Yantai Customs Escorts Emperor Crab to Grab 'Fresh' and Go Overseas

On August 12th, the cargo terminal of Yantai Penglai International Airport was operating smoothly. After passing customs inspection, boxes of fresh emperor crabs packaged in temperature controlled packaging were taken on an international flight from Yantai to Incheon, South Korea. The batch of emperor crabs totaled 2.5 tons, and it is also the first export of emperor crabs from Yantai Airport Port this year.

Emperor crab has plump meat and unique flavor, which is highly favored by the high-end catering market. As a high-value live aquatic product, it has strict requirements for storage and transportation temperature and delivery time.

Yantai is located on the Jiaodong Peninsula and has dense routes between Japan and South Korea, which can significantly shorten cross-border transportation time. It has now become the preferred hub for fresh seafood exports, "said Cao Zhichao, Deputy General Manager of Yantai International Airport Logistics Co., Ltd. of Shandong Airport Management Group.

In order to open up the "fast lane" for the export of emperor crabs, Yantai Customs, a subsidiary of Qingdao Customs, has launched a series of convenient supervision measures based on the characteristics of airport port business, accurately matching the logistics needs of fresh aquatic products. In response to the tight transportation time limit for live aquatic animals, we have opened a green channel for fresh food exports, guided enterprises to adopt an integrated declaration mode, fully implemented convenient measures such as appointment clearance and early declaration, and realized the immediate release of goods upon inspection and verification, "said Deng Yi, the head of the Comprehensive Business Department of Yantai Customs Office at the airport.

Efficient and stable customs clearance services have effectively reduced the loss of fresh produce and operating costs for enterprises, and have also strengthened their confidence in expanding overseas markets by relying on Yantai Airport.

The key to exporting fresh crabs is speed. In the past, we were worried about customs clearance delays during holidays and peak flight periods. Customs provided round the clock support, and the declaration and inspection processes were very efficient. The more energetic the emperor crabs arrived in the hands of consumers, the more competitive our products became, "said Cao Zhichao.

Next, Yantai Customs will continue to optimize the supervision mode of fresh goods at the air port, deepen cooperation between customs and enterprises, airport linkage, smooth the cross-border fresh logistics chain, and continue to help improve and expand the quality of characteristic aquatic foreign trade, allowing more deep-sea delicacies to set sail from Yantai Airport and spread overseas. (Wang Zeyu, Liu Yitong/text)