Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Macadamia Nuts from Zambia to China
According to the regulations of the Chinese Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture of Zambia on the inspection, quarantine and sanitation requirements for the export of Zambian macadamia nuts to China, the import of Zambian macadamia nuts that meet the following requirements is allowed from now on.
I. Inspection and quarantine basis
(1) "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" and its implementing regulations;
(2) "Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine" and its implementing regulations;
(3) "Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection" and its implementing regulations;
(4) "Administrative Measures for Import and Export Food Safety of the People's Republic of China";
(5) "Protocol on Inspection, Quarantine and Sanitation Requirements for the Export of Zambian Macadamia Nuts to China between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Zambia".
II. Products allowed to be imported
Zambian macadamia nuts allowed to be imported refer to macadamia nuts (Macadamia integrifolia) grown in Zambia as raw materials, which are made in Zambia through drying, selection and other processing techniques for human consumption, in shell or shelled.
III. Food safety requirements
Zambian macadamia nuts exported to China should comply with relevant Chinese laws and regulations on food safety and plant quarantine, national food safety standards and the provisions of the protocol.
IV. Plant quarantine requirements
(1) Zambian macadamia nuts exported to China must not contain the following quarantine pests of concern to the Chinese Customs: Thaumatotibia leucotreta, Tribolium destructor, Trogoderma granarium, Prostephanus truncatus.
(2) Zambian macadamia nuts exported to China must not contain live insects, insect eggs, soil, and must not be mixed with weed seeds, plant residues, metal foreign matter, gravel and other impurities.
V. Requirements for manufacturers
Zambian macadamia nut manufacturers exported to China should ensure that their products comply with China's food safety and plant quarantine laws and regulations and China's national food safety standards. The production, processing and storage units of Zambian macadamia nuts exported to China should be recommended by the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture and registered with the Chinese Customs.
VI. Processing process requirements
The raw materials of Zambian macadamia nuts exported to China should come from macadamia nut planting and production enterprises that have been confirmed by the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture to meet the relevant plant quarantine and food safety requirements. The raw material planting, production, processing, storage, transportation, and export of macadamia nuts exported from Zambia to China shall comply with the relevant food safety and plant health requirements of China and the Republic of Zambia, and shall not be contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms or toxic and harmful substances.
VII. Packaging and labeling requirements
Zambian macadamia nuts exported to China shall be packaged with new, clean, sanitary, and breathable materials that meet the requirements of food safety and plant quarantine, and prevent leakage during transportation. Each package shall be marked with "本产品输往中华人民共和国", as well as the name of the macadamia nut, place of origin, name of the production and processing enterprise, its registration number in China, name and address of the exporter, and other traceable information in Chinese or English. The above information can be affixed to the package in the form of a label.
VIII. Transportation requirements
Before shipping macadamia nuts exported from Zambia to China, the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture shall inspect the means of transportation. The means of transportation shall meet the hygiene requirements and shall not carry quarantine pests or other regulated quarantine items, such as weed seeds, live insects, plant residues, soil, and other impurities.
IX. Certificate requirements
After official inspection and quarantine, the Zambian Ministry of Agriculture shall issue a phytosanitary certificate for macadamia nuts approved for export to China. The additional declaration column of the certificate shall indicate the name of the macadamia nut production and processing enterprise, its registration number in China and "该植物检疫证书所证明夏威夷果符合中赞双方于2025年3月10日签署的关于赞比亚共和国夏威夷果输华检验检疫和卫生要求议定书的规定。该批货物不带有中国海关关注的检疫性有害生物". Goods with live insects shall be fumigated before export, and the fumigation treatment index shall be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate.
X. Other requirements
Zambian macadamia nuts exported to China shall come from enterprises registered with the Chinese Customs. The list of registered Zambian macadamia nut enterprises exporting to China can be found on the website of the General Administration of Customs.
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