(260501) -- SHANGHAI, May 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Customs officers inspect avocados imported from Kenya in Shanghai, east China, May 1, 2026. China expanded zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African nations with which it has diplomatic relations. This policy took effect on May 1.

In east China's Shanghai, a shipment of oranges from Egypt became the first beneficiary of the expanded zero-tariff policy to reach this metropolis.

This 516-tonne batch, green-lighted by customs in Shanghai in the early hours of Friday, benefited from a tariff exemption amounting to 320,000 yuan.

Also on Friday, 24 tonnes of avocados from Kenya entered China via Shanghai, enjoying a tariff exemption of 26,000 yuan. (Xinhua)