Tea

Country
China (CN)
Group
Processed plant products
End use
Consumption
NPPO Details
General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC)
Relevant Web Addresses
http://english.customs.gov.cn/
http://dzs.customs.gov.cn/dzs/2595646/index.html
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

China food registration:

Effective from 1 January 2022, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) implemented changes to registration and labelling requirements for food processing and storage facilities handling food exported to China.

For plant products, these requirements apply to edible grains, milled grain products, malt, fresh-kept/preserved and dehydrated vegetables, dry beans, nuts, seeds, dry fruits, unroasted coffee and cocoa beans.

These requirements do not apply to fresh fruit, unprocessed wheat and unprocessed barley.

Further information on the registration and labelling requirements can be found on the Micor Plants Documents page. 



Description of product to be certified to on the Phytosanitary certificate must be that approved by the Plant Exports Operations Branch.

Current approved descriptions are:
  • TEA - BLACK, BLENDED (no botanical name to be applied)
  • TEA - HERBAL (no botanical names to be applied)
  • TEA - GREEN (no botanical names to be applied)
NPPO import requirements verified
14/01/2022 - Added China food registration information to general requirements.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026