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GACC Announcement No. 63 of 2024 (Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Importation of Coffee Beans and Cocoa Beans from Papua New Guinea)

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On May 24, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Announcement No. 63 of 2024, announcing that with immediate effect, it allows the importation of Papua New Guinea coffee beans and cocoa beans that meet the relevant requirements.

 

Papua New Guinea coffee beans, scientific name Coffea arabica L., English name coffee beans, refers to the unroasted hulled coffee seeds grown and processed in Papua New Guinea, which have been removed from the outer skin, pulp, endocarp, and silverskin, and are made through drying, screening and other processes.

 

Papua New Guinea cocoa beans, scientific name Theobroma cacao L., English name cocoa beans, refers to the unroasted cacao seed kernels grown and processed within the territory of Papua New Guinea, with the pulp and pods removed, and made through fermentation, drying, screening and other processes.

 

The Department of Coffee and the Department of Agriculture of Papua New Guinea (hereinafter referred to as the PNG side) shall inspect the enterprises that produce and process unroasted coffee beans and cocoa beans for export to China, confirm that they meet the requirements of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese side), and recommend them to the Chinese side. The Chinese side will conduct an audit and implement registration for them after passing.

 

At the same time, the announcement also lists in detail the relevant requirements that need to be met for import, including production requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

 

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See the original announcement: http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/5896148/index.html



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