General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 72 of 2024 (Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Import of Fresh Durian from Malaysia)
General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 72 of 2024 (Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Import of Fresh Durian from Malaysia)
According to the relevant laws and regulations of China and the provisions of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia on the phytosanitary requirements of Malaysian fresh durian exported to China, from now on, the import of Malaysian fresh durian that meets the following relevant requirements is allowed.
I. Basis for inspection and quarantine
(1) The Biosafety Law of the People's Republic of China;
(2) The Entry-Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations for its implementation;
(3) The Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementing regulations;
(4) Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Imported Fruits;
(5) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Malaysian Fresh Durian to China.
2. Names of goods allowed to enter the country
Fresh Durian (hereinafter referred to as durian), scientific name Durio zibethinus Murr., English name Durian.
3. Permissible origin
Durian region of Malaysia.
4. Approved orchards and packaging plants
The orchards and packaging plants of durian exported to China shall be reviewed and filed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as the Malaysian side), and approved for registration by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese side). The registration information includes name, address and registration number for accurate traceability in the event that the export goods do not comply with the requirements of this Notice. Before the annual export season, the Malaysian side shall provide the Chinese side with the list of enterprises, which shall be published on the website of the General Administration of Customs after being approved for registration by the Chinese side.
List of quarantine pests of concern to China
1. Dysmicoccus neobrevipes
2. Planococcus minor
3. Planococcus lilacinus
4. Icerya pulchra. Icerya pulchra
5. Mudaria luteileprosa
6. Rastrococcus iceryoides
Seven. Albonectria rigidiuscula
6. Pre-export management
(1) Orchard management.
1. Durian orchards exported to China should establish a sound quality management system and traceability system under the supervision of the Malaysian side, implement good agricultural practices (GAP), maintain the hygienic conditions of the orchards, such as no pollution sources affecting fruit production around, timely cleaning up bad fruit, rotten fruit, etc. And implement integrated pest management (IPM), including regular pest surveillance surveys, physical, chemical or biological pest control, and agricultural operations and other control measures.
2. The Malaysian side shall, in accordance with the requirements of International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 6 (ISPM 6), formulate a management plan for the quarantine pests of concern to China and organize the implementation of orchard monitoring. If pests or their corresponding symptoms are detected during monitoring, integrated management measures including chemical, physical or biological control will be taken to ensure that Malaysian durians are free of quarantine pests of concern to the Chinese side.
3. For scale insects, such as new pineapple scale scale, Ocean scale scale scale, Southern scale scale scale, Phenacoccus aquilinus, Phenacoccus aquilinus, Phenacoccus aquilinus, Phenacoccus aquilinus, Phenacoccus aquilinus, Phenacoccus aquilinus, and Phenacoccus aquilinus, pest monitoring should be conducted every 15 days from flowering period to harvest period to check the occurrence of scale insects on fruits, stems, branches and leaves. In addition to visual inspection, a variety of physical or chemical methods should be used to monitor pests in the branches and stems, and effective control should be carried out once found.
4. For the durian Pygmy moth, the fruit orchards in China should be monitored regularly throughout the growing period, focusing on whether there are wormholes on the surface of the fruit. If there are wormholes, the fruit should be cut in time to check the eggs, larvae and damage. In addition, it is also necessary to use light trapping and sex pheromone trapping to monitor harmful organisms in orchards. Once it is found, it should be eradicated immediately with appropriate physical, chemical or biological control measures.
5. In order to prevent the occurrence of Cacao flower gall, the orchards in China should carry out regular monitoring and control during the growing period, and implement appropriate farm tillage and cultivation techniques. It is also necessary to take control measures before harvest, or spray fungicides for control.
6. The monitoring and control of pests shall be carried out under the guidance of professional and technical personnel. Technical personnel shall receive training from the Malaysian side or its authorized institutions.
Seven. All registered orchards should keep pest monitoring and control records and provide them to the Chinese side when needed. Control records should include the name of the chemical agent used in the growing season, active ingredients, dosage and time of use.
(2) Packaging plant management.
1. The processing, packaging, storage and shipment of durian exported to China shall be carried out under the quarantine supervision of the Malaysian side or its authorized officials.
2. The durian packing plant should be clean and hygienic, the ground should be hardened, and there should be a raw material field and a finished product warehouse.
3. The storage, processing, treatment, storage and other functional areas of durian exported to China should be relatively independent, reasonably distributed, and isolated from the living area with appropriate distance.
