enterprises are chosen as per foreign trade innovation modes.