According to the National News of Thailand, on August 14, China and Thailand reached an important agreement. According to the "Protocol on the Requirements for Third-Country Inspection and Quarantine of Fruit Imports and Exports between China and Thailand," five additional inspection and quarantine stations will be established.
The five new inspection and quarantine stations will come into effect on September 1. This move will help reduce transportation costs, alleviate congestion at existing inspection stations during the fruit peak season, and speed up the distribution of Thai fruit in various provinces within the country.
According to the announcement, Thailand will establish three inspection stations, located in Thung Chang of Nan Province, Ban Huak of Phrae Province, and Phu Du of Chiang Rai Province. China will establish two inspection stations, located at Mengkang Port and Taluo Port in Yunnan Province. As a result, the total number of fresh fruit export inspection stations in Thailand will increase to nine, and in China, to twelve.
Mengkang Port is located in Jiangcheng County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, and is opposite the Laotian first-class border port of Lantui Port. It is one of the important land passages in Yunnan Province to Laos and Southeast Asia. On January 25 this year, the designated supervision site for imported fruit at Mengkang Port officially started operation, making it the first designated supervision site for imported fruit in Pu'er City. Taluo Port is located in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and is adjacent to the Fourth Special Zone of Eastern Shan State, Myanmar. It is a national first-class highway port.
The "Protocol on the Requirements for Third-Country Inspection and Quarantine of Fruit Imports and Exports between China and Thailand" was signed in September 2021 and began to be implemented on November 3 with the "Notice on the Requirements for Third-Country Inspection and Quarantine of Fruit Transit between China and Thailand." The notice standardizes the requirements for approved orchards, packaging factories and related labels, packaging requirements, phytosanitary certificate requirements, and transit transport requirements in third countries. During the transit of fruit in third countries, the containers must not be opened or replaced. When the fruit arrives at the entry port, both China and Thailand will conduct inspection and quarantine according to relevant laws, administrative regulations, regulations, and the requirements of the signed protocol. Those that pass the inspection and quarantine will be allowed to enter.
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