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Bird's nest has been a nourishing holy product since ancient times. Because of its sweet taste and neutral nature, it has the functions of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, nourishing lung and nourishing yin, and beautifying the face.In recent years, bird's nest has been imported into the domestic market in large quantities, and it has become a treasure for consumers to nourish and nourish the face, welcome guests and give gifts.
Let’s take a look at the little knowledge and customs clearance process of imported bird’s nest with the editor!
1. What is bird's nest
Bird's nest products refer to edible bird's nests and their products that are formed from swiftlet and the saliva of similar types of swallows, have removed dirt and feathers, and are suitable for human consumption.The edible bird's nest mentioned here is made by further processing, including sorting, soaking in water, cleaning, removing feathers, reshaping, heating and drying, and packaging.The swallow cups, swallow strips, and swallow horns that are usually sold in the market are edible bird's nests.
Second, the classification of bird's nest
According to the location where swiftlets build their nests, they can be divided into two categories: cave swallows and house swallows. Cave swallows refer to the bird's nests picked in the wild caves and coastal cliffs; The sound attracts swiftlets to build their nests and breed, and then get the bird's nest.
According to the color, it can be divided into white swallow, yellow swallow, etc. The color of bird's nest is mainly affected by season, climate, ambient temperature and humidity and mineral elements.Because swiftlets are always built in high-risk places, picking is more difficult. Compared with house swallows, cave swallows are exposed to the air for a longer time (will not be picked in time), minerals are easily oxidized, and the color will be darker. .Nests built in the same environment have different colors. Swiftlets build nests in the same environment, which will be different due to the formation time of the nest and the changes in the environment where the nest is built.
According to the appearance and shape of bird's nest, it can be divided into: bird's cup, bird's strip, bird's broken and so on.Usually we see a bird's nest that is relatively complete, plump and beautiful, like a cup, which we call a bird's nest; while the bird's nest is damaged during the process of picking feathers, packaging or transportation, and there is no complete cup shape. They are called swallow strips; the fine fragments formed by crushing the bird's nest during the picking or transportation process, and the swallow silk falling off during the processing are called swallow pieces.
3. The origin of bird's nest
The main producing areas of bird's nest are from the Philippines in the east to the caves of deserted islands near the coast of Myanmar, mostly in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.Among them, Indonesia's bird's nest production is also the largest due to the weather and environment that are most suitable for swallows to live in.In Indonesia, the origin of bird's nest is mainly distributed in Sumatra, Riao Island, Aceh Island, Pontianak, Daofang and Java. Among them, Sumatra in Indonesia is the main origin of bird's nest in Indonesia.
4. The source of imported bird's nest in my country
my country implements an inspection and quarantine access system for imported bird's nest products.Before bird's nest products can be exported to China, they have to go through a series of processes, such as the official import application of the exporting country, the evaluation of the exporting country's food safety management system, the signing of bilateral protocols, the registration of overseas manufacturers, and the confirmation of veterinary (sanitation) certificates through consultation.Countries that have obtained access so far include Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Imported bird's nest customs clearance process
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Importer's record:Only the importer who has completed the record of importer of imported food and cosmetics can go through the formalities for importing bird's nest.
How to apply: Log in to the 'Internet + Customs' integrated platform (http://online.customs.gov.cn), and go to the 'Enterprise Management and Inspection' section for processing.For details, please refer to the website'Service Guide'→'Enterprise Management and Inspection'→'Imported Food and Cosmetics Importer Records'.
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Quarantine Access:The importer confirms whether the overseas production enterprises and products have been registered with the General Administration of Customs and are within the scope of import allowed in my country.The General Administration of Customs implements registration and dynamic management of overseas manufacturers of imported bird's nest products.Importers can log on to the website of the General Administration of Customs to inquire 'Registration List of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Bird's Nest'.
Query path: General Administration of Customs → Import and Export Food Safety Bureau → Information Service → Business Information → Registration Information of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food.
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Quarantine Permit:The importer shall apply for the 'Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine License'.The General Administration of Customs implements a quarantine approval system for imported edible bird's nests with high safety and health risks.Importers should go through quarantine approval procedures before signing trade contracts.Handling: China International Trade 'Single Window'.
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Import declaration:According to the bilateral protocols for exporting bird's nest signed between my country and Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand and other relevant documents, the import of bird's nest must be accompanied by the official origin certificate and veterinary (sanitation) certificate of the exporting country, and the veterinary (sanitation) certificate must indicate the raw materials of bird's nest. Origin.After the bird's nest arrives in China, the customs will conduct inspection and quarantine on the bird's nest. If the bird's nest is qualified through comprehensive assessment, the customs will issue the 'Inspection and Quarantine Certificate for Inbound Goods', and the bird's nest can be produced, processed, sold and used.
TIPS: bird's nest buying tips
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Trace back to source:When purchasing, you can ask the merchant for the 'Inspection and Quarantine Certificate of Entry Goods' issued by the customs department to distinguish whether it is officially imported.Check the whole import process of this batch of bird's nest, and the processing enterprises of bird's nest products exported to China should establish a bird's nest traceability system from the source of the bird's nest to the product export to ensure the traceability of the product.The labelling information of bird's nest packaging is different from that of general food labels, and the production and processing enterprises and bird's nest registration information need to be marked separately.In addition, in order to meet the official traceability requirements for bird's nest products, some production and processing enterprises have also used traceability QR codes on their own, so that imported bird's nest products can realize 'bird's nest (hole)-processing-export-import-reprocessing-sales-consumption). The whole process of the person' can be traced back.
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See the Chinese label:The specific product name, weight, bird's nest (hole) name and registration number, processing enterprise name, address and registration number, product storage conditions and production date are indicated in both Chinese and English on the inner and outer packaging of the officially imported edible bird's nest.
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Dry to the touch:The bird's nest with dry hand is of better quality (it is easy to break when pressed lightly).The poorer bird's nest is not dry enough to meet the standard, and it is not easy to break when it is bent by hand. Such bird's nest has high humidity, takes up weight, and is not easy to store.
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View color:Pure natural bird's nest, its color will be gray or yellow, no bleaching and other treatment methods are used, and all of them are artificially picked, so there will inevitably be residues of small swallow feathers, and some small swallow feathers can be seen on the bird's nest. .
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Smell:Natural bird's nest has a slight fishy smell (this is the taste of protein. As a kind of protein coagulation, it contains a certain amount of water, and it itself has a slight fishy smell, which is the basic taste of bird's nest raw materials) and Trichoderma.
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Check 'hair':After the bird's nest is soaked in water, the silk strips have a clear texture, translucent and elastic, and it is not easy to break when gently pulled.'Fatou'According to the weight, the difference between the weight of the bird's nest after soaking and the dry body, the larger the multiple, the better the 'hair head', the general high-quality bird's nest has 6 to 8 times the weight' Hair '.The origin, location, picking season, processing process, dryness and humidity, soaking season, room temperature and water temperature of bird's nest, and even the difference in the morning and evening, the hair will be different.
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Taste:The natural bird's nest is stewed with protein white fragrance, and the taste is delicate and has no fishy or gelatin taste.
