Agriculture & Food

Recently, in the production workshop of Hangzhou Qiandaohu Beer Co., Ltd., the production equipment was running at a high speed, and one can of "fresh" beer was continuously off the line. "This batch of beer will soon be exported to Kenya, which is the first time that our products enter the Kenyan market." Xiang Jin, manager of overseas office of Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Beer Co., Ltd.

Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Beer Co., Ltd. is a major beer export enterprise in Hangzhou, and its products are exported to more than 30 countries and regions. Affected by the COVID-19 and the international situation, the orders in the traditional market of beer exports were impacted. To this end, Qiandao Lake Beer has increased its efforts to develop international trade emerging markets along the "the Belt and Road".

"The laws, regulations and standards for imported beer vary from country to country. When we open up new markets, we often encounter some business problems." Xiang Jin said, "Fortunately, there are customs experts to guide us and help us solve our worries."

In view of the actual needs of enterprises to expand the international trade market, Qianjiang Customs gave full play to its technical advantages, actively collected information on technical specifications and management requirements of imported beer from different countries and regions, and strengthened business guidance and assistance to enterprises. At the same time, the expert team was organized to go deep into the enterprise to guide the enterprise to continuously optimize the quality management system and enhance the international competitiveness of products from the aspects of raw material warehousing, key point control, etc.

In order to help expand beer exports in the area under its jurisdiction, Qianjiang Customs actively implemented various measures taken by the General Administration to promote stability and quality improvement in foreign trade and the requirements of Hangzhou Customs for "ten cities, one hundred regiments and one thousand enterprises" precise service activities. On the basis of conducting research on beer export enterprises, it identified the demand points of enterprises and implemented targeted assistance measures. Promote "7 × 24-hour appointment inspection, online appointment, weekend overtime inspection and other ways to ensure the speed of customs clearance of export products and help enterprises to better explore the international trade market.