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China imports dried chili products from Africa for the first time

Dried Whole Chili Pepper
China
Published Aug 11, 2021

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On August 4, Changsha Customs issued an entry cargo inspection and quarantine certificate for 200 kg of dried chili peppers produced in Rwanda. This is the first time China has imported African dried chili products. This batch of goods was integrated by Hunan Guokai International Development Co., Ltd. through national customs clearance. The way to declare imports to Changsha Customs, customs clearance at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. According to the contract, Rwandan suppliers will export 50,000 tons of dried chilies to Hunan within 5 years. It is understood that dried chilies are "plant-derived food". At present, with the exception of Rwanda, China only allows 7 countries to export dried chilies to China. At the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in 2019, Hunan companies and Rwandan companies reached an intention to purchase dried chilies, and Lu immediately filed a chili export application with China. March 11, 2021, The governments of China and Rwanda formally signed a bilateral protocol on the export of dried chili peppers to China. On July 8, the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement allowing the import of dried chili peppers from Rwanda that meet the requirements of inspection and quarantine. Rwanda is the first dried chili product of African origin to be allowed to enter. A country in the Chinese market. China has the world’s largest chili consumer group, and there is a large demand for dried chili imports. In the first half of this year, the country imported a total of 119,900 tons of dried chili, an increase of 45.55% over the same period last year. Hunan is the most popular province for spicy food consumption in China. One of them is also a major domestic pepper processing province.

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On August 4, Changsha Customs issued an entry cargo inspection and quarantine certificate for 200 kilograms of dried chili produced in Rwanda. This is the first time China has imported African dried chili products. The shipment was declared to Changsha Customs by Hunan International Development Co., Ltd. in a national customs clearance integration method, and was cleared at the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport port. According to the contract, the Rwandan supplier will export 50,000 tons of dried chilies to Hunan within 5 years. It is understood that dried chilies are "plant-derived foods". At present, except for Rwanda, China only allows 7 countries to export dried chilies to China. At the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in 2019, Hunan enterprises and Rwandan enterprises reached an intention to purchase dried chilies , Rwanda immediately submitted a chili export application to China. On March 11, 2021, the governments of China and Rwanda formally signed the bilateral protocol ...
Source: Chinaeconomy
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