Let’s take a look at a piece of news first. On June 1, 2022, in accordance with my country’s relevant laws and regulations and the "General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperation of the Republic of Kenya regarding Kenyan fresh avocados export to China The Protocol on Phytosanitary Requirements stipulates that from now on, fresh avocados from Kenya that meet relevant requirements will be allowed to be imported.
The picture shows the newly added Kenyan avocado in the "List of Fresh Fruit Types and Export Countries and Regions Allowed to be Imported into my country" updated by the General Administration of Customs on 6.14.
Avocado (scientific name: Persea americana Mill.), commonly known as avocado, is a plant of the genus Avocado in the Lauraceae family. , evergreen trees, shade-tolerant plants. About 10 meters high, the bark is gray-green and split longitudinally. The leaves are alternate, oblong, elliptical, oval or obovate, with a very pointed apex, a wedge-shaped, very pointed to nearly round base at the base, leathery, green above, and usually slightly pale below. The flowers are light green with yellow, 5-6 mm long, the pedicel is 6 mm long, densely covered with yellowish-brown pubescence. Both sides of the perianth are densely covered with yellow-brown pubescence, and the perianth tube is inverted conical. The fruit is large, usually pear-shaped, sometimes oval or spherical, yellow-green or reddish-brown, with corky exocarp and fleshy mesocarp, which is edible. The flowering period is from February to March and the fruiting period is from August to September.
Avocado fruit is a fruit with high nutritional value. It contains a variety of vitamins, rich in fat and protein, and is also high in sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, etc. In addition to being eaten as fruit, it can also be used in dishes and cans; The kernel contains fatty oil, which is non-drying oil with a mild aroma, specific gravity 0.9132, saponification value 192.6, iodine value 94.4, non-saponifiable matter 1.6%, and is used in food, medicine and cosmetic industries.
Documents required for avocado import:
1. Basic documents: contract, invoice, packing list, bill of lading
2. Certificate of origin
3. Health certificate
4. Plant quarantine certificate
5. Inspection and quarantine license
The general process of avocado import:
1. Domestic buyers sign purchase contracts with foreign suppliers and determine the contract terms
2. Domestic buyers sign agency import agreements with customs declaration companies
3. Consignees and consignors handle consignor and consignor registration
4. Foreign The supplier delivers the goods and arrives at the port by sea, and prepares customs declaration information such as packing lists, contracts, and invoices in advance. After customs release, the goods will be sampled for inspection
9. After inspection by the commercial inspection, the goods will be sent to the customer's receiving location.
Note that due to the short shelf life of fruits, it is necessary to pay great attention to the customs clearance time. It is particularly important to choose an efficient customs clearance company with fast customs clearance. Zhonghuan has mature fruit import customs clearance experience and can help customers solve the problem of slow fruit customs clearance. Declaration can be made on the same day and released on the same day.
