On April 22, 320 cases of dark tea were delivered for export after passing through the inspection at the Changsha Customs. This was Hunan's first batch of exported dark tea this year. In the first quarter, Hunan had exported 11,300 tons of tea, making a 37% increase over last year.
 
Tea is an important agricultural specialty for export in Hunan Province. There are 36 plantations and 82 registered enterprises for tea export around the province. The Changsha Customs has given priority to fostering the competitiveness of Hunan tea. Measures have been taken to enhance origin-tracing management, and security and quality control in the planting, processing, logistics, and storage links. These efforts would help improve quality and expand export of Hunan tea.

The Changsha Customs rolled out a “one-to-one” coordinator mechanism for important tea enterprises, and provides them with latest customized export information every month. The AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) authorization of the Customs helped improve the customs clearance efficiency of exports, which has been recognized and trusted by foreign clients, said a manager of the Hunan Tea Group, Hunan's only customs-authorized tea exporter.

The Changsha Customs also worked to expand exports to Central Asia, North Africa, and the countries along the Belt and Road by means of various channels such as the China-Europe Freight Trains. More than 60% of Hunan's exported tea are delivered to the countries along the Belt and Road. As the China-Africa economic and trade cooperation deepens, tea export to African countries surged, said a manager of a tea company. This year, the company's tea export to Morocco increase by four times year on year. Tea farmers' incomes have grown.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
 
Translator: Pang Yuehui
 
Chinese source: Voice of Hunan