Foreign Trade Updates
Recently, Liaocheng Customs assisted a local food enterprise to export 20 containers of cotton candy (over 5 million yuan) overseas, organizing experts to guide establishing a rapid response system for foreign technical trade measures and improving quality control points like raw material traceability to meet importing country standards.
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Recently, Yantai Customs under Qingdao Customs seized 886 unquarantined insect specimens (over 30 African/Southeast Asian species) in inbound express shipments, violating China's quarantine regulations; the specimens are temporarily detained.
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Recently, "Marine Geology No.9" completed its long-distance scientific research mission, docked at Qingdao Dagang Pier 1 (first this year), and will head to Qingdao Scientific Research Ship Base. Qingdao Dagang Customs ensured smooth return via pre-communication, boarding quarantine, and paperless clearance to boost efficiency.
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Qingdao Jiaodong Airport Customs seized 54 disposable e-cigarettes, 37 e-liquids, 480 cigarettes illegally brought in by a passenger (hid some for profit). Relevant duty-free tobacco/e-cigarette limits are noted.
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Recently, Huangdao Customs under Qingdao Customs seized 265 old scrapped foreign garbage servers (non-functional) in import freight. China prohibits foreign garbage import; goods detained, to be returned. Violators face fines/criminal liability.
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Recently, Qingdao Port's international transit consolidation business has grown significantly. Supported by Huangdao Customs' optimized processes and tech empowerment, it improves logistics efficiency, cuts costs, attracts enterprises, and helps the port transform into a global shipping resource allocation center. 2025 data shows 55.9% and 58.8% year-on-year growth in tickets and TEUs.
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Recently, 9095 succulent plants were shipped from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport via efficient customs clearance (green channel, zero delay). These popular succulents are a new China flower export growth point, supported by customs measures for fresh, urgent exports.
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Qingdao Airlines QW9894 transported 82 imported durians to launch RCEP Malaysia (Qingdao) Durian Festival. Leveraging RCEP policies, durians take ~24h from Malaysian orchards to Qingdao tables via 6h Kuala Lumpur-Qingdao flight. Customs uses "advance declaration" for quick clearance, ensuring freshness and safety.
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Qingdao Customs' Rongcheng Customs found over 30 types of undeclared food (1.2 tons) in cross-border e-commerce export goods. Food is a legally inspected commodity; enterprises must declare truthfully. The customs has not allowed the goods to be exported.
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Shanghai Customs facilitates warm clothing imports amid rising demand via measures like green channels and first-release white lists. It ensures safety supervision, supports Fast Retailing, with 2025 imports up 33.2% YoY.
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Anqing's sports goods firms (Yongda, Anxin) expand overseas amid 2026 Milan Olympics & ice-snow boom, supported by Anqing Customs (AEO benefits, green channel, one-on-one guidance). 2025 export hit 65.88M yuan (+1.3x YoY).
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Hengxing Toys (Ningbo) integrates China-Chic elements (e.g., Palace Museum IP) into toys, boosting domestic/overseas sales. Ningbo’s 2025 cultural exports hit 38.48B yuan (+5% YoY); Hengxing targets $6M overseas sales by 2025 for its independent brand.
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Ningbo Customs uncovered a smuggling gang that falsely declared high-end musical instrument accessories (strings, rosin, etc.) as low-priced goods (steel wire, etc.) to evade taxes. The gang smuggled over 300,000 items worth ~55 million yuan (brands like THOMASTIK, PIRASTRO). The case is now transferred to procuratorate for prosecution.
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On Jan 15th, technicians at Ningbo Aoneng Electric in Ningbo Qianwan New Area tested low-voltage household energy storage battery packs. Ningbo Customs statistics show the area's lithium batteries export reached 3.96 billion yuan in 2025.
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Sanming Customs implements innovative measures to boost foreign trade in Sanming revolutionary old areas—Sanming Land Port’s export orders/containers surge, total import-export exceeds 10b yuan in 2025, supporting local enterprises and opening new markets.
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In 2025, Fujian's wire and cable exports reached 14.491 billion yuan (up 75.2% YoY). Fuzhou Zhudian's auto wiring harness exports grew, with US and ASEAN as main markets. Foreign-invested enterprises dominated, and Fuzhou Customs' smart measures supported exports.
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The General Administration of Customs launched a multimodal transport supervision pilot (sea-rail, water-water) on Jan 27, 2026. Jiujiang Customs handled Jiangxi's first case. The mode simplifies declaration, smooths transfer, cuts costs. Nanchang Customs supports enterprises to normalize the business for "Gan goods going abroad".
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In 2025, Zhanjiang’s ASEAN trade reached 9.02B yuan (+13.9%) driven by BRI, RCEP, and China-ASEAN FTA 3.0. Key partners: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand; foreign-invested firms led growth. Main exports: steel, iron ore; imports: energy, agricultural products.
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Lianjiang Customs implements measures like origin visas, AEO certification, and tech-trade services to support Lianjiang's small household appliance exports, aiding enterprises in expanding global markets and growing exports.
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Recently, Haikou Port Customs under Haikou Customs seized 7 packages (1466g) of plant seeds identified as Hovenia dulcis, the first detection at Hainan Port, and processed them legally. Customs reminds that seeds with reproductive ability are prohibited from entering China.
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