Xiamen Port is the first place in the country to import stone
January 06 10:07:30, 2024
It was learned from the Xiamen Inspection and Quarantine Bureau that in the first three quarters of 2017, the bureau accepted a total of 11,636 batches of imported marble, weighing 3.5591 million tons, and the value of goods was 629 million US dollars, up 35.90%, 35.09% and 45.95% respectively. The value of marble increased by nearly 50%, showing a rapid growth trend, with the largest proportion of imported stone, and Xiamen Port ranked first in the country for imported stone. According to inspection and quarantine personnel, Xiamen imported marble mainly from Turkey and Italy. Turkey is the country with the largest import of stone materials in Xiamen. Marble is the main imported product. In the first three quarters, it imported 5,473 batches and weighed 256,800 tons, with a value of 361 million US dollars, up 35.10%, 29.27% ​​and 37.26% respectively. The value accounted for 57.39% of all imported marble in Xiamen; Italy is the second largest importer of marble in Xiamen, with a value of 73.504 million US dollars, an increase of 72.21%; followed by Egypt, Iran and Greece. It is reported that in order to better serve the high-speed growth of stone imports and speed up the inspection, Xiamen Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has continuously optimized the inspection work process, vigorously promoted the "three ones" and "one-stop inspection" and explored the bulk carrier shipping marble. Blocking materials, implement the “pre-inspection and quarantine†model to reduce logistics costs and enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of the port. At the same time, it also strengthened post-event supervision, established an epidemic risk monitoring, supervision and spot check, and quality traceability supervision system to ensure national security and facilitate trade facilitation while fast-passing.