Hailed as "China's Hometown of Sweet Oranges," Mayang Miao Autonomous County in Hunan held its sweet orange harvest season event on November 23. After passing inspection by the Huaihua Customs Authority, eight tonnes of premium sweet oranges were shipped to Malaysia, Russia, East Africa, and other countries and regions.

Eight tonnes of premium sweet oranges are shipped to Malaysia, Russia, East Africa, and other countries and regions. (Photo/Zhang Zhuo)

This shipment of sweet oranges to Malaysia represents a continued and stable supply to the Southeast Asian market, following the successful "ice-breaking" entry into Malaysia in April this year. Concurrently, since the beginning of this year, Mayang has been steadily expanding its presence in the African market, establishing trade relations with international buyers from Kenya, Somalia, and other African nations.

To ensure the smooth supply of sweet oranges to international markets, the Huaihua Customs Authority has already taken measures prior to the harvest season. The authority guided companies in improving their quality management systems and conducted risk monitoring at planting bases to control agricultural product quality at the source. In response to the the highly perishable nature of fruits, the Huaihua Customs Authority has continuously optimized its "export green channel." The customs authority has implemented 24/7 appointment-based inspection services, promoted remote local inspection, and adopted a reformed batch inspection model for agricultural products. This achieves fast customs declaration and inspection for exported fruits upon arrival.

Lei Huaying, head of an agricultural development company in Mayang Miao Autonomous County, noted that production lines are currently operating at full capacity to meet overseas market demand. Lei added that there are also multiple varieties of fruits in her company's cold storage warehouses. Thanks to ongoing expansion into international markets, this year's export volume is projected to achieve a new breakthrough.

The Huaihua Customs Authority facilitates smooth supply of sweet oranges to global market. (Photo/Zhang Zhuo)

As a "sweet calling card" for Huaihua, sweet oranges have been steadily exported to Southeast Asia, delivering not only a delightful taste experience but also building bridges for cross-border cooperation. In recent years, leveraging the advantages of the Huaihua International Land Port, the city has successfully established a dense international logistics network. A wide range of specialty agricultural products, including fruits, vegetables, poultry, and eggs, are now exported to over 10 countries and regions worldwide. From January to October this year, the city's exports of agricultural product reached 390 million CNY.

"The Huaihua Customs Authority will continue to focus on the development needs of local specialty industries and promote the implementation of more facilitation policies for customs clearance," said Wang Youhua, a customs officer of the Huaihua Customs Authority. Wang added that the customs authority will continuously optimize its regulatory services, fully support more high-quality agricultural products in reaching global markets, and contribute strength to serving the local high-standard opening-up and rural revitalization.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.www.excelee.com.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: Chinanews