animals and plants, and plant products, and other quarantine objects

Measures for Administration of Quarantine Access of Entry Animals and Plants (Draft). Language(s): Chinese. Number of pages: 6

To further clarify the procedures for quarantine access of entry animals and plants, based on the actual access over the years, the General Administration of Customs, P. R. China has institutionalized relevant works and formulated the Measures for Administration of Quarantine Access of Entry Animals and Plants (Draft) on the basis of the Administrative Provisions on Risk Analysis of Entry Animals and Animal Products and the Administrative Provisions on Risk Analysis of Imported Plants and Plant Products and in accordance with the Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China dated 15 April 2021.

These Measures state the quarantine access of animals and plants, animal and plant products, and other quarantine objects that are first imported from or, after a suspension, resumed for import from a country or region. Generally, the procedures for quarantine access include the access application, questionnaire distribution and collection, written assessment, field assessment, technical consultation, result notification, agreement signing (or confirmation of quarantine requirements), issuance of quarantine requirements, update of access list, and other links. Only animals and plants, animal and plant products, and other quarantine objects that have obtained quarantine access can enter China.