Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Wild Aquatic Products from Brazil to China
According to the regulations of the Chinese Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil on the inspection, quarantine and sanitation requirements for wild aquatic products exported from Brazil to China, from now on, the import of Brazilian wild aquatic products that meet the following relevant requirements is allowed:
I. Inspection and Quarantine Basis
(1) "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" and its implementing regulations, "Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine" and its implementing regulations, "Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China" and its implementing regulations;
(2) "Administrative Measures for Import and Export Food Safety of the People's Republic of China" and "Registration and Administration Regulations for Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food of the People's Republic of China";
(3) "Protocol on Inspection, Quarantine and Sanitation Requirements for Wild Aquatic Products Exported from Brazil to China between the Chinese Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil".
II. Scope of Imported Products
Wild aquatic products refer to wild aquatic animal products and their products, algae and other marine plant products and their products for human consumption, excluding species listed in the Appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the List of Key Protected Wildlife in China, live aquatic animals and aquatic animal and plant breeding materials.
III. Requirements for production enterprises
Production enterprises (including processing enterprises, fishing vessels, transport vessels, processing vessels and independent cold storage) exporting wild aquatic products to China shall be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil and be effectively supervised by it. The sanitary conditions of production enterprises shall comply with the requirements of relevant veterinary and public health laws and regulations of China and Brazil.
According to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementing regulations, production enterprises exporting wild aquatic products to China shall be recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil to the Chinese Customs for registration. Without registration, they shall not be exported to China.
IV. Requirements for imported products
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil shall ensure that wild aquatic products exported to China meet the following conditions:
(i) Legally caught in domestic or international waters.
(ii) The raw materials and products do not have the following problems:
1. Aquatic animal diseases related to the products of the Protocol listed in the List of Animal Quarantine Diseases Entering the People's Republic of China and required to be reported by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) occur in Brazil, causing or possibly infecting wild aquatic products exported to China.
2. Any major food safety incident occurs in Brazil, which has affected or may affect wild aquatic products exported to China.
3. Wild aquatic products exported or to be exported to China by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil seriously violate the laws and regulations of China and Brazil and the provisions of the Protocol.
4. Any major public health incident occurs in the production enterprise, such as employees infected with major infectious diseases, which has contaminated or may contaminate wild aquatic products exported to China and their packaging and transportation vehicles.
5. The fishing area is affected by pollutants, such as radioactive pollutants, which have contaminated or may contaminate wild aquatic products exported to China.
(III) No drugs or additives prohibited by either Party are used directly or indirectly, and drugs or additives restricted or permitted by either Party are used as required; no pathogenic microorganisms listed in the laws and regulations of China and Brazil are found after inspection by the competent Brazilian authorities, and the toxic and harmful substances and foreign matter are not higher than the maximum limits stipulated by the laws and regulations of both parties.
(IV) All wild aquatic products exported to China are hygienic, safe and suitable for human consumption after inspection and quarantine by the competent Brazilian authorities. No pathological signs of infectious and parasitic diseases are found, and no aquatic animal diseases that must be reported as listed in the List of Animal Quarantine Diseases Entering the People's Republic of China and stipulated by WOAH are found.
(V) The entire process of fishing, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export shall comply with the relevant aquatic product hygiene requirements and traceability requirements of both parties, and also meet the relevant safety and hygiene requirements of the cold chain.
V. Certificate requirements
Each container of wild aquatic products exported to China shall be accompanied by at least one paper or electronic original health certificate to prove that the batch of products complies with the veterinary and public health laws and regulations of China and Brazil and the relevant provisions of the Protocol. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil should fill in the information of the production enterprises involved in the whole process of fishing, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export on the health certificate, including the name and registration number of the processing plant, fishing vessel, transport vessel, processing vessel and independent cold storage, and shall not omit the information of the production enterprises involved in any of the above links.
The certificate shall be printed in at least Chinese and English (English is the required language when filling in the certificate). The format and content of the certificate shall be approved by both parties in advance. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil shall promptly provide the certificate sample and the official issuing agency seal to the Chinese Customs for filing. If there are any changes in the content and format of the certificate sample, the official issuing agency seal and the handwriting of the signing official, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil shall file it with the Chinese Customs at least one month before it takes effect.
VI. Packaging and Labeling Requirements
Wild aquatic products exported from Brazil to China should have outer packaging and separate inner packaging. The inner packaging should be new materials, and the inner and outer packaging should be materials that meet the Brazilian national food safety and international hygiene standards, and meet the requirements of preventing contamination by external factors.
The inner and outer packaging should be labeled in Chinese, English or Chinese and Portuguese, including: product name and scientific name, specifications, production date (year/month/day), shelf life, batch number, storage conditions, production method (wild-caught), manufacturer name and number, production area and manufacturer address (specific to state/province/city), destination (marked as the People's Republic of China). For wild aquatic products imported into China in pre-packaged form, the pre-packaged Chinese label should comply with China's import pre-packaged food label requirements.
VII. Other requirements
China Customs implements inspection and quarantine on imported wild aquatic products.
For unqualified products, they will be returned, destroyed or otherwise handled in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations. For manufacturers with serious problems or repeated unqualified problems, China Customs will take measures such as strengthening inspection and quarantine or suspending imports.
GACC
May 27, 2025
