On September 30, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Announcement No. 146 of 2024, announcing that with immediate effect, the import of Ugandan wild aquatic products meeting the relevant requirements is permitted.

Wild aquatic products refer to wild aquatic animal products and products thereof, marine plant products such as algae and products thereof for human consumption, excluding species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and China's List of National Key Wildlife Species for Conservation, live aquatic animals, and aquatic animal and plant propagation materials.

Production enterprises exporting wild aquatic products to China (including fishing vessels, processing vessels, transportation vessels and independent cold storage, the same hereinafter) shall be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Republic of Uganda (hereinafter referred to as the Uganda side) and subject to its effective supervision. The food safety and hygienic conditions of the production enterprises shall comply with the requirements of the relevant food safety laws and regulations of China and Uganda.

According to the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementing regulations and the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementing regulations, the production enterprises exporting wild aquatic products to China shall be recommended for registration by the Uganda side to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. Without registration, they shall not be exported to China.

At the same time, the announcement also lists in detail the relevant requirements to be met for import, including certificate requirements, packaging and labeling requirements.

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For details of the announcement, please see: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/6141071/index.html