The Gwadar North Free Zone’s Chinese company, Hangeng, finally acquired a formal license to export donkey meat to China from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC), Gwadar Pro reported.

GACC conducted an online inspection of Hangeng to approve its processes and procedures under prescribed laws.

Following the fulfillment of the licensing requirements, exports are set to begin next week. A Hangeng official told Gwadar Pro that it is a matter of immense satisfaction that all inspection criteria, certifications, and regulations have been successfully completed.

He stated that the first shipment will be sent to China from the company’s infrastructure, including a recently established slaughterhouse in the Gwadar North Free Zone. 

He added that approximately 50 containers carrying donkey meat will sail from Pakistan to China on a monthly basis.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP) — Pak-China