On May 13, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China issued Announcement No. 59 of 2024, announcing that from now on, Dutch pork (including edible pig by-products) that meets the relevant requirements will be allowed to be imported.

Pork imports are allowed to be frozen or chilled (boneless and bone-in) pork.

Edible pig by-products allowed for import include:

(1) Pig offal: frozen pig heart, frozen pig liver, frozen pig kidney, frozen pig stomach;

(2) Other by-products: frozen pig feet (whole hoof)/frozen pig foot rings, frozen pig tail, unrefined pig fat (excluding fat around internal organs);

(3) Other pork chop: frozen pig head (including frozen pig brain, frozen pig upper jaw, frozen pig lower jaw, frozen pig tongue, frozen pig ear (excluding inner ear), frozen pig nose, frozen pig face), frozen pig heart tube, frozen pig food tube, frozen pig trachea, frozen pig cartilage, frozen pig bone, frozen pig testicles, frozen pig penis, frozen pig skin, frozen pig diaphragm.

Pork enterprises exported to China (including slaughtering, dividing, processing and storage enterprises) shall be located in the Netherlands, under the supervision of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (hereinafter referred to as the Dutch side), and comply with the requirements of veterinary health and public health laws and regulations of the European Union, the Netherlands and China.

Pork enterprises exported to China shall be registered with the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Chinese side"), and pork produced by enterprises approved for registration from the date of registration may be exported to China. Meat enterprises that are not registered in China are not allowed to export pork to China.

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

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See the original announcement: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/5874032/index.html