Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials
Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials
Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials
Order of the General Administration of Customs No. 279
September 26, 2025
(Promulgated by Order of the General Administration of Customs No. 279 on September 26, 2025 and effective as of April 1, 2026)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 The Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") are formulated in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementation regulations, the Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, and other relevant laws and administrative regulations to prevent quarantine pests and other harmful organisms from entering China with imported plant propagation materials and to protect the safety of agricultural and forestry production in China.
Article 2 The Measures shall apply to the quarantine administration by customs authorities of imported plant propagation materials.
Article 3 The customs authorities shall implement risk management for imported plant propagation materials.
Article 4 The General Administration of Customs (hereinafter referred to as the "GACC") shall, as needed, carry out quarantine registration of foreign plantations (nurseries) of plant propagation materials that export such materials to China. If necessary, with the consent of the official plant quarantine authority of the exporting country (region), quarantine officers may be dispatched for pre-inspection or on-site epidemic surveys.
Article 5 Imported plant propagation materials shall enter China through ports that meet customs supervision conditions. Specific conditions shall be formulated separately by the GACC.
Chapter II Special Quarantine Approval
Article 6 Where plant propagation materials that are prohibited from importation are to be introduced for scientific research or other special needs, the introducing entity or its agent shall handle the special quarantine approval procedures in advance.
Article 7 Imported plant propagation materials shall not contain soil. If soil needs to be present for special reasons, the introducing entity or its agent shall handle the special quarantine approval procedures for the soil in advance.
Article 8 The introducing entity or its agent shall submit a written application and the relevant materials to the customs authority directly under the GACC for special quarantine approval in accordance with regulations.
The facility conditions and safety precautions at the sites for the storage, use, and isolation quarantine of plant propagation materials that are introduced upon special quarantine approval shall meet customs supervision requirements.
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Order of the General Administration of Customs No. 279
September 26, 2025
(Promulgated by Order of the General Administration of Customs No. 279 on September 26, 2025 and effective as of April 1, 2026)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 The Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures") are formulated in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementation regulations, the Biosecurity Law of the People's Republic of China, and other relevant laws and administrative regulations to prevent quarantine pests and other harmful organisms from entering China with imported plant propagation materials and to protect the safety of agricultural and forestry production in China.
Article 2 The Measures shall apply to the quarantine administration by customs authorities of imported plant propagation materials.
Article 3 The customs authorities shall implement risk management for imported plant propagation materials.
Article 4 The General Administration of Customs (hereinafter referred to as the "GACC") shall, as needed, carry out quarantine registration of foreign plantations (nurseries) of plant propagation materials that export such materials to China. If necessary, with the consent of the official plant quarantine authority of the exporting country (region), quarantine officers may be dispatched for pre-inspection or on-site epidemic surveys.
Article 5 Imported plant propagation materials shall enter China through ports that meet customs supervision conditions. Specific conditions shall be formulated separately by the GACC.
Chapter II Special Quarantine Approval
Article 6 Where plant propagation materials that are prohibited from importation are to be introduced for scientific research or other special needs, the introducing entity or its agent shall handle the special quarantine approval procedures in advance.
Article 7 Imported plant propagation materials shall not contain soil. If soil needs to be present for special reasons, the introducing entity or its agent shall handle the special quarantine approval procedures for the soil in advance.
Article 8 The introducing entity or its agent shall submit a written application and the relevant materials to the customs authority directly under the GACC for special quarantine approval in accordance with regulations.
The facility conditions and safety precautions at the sites for the storage, use, and isolation quarantine of plant propagation materials that are introduced upon special quarantine approval shall meet customs supervision requirements.
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