Chengdu Daily: For the first time, Ecuadorian coffee beans from Sichuan have been air freighted directly to Chengdu

On September 27th, a cargo plane carrying 1 ton of Ecuadorian coffee beans landed smoothly at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. This is the first time that Sichuan has imported Ecuadorian coffee beans through an air port, adding another direct air route to the import of South American specialty coffee beans to Sichuan. The new transportation method has reduced the logistics and capital costs per ton of coffee beans by about 20%.

After being unloaded from the cargo plane, this batch of coffee beans was quickly transported to the customs supervision operation site. Customs officers at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, under the jurisdiction of Chengdu Customs, conducted on-site inspections as soon as possible. "Green coffee beans are plant-based agricultural products, and the focus of quarantine supervision is to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms." The staff carefully verified the documents, checked the packaging labels, and conducted sampling quarantine according to regulations, with a focus on preventing the introduction of pests and diseases, as well as the risk of carrying soil, weed seeds, and other quarantine risks.

In fact, before this batch of coffee beans arrived in Chengdu, the customs at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport took the initiative to provide advanced services, guiding enterprises in advance to prepare for product access, documentation, and implementing convenient measures such as appointment clearance, promoting rapid inspection and release of goods, and helping enterprises seize market opportunities. Due to the relevant preparations made in advance, the customs clearance time for this batch of coffee beans has been significantly shortened, taking only 2.5 hours from arrival at the port to departure by the enterprise.

Accelerating customs clearance not only maintains the flavor of coffee beans, but also helps enterprises reduce the cost of importing goods. The advantage of port supervision services will ultimately be transformed into a market competitive advantage for enterprises. In the past, South American coffee beans entered the western Chinese market mostly through coastal ports before being transported, which took a long time. This time, Ecuadorian coffee beans choose to go directly from their origin to Chengdu, and the new transportation channel extends the 'cup flavor window' of this coffee bean by 3-4 weeks, reducing logistics and capital costs by 20% -25% per ton, "said the person in charge of Sichuan Langhao Import and Export Group Co., Ltd.