Fragrant durian drifting through the island city customs to protect the freshness

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the Qingdao Airlines QW9894 flight carried 82 imported durians weighing 951 kilograms, which were quickly inspected by customs and successfully removed from the airport, helping the first RCEP Malaysia (Qingdao) Durian Festival to kick off in the northern district of Qingdao.

From ripe Malaysian durian trees to Qingdao, the whole process only takes about 24 hours, "said Liu Lina, the person in charge of the durian festival event. Unlike ordinary durian, ripe Malaysian durian trees need to naturally ripen and then fall off and be picked. The flesh will ferment and crack within 72 hours, which puts higher demands on transportation efficiency and customs clearance efficiency.

Nowadays, leveraging the benefits of RCEP policies and the advantages of freight routes from Qingdao to Southeast Asia, durians can be picked and packed from orchards, flown directly from Kuala Lumpur to Qingdao in just 6 hours, cleared through customs quickly, and arrive at citizens' dining tables within 24 hours.

We not only need to seize time, but also ensure safety, "said Pan Xincong, Deputy Director of the Customs Inspection Department at Qingdao Jiaodong Airport. The customs strictly implement quarantine and supervision requirements, and implement convenient measures such as" advance declaration "and" appointment clearance "based on the types of goods transported on the freight route, achieving" zero waiting "for imported fresh food during customs clearance. While building a strong national security line, we also maximize the preservation of the flavor of imported durian.

The 24-hour journey from Nanyang Orchard to citizens' dining tables not only measures the time span across spatial distances, but also the effectiveness of customs in continuously optimizing the business environment and promoting high-level opening up to the outside world.

Pan Xincong stated that Qingdao Jiaodong Airport Customs will continue to focus on the characteristics of cross-border fresh food trade, further optimize regulatory services, and transform policy dividends and regulatory innovation into a tangible experience of "freshness" reaching thousands of households. (Liu Yuxi/Text)