The General Administration of Customs has granted one-time entry approval for multiple varieties of dried fruits from three countries.

Recently, the General Administration of Customs issued three notices in succession, allowing the import of Turkish almonds (badam), Azerbaijani hazelnuts and almonds, and dried cherries from Uzbekistan, provided they meet the requirements.

Turkish almonds refer to almonds that are processed from the mature fruits of almonds grown in Turkey, through selection, drying, and other processing techniques within Turkey, and are intended for human consumption (whether shelled or unshelled). Turkish almonds imported into China must not contain quarantine pests of concern to China, such as the Khapra beetle, Pomegranate seedworm, and Bean weevil. They should be dehydrated using ovens or drying machines, and must not contain live insects, insect eggs, soil, or be mixed with weed seeds, plant residues, metal objects, and sand particles. Moldy kernels and residual shells should be removed during processing.

Azerbaijani hazelnuts and almonds refer to hazelnuts and almonds processed from the mature fruits of European hazelnuts and almonds grown in Azerbaijan, through selection, drying, and shelling techniques within Azerbaijan, and are intended for human consumption.

Azerbaijani hazelnuts imported into China must not contain quarantine pests of concern to China, such as the American Plum Curculio and the Filbert weevil; Azerbaijani almonds imported into China must not contain quarantine pests of concern to China, such as the American Plum Curculio and the Brown Rot fungus of the American and Australian type. Azerbaijani hazelnuts and almonds imported into China must not contain live insects, insect eggs, soil, or be mixed with weed seeds, plant residues, metal objects, and sand particles.

Uzbekistan dried cherries refer to dried cherries processed from the fruits of perennial woody plants of the genus Prunus in the Rosaceae family, grown in the Republic of Uzbekistan, through washing, drying, and sorting techniques within Uzbekistan, and are intended for human consumption.

Uzbekistan dried cherries imported into China must not contain quarantine pests of concern to China, such as the European Cherry Fruit Fly, the Grape Berry Moth, the Euonymus Scale, the Elm Scale, the Fusarium solani, and the Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. They must not contain live insects, insect eggs, soil, or be mixed with weed seeds, plant residues, metal objects, and sand particles. Dried cherries must undergo fumigation treatment before export to ensure that no live insects are present in the dried fruit.

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