China News Agency, Urumqi, June 12 (Zhu Jingchao, Li Ming) On the 12th, a truck of cherries departing from Uzbekistan entered China from the Khorgos highway port in Xinjiang under the supervision of Korgos customs officers. This is the first batch of cherries imported by Horgos port after the official supervision and acceptance of Horgos's imported fruits designated by the China Customs Administration in July 2019.
The batch of imported cherries has a total weight of 14.8 tons and a value of 443,000 yuan (RMB, the same below). It is transported by a thermostated refrigerated truck by truck. It is loaded from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, passes through Kazakhstan, and enters China from the Khorgos highway port. .
Khorgos Jinyi International Trading (Group) Co., Ltd., which has been engaged in fruit and vegetable trade at the Khorgos port for many years, opened the market for imported Kyrgyzstan melons with the unique foreign trade advantages of the port in 2019. During the season, the company delivered fresh cherries from Uzbekistan to the Chinese people's table.
The chairman of the company, Yu Chengzhong, said that Uzbekistan's cherries are large, taste good, and are relatively cheap, about 60 yuan per kilogram. The first batch of cherries imported by the company is mainly sold in Ili Prefecture, Xinjiang. The follow-up plan is to import 1 to 2 vehicles per day, and successively sell them in Urumqi, Shanghai, Beijing and other places.
The Khorgos Port is located at the junction of the Shuangxi Highway (Western China to Western Europe) between China and Kazakhstan. It has a superior geographical advantage, which will greatly reduce the cost of cross-border transportation for enterprises, shorten the time of goods transportation, and attract many The enterprise carries out import and export trade business at Horgos port.
Since the resumption of production, Khorgos City officials have also issued a number of preferential measures to stabilize foreign trade and promote growth, strengthen support in improving customs clearance efficiency, reducing corporate logistics costs, and financial support. Customs and border inspections are doing well in epidemic situations. On the basis of prevention and control of "foreign prevention imports", we will continue to optimize the inspection environment of designated surveillance sites for imported fruits, do a good job in the inspection of documents related to quarantine supervision, and reduce the overall customs clearance time of goods.
Khorgos Customs Officer Diliar Abduwari said that because cherries are "fresh, urgent and special" commodities, the timeliness requirements are relatively high. Therefore, Khorgos Customs specially set up green channels for agricultural products , Quick inspection, quick release, reduce the cost of customs clearance for enterprises and consumers to enjoy real policy dividends. (Finish)