Agriculture & Food

Recently, a batch of mogroside extracts worth about 5 million yuan from a Luohanguo biotechnology company in Guilin were successfully exported to Europe after passing the supervision of Nanning Customs.

Thanks to its unique climate and geographical conditions, Guilin, Guangxi is the main source of Luo Han Guo in my country. At present, there are mainly 5 companies in Guilin that produce and export Luo Han Guo series products. The products include Luo Han Guo extract glucoside, Luo Han Guo extract extract, Luo Han Guo granules, and dried Luo Han Guo, etc., which are mainly exported to 26 countries and regions including the European Union. Due to its high sweetness, low calorie, and low glycemic index, mogrosides are deeply loved by consumers at home and abroad.

A Luohanguo biotechnology company is the first company in the world to invent Mogrosides extract and its production technology. Recently, the company has a batch of mogroside extracts that have to meet the delivery date, but according to the previous process, the products exported by the company must be declared first, and the customs can check and pass the inspection before they can be shipped. After learning about this situation, Guilin Customs was anxious for the urgency of the enterprise, and implemented the "open appointment inspection on holidays". The enterprise made an appointment in advance for the customs on-site inspection according to the production plan. .

"The customs' open appointment inspection measures on holidays allow us to deliver orders in a timely manner according to customer requirements, which is conducive to the expansion of our products in foreign markets. In June, our foreign trade orders have increased by nearly 30%." said Lan Fusheng, the person in charge of the company.

In recent years, in order to support the expansion of the export of Luo Han Guo products, Nanning Customs has focused on the construction of the Luo Han Guo industry chain system to carry out "micro-project" research, comprehensively combing the customs assistance policies for the whole chain of Luo Han Guo cultivation, processing and export, and accurately implementing policy guidance. Utilizing its own technological advantages, it tracks the whole process from sowing and raising seedlings, innovates the detection technology and analysis method of pesticide residues commonly used in Luohanguo, deduces the safe picking interval of Luohanguo, and guides enterprises to carry out risk monitoring of pesticide residues, heavy metals and other health and safety projects on a seasonal basis. Control product quality at the source and effectively deal with technical trade barriers in Europe and the United States. Since the beginning of this year, Guangxi has exported a total of 356 million yuan of monk fruit and its products, a year-on-year increase of 65%.

Lan Fusheng, the person in charge of the company, said: "Although the cost of international transportation has increased this year due to the impact of the epidemic, and it is difficult to book space by sea, we have not encountered the problems of lag in customs clearance and returned shipments. There will also be a new breakthrough.”

In addition, Nanning Customs and Guangxi Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences applied to the government science and technology department for the establishment of a standard, and completed the formulation of the "National Food Safety Standard - Food Additive Mogrosides" and was approved for release, making Mogrosides truly legal. Food additives have given wings to the development of the Luo Han Guo industry. As of 2021, the Guangxi Luo Han Guo industrial cluster covers a total planting area of more than 300,000 mu, with an annual output of 210,000 tons and a total output value of nearly 10 billion yuan.

Recently, Guilin Customs and Guilin Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen cooperation in the cultivation of Luo Han Guo brand and quality inspection, and to escort the further development and growth of Guangxi's characteristic industries.