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Long-Term Loans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Long Term Loans [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM LOANS

14. LONG-TERM LOANS

 

Long-term loans represent the amounts due to various banks and financial lease companies lasting over one year. As of December 31, 2023, the Group had no loans. During 2024, the Group entered into long-term loans contracts with two creditors. The outstanding balances on long-term loans as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following: 

 

      As of
March 31,
2025
   As of
December 31,
2024
   Maturity  Effective
Interest
    
Creditors     Balance   Balance   Date  Rate   Collateral/Guarantee
      US$   US$           
Fujian Fuqing Huitong Rural Commercial Bank
Co., Ltd.
  1   2,204,698    2,191,991   January 16, 2034   5.25%  Construction in progress of
   2   2,480,285    2,465,990           the Hongchang Food
   3   964,555    958,996           Industrial Park, WFOE,
   4   275,587    273,999           Mr. Zengqiang Lin,
   5   344,484    342,499           Ms. Zhenzhu Lin
Subtotal      6,269,609    6,233,475            
Chailease International Finance Co., Ltd. (“Chailease”)      529,769    564,759   October 25, 2027   15.16%  Machines, WFOE,
                        Mr. Zengqiang Lin and
                        Mr. Huaqiang Lin
Pucheng Rural Credit Union      135,038    
-
   August 30, 2025   6.48%   
                         
Total      6,934,416    6,798,234            

 

On October 23, 2024, Hongchang Food entered into a sales and leaseback contract with Chailease. Pursuant to the contract, the Company sold its machines for approximately US$561,698 and immediately leased it back from Chailease for a three-year period from October 25, 2024 to October 25, 2027. The cost of the relevant equipment was approximately US$218,505, which has been accounted in the other non-current assets. The Company had not transferred the control of the underlying assets to Chailease and the Company evaluated that the sales transaction did not qualify as a sale in accordance with ASC 606. Therefore, the sales and leaseback contract was in essence a debt financing arrangement and did not apply sales and leaseback accounting in ASC 842. The proceeds, net of the financing costs, were financial liability with a yearly implied interest rate of 15.16%. This long-term loan was guaranteed by WFOE, Mr. Zengqiang Lin, and Mr. Huaqiang Lin. The Company was required to make monthly interest and principal payment.

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repaid approximately US$2,740. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had an outstanding balance of US$564,759, of which US$161,325 and US$403,434 were classified to current portion and non-current portion, respectively.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repaid approximately US$58,585. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an outstanding balance of US$529,769, of which US$168,580 and US$361,189 were classified to current portion and non-current portion, respectively. 

 

The future maturities of long-term loans from Fujian Fuqing Huitong Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. are as follows:

 

For the years ending December 31,  Principal 
Remainder of 2025  $74,408 
2026   137,794 
2027   137,794 
2028   264,564 
Thereafter   5,655,050 
   $6,269,610 
less: current portion  $74,408 
Non-current portion  $6,195,202 

The purposes of these long-term loans are for the construction of Hongchang Food Industrial Park, and the interest of these loans was capitalized in construction-in-progress. Interest capitalized in construction-in-progress was US$102,521 and US$316,197 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, respectively.

 

The loan from Pucheng Rural Credit Union will mature on August 30, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had an outstanding balance of US$135,038 were classified to current portion.