Imported dried nuts from Rwanda refer to four types of dried nuts suitable for human consumption, including Hawaiian nuts, dried pineapple, dried mango, and dried banana, which are processed from mature fruits grown in Rwanda through selection, shelling (peeling, coring), dehydration, and drying.
The announcement indicates that Hawaiian nuts exported to China do not carry apple-shaped moth, bean weevil, large granary weevil, and grain bark beetle, which are of concern to the Chinese side; dried pineapple does not carry bean weevil, large granary weevil, grain bark beetle, fruit moth, locust pod moth, cassava moth, broad-nosed weevil, false grain beetle, and kidney bark beetle; dried mango does not carry grain bark beetle, large flower branch fungus, spiral whitefly, fruit moth, false grain beetle, and wild rapeseed yellow monosome bacteria mango pathogenic variant (mango bacterial black spot bacterium); dried banana does not carry grain bark beetle, bean weevil, large granary weevil, fruit moth, locust pod moth, cassava moth, spider mite, broad-nosed weevil, false grain beetle, kidney bark beetle, and cocoa downy mildew.
Rwandan dried nuts exported to China must not contain live insects, insect eggs, or soil, and must not be mixed with weed seeds, plant debris, metal foreign objects, or gravel. Dried nuts should be fumigated and vacuum-packed before export to ensure no live insects, especially storage pests, are present.
The announcement indicates that dried nuts exported to China should use new, clean, hygienic, and breathable packaging materials that meet food safety and plant quarantine requirements, and prevent spillage during transportation. Before shipment, Rwanda should inspect the transportation vehicles for dried nuts. Transportation vehicles must meet hygiene requirements and not carry quarantine pests or other restricted quarantine items, such as weed seeds, live insects, plant debris, soil, or other impurities.