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No. 142 of 2023 (Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements
source：http://www.jtia56.cn time：2023-12-12 15:36:47
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 of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the phytosanitary requirements of Ethiopia's unroasted coffee beans exported to China, from now on, Ethiopia's unroasted coffee beans that meet the following relevant requirements are allowed to be imported:
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) The Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection and its implementing Regulations;
(5) The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety;
Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on Phytosanitary Requirements for Ethiopian Unroasted Coffee Beans exported to China.
2. Names of goods allowed to enter the country
Coffee Beans referred to in this announcement are unroasted and shelled coffee (Coffea arabica L.) grown and processed in Ethiopia, which have been prepared by drying, screening and other processes, removing the outer skin, flesh, inner peel and silver skin.
3. Permissible origin
All over Ethiopia.
4. Concern about pests
Coffee beans imported to China shall not carry the following harmful organisms:
1. The coffee fruit beetle Hypothenemus hampei
2. Colletotrichum kahawae
3. Coffee Fusarium xylarioides
4. Field Cuscuta campestris
5. Pre-shipment requirements
(1) Registration requirements.
The Ethiopian Agriculture Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the Ethiopian side) shall inspect the production and processing enterprises of unroasted coffee beans exported to China and recommend qualified enterprises to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese side). The Chinese side will review and register them.
(2) Production requirements.
1. Ethiopia should, in accordance with relevant international standards for phytosanitary measures, conduct epidemic investigation and comprehensive control and management of quarantine pests of concern to China during the growth of coffee and the production, processing and storage of coffee beans. The investigation and comprehensive control of pest outbreaks shall be completed under the guidance of technical personnel. Technical personnel shall be trained by an Ethiopian authorized training institution. In the prevention and control of pests, pesticides prohibited by the Chinese side shall not be used.
2. According to the needs of the Chinese side, Ethiopia shall submit to the Chinese side an investigation report on the occurrence of pests and comprehensive control records.
3. During the production and processing of coffee beans, measures should be taken to remove moldy beans, moth-eaten beans, foreign bodies, live insects, eggs, soil, and impurities such as weed seeds, plant residues and gravel should not be mixed.
(3) Packing and transportation requirements.
1. Processed coffee beans should be stored separately from coffee beans sold to other markets and unprocessed coffee beans to prevent contamination. Coffee beans should be packed with clean, sanitary, new and phytosanitary materials. Each package shall be marked with the English words "This product will be exported to the People's Republic of China" and the Chinese or English information such as product name, processing enterprise and its registration number.
2. Before shipment, the tools of shipment should be thoroughly inspected to prevent contamination by harmful organisms.
(4) Product requirements.
Coffee beans must not contain harmful organisms of concern to the Chinese side. Coffee beans should comply with China's import plant quarantine laws and regulations and China's national food safety standards.
(5) Pre-export quarantine and certificate requirements.
Before export, Ethiopia shall conduct inspection and quarantine on the coffee beans exported to China, and issue a phytosanitary certificate for those that meet the requirements, indicating the name and registration number of the processing enterprise, and indicating in the additional declaration: “This consignment complies with the requirements specified in the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of Unroasted Coffee Beans from Ethiopia to China, and is free from quarantine pests of concern to China. "(The goods comply with the protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of Ethiopia's unroasted coffee beans to China, and do not contain quarantine pests of concern to China). After fumigation, the name of the fumigant, the dosage used, the treatment temperature and the duration of the fumigant shall be indicated in the phytosanitary certificate.
Entry inspection and quarantine
(1) Verification of documents.
1. To verify the authenticity and validity of the phytosanitary certificate;
2. Check whether it is from a registered export enterprise.
(2) Inspection and supervision of goods.
According to the relevant laws, administrative regulations, rules and other systems, the inspection and quarantine of imported coffee beans are carried out, and they are allowed to enter the country after passing the inspection.
(3) Handling non-conformities.
1. Those without valid phytosanitary certificates shall be returned or destroyed;
2. From unregistered processing enterprises for return or destruction;
3. Soil found, returned or destroyed;
4. Quarantine pests or other live quarantine pests of concern to China, or plant residues found, shall be destroyed, returned or disposed of;
5. Other cases that do not meet China's entry inspection and quarantine requirements will be dealt with in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
In case of any non-compliance, China will inform Ethiopia and, depending on the severity of the violation, suspend the relevant enterprises' export qualifications to China until China confirms that the problem has been effectively rectified.
Vii. Retrospective review
The Chinese side will conduct further risk assessment based on the detection of pests at ports and the occurrence of pests in Ethiopia, and consult with the Ethiopian side to adjust the list of quarantine pests that China is concerned about and the corresponding quarantine measures.
It is hereby announced.
General Administration of Customs
October 24, 2023
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