Fresh flavors ride the wind to welcome a good start (picture)

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The picture shows customs officers inspecting imported green crabs. Photo by Hu Bobo

On March 19th, a batch of fresh Boston lobsters from North America arrived at Ningbo Airport Port on a cargo flight, and after inspection by Ningbo Airport Customs, they headed to the national market.

At the beginning of the new year, fresh and lively crayfish, plump green crabs, delicious and tender eels, as well as the newly imported Bangladeshi pomfret and other specialty aquatic products, arrived at Ningbo Airport from around the world. Under the efficient supervision of Ningbo Airport Customs, the variety of fresh imported products at the airport port continues to expand, and more and more imported fresh aquatic products are appearing on Chinese dining tables.

Li Xu, a customs broker at Ningbo Yuanzhan Customs Agency Co., Ltd., said, "Imported lobsters require extremely high timeliness. Now customs clearance is more efficient, and the freshness of aquatic products is greatly guaranteed. The operating costs of the enterprise have also been reduced, and customers are full of confidence in expanding import business

Ningbo Airport Customs relies on the "Blue Sky Access" service brand of "Qinqing Direct Express · Enterprise Demand Customs Response" to empower the development of the airport, open up a dedicated "green channel" for fresh food, and launch customized services with "dedicated personnel, overtime support, and precise and efficient" to maximize customs clearance efficiency, reduce fresh food loss, and make this "air fast track" smoother, safer, and more competitive. We focus on the clearance needs of fresh cold chain goods, continuously optimize the regulatory service model, and overcome the bottlenecks and difficulties in the entire clearance chain. While strictly adhering to the bottom line of national biosafety and food safety, we are making every effort to improve the level of customs clearance convenience, "said He Qunqun, the head of the Comprehensive Business Department of Ningbo Airport Customs

According to statistics, fresh food imports at Ningbo Airport Port have had a strong start, with a total import volume of 150 million yuan in January and February this year, an increase of 834.1% compared to the same period last year. (Zhang Yujia, Chu Yangbo, Huang Zhente/text)