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In accordance with Chinese laws and the bilateral phytosanitary protocol between China and Laos, China officially permits the import of eligible Lao fresh and dried edible chili peppers, with unified entry supervision requirements specified as below.

1. Legal Basis

Biosafety Law of the PRC, Entry-Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law and its supporting regulations, Food Safety Law and its supporting regulations, and the bilateral Phytosanitary Requirement Protocol for Lao Chili Peppers Exported to China.

2. Eligible Commodities

Fresh and dried edible fruits of Capsicum spp., exclusively planted and processed in Laos for human consumption.

3. Enterprise Registration Management

All Lao chili growing bases and packaging plants exporting to China must be audited by Lao authorities and formally registered and approved by Chinese customs. Registered information (name, address, registration number) is publicly released and regularly updated on GAC official website for full traceability. Only goods from registered entities are eligible for entry into China.

4. Quarantine Pests of Concern to China

4.1 Fresh Chili Peppers

Spiraling whitefly (Aleurodicus dispersus), cotton mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis), guava fruit fly (Bactrocera correcta), chili fruit fly (Bactrocera latifrons), tomato looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites), chili cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora capsici).

4.2 Dried Chili Peppers

Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), chili cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora capsici), dodder (Cuscuta spp.).

5. Pre-Export Supervision Requirements (Laos Side)

5.1 Growing Base Management

All registered bases shall implement GAP and IPM systems, maintain clean planting environments without pollution sources, and remove diseased residues timely. Professional trained technicians shall conduct regular pest monitoring and targeted prevention. All monitoring and pesticide application records (time, pest species, control measures, pesticide ingredients and concentration) shall be retained for at least two years and submitted to China upon request.

Specific monitoring frequency: sap-sucking pests are monitored every two weeks during the growing season; fruit flies and loopers are monitored via visual inspection and pheromone/yellow trap devices; fungal diseases are managed by ventilation improvement and timely disease treatment.

5.2 Packaging Plant Management

Processing, packaging, storage and loading must be supervised by authorized Lao quarantine officials. Packaging plants must have hardened floors, independent raw material and finished product areas, and isolated living zones. All chili products must be manually sorted, screened and rinsed to completely remove insects, mites, rotten fruits, weed seeds, plant residues and soil. Packaging plants shall establish a complete traceability system covering base source, processing date, quantity, export information and container numbers.

5.3 Packaging and Marking Specifications

Packaging materials must be clean and unused; wooden packaging shall comply with ISPM 15 standards. Each carton and pallet shall be marked with product name, origin, registered base and plant information, and marked with “Exported to the People’s Republic of China” in Chinese or English. Export containers must be sanitized and sealed with intact official seals for port entry verification.

5.4 Mandatory Quarantine Treatment for Fresh Chilies

All fresh Lao chilies exported to China must undergo fumigation + cold treatment under Lao official supervision to eliminate fruit flies and loopers, with strict technical parameters:

Fumigation: Option 1: 32 g/m³ methyl bromide for 2 hours (fruit core temperature ≥22℃, minimum residual concentration ≥18 g/m³); Option 2: 18 g/m³ methyl bromide for 5 hours (fruit core temperature ≥22℃, minimum residual concentration ≥13 g/m³).

Cold treatment: Option 1: 0.56–2.77℃ fruit core temperature for 4 consecutive days; Option 2: 3.33–8.33℃ fruit core temperature for 11 consecutive days. In-transit cold treatment is allowed, with full temperature records reserved for inspection.

5.5 Pre-Export Sampling & Inspection

The Lao side shall conduct batch inspection with a sampling rate of 2%. The rate can be reduced to 1% if no quarantine non-compliance occurs within one year. Any detection of target pests, soil or plant residues will result in the entire batch being prohibited from export, with cause investigation and rectification required, and relevant records retained for Chinese verification.

5.6 Phytosanitary Certificate

Eligible goods shall be issued an ISPM 12-standard phytosanitary certificate, clearly indicating registered base/packaging plant information and treatment parameters, with the mandatory English additional declaration: This consignment complies with the requirements specified in the Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements for Export of chilies from Lao PDR to China, and is free from quarantine pests of concern to China. Certificate samples shall be filed with Chinese customs in advance.

6. China Entry Port Supervision and Non-Conformity Disposal

6.1 Document and Mark Verification

Chinese customs will verify the validity of phytosanitary certificates, quarantine treatment records, packaging marks and container seals upon arrival.

6.2 On-site Quarantine Inspection

Customs will conduct comprehensive inspection in accordance with Chinese laws, national standards and this announcement. Qualified goods are approved for entry and domestic sales.

6.3 Penalty & Disposal for Non-Conforming Goods

1. Goods from unregistered bases or packaging plants are denied entry. 2. Detection of live quarantine pests, soil or plant residues will lead to return, destruction or official disinfestation treatment. 3. Goods failing Chinese food safety standards will be returned or destroyed.

General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

July 21, 2026