High quality down drifts to the Rhine River
After this batch of goods is shipped, we will immediately prepare the next batch. By 2025, our export performance will achieve a leapfrog growth, with offshore revenue exceeding 20 million US dollars, doubling from the previous year, "said Zhang Ying, the financial manager of Ma'anshan Guangxun Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd. happily. At present, in addition to meeting the domestic market, its products are mainly exported to countries such as Germany, Vietnam, and Myanmar.
In the production workshop, after a series of rigorous processes such as dust removal, initial washing, water washing, dehydration, and high-temperature drying, the white down becomes fluffy and soft one after another. After completing the final quarantine inspection, a batch of high-quality down and feather products will be packed and exported to Germany.
To enter the German market, the first step is to obtain EU export registration qualifications, "Zhang Ying introduced. During the initial qualification review stage, enterprises encountered many problems: the transition between polluted and non polluted areas was not standardized enough, some goods to be inspected were directly stacked on the ground, and pallets were not used according to regulations. Although it does not directly affect product quality, according to strict EU standards, any detail may cause qualification to be "stuck". I did sweat a little at that time. If I couldn't obtain the qualifications, the entire company's foreign trade orders would be affected
Faced with the problem, the enterprise took the initiative to rectify according to EU standards, and Ma'anshan Customs under Hefei Customs also sent customs officers to provide on-site guidance. They pointed out one by one which areas are prone to cross contamination and whether the spacing between pallets is sufficient, even more detailed than we did ourselves, "Zhang Ying explained. From discovering the problem to completing the rectification, the company successfully passed the EU audit in less than a month.
After this rectification, both the process standards and management level have reached a new level, "Zhang Ying said." Customs not only helped us obtain qualifications, but also guided us to improve our internal skills. Now, whether it's German customer factory inspections or EU inspections, we have a clear understanding
After obtaining the "pass", it is even more important to pay attention to compliance. In response to the constantly updated technical regulations in markets such as the European Union and Vietnam, Ma'anshan Customs has designated a dedicated person to continuously study foreign technical trade measures and establish a dynamic warning mechanism. Once new restrictive measures are issued abroad, warning information is immediately pushed to enterprises to guide them in adjusting production processes and testing standards.
In the clearance process, speed is competitiveness. Ma'anshan Customs applies the achievements of smart customs construction to quickly issue veterinary hygiene inspection certificates for each batch of exported down and feather products. The certificate application process, which used to take 1 to 2 working days to complete, has now been compressed to 10 minutes. Nowadays, we usually report for inspection in the morning and can load and ship in the afternoon, which gives us more initiative when negotiating cooperation with foreign customers, "said Zhang Ying.
According to statistics from Ma'anshan Customs, the total export value of down feathers in Ma'anshan City will reach 145 million yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 72.3%. In the first two months of this year, the export of down feathers in Ma'anshan City reached 28.7 million yuan.