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 Draft of the “ Quarantine Requirements for the 
Importation of  Growing Media ” 
(In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese text and the English translation 
thereof, the Chinese text shall govern.)  
 
1. Importation  of growing media  shall comply  with the  following quarantine 
requirements . 
2. The scope of growing medi a to which the quarantine requirements  apply is as 
follows:  
2.1 Peat moss and its products, peat and its products, bark and its products, 
snakewood and its products, sphagnum moss (including  mosses) and its 
products, and coconut shell and its products.  
2.2 Articles belonging to the following Commodity Classification Code 
(C.C.C. code)  in the “Customs Import Tariff Classification of  Import & 
Export Commodities” : 
2.2.1 31059000900 (other fertilizers).  
2.2.2 38249 953006 ( prepared plant growing media ). 
2.2.3 25309099204  (worked soils specified in Subheading Note 1  of 
Chapter 25 (for example,  akadama soils,  etc.)). 
2.2.4 38249999707 ( worked soils (based on soil s, heat -treated not 
exceeding 800 degrees Celsius )). 
3. When the growing media are imported , the importer or its representing 
agen t must submit  an export  phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant 
quarantine  authority of the exporting country to prove that  it is new and 
unused , and is free of soil. 
4. When the growing media mentioned in I tem 2.1, 2.2.1  and 2 .2.2 of Article  2 
are imported , in addition to  Article  3, the export phytosanitary certificate 
issued by the plant quarantine authority of the exporting country shall 2 
 further prove that the growing media are inspected and found free from 
pests, seeds , and other plant debris , or have been processed with appropriate  
quarantine treatment before export. Besides, such quarantine treatment  
procedure , chemical  name, concentration, treatment temperature and time  
shall be stated. 
5. When the growing media mentioned in Item 2.2.3  and 2.2.4  of Article  2 are 
imported , in addition to  Article  3, the following requirements  must also be 
complied with : 
5.1 The phytosanitary  certificate  issued  by the plant quarantine authority 
of the exporting country shall state the following items : 
5.1.1 Product name, manufacturer ’s name , and address.  
5.1.2 The temperature and time of processing (temperature must 
exceed  200 degrees Celsius, for at least 30 minutes).  
5.1.3 There is no contamination from  harmful organisms and soil 
during the processing and packaging process es. 
5.2 The product name, and manufacturer's name  and address on the label 
of the smallest packaging unit of the product sh all be consistent with 
the phytosanitary certificate issued  by the plant quarantine authority 
of the exporting country.  
6. When the growing media mentioned in Item 2.2.3 and 2.2.4 of Article  2 do 
not compl y with Article  5, the importer sh all comply  with the  follow ing 
requirements : 
6.1 If the phytosanitary certificate issued  by the plant quarantine authority 
of the exporting country does  not accompan y or the certifi ed items of 
the exporting country are not in compliance with the regulations, the 
phytosanitary authority shall request the importer to make  corrections 
within a specified time limit, and those who have failed to make  such 3 
 correct ions or given up making  corre ctions during the period cannot 
import such items.  
6.2 If the label on the smallest package unit of the product does not 
conform to the items listed in the phytosanitary certificate issued  by 
the plant quarantine authority of the exporting country, it shall not be  
imported.