China and Africa open the Avocado Maritime Trade Channel

Author:Direct Africa Time:2022.08.30

Shanghai Customs announced on August 28 that 45 tons of fresh avocado from Africa have recently arrived in the Port Gaoqiao Port area of Pudong, Shanghai, marking the passage of the African Avocado Maritime Trade Channel.

45 tons of fresh avocado comes from Kenya and is the first batch of African avocados to lose China.

On August 26, in the Gaoqiao Port area of Pudong, Shanghai, customs officers inspected the avocado from Africa. Xinhua News Agency

According to the person in charge of the customs in Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port District, Shanghai Customs, China has opened up green channels for these African avocados and arranged "advance declarations" and "without accompaniment inspection". Time is implemented. After ensuring the requirements of China's inspection and quarantine, these avocados have been successfully released on August 26, which will be shipped to major fruit markets in China.

Chen Zhongbing, deputy director of the Shanghai Customs Animal and Plant Quarantine Department, said that while the Shanghai Customs strictly controls the quality and safety of imported agricultural products, it will fully support more African high -quality agricultural food products to customize the safe and efficient customs clearance at the Shanghai Port. While enriching the diversified choice of Chinese consumers, it will help deepen China -Africa agricultural product economic and trade cooperation.

According to Liu Mo Su, general manager of importer Shanghai Niu Guo Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., recently established cooperation with the three large orchards of Kenya. The efficient and convenient customs clearance protection of customs has strengthened the confidence of enterprises to further expand African agricultural trade trade.

In June this year, the General Administration of Customs of China issued an announcement that Kenya fresh avocado imports that meet the requirements of quarantine. On July 27, the first batch of 72 kg of African Loan Fresh Nipnear fruits arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport as a sample air transport. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)