China's customs authorities have taken strict quarantine measures, and Russian exporters are looking for new markets

On December 10th Russian aquatic products accounted for 70 per cent of total exports to China.
alexander Efremov, CEO of the Dobroflot Group in Russia, said Chinese customs had stepped up quarantine measures against the COVID-19 virus, extending the unloading time from the previous 5-6 days to three weeks, resulting in a 15 per cent increase in shipping costs.
According to the new outbreak-related requirements, Russian ships must accept stricter quarantine standards and quarantine requirements to ensure that every frozen container entering the port is non-toxic, resulting in large numbers of Russian cargo ships stranded outside the port waiting in line.
13 Russian cargo ships carrying 5,300 tonnes of fish were waiting to clear customs at Chinese ports in mid-November, according to the Russian Association of Coastal Fisheries Enterprises (AFEP).
To meet the new challenges, some Russian exporters are shipping goods to South Korea, south Korea as a transit point, and then to China, but observers believe that this will not help solve the current problem, through South Korean ports to China to export fish products will only lead to increased transport costs, can not be used as an alternative to direct transport, Russian exporters should consider how to make the market more diversified and optimize logistics.
Norebo said that as the fishing season approaches, if China does not ease entry restrictions, it will pose a huge challenge to Russian fisheries exports.
as the New Year approaches, Russian exporters are stepping up their exports to China, but inevitably face anti-epidemic and quarantine measures related to COVID-19 quarantine.
Norebo is also trying to open up new export markets, but there is no market to replace China for the time being.
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