New Chongqing duty-free port welcomes first fruits from Southeast Asia
Previously, most fruit imported into Chongqing was coming from Europe, and North and South America. Having the possibility to directly import duty-free from Southeast Asian markets will increase supply on the local market.
Fresh fruit from Southeast Asia is shipped from Thailand's Laem Chabang port to the port of Shekou near Hong Kong. From there the fruit is directly forwarded to a special quarantine clearance area in Chongqing with trucks. The import procedure is considerably shortened by the newly established duty-free zone.
Source: Liang Jiang