The new mode of "batch inspection" ensures the safe export of liquid argon

On September 4th, Rizhao Yingde Gas Co., Ltd. declared the export of a batch of 22.7 tons of liquid argon gas. After carefully completing document verification, Rizhao Customs officers under Qingdao Customs issued an electronic ledger for the goods.

Argon gas has stable chemical properties and is widely used in industrial fields such as semiconductor chip manufacturing and special metal smelting. It is an indispensable key industrial gas for high-end manufacturing.

For export business, efficiency is the core competitiveness. The speed of customs clearance from customer orders to shipment and delivery directly affects the company's ability to fulfill contracts and overseas reputation, "said He Guangxiao, General Manager of Rizhao Yingde Gas Co., Ltd. With the continuous development of the global high-end manufacturing industry, the demand for liquid argon in overseas markets continues to rise. The export market of enterprises has gradually expanded from traditional East Asian peripheral markets to Southeast Asia, South America and other regions, and overseas customer orders have steadily increased.

It is reported that low-temperature liquid argon is the mainstream form of argon gas for large-scale transportation and storage, which can effectively reduce evaporation and loss during transportation. However, it is also prone to frostbite and suffocation, and belongs to hazardous chemicals, with strict requirements for export inspection, supervision, storage and transportation operations.

According to the original working mode, the customs conducts batch inspections on the export of hazardous chemicals. In 2024, Rizhao Yingde Gas Co., Ltd. was included in the pilot enterprise for "batch inspection" of hazardous chemicals exported by Qingdao Customs.

Batch inspection "is a new regulatory model introduced by the customs based on the actual needs of supervision, aimed at exploring and regulating the export of dangerous goods. On the basis of maintaining the original inspection principles, this model considers exported hazardous chemicals from the same manufacturer, process, and with consistent composition/composition and hazardous characteristics as the same batch. When the enterprise first applies for export, on-site inspection and sampling inspection are carried out, and subsequent batches can be released directly after the document review is qualified, avoiding a series of problems such as vehicle waiting and cargo backlog.

Since the pilot program, the speed of customs clearance has been continuously improved. As of the end of August this year, the company has exported over 700 batches of argon gas through the 'batch inspection' mode. "He Guangxiao introduced.

At present, Rizhao Customs has promoted the "batch inspection" mode to export agricultural and food products such as fruits and pickled vegetables. Next, the customs will continue to track the pilot situation, combine with the new needs of enterprises, continuously optimize regulatory services, and help local advantageous products set sail overseas. (Wan Feng, Shi Yuchen/Text)