Jiangsu Provincial Foreign Trade Corporation was established in 1984, which is subordinate to Jiangsu SOHO Holdings Group Co., Ltd and is the first provincial foreign trade company with import and export operationon right in Jiangsu Province.In 1985, it was renamed Jiangsu Foreign Trade Company and granted export rights. In 1993, it became the first provincial foreign trade enterprise to be restructured into a joint-stock company, changing its name to Jiangsu Foreign Trade Joint-Stock Company. In 2002, to align with market-oriented operations, it was renamed Jiangsu Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Joint-Stock Company. In 2015, Overseas Group injected capital into the company, increasing its registered capital from 51.38 million yuan to 200 million yuan. Since 2015, the company has focused on its core trade business and gradually developed into three major sectors: metal minerals, agricultural and forestry products, and energy chemicals.

In July 2023, in accordance with the restructuring plan for Jiangsu's state-owned trading enterprises issued by the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, the foreign trade company was incorporated into the newly established SOHO Holdings Group.

In 2019, the company's chromium ore imports ranked first in Jiangsu Province and approximately 25th nationwide. Its manganese ore imports secured the second position in Jiangsu Province and were among the top 50 in China. The company's sheet metal imports also ranked within the national top ten.

The company has over 100 employees with an average age of 36. More than 80% of them hold bachelor's degrees or higher. It is a young team with high quality, full of vitality and innovative spirit.

The company's primary business operations include: Wholesale of hazardous chemicals (within the scope specified in the license), wholesale and retail of prepackaged food and dairy products (including infant formula). Self-operated and agency import/export of various goods and technologies, sales of automobiles, fuel oil, cosmetics, and biodiesel (excluding hazardous chemicals), scrap steel recycling and sales (excluding hazardous waste). Retail of fresh and chilled poultry and livestock meat products, aquatic products, primary agricultural products, and wholesale of building materials. Domestic trade, technical services, consulting services, and physical leasing. (Projects requiring approval shall be conducted after obtaining relevant government approvals.) Licensed projects: Wholesale of refined oil (limited to hazardous chemicals); Retail of refined oil (limited to hazardous chemicals); Retail of refined oil (excluding hazardous chemicals) (Projects requiring approval shall be conducted after obtaining relevant government approvals, with specific operations subject to approval results). General projects: Sales of Class II medical devices; wholesale of medical protective equipment; retail of medical protective equipment; retail of medical masks; wholesale of medical masks; wholesale of refined oil (excluding hazardous chemicals); sales of lubricants; wholesale of coal and coal products. (All other operations shall be conducted independently in accordance with the business license, except for projects requiring approval.)