With the accelerated expansion of the pet market, pet consumption is becoming a new force in the consumer market. According to statistics, in January this year, Suqian Customs, a subsidiary of Nanjing Customs, supervised the export of pet food by enterprises in its jurisdiction 78 batches of 3.5098 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 151.60% and 100.73% respectively, achieving a "good start".

The picture shows: Suqian Customs officers conduct activities at pet food companies On-site supervision. Photo by Yang Wenwu

On February 28, walking into the production workshop of Jiangsu Yihe Pet Products Co., Ltd., workers were working in an orderly manner on the production line, and the raw materials were thawed, mixed, cut into pieces, and arranged. After a series of processes such as trays, quick freezing, freeze-drying, metal detection, and packaging, the products are packed into boxes and put into storage. On that day, a batch of meat pet food worth US$54,700 was successfully shipped overseas under the on-site supervision of Suqian Customs staff.

It is reported that Jiangsu Yihe Pet Products Co., Ltd. is a full industry chain enterprise integrating R&D, production and marketing. Its main products include pet staple food, pet snacks, freeze-dried food, cat litter, etc. Exported to more than 40 countries and regions around the world.

“In recent years, the pet consumption track has been continuously upgraded. Pet raising not only pursues safety, but also pursues quality. Therefore, pet products are becoming more and more high-end and more sophisticated.” Jiangsu Yihe Pet Products Cheng Ke, manager of the foreign trade department of the company, said, "We continue to improve the level of corporate management. From the quality control of the production process to the delivery of products, we strictly implement product process standards and quality standards to ensure that product quality is safe and reliable. Not only does it leave Retained old customers and opened up new markets. ”

Liu Yao, chief of the Inspection Section of Suqian Customs, said: “In order to help pet food companies in our jurisdiction expand exports, we interact with companies online through phone calls and WeChat, promptly publicize and implement the latest policy requirements, keep up with company difficulties and needs, and guide companies to improve quality. Control 2 weak links, comprehensively improve the management level of raw material procurement, production and processing, and finished product testing, and help enterprises control the quality and safety of product exports.”

At the same time, Suqian Customs optimizes exports. In the local inspection work process, mechanisms such as local inspection appointment hotlines and key enterprise liaisons have been established to implement "5+2" appointment inspections to achieve "immediate inspection upon reporting" and enhance enterprises' sense of convenience in customs clearance.

In the next step, Suqian Customs will continue to strengthen supervision and optimize services, help the pet economy flourish in many aspects, and seize the "other economy" international market.