On July 4, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China issued Announcement No. 79 of 2024, announcing that the import of Polish wild aquatic products that meet the relevant requirements will be allowed from this day on.

Wild aquatic products refer to wild aquatic animal products and their products intended 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 National Key Protected Wild Animals in China", living aquatic animals and aquatic animal breeding materials.

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

According to the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementing regulations, 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 that export wild aquatic products to China shall be recommended by the Polish side to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese side) for registration. No export to China without registration.

At the same time, the announcement also detailed the import needs to meet the relevant requirements, including certificate requirements, packaging identification requirements.

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For the original announcement, please refer to: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/5970859/index.html