Tiny squids connect the world through the supply chain

       Walking into the intelligent processing workshop of Shandong Lanrun Aquatic Products Co., Ltd., workers are collaborating with intelligent sorting equipment. One by one, squids are carefully processed. Some are transformed into frozen ready-to-cook foods such as battered squid rings and tempura squid tentacles, while others become instant products like dried squid shreds and squid tentacles. After passing the customs supervision, these diversified products are exported to more than 80 countries and regions around the world.
　　"We have built a product system covering all scenarios. Our ready-to-cook squid products are mainly targeted at large supermarkets in Europe and the United States, while most of our instant squid products are exported to South Korea. Now, with a wide variety of products, the orders are in short supply, and our production lines are operating at full capacity," said Zhang Junli, the manager of the enterprise. She also mentioned that the customs clearance facilitation measures provided by the customs, such as "advance declaration" and "two-step declaration," have created an efficient trade export channel for them.
　　Taking frozen ready-to-cook foods as an example, Rongcheng Customs under Qingdao Customs has opened an "export express line" according to the product characteristics, and implemented the measures of "advance declaration + appointment inspection," with the goods being declared, inspected, and released immediately. As a result, the customs clearance time has been reduced by 30%, helping the enterprise to respond to orders more quickly.
　　"Customs officers also took the initiative to visit our company to help us identify potential safety risks in various links, such as the procurement and acceptance of raw and auxiliary materials, cross - contamination of production tools, and temperature control during storage and transportation, so as to continuously improve our self - inspection and self - control capabilities," said Zhang Junli.
　　To continuously promote the development of the squid industry in Rongcheng, Rongcheng Customs has learned about the actual needs of enterprises through activities such as enterprise visits, research, and "face - to - face communication between customs and enterprises." It has organized experts in relevant fields to connect with enterprises, provided interpretations of foreign regulations and access policies, and guided enterprises to make good use of policy dividends such as AEO and RCEP. According to statistics, in the first half of this year, the cumulative value of Rongcheng's exported squid and its products reached 230 million yuan, a year - on - year increase of 5.3 times.