'Apricot' is full of goods - Chengde Customs helps Chengde's characteristic mountain apricot products sell well overseas

Entering the production workshop of Chengde Asia Europe Nut Co., Ltd. in Pingquan, a bustling scene comes into view: the machines operate in an orderly manner, the workers are skilled and full of enthusiasm, and bags of high-quality almonds that have undergone layers of quality inspection are loaded onto freight trains and will soon be exported overseas, becoming a popular "Chengde flavor" in the international market.
Chengde has excellent ecology and abundant resources, and its unique geographical and climatic conditions have nurtured high-quality mountain apricots. The apricot industry chain continues to extend, and almonds, dried apricots, activated carbon, and almond extracts are all important local specialty export products, allowing small apricots to carry the hope of farmers and go out of Chengde and into the international market.
As a well-known leading enterprise in almond processing in China, Chengde Asia Europe Nut Co., Ltd. is deeply involved in the development of the entire industry chain of mountain apricots, achieving efficient utilization of mountain apricot resources through a circular economy model. The apricot kernels are crushed and separated into almonds and shells, and the bitter almonds can be directly exported. Some of them are processed through de bittering technology to achieve deep processing. The apricot shells are converted into activated carbon, and the de bittering wastewater can also be extracted into bitter amygdalin, truly realizing the transformation of waste into treasure and doubling the value.
At the same time, Chengde Borui Green Food Co., Ltd. focuses on the deep processing of dried apricot products. Its products are made through natural air drying or low-temperature drying processes, perfectly preserving the original sour and sweet taste and rich fruit aroma of mountain apricots. The products are exported to more than 10 countries and regions overseas.
To promote the international sales of Chengde apricot products, Chengde Customs focuses on the core export needs of enterprises, implements precise policies and optimizes services, and provides efficient customs clearance and thoughtful guidance to safeguard the export of characteristic agricultural products. In response to the high export time requirements and fast market response of mountain apricot products, a local inspection green channel has been opened, and a convenient customs clearance mode of "early declaration, priority inspection, and rapid release" has been implemented to further compress the customs clearance time limit and ensure that fresh mountain apricot products "rush" to overseas markets. At the same time, we will strengthen policy guidance, push the benefits of free trade agreements such as RCEP and AEO certification to enterprises in a timely manner, guide enterprises to declare in a standardized manner, help enterprises fully enjoy customs preferential policies, reduce export operating costs, and enhance international market competitiveness.
A mountain apricot connects the industrial chain of wealth and income, and links the vast overseas market. Under the escort of customs, Chengde apricot specialty products continue to sell well worldwide, injecting strong momentum into rural revitalization and high-quality development of foreign trade. In the first quarter of 2026, Chengde Customs supervised the export of mountain apricot related products worth 9.255 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 81.3%. (Zhang Jinqiu, Liang Yu)