Berry is ready to embark on a journey to reach the world (picture)
The picture shows a customs officer inspecting the growth of strawberries at the planting base, photographed by Sun Jingyi
On a spring day in Yantai, the greenhouse is filled with warmth. Strawberries with bright colors and full flesh are covered in vines, adorned with characteristic varieties such as white and black strawberries, exuding a sweet and fruity aroma. These mature strawberries are picked and put into baskets before entering the sorting and packaging process. After being inspected by Yantai Customs officers under Qingdao Customs, these strawberries can be exported overseas.
Fresh strawberries have thin skin and sufficient moisture, and may experience softening, dehydration, and other problems within a few hours at room temperature. Once picked, they enter the countdown, "said Yu Zhenzhen, manager of Yantai Xiangyi Yuan Ecological Agriculture Development Co., Ltd." Export orders often require arrival in overseas markets within 24 hours. If there is a concentrated period of shipment, we are afraid that the freshness of the goods may not meet the standard, and overseas customers may refuse to accept them
In response to the strong timeliness of fresh and perishable agricultural products such as strawberries, we have implemented the 'remote video+instant release' model to help enterprises safeguard the 'freshness lifeline', "said Sun Xuhui, head of the Inspection Department of the Yantai Customs Office in Zhifu.
Through the remote inspection module of the local inspection business management system, customs officers can video connect with enterprises to conduct real-time inspection operations, verify enterprise registration qualifications, quantity and weight of goods, export countries and other information, view the status of exported goods, and have no contact or waiting throughout the process, truly achieving "inspection upon declaration and release upon qualification".
After the declaration, we can immediately connect for inspection. We display the status and packaging of the strawberries to the camera, and the customs officers complete the inspection online. The certificate will be issued in the cloud immediately, and the goods can be shipped on the same day. Foreign customers praise our strawberries as fresher than the local market! "Yu Zhenzhen said that the company's specialty strawberries have firmly established themselves in the international market with their high quality and freshness advantages.
In the first two months of this year, Yantai Customs supervised and released over 30000 tons of fresh fruits for export. Fresh and sweet fruits have crossed the ocean and their competitiveness in the international market continues to improve.