In the new era，Guangdong is speeding up to build a strategic pivot for the new development pattern. Its foreign trade structure has been undergoing an important shift from export-oriented to better and stronger import trade，which is in order to solve the dilemma of the poor flow of domestic and foreign production factors due to the dislocation of epidemic cycles in various countries. Based on the Guangdong’s trade development in the past few years，we find that Guangdong’s import trade has been featured by continuous optimization of the structure of imported products，gradual improvement of import trade methods，increased vitality of private enterprises，and deepening foreign economic and trade cooperation with imports. However，Guangdong still encounters four challenges in terms of increasing external risks impact of import trade，sustained regional development imbalance，difficulty in expanding domestic demand，and insufficient forward-looking supporting facilities for import services. Meanwhile，Guangdong may seize the opportunities of restructuring regional trade rules，spillover of dividends from the state’s policy of expanding market opening up，and accelerating the development of the digital economy in the process of a new round of high-level opening up，so as to promote the development of import trade and improve quality and efficiency. Overall，Guangdong’s import trade is expected to maintain rapid growth，while its scale of service trade imports will expand，the home position of Asian trade will be strengthened，and the long-term fundamentals of consumption will remain unchanged.