Taishan City in Jiangmen is China's largest eel farming base. Over the years, the Taishan eel industry has developed an integrated supply chain encompassing farming, processing, and exporting. Taishan eels have long been favored by the Japanese and Republic of Korea's (ROK) markets, often leading to demand exceeding supply. According to Taishan Customs, part of Jiangmen Customs, from January to July 2024, exports of live Taishan eels to Japan and ROK accounted for over 75% of the national export volume.

A representative from Taishan Customs stated that the customs office has been actively promoting a "company + base + standardization" production model among local businesses. They provide scientific guidance for companies to enhance their internal risk control mechanisms, strictly manage the introduction and quarantine of eel seedlings, and maintain high standards in feed quality and medication. Additionally, they have optimized the entire production process, including eel fry cultivation, feed input, farming environment, and water quality safety, establishing a traceable residue monitoring and quality assurance system to ensure the safety and quality of exported eels.

To address the low survival rates and high transportation costs associated with the traditional "land-air-sea" method of transporting live eels, Taishan Customs leveraged the "customs-government-enterprise" direct policy advantages. They collaborated with local governments, eel associations, and enterprises to research eel industry development and opened a new "land-sea" transportation route, significantly improving eel survival rates and effectively reducing costs for businesses.

Taishan Gongrong Food Co., Ltd. ("Gongrong Food"), a private processing company that grew from an eel farming enterprise, primarily produces frozen grilled eel products, with over 90% of its products exported to Japan. "We are actively exploring international markets beyond Japan. This year, we successfully exported our grilled eel to the ROK, and we believe our products will reach more international markets in the future. We are very confident about the company's prospects," said Song Xueming, General Manager of Gongrong Food.

A representative from Taishan Customs explained, "Last August, during a visit to Gongrong Food, we learned of their interest in expanding into the ROK's market. We immediately organized a team of experts to provide on-site guidance on their production line, focusing on their quality control systems, critical food safety points, and production management details. We helped them refine their processes and assisted them in applying for registration with Korean authorities. By November, Gongrong Food was officially listed on the website of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the ROK."

According to statistics, from January to July 2024, Jiangmen Customs supervised the export of 7,241.7 tons of eels and eel products, with a total value of 1.06 billion yuan, representing an 11.8% year-on-year increase.

Source :Lingnan on the Cloud

江门：海关助推“台山鳗鱼”走俏日韩市场

江门台山市是中国最大的鳗鱼养殖基地。经过多年发展，台山鳗鱼产业已形成养殖生产、产品加工及销售出口一体化产业链条。多年以来台山鳗鱼深受日韩市场青睐，甚至供不应求。记者近日从江门海关所属台山海关获悉，今年1-7月，台山活鳗出口日韩货值占比超全国出口量的75%。

江门海关所属台山海关相关负责人表示，台山海关持续推动企业实施“公司+基地+标准化”生产经营模式，科学指导企业完善风险内控机制，严格种苗引进批次和隔离养殖周期管理，加强饲料喂养、药物投入环节质量把控，优化鳗苗培育、鳗料投入、养殖环境卫生、水质安全等环节全链条监管，健全可溯源的残留物质监控体系和质量安全保障体系，切实保障出口鳗鱼安全质优。

此外，针对以往出口活鳗采用“陆-空-海”运输，导致鳗鱼存活率低及运输成本高的问题，海关发挥“关地企”直通车的政策优势，积极联合地方政府、鳗鱼协会、企业开展鳗鱼产业发展研究，开辟“陆-海”运输的新路线，大幅提高鳗鱼存活率，有效降低企业成本。

台山市共荣食品有限公司（以下简称“共荣食品”）是一家从鳗鱼养殖企业发展起来的民营加工企业，主要生产冷冻烤鳗系列产品，产品90%以上销往日本。“我们大力开拓除日本外的国际市场，今年我们的烤鳗出口韩国了，相信日后还能进入更多的国际市场，我们对企业的发展充满了信心。”共荣食品总经理宋学明充满期待。

台山海关相关负责人介绍：“去年8月，我们通过走访企业，了解到共荣食品有开拓韩国市场的想法后，第一时间组织业务专家深入企业生产线，针对企业质量控制体系、食品安全关键控制点、实际生产管控细节等生产全流程开展辅导，指导企业完善生产管控程序，帮助企业申请对韩推荐注册。经过努力，到了11月，在韩国食品药品安全局官网上共荣食品榜上有名。”

据统计，今年1至7月，江门海关共监管出口鳗鱼及其制品7241.7吨，货值10.6亿元，同比增长11.8%。

文 | 记者 陈卓栋 通讯员 江关宣
译 | 赵凡
英文审校 | 林佳岱