Page  1 / 4 Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  Processed  Products 
Containing Meat 
 (In case of any divergence in the translation, Chinese text shall prevail.)  
Promulgated  by Council of Agriculture on July 28, 2004 and i mplemented on January 1, 2005.  
Amended by Council of Agriculture on  April 7, 2014 and implemented  on April 7, 2014 . 
 
Article 1  
Definition:  
1. “Meat” refers to all edible parts of a cloven -hoofed or poultry animal, which 
are either fresh, frozen, chilled, cooked, cured, or otherwise prepared, 
excluding rendered animal fat/oil, extracts, hydrolysates, concentrates, 
flavors and shelf -stable dry meat powder.  
2. “Processed products containing meat” refer to meat containing processed 
products intended for human consumption which are categorized as one of 
the following Codes of the Standard Classification of Commodities of the 
Republic of China (C.C.C.Code), with the exception of those products that 
are manufactured by a high -temperatur e sterilization canning procedure:  
(1) 1902.20.10.10 -9 “Other stuffed rice pasta, whether or not cooked or 
otherwise prepared, containing meat”  
(2) 1902.20.90.10 -2 “Other stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or 
otherwise prepared, containing meat”  
(3) 1904.10.20.91 -9 “Other prepared foods obtained by the swelling or 
roasting of cereals or cereal products, containing not less than 30% of 
rice, containing meat”  
(4) 1904.10.90.10 -2 “Other prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting 
of cereals or ce real products, containin g meat”  
(5) 1904.90.10.10 -2 “Cereals (other than corn (maize)) in grain form or in 
the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), 
pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, 
containing not less than 30% of  rice, containing meat”  
(6) 1904.90.90.10 -5 “Cereals (other than corn (maize)) in grain form or in 
the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), 
pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, 
containing meat ”  
(7) 1905.40.00.10 -4 “Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, Page  2 / 4 containing meat”  
(8) 2104.10.11.00 -6 “Meat soups and broths and preparations therefor, 
liquid”  
Article 2  
    To import processed products containing meat derived from susceptible 
cloven -hoofed animals from countries (zones) recognized as free of foot and 
mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and African 
swine fever, or containing meat derived from poultry/avian from countries 
(zones) recognized as free of New castle disease and high pathogenicity avian 
influenza, the following requirements shall be complied with:  
1. The manufacturing plant shall be approved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufacturing processed products containing meat;  
2. The manufacturing plant shall keep the records for meat used in production 
of the products, including their animal species of origin, source, quantity and 
receiving dates. The manufacturing dates of the products shall also be 
recorded. All these records shal l be kept on file for at least two years;  
3. The products shall be packed in new containers;  
4. Meat used in production of the products shall originate from animals passed 
ante- and post -mortem inspections; and  
5. Each consignment shall be accompanied by an origina l certificate issued by 
the quarantine competent authority of the exporting country. The certificate 
shall specify in detail the f ollowing in Chinese or English:  
(1) Name and address of the manufacturing plant;  
(2) Product name, quantity, weight and manufacturing date of the products;  
(3) Species of animal(s) from which the meat contained in the products is 
derived;  and 
(4) Date and place the certificate was issued, name and official stamp of the 
issuing authority, and name and signature of the  certifying veterinary 
officer. 
Article 3  
    To import processed products containing meat derived from susceptible 
cloven -hoofed animals from countries  (zones) recognized as infected with foot 
and mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia or African Page  3 / 4 swine fever, or containing meat derived from poultry/avian from countries 
(zones) recognized as infected with Newcastle disease or high pathogenicity 
avian influenza, the following requirements shall be complied with:  
1. The manufacturing plant shall be appr oved by the competent authority of the 
exporting country for manufacturing processed products containing meat;  
2. Meat used in production of the products shall originate from animals passed 
ante- and post -mortem inspections;  
3. Meat contained in the processed pr oducts containing meat shall be 
heat-treated during the manufacturing process. For dried meat, the heat 
treatment shall be conducted before drying. The heat treatment shall meet 
one of the following requirements:  
(1) For meat derived from susceptible cloven -hoofed animals, the core 
temperature reaches 70 ℃or more for at least 30 minutes, or 100 ℃or 
more for at least 2 minutes; for meat derived from poultry/avian, the core 
temperature reaches 65 ℃or more for at least 42 seconds, or 70 ℃or more 
for at least 3.6 secon ds, or 74℃or more for at least 0.51 seconds ; or 
(2) Other heat treatment conditions recognized by the animal quarantine 
authority (BAPHIQ) as being equivalently effective as those described in 
the preceding Item in destroying pathogens;  
4. Effective measures shal l be taken to prevent the products from being 
contaminated by pathogens of animal infectious diseases after heat treatment;  
5. The products shall be packed in new containers;  
6. The manufacturing plant shall keep the records for meat used in production 
of the pr oducts, including their animal species of origin, source, quantity and 
receiving dates . The manufacturing dates of the products shall also be 
recorded. All these records shall be kept on file for at least two years;  
7. The quarantine competent authority of  the exporting country shall submit an 
application to the animal quarantine authority (BAPHIQ) for granting the 
manufacturing plant to export its products to Taiwan. When deemed 
necessary, an on -site inspection will be carried out and all necessary expense s 
for the inspection shall be borne by the exporting country; and  
8. Each consignment shall be accompanied by an original certificate issued by 
the quarantine competent authority of the exporting country. The certificate 
shall specify in detail the f ollowing in Chinese or English:  
(1) Name and address of the manufacturing plant;  Page  4 / 4 (2) Product name, quantity, weight and man ufacturing date of the products ; 
(3) Species of animal(s) from which the meat contained in the products is 
derived;  
(4) The products have been heat -treated du ring the manufacturing process, 
complying with the requirements of Subparagraphs 3 and 4; and  
(5) Date and place the certificate was issued, name and official stamp of the 
issuing authority, and name and signature of the certifying veterinary 
officer.