On October 17, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Notice No. 134 of 2023, announcing that from now on, Myanmar wild aquatic products that meet the relevant requirements will be allowed to import.

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 Wildlife under Key State Protection of China”, living aquatic animals and aquatic animal and plant reproduction materials.

Production enterprises exporting wild aquatic products to China (including processing enterprises, fishing vessels, transport vessels, processing vessels and independent cold storage) shall be approved by the Myanmar authorities and subject to their effective supervision. The sanitary conditions of the production enterprises shall comply with the requirements of the relevant veterinary health and public health regulations of China and Myanmar.

According to Chinese laws and regulations, production enterprises that export wild aquatic products to China shall be recommended for registration by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (hereinafter referred to as the "Myanmar side") to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "China side"). 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 and identification requirements.

See the original announcement: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/5438058/index.html