Date of Issuance: Sept. 22, 2014
Jointly issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Administration of Customs
In accordance with the agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation on preventing, deterring and eliminating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of marine resources, with the purpose to effectively fulfill obligations of the Chinese Government under the agreement, it is decided that the Customs Clearance Certificates for Legal Fishing Products shall apply to certain aquatic products imported from Russia. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
I. From November 1, 2014, when any aquatic product listed in the Annex to this Announcement enters the customs territory of China (including entry of samples, temporary import, import for processing trade, or entry into an area under special customs supervision or a bonded place under customs supervision), the relevant entity shall apply for a Customs Clearance Certificate for Legal Fishing Products to the Ministry of Agriculture. When the product enters China, the relevant entity shall voluntarily and truthfully declare it to the customs, and undergo relevant procedures at the customs upon notice by China Distant Water Fisheries Association, an entity authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, that the Customs Clearance Certificate for Legal Fishing Products is completed.
II. Upon applying for the Customs Clearance Certificate from the Ministry, the relevant entity shall submit the original copy of the Legal Fishing Certificate issued by competent authorities of the Russian Confederation. In case of any imported aquatic product on the list processed outsidethe Russian Confederation, the relevant entity shall submit photocopy of the Legal Fishing Certificate.
Annex:
List of aquatic products
needing customs clearances certificate
|
Name in English |
Customs code (fresh/chilled/frozen) | |
|
Sockeye salmon, Pink salmon or humpback salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Masu salmon or the Cherry salmon, Biwa trout |
Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus |
03021300.00 (for fresh or chilled) |
|
Sockeye salmon, Pink salmon or humpback salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Masu salmon or the Cherry salmon, Biwa trout |
Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou, Oncorhynchus rhodurus |
03031200.00 (for fozen) |
|
Alaska pollock or walleye pollock |
Theragra chalcogramma |
03025500.00/03036700.00 |
|
Rockfish species |
genus Sebastes |
03028990.20/03038990.20 |
|
Arrowtooth flounder |
Atherestes evermanni |
03022900.10/03033900.10 |
|
Atlantic halibut |
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
03022100.10/03033190.10 |
|
Greenland halibutor Greenland turbot |
Reinhardtius hippoglossoids |
03022100.20/03033190.20 |
|
Pacific herring |
Clupea pallasii |
03024100.10/03035100.10 |
|
Rockfishes native to the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean |
genus Sebastolobus |
03028990.30/03038900.30 |
|
Horsehair crab, King crab, Stone crab, Red king crab, Spiny king crab, Blue king crab, Snow crab or queen crab, Red snow crab |
Erimacrus spp., Lithodes aequispinus, Paralomis verrilli, Paralithodes camtschaticus, Paralithodes brevipes, Parailithodes platypus, Chionoecetes spp., Chionoecetes japonicus |
03062499.10/03061490.10 |
|
Scapharca |
Anadara broughtoni |
03077199.20/03077990.20 |
|
freshwater and brackish water clams |
genus Corbicula |
03079190.20/03079900.20 |
|
Japanese spiky sea cucumber (Brown sea cucumber excluded) |
Apostichopus japonicus |
03081190.20/03081900.20 |
|
Sea urchins |
class Echinoidea |
03082190.10/03082900.10 |
(All information posted in this website is authentic in Chinese. English version is provided for reference only.)
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