Avianza confirms the opening of the Chinese market to Spanish poultry meat as a strategic milestone for the sector.

Madrid, April 30, 2025At Avianza, the Spanish Interprofessional Poultry Meat Association, we would like to highlight the signing of the new bilateral agreement between Spain and China, which will allow the export of Spanish poultry meat to the Asian giant. This opening represents a decisive step in the internationalization of the national poultry sector and responds to a long-standing demand from our companies and producers, which we have been working on together with public administrations since 2020.

The agreement, signed last Monday in Madrid by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food and the General Administration of Customs of China, opens a high-value trade route to one of the world's markets with the highest demand for poultry meat. At Avianza, we believe this opening not only expands the export horizon but also strengthens Spain's competitiveness as an international supplier of food with the highest quality standards.

“The signing of this protocol is excellent news for poultry companies, many of which have worked for years to be ready to export to a market as demanding as China,” says Jordi Montfort, Secretary General of Avianza. “This achievement is the result of public-private collaboration and the sector's constant efforts to meet the highest health and production standards.” He adds: “Since 2020, our interprofessional association has focused on the internationalization of the Spanish poultry meat sector, with joint initiatives with MAPA and ICEX, as well as the European Commission, to reach new markets in the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, etc.), Mexico, South America, several Southeast Asian countries, and China as a major market to conquer.”

From now on, the process still requires several steps to facilitate the arrival of Spanish poultry meat to this market. The first step is the negotiation of the corresponding certificate, the visit of inspectors and auditors from Chinese agencies, the subsequent registration of companies with CEXGAN (the Chinese Customs Agency), and the final registration in the Chinese Customs system for the respective plants to be registered for export.

In addition to the poultry meat agreement, both parties have signed a work plan to implement electronic signatures on export certificates, which will streamline processes, reduce bureaucracy, and strengthen the security of trade.

Spanish poultry meat thus gains access to a strategic market with enormous growth potential and capacity to absorb products that face greater barriers elsewhere. This new avenue will also improve the sector's negotiating position in other third countries and contribute to consolidating its position in the global market.