This paper argues that import and FDI in producer services affect the export competitiveness of manufacturing industries. Through using panel data model, we demonstrate that the import of producer service can better foster export competitiveness of manufacturing than FDI in producer services. Both import of producer service and FDI in producer services result in more obvious effects on capital intensive and technology intensive manufacturing, and the more is that of the import of insurance services, other business services and royalties and licence fees. In addition, the import of communications, computer and information services have obvious effects on capital intensive and technology intensive manufacturing, but no obvious effects on labor-intensive manufacturing. The import of construction and financial services has no obvious effects on all manufacturing.