4. If the packaged durian needs to be stored, it should be immediately stored in the warehouse and stored separately to avoid being re-infected by harmful organisms.
5. The packaging factory shall establish a traceability system to ensure that the durian exported to China can be traced to the registered orchard, and the registration information shall include the processing and packaging date, the name of the source orchard or its registration number, the quantity, the export date, the export quantity, the country to which the durian is exported, the container number and other information.
(3) Packaging requirements.
1. The packaging materials should be clean, sanitary and unused, and meet the relevant requirements of plant quarantine and hygiene of China. If wood packaging is used, it must comply with International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures 15 (ISPM 15).
2. During the packaging process, durian exported to China should go through manual selection, grading and cleaning processes to remove diseased fruit, worm fruit, rotten fruit, deformed fruit, branches and leaves or other plant residues and soil, and adopt effective measures such as high-pressure air gun or water gun to blow and scrub the surface of the fruit. If necessary, the surface of the durian can be manually wiped with soft and clean cotton cloth. To effectively remove scale insects, eggs, pathogenic spores attached to the surface of the fruit. In addition, if necessary, insecticidal treatment should be carried out in the packaging plant.
3. Each packing box must be marked in Chinese or English fruit type, variety, country, origin, registered orchard name or its registration number, packing factory name or its registration number and other information. Each packing box and pallet shall be marked with "Exported to the People's Republic of China" or "exported to the People's Republic of China" in Chinese or English.
4. Containers containing durian for export to China must be checked for good sanitary conditions during packing. The container shall be sealed and in good condition upon arrival at the port of entry in China.
(4) pre-export inspection and quarantine.
1. The Malaysian side or its authorized agency shall conduct sampling inspection of durian exported to China at a rate of 2% per shipment. If no phytosanitary problems have occurred within two years, the sampling proportion is reduced to 1%.
2. If quarantine pests, branches and leaves or soil concerned by the Chinese side are found, the whole batch of goods shall not be exported to China, and the relevant orchards and packaging plants shall be suspended from exporting durians to China as appropriate. The Malaysian side should find out the cause and take improvement measures. At the same time, the Malaysian side should keep records of the seizure and provide them to the Chinese side upon request.
(5) Requirements for plant quarantine certificates.
If the goods pass the quarantine inspection, the Malaysian side shall issue a phytosanitary certificate, indicating the name or registration number of the orchard and the packing plant, and fill in the following additional declaration: “This consignment complies with the requirements specified in the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of Fresh Durian Fruits from Malaysia to China, and is free from quarantine pests of concern to China. "And is free from quarantine pests of concern to China." (The goods meet the requirements of quarantine pests of Malaysia's fresh durian to China.)
Before the official start of trade, the Malaysian side should provide the Chinese side with a sample of the phytosanitary certificate for confirmation and filing.
Vii. Entry inspection and quarantine and nonconformity treatment
When durian exported to China arrives at the entry port of China, the Chinese Customs shall conduct inspection and quarantine in accordance with the following requirements.
(1) Verification of relevant certificates and identification.
1. Check whether the imported durian has obtained the "Entry Plant and Animal Quarantine Permit".
2. Check whether the phytosanitary certificate conforms to the provisions of Article 6 (5) of this announcement.
3. Check whether the marks on the packing boxes and pallets comply with the provisions of Article 6 (3) of this announcement.
(2) Entry inspection and quarantine.
1. Durians exported to China should be imported from ports that allow the import of fruits.
2. Inspection and quarantine shall be carried out on imported durians in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations and rules, and those that pass the inspection and quarantine shall be allowed to enter the country.
(3) unqualified treatment.
1. If it is found that the goods come from orchards and packaging factories that are not approved by the Chinese side, the goods are not allowed to enter the country.
2. If quarantine pests of concern to China or other new quarantine pests are found, or soil or plant residues are found, the goods shall be returned, destroyed or disinfected.
3. If it is found that the goods do not meet the national food safety standards of China, the goods shall be returned or destroyed.
4. If the above non-compliance is found, the Chinese side will inform the Malaysian side and suspend the import of durians from relevant orchards and packaging plants for the rest of the export season as appropriate. The Malaysian side should identify the cause and urge the relevant orchards and packaging plants to make rectification until the relevant rectification measures are effectively implemented and recognized by the Chinese side.
Source: General Administration of Customs
