Recently, in the process of inspecting incoming packages, the customs of the post office of Chongqing Customs found that the machine inspection image of a package entering from the United States that was declared as a "gift" was abnormal。Inspectors at the scene immediately opened the package and found that it contained 14 packages of plant seeds, a total of 661。Chongqing Customs Technical Center identification, the batch of plant seeds for Fengling jade, meat cone flower and other meaty plant seeds。At present, the customs has temporarily detained the batch of plant seeds for subsequent processing。
More than 660 invasive alien species have been found in China, causing huge ecological damage and economic losses to the country's biodiversity and sustainable development, according to the 2019 China Ecological and Environmental Status Bulletin。According to the Catalogue of Animals and Plants and their Products prohibited by the People's Republic of China, plant seeds are items that are expressly prohibited from being sent into the country, and unauthorized mailing into the country will bring major security risks to China's ecology, agriculture and other fields。
The Customs will continue to strengthen the supervision of mail, express mail and other channels, intensify the crackdown on the hiding and smuggling of invasive alien species and imported animals and plants and their products, and resolutely block the illegal entry channels of alien species。
Customs remind, please do not send plant seeds into the country without authorization。If it is necessary to introduce seeds, seedlings and other breeding materials from abroad, it is necessary to go to the competent agricultural authorities in advance to apply for the Approval of seeds/seedlings, provide the official plant quarantine certificate of the exporting country, and take the initiative to declare to the customs for quarantine inspection。After passing the quarantine, they can go to the designated place for quarantine planting。Where endangered species are involved, it is also necessary to go to the Endangered Species Management Office to apply for the "Endangered Species Permitted Import Certificate" and enter the country from the designated port。
Source: Chongqing Customs