China News Service, Chengdu, November 13 (Reporter Zhang Lang) Chengdu Customs reported on the 13th: The first batch of avocados weighing 6.48 tons has successfully passed customs in Malaysia recently. This is the first export of Sichuan avocados. It is also another case of a Panxi specialty fresh fruit successfully entering the international market after mango, pomegranate, grapes and other fruits.
Avocados are growing well in Huidong County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. As recognition in the domestic market continues to increase, companies are beginning to set their sights overseas. However, from domestic sales to overseas exports, it is not a simple market expansion. International access standards, outbound orchard registration and other requirements have become thresholds that companies must cross. "Just because the fruit is grown well, it doesn't mean that it can be sold all over the world. We were really confused about the international access standards and orchard registration process at the beginning." He Sha, the person in charge of Huidong Anrui Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. said with emotion.
In response to the export needs of enterprises, Panzhihua Customs proactively provides forward-looking services and provides targeted guidance. Customs officers go deep into the fields to guide companies to complete the registration of outbound orchards and packaging plants, and help companies implement requirements for standardized management of outbound orchards, pest monitoring and prevention and control. At the same time, we promptly push the inspection and quarantine requirements of the export destination country to enterprises, guide enterprises to standardize production management according to the standards of the destination country, strengthen quality and safety control from the source, and promote avocados to meet international market access requirements.
After source quality control is in place, how to ensure the rapid customs clearance of fresh fruits has become a practical problem faced by enterprises. Avocados have a short shelf life, and customs clearance efficiency is directly related to the product’s shelf life and market value. In response to the export demand for fresh agricultural products, Panzhihua Customs has made good use of the green channel for local inspection and comprehensively used facilitation measures such as appointment inspection, advance declaration, and "cloud issuance" of certificates to optimize the inspection and certificate issuance process, shorten customs clearance time, and help enterprises reduce time and logistics costs while ensuring the implementation of regulatory requirements.
"From the orchard to the port, the customs provided guidance and convenient services all the way, helping us solve many practical problems. Now we have more confidence in exploring overseas markets!" He Sha said.
A garden of green fruits spans mountains and seas. This is not only an industrial breakthrough for the first export of Sichuan avocados, but also a vivid practice for Panxi’s specialty agricultural products to expand the international market. From source quality control to export customs clearance convenience, customs services run through the key links of agricultural exports. In the next step, Panzhihua Customs will continue to focus on the export needs of enterprises, help enterprises make good use of policies and measures, strengthen technical guidance, optimize customs clearance services, and help more Panzhihua specialty fresh fruits expand the international market, so that the "sunshine taste" hidden among the mountains can go to the world and onto the dining tables of more overseas consumers.
