Fujian Province's export of seasonings to Africa exceeded 100 million yuan in the first half of this year, with Fujian flavor going global

Recently, a batch of 146.1 tons of seasonings produced by Fujian Wuyi Flavor and Seasoning Food Co., Ltd. were exported to Nigeria after passing inspection by Nanping Customs under Fuzhou Customs.

In recent years, the demand for seasonings in the African market has been continuously increasing, and Fujian Province has demonstrated strong competitiveness by relying on the production capacity advantages and brand effects of leading enterprises. According to statistics from Fuzhou Customs, in the first half of this year, Fujian Province's exports of seasonings to Africa exceeded 100 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.1%, setting a new historical high for the same period and accounting for 40% of the total value of Fujian Province's seasonings exports during the same period. Among them, Nigeria is the most important exporting country, with Fujian Province exporting seasonings worth 76.606 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 41.4%.

Our company's seasonings have flavors such as chicken, shrimp, tomato, etc., similar to 'thick soup treasure', which is very popular in Africa, "said Ding Weihua, Deputy General Manager of the Export Department of Fujian Wuyi Flavor and Seasoning Food Co., Ltd." Different countries have different admission standards for food additives. Customs not only sorts out relevant regulations for us, but also guides us to make good use of preferential origin policies to help us save costs and improve market competitiveness

In order to accelerate the export of "Fujian style" seasonings, Fuzhou Customs is deeply promoting the construction of a smart customs and the "Smart Customs Strong Country" action, establishing a customs enterprise liaison system, interpreting in detail the entry standards, overseas registration requirements, and declaration processes of the target market, guiding enterprises to improve their quality management system and factory inspection system, and building a solid product quality defense line from the source. At the same time, guide enterprises to make full use of various measures to benefit them, and set sail for Fujian seasonings to go global. (Chen Xi/Wen)