After Africa zero-tariff measures land, Wanning clears its first preferential coffee-bean import

Recently, a batch of green coffee beans imported by Hainan Zhuoran Coffee Co., Ltd. from Uganda cleared customs smoothly, with a value exceeding 600,000 yuan. This is the first import business in Wanning to enjoy preferential treatment from a diplomatic African country since China’s latest zero-tariff measures on Africa took effect, marking an important step in Wanning’s coffee industry building a China-Africa coffee-bean supply chain.

Under the layout of Hainan Free Trade Port’s four leading industries, Wanning has vigorously cultivated its coffee specialty industry. Currently it has 12 coffee-processing enterprises with a certain scale advantage, making it an important cluster and demonstration zone for Hainan’s coffee industry. By leveraging the dividend of the zero-tariff measures on Africa, it further introduces African-origin coffee beans, enriches local coffee raw-material supply, accelerates brand cultivation, gathers industrial development momentum, and promotes a “win-win” situation where high-quality development of tropical specialty high-efficiency agriculture and the implementation of China-Africa economic-trade cooperation both deliver results.

“Earlier we didn’t understand this new measure deeply, and had many doubts about practical steps like filling in preferential-info declarations. Thanks to the customs guidance and help, we clarified the specific requirements and operating procedures, and this import went smoothly,” said the person in charge of Hainan Zhuoran Coffee Co., Ltd., adding that going forward it will fully use this advantage to expand coffee-bean procurement scale and continuously raise the competitiveness of local coffee-processing products.

To ensure the new-measure dividend “reaches fast and is enjoyed directly,” Wenchang Customs under Haikou Customs quickly sorted out a list of foreign-trade enterprises eligible for preferences, reached out in advance to enterprises in its jurisdiction with relevant import-export records, and carried out targeted guidance through online themed briefings and “one-on-one” Q&A, continuously expanding its outreach coverage. For this coffee-bean import, it assigned dedicated staff to analyze the enterprise’s declarations throughout, helping the company fully master rules of origin and declaration key points, further raising clearance efficiency and ensuring smooth passage of the goods.

Next, Haikou Customs will keep up its outreach, strengthen tracking services for beneficiary enterprises, and keep polishing the “Qiongguan Helps Enterprises” brand, helping tropical specialty high-efficiency agriculture raise its quality and efficiency. (Reporter Chang Kai, correspondents Fang Jingyi, Chen Huiyi; editor Zou Yu)

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