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 Regulations  for Quarantine of Animal/  Plant  Carried by Passengers 
and Service Personnel on Vehicles  
 
(In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese text and the English 
translation thereof, the Chinese text shall govern.)  
Promulgated on June 30, 2003 an d effective as of June 30, 2003.  
Amended and promulgated on 16 February, 2011.  
Amended and promulgated on 8 April 2015.  
Amended and promulgated on 3 July 2019.  
Amend ed and promulgated on  7 April 2021.  
 
 
 
Article 1  
The Regulatio ns are pursuant to Article 39 of the Statute for Prevention and Control of 
Infectious Animal Disease (hereinafter referred to as "the Statute" ) and Article 21 -1 of 
the Plant Protection and Quarantine Act. (Hereinafter  referred to as "the Act").  
Article 2  
These regulations are applicable to animal quarantine objects  and plant regulated 
articles (quarantine objects /articles hereinafter) carried by passenger  (s) or crew of 
vehicles, vessels, and aircrafts (inbound/outbound personnel hereinafter) as specified 
by the category and quantity of the Annex.  
Article 3  
Outbound personnel carrying  quarantine objects /articles  and apply ing for export 
quarantine inspection , pursuant  to the Article 36 of the St atute and the Article 20 of the 
Act, must  complete the application form with the presence of passport, ticket and other 
relevant documents.  
Article 4  
Regarding export quarantine objects /articles carrying by outbound personnel which are 
in compliance with regulations after quarantine  inspection , the followin g rules shall be 
applicable : 
1. Animal quarantine objects : Veterinary certificates  must  be issued by  the import/ 
export animal quarantine authority , 
2. Plant regulated articles : Quarantine t ags shall be issued by the plant quarantine 
authority . However, if phytosanitary certificates , additional declaration of 
quarantine requirements and t he statement of quarantine treatment requested by 
importing countries , then a phytosanitary certificate may be issued by the plant 2 
 quarantine authority . 
Article 5 
Inbound personnel carrying quarantine objects /articles and apply ing for import 
quarantine inspection , pursuant to the Paragraph 2, Article 34 of the Statute and the 
Paragraph 2,  Article 17 of the Act, must  complete the application form with the 
following documents  attached : 
1. Passport;  
2. Declaration form of Customs;  
3. Animal quarantine objects: the import permit required by the Subparagraph 2  of 
Paragraph 1, Article 33 of the Statute , the original version of  veterinary certificate  
requir ed by the Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1of the same article  or other relevant 
documents ; 
4. Plant regulated articles : the original version of  phytosanitary certificate  requir ed 
by the Paragraph 1,  Article 16 of the Act . 
The inbound  personnel or their agents must  be present during the inspection process.  
Article 6 
Regarding import quarantine objects /articles carried  by inbound personnel which are in 
compliance with regulations after quarantine  inspection, the following rules shall be 
applicable : 
1. Animal quarantine objects  in compliance with regulations after quarantine  
inspection  will be allowed for importation . 
2. After quarantine  inspection, the “Notification of Non -Compliance of Imported 
Animals/Plants or their Products”  shall be issued by the import/ export animal 
quarantine authority for a nimal quarantine objects  requiring post-entry quarantine, 
reshipment, destruction or imperative treatment , pursuant to  the Article of 34 -2 of 
the Statue.  
3. After quarantine  inspection, the “Notification of Non -Compliance of Imported 
Animals/Plants or their Products”  shall be issued by the plant  quarantine authority 
for plant regulated article s requiring treatment, post-entry quarantine, disinfection, 
reshipment or destruction . 
 
Article 7 
These requirements become effective on the date of promulgation.  
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 Annex: Regulated articles eligible for the Regulations  
Regulated article  Export quantity  Import quantit y 
Dog No more than 3 heads  No more than 3 heads  
Cat No more than 3 heads  No more than 3 heads  
Rabbit  No more than 3 heads  No more than 3 heads  
Animal products  No more than 5 kg  
No more than 6 kg in 
total**  Plant and other plant 
products *  No more than  10 kg  
Seeds  No more than 1 kg  
Bulbs  No more than 3 kg  
*：Fresh fruits are prohibited  to be imported.  
**：Among these, seeds and bulbs carried by inbound personnel or sent by mail must  
not exceed 1 kg and 3 kg, respectively.