Guangzhou port clears 6,300 tons of durian ahead of May Day

More than 6,300 metric tons of fresh durians arrived at Nansha Port in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, aboard three cargo vessels within 24 hours over the weekend, as the peak import season for the fruit gets underway ahead of the five-day May Day holiday beginning Friday.

The shipment, comprising 356 containers, was cleared by Nansha Customs and distributed to markets across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou Customs said on Monday.

Shipments cleared without inspection are loaded directly onto trucks dockside for immediate dispatch. Those requiring inspection are routed to the cold-chain platform at Phase III of Nansha Port, where operations can begin within ten minutes of arrival. Durians completing clearance can reach Guangzhou's wholesale markets within two hours, the statement said.

Since the first batch of fresh durian imports arrived at Nansha Port on April 15, Nansha Customs has supervised more than 9,500 metric tons of imported fresh durians as of Sunday.

Nansha Port has emerged as a major southern China hub for imported fruit, with durian volumes rising steadily since the start of the season.