Hubei crayfish, also known as' late night snack top stream ', is selling well overseas

As the summer consumer market heats up, crayfish, known as the "top stream of late night snacks," is experiencing both strong production and sales. Recently, in the production workshop of Hubei Xinliuwu Food Group Co., Ltd., the entire process of cleaning, sorting, steaming, seasoning, and vacuum packaging was carried out in an orderly manner. After strict inspection and quarantine, batches of well packaged crayfish products were quickly sent to overseas markets such as Southeast Asia and the Middle East after completing customs clearance procedures.

It is understood that the Xiantao Customs District under Wuhan Customs is located in Qianjiang, Tianmen and other areas, which are the main production areas of Hubei crayfish. Since 2026, the export scale of crawfish under the jurisdiction of the customs has steadily increased, among which seasoned shrimp, shrimp tail and other products have become the eye-catching "business card" of high-quality agricultural products with Chinese characteristics. In the first four months of 2026, Xiantao Customs supervised the export of 617.3 tons of crayfish products, a year-on-year increase of 29.8%.

We continue to deeply cultivate the international fresh and pre packaged food market, and have established stable distribution channels in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and other regions. Our products are widely favored by local consumers, and our export territory has covered multiple countries and regions, "said Liu Jing, the person in charge of Hubei Xinliuwu Food Group Co., Ltd." This year, the overseas order volume of crayfish has rebounded compared to the same period last year, and the export sales have achieved steady growth

Enterprises continuously optimize their production processes and product specifications based on the consumption habits and admission standards of different countries and regions. Introducing spicy and garlic flavored seasoning shrimp that caters to Southeast Asian dietary preferences; Adapt to the cold chain demand of fresh food in the Middle East market and upgrade the locking and preservation technology; Integrate with European food access standards, strictly control key indicators such as pesticide residues and microorganisms, and ensure product quality and safety from the source.

In order to assist the convenient customs clearance of crayfish in the jurisdiction and stabilize the expansion of overseas markets, Xiantao Customs has focused on the characteristics of high export efficiency and strict preservation requirements for fresh agricultural and food products. It has precisely optimized the regulatory service mode, compressed the customs clearance time, implemented convenient measures such as "7 × 24 hours" appointment clearance and "cloud issuance" of inspection and quarantine certificates, and opened a "green channel" for fresh export to minimize customs clearance delay time and ensure that crayfish products compete for "freshness" and go abroad.

Wang Peng, the director of Xiantao Customs, stated that in response to the needs of crayfish export enterprises in terms of qualification filing, quarantine access, customs clearance and tax refund, the customs will continue to take the initiative to provide advanced services, accurately carry out policy propaganda, implement customized services for "one enterprise, one policy", comprehensively reduce the entry barriers and customs clearance costs of enterprises, and promote the deep cultivation of characteristic industries such as Hubei crayfish in the global market.