Yunnan freshwater fish exported to the United Arab Emirates

Published 2025년 11월 5일

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Core tip: The Xishuangbanna Customs continues to deepen the reform of local inspection and examination business, enhancing the convenience of customs clearance, optimizing the export service for Yunnan plateau specialty products, helping local enterprises continuously expand the international market, and actively promoting high-level opening up to the outside world. Since the beginning of this year, the Xishuangbanna Customs has supervised the local export of 333 tons of live fish, with a value of 6.51 million yuan.

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On November 1, a batch of live yellow catfish, black carp, grass carp, and carp weighing 182 kilograms departed from Mengzha Town, Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture under customs supervision for Dubai, UAE. This marks the first export of Yunnan freshwater fish to the UAE. Mengzha Town is located in the southwestern border of China, with a subtropical monsoon climate, vast terraces, and abundant aquatic plants, earning it the title of "Fish and Rice Hometown of Southern Yunnan." The superior geographical and natural conditions have created an ideal environment for freshwater fish farming with sufficient oxygen and clear water quality in Mengzha waters. "Previously, our live fish were mainly exported to some Southeast Asian countries. After learning about the market potential in the Middle East, we first exported four types of fish to Dubai to explore the market. Under the smooth customs clearance process, it takes about 12 hours from our farm to Kunming and ...

Source: Foodmate