China Inspection and Quarantine: Australian Grape Export License Requirements Renewed

On 27 Jan 2015, AQSIQ published the revised Requirements of Plant Inspection and Quarantine of Fresh Grapes Imported from Australia. Revised terms are as below:

Approval of Orchards and Cold Storage 

Before exporting to China, orchards, packing plants and refrigerating treatment facilities shall register with Australia’s Department of Agriculture and obtain approvals from both countries. List of registrant shall be attainable on AQSIQ website.

Concerned Quarantine Pests

• Ceratitis capitata

• Bactrocera tryoni

• Bactrocera neohumeralis

• Epiphyas postvittana

• Haplothrips froggatti

• Haplothrips victoriensis

• Pseudococcus longispinus

• Daktulosphaira vitifoliae

• Brevipalpus californicus

• Calepitrimerus vitis

• Greeneria uvicola

• Eutypa lata

• Linepithema humile

• Latrodectus hasselti

• Helix aspersa Müller

• Emex australis Steinh

• Lactucaserriola L.

• Dicranolaius bellullus

• Perperus lateralis

• Phlyctinus callosus

• Carpophilus hemipterus

• Forficula auricularia

• Chondrilla juncea

Requirements before Shipment

1. Packing shall be conducted in DA approved packing plants, and it shall be guaranteed that filtering, grading and storing of grapes can  be processed in cold storage facilities.

2. Registrants are required to participate in trainings on quarantine pests, as well as organizing in-house trainings for grape grading and packing.

3. While grading and filtering are taking place, the packing plant shall be kept clean, and no other fruits shall be mixed in during the whole process.

List of Australian grape exporters as of 15 Dec 2014