Supplementary Terms Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for the Plant-derived Chinese Medical Herbs Exported from Laos
According to the supplementary terms of the Protocol between the Customs of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Laos on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Lao Plant-Derived Traditional Chinese Medicines to China, effective immediately, the import of 14 types of plant-derived traditional Chinese medicines, including Cibotium barometz, from Laos is permitted. The relevant requirements are hereby announced as follows:
1. Plant-derived traditional Chinese medicines refer to products made from 14 medicinal plants, including Cibotium barometz, that are wild or cultivated in Laos.
2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Laos shall ensure that the plant-derived traditional Chinese medicines exported to China do not carry quarantine pests of concern to China.
3. Other requirements for the export of Lao plant-derived traditional Chinese medicines to China shall be implemented in accordance with GACC Announcement No. 150 of 2023.
GACC
July 17, 2026
New varieties of plant-derived Chinese medicinal materials exported from Laos to China and List of quarantine pests
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Serial Number |
Name |
Product Description |
Quarantine Pests |
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1 |
Golden Retriever |
Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm., a plant in the family Cnidariaceae. |
Trogoderma granarium |
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2 |
Benzoin |
The dried resin of Styrax tonkinensis , a plant in the Styraceae family. |
Trogoderma granarium |
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3 |
Red beans |
Dried mature seeds of the legume Vigna umbellata or Vigna angularis. |
Trogoderma granarium Cuscuta spp. and Mikania micrantha |
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4 |
Cardamom |
The dried, mature fruit of Amomum kravanh or Amomum compactum , both belonging to the ginger family. |
Trogoderma granarium |
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5 |
Black sesame |
Dried mature seeds of Sesamum indicum , a plant in the family Sesamaceae. |
Trogoderma granarium Cuscuta spp. and Mikania micrantha |
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6 |
Yellow rattan |
Dried stems of Fibraurea recisa , a plant in the Menispermaceae family. |
Trogoderma granarium |
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7 |
Longan pulp |
Aril of Dimocarpus longan, a plant in the Sapindaceae family |
Trogoderma granarium |
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8 |
Amomum villosum |
The dried, mature fruit of *Amomum villosum* , * Amomum villosum* , or *Amomum longiligulare* , all belonging to the ginger family. |
Trogoderma granarium |
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9 |
Fresh ginger, dried ginger |
Fresh and dried rhizomes of Zingiber officinale , a plant in the ginger family (ginger family). |
Fresh:Pratylenchus spp. (non-Chinese species) Drying: Trogoderma granarium |
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10 |
Fresh or dried Atractylodes macrocephala |
Fresh or dried rhizomes of Atractylodes macrocephala , a plant in the Asteraceae family. |
Fresh:Pratylenchus spp. (non-Chinese species) Drying: Trogoderma granarium |
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11 |
Fresh or dried agarwood |
The resinous wood of Aquilaria sinensis, a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. |
Trogoderma granarium |
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12 |
Fresh or dried Malva nut |
Fresh or dried mature seeds of *Sterculia lychnophora* , a plant in the Sterculiaceae family. |
Trogoderma granarium |
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13 |
Fresh or dried Dendrobium |
Fresh or dried stems of cultivated Dendrobium nobile , Dendrobium huoshanense , Dendrobium chrysotoxum , or Dendrobium fimbriatum , and similar species of the same genus. |
Fresh:Pratylenchus spp. (non-Chinese species) Drying: Trogoderma granarium |
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14 |
Dragon's Blood |
the fruit of the palm tree Daemonorops draco is processed into... |
Trogoderma granarium |
