Recently, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued the "Announcement on the Phytosanitary Requirements for imported Laos Fresh Passion Fruits". Laos fresh passion fruit that meets the relevant requirements will be allowed to be imported into the Chinese market from November 5th.

According to the quarantine requirements, the species allowed to be imported this time is Passion Fruit. The main pests that need attention are Alternaria passiflorae, Bactrocera correcta, Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Passion fruit woodiness virus. Passion fruit needs to be manually selected and cleaned after being picked, and it can also be treated with a fungicide after picking to ensure that it does not carry the above harmful organisms or other impurities.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos (MAF) once stated that China is the largest export market for Laos, and 80% of Laos' agricultural exports are shipped to China. Up to now, a total of 8 Lao agricultural products have signed the bilateral protocol for export to China, namely rice, corn, bananas, watermelon, dried cassava, sweet potatoes, fresh beans and passion fruit.

It is reported that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos and the Chinese Customs are preparing market opening documents for fruits such as durian, longan, dragon fruit, jackfruit and oranges. It is expected that these fruits will soon be approved for export to China. The Lao government stated that it will strive to export 90 kinds of agricultural products to China by 2025. The priority categories are peanuts, cashews, peppers, mangoes, beans, bananas, tea, coffee, sugar, cattle and beef.