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    [Postal supervision] What are the requirements for customs clearance of moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

    • Last Update: 2022-09-07
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    The Mid-autumn Festival is approaching.
    In this month's reunion day, lotus seed paste, bean paste, jujube paste, egg yolk, five kernels, fresh meat.
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    .
    Which mooncake are you going to pick?
    moon cake
     
    Customs reminds you that moon cakes can be chosen at will, but not sent at will~
     
    Q: Moon cakes represent family reunion.
    Can that person bring or deliver moon cakes into China?
     Q: Moon cakes represent family reunion.
    Can that person bring or deliver moon cakes into China? entry
     
    A: This depends on the ingredients of the moon cakes.
    Some moon cakes are acceptable, but some are not!
     
    According to the "List of Animals, Plants and Their Products and Other Quarantine Objects Prohibited by the People's Republic of China from Carrying and Posting Entry", (raw or cooked) meat (including organs) and their products, eggs and their products, including fresh eggs , preserved eggs, salted eggs, egg liquid, egg shells, mayonnaise and other egg-derived products, animal-derived milk and dairy products, including raw milk, pasteurized milk, sterilized milk, modulated milk, fermented milk, cream, butter, cheese , condensed milk and other dairy products are prohibited from being carried or sent into the country
    .
    Meat, preserved egg, salted egg, mayonnaise, animal dairy products, raw milk, pasteurized milk, modulated milk, fermented milk, creamy butter cheese, condensed milk
     
    The following cannot be sent →
     
    1.
    Mooncake with meat
     1.
    Mooncake with meat
     
      The meat and its products contained in moon cakes pose the risk of spreading African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease and other quarantine animal diseases
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      2.
    Mooncake with egg yolk
     2.
    Mooncake with egg yolk
     
      Egg-derived products such as fresh eggs, preserved eggs, egg liquid, egg shells, and mayonnaise are prohibited animal products from being carried or delivered.
    Therefore, moon cakes containing egg yolks are also prohibited from entering the country
    .
     
      The following can be sent →
     
      Mooncakes that do not contain meat, egg yolks and raw beans can be carried and sent into the country
     
      For example: bean paste moon cake, five kernel moon cake, lotus seed moon cake, chocolate moon cake
    .
     
      Entry regulations of other countries and regions
      Entry regulations of other countries and regions
     
      It is not only my country that has similar regulations, but many countries also have relevant prohibitions or restrictions on the entry of moon cakes.
    The following information is for your reference only:
     
      34 countries and regions that ban the entry of moon cakes
     
      1.
    Countries (regions) where entry is prohibited:
     
      According to the statistics of the relevant announcements of the customs of various countries, there are currently 34 countries and regions that prohibit the receipt and delivery of moon cakes: Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Mexico, Brazil , Uruguay, Colombia, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Qatar, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Burundi, Gabon, Ethiopia, Sudan, Libya
    .
     
      2.
    Restricted entry countries (regions):
     
      Although some countries and regions allow the entry of foreign moon cakes, they impose strict restrictions on the raw materials, validity period, origin and quarantine certificates of moon cakes
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    Individuals are not recommended to post if they cannot provide relevant supporting documents.
    Some regulations are compiled as follows for reference:
     
      Australia/UK/Canada/Malaysia: These countries prohibit the entry of moon cakes containing egg yolk and meat, and Australia stipulates that moon cakes sent to the country must be marked as holiday gifts, and moon cakes filled with nuts and dried fruit are prohibited from entering by mail;
     
      New Zealand: Regulations prohibiting the entry of mooncakes with egg yolk and honey fillings by mail;
     
      United States: The recipient needs to apply for FDA food registration in advance, and mark the confirmation number on the details sheet, and the mooncake filling cannot contain egg yolk or meat;
     
      Japan: It is stipulated that moon cakes under 5 kg do not need quarantine certificates and certificates of origin, but the ingredients and expiry date must be indicated on the moon cake box.
    For more than 5 kg, the recipient must provide an animal and plant quarantine certificate, and the package must be sent with the goods.
    Certificate of origin, if the filling contains meat, a certificate from the health agency of the origin must be provided;
     
      Poland: requires a license from the country's Ministry of Agriculture and specifies the sugar content;
     
      Thailand and Vietnam: It is stipulated that the weight of moon cakes is less than 0.
    5 kg, the recipient is private, and it is marked as a holiday gift.
     
      EU: The requirements for aflatoxin B1 in moon cakes containing dried fruits are much higher than the Chinese standard
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      Reminder: If you want to carry or deliver moon cakes and other animal and plant products out of the country, you should fully understand the quarantine requirements of the destination country/region for animals and plants in order to avoid unnecessary losses
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      Source: Jinling Customs
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