Plant quarantine requirements for Honduran coffee beans entering the Chinese market

I. Registration of Orchards and Packing Plants

The orchards, packing plants, and cold - treatment facilities exporting to China need to be reviewed and filed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry of the Italian Republic, and approved and registered by the General Administration of Customs of China. Before each export season, the registration list needs to be submitted to the General Administration of Customs of China and approved before being announced on the website of the General Administration of Customs.

II. Pest Control

The Italian pears exported to China need to carry out comprehensive control of various listed pests.

III. Cold Treatment

The pears exported to China need to undergo cold treatment, meeting specific temperature and duration conditions. Then, there are also specific requirements for packing and storage after the cold treatment is completed.
The cold - treatment temperature requirements need to meet one of the following conditions:
(1) The temperature at the center of the pulp is 1.11°C or below, and the continuous treatment time is not less than 14 days.
(2) The temperature at the center of the pulp is 1.67°C or below, and the continuous treatment time is not less than 16 days.
(3) The temperature at the center of the pulp is 2.22°C or below, and the continuous treatment time is not less than 18 days.

IV. Transportation

The transportation of fruits needs to be carried out in a refrigerated ship that can reach and maintain the required temperature or in a self - refrigerating transport container. In addition, temperature records need to be made and confirmed.

V. Handling of Non - compliant Goods

Quarantine - non - compliant goods will be subject to quarantine measures such as cold treatment upon arrival, return, or destruction. If the above non - compliant situations are found, the Chinese side will notify the Italian side and suspend the import of pears from the relevant orchards, packing plants, and cold - treatment facilities.

VI. Packaging

Packaging boxes must use insect-proof mesh to cover ventilation holes. If wooden packaging is used, it must comply with ISPM15 requirements. Each packaging box and pallet must be marked with relevant information. Each packaging box and pallet must be labeled in Chinese or English: Exported to the People’s Republic of China or Exported to the People’s Republic of China.

VII. Phytosanitary Certificate

1. For Italian pears that have passed quarantine, the Italian side must issue a phytosanitary certificate, indicating the orchard and packaging plant name or registration number, and include the following statement in the additional declaration: This consignment complies with the requirements specified in the Protocol on Phytosanitary Requirements for the Export of Fresh Pears from Italy to China and is free from quarantine pests of concern to China.

2. For Italian pears subject to pre-export cold treatment, the phytosanitary certificate must indicate the treatment temperature, duration, and the name or number of the treatment facility. For those subject to cold treatment during transit (in containers or refrigerated ships), the phytosanitary certificate must be marked Cold treatment in transit and indicate the treatment temperature, duration, container number, and seal number.

Before the start of trade, the Italian side needs to provide the Chinese side with a sample of the phytosanitary certificate for confirmation and filing.