Page 1 of 6 Amendment of Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  
Animals and Animal Products  
 
(In case of any discrepancy between the English version and the Chinese text of these 
Requirements, the Chinese text shall govern.)  
 
Promulgated on November 26, 1986  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-1 of Article 3 promulgated on November  24, 1987  
Amend ment  to Appendix 3-2 of Article 7  promulgated  on July 1, 1988  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-2 of Article 3 promulgated  on May 4, 1989  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-13 of Ar ticle 3 and  Appendix 3-3 of Article 7 promulgated  on May 31, 1989  
Addition of Appendix 1-5 of Article  3 promulgated on  December  11, 1989  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-1 of Article 3 promulgated  on October 14, 199 1 
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-1, 1-3 and 1 -4 of Articl e 3 promulgated  on June 9, 1993  
Amend ment  to Appendix 3-6 of Article 7  promulgated  on April 19, 1994  
Amend ment  to Appendix 2-1 of Article 5  promulgated  on May 2, 1994  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-3 and 1 -4 of Article 3  promulgated  on December  5, 1994  
Addition  of Appendix 1-8 and 1 -9 of Article 3 p romulgated on  December  19, 1994  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-2 of Article 3  promulgated  on November 9, 1995  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-6 and 1 -7 of Article 3  promulgated  on November 16, 1995  
Amend ment  to Appendix 4-1 of Arti cle 8  promulgated on May 1, 1996  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-13 of Article 3  promulgated on October 1, 1996  
Addition of Appendix 4-5 of Article 8  promulgated on March  3, 1998  
Addition of Appendix  4-2 and 4-3 of Article 8  promulgated on April  1, 1998  
Amend ment  to Appendix 3-1 of Article 7  promulgated  on September 16, 1998  
Addition of Appendix 4-4 of Article 8  promulgated on September 10, 1999  
Addition of Appendix 4-6 of Article 8  promulgated on August 9, 200 1 
Amend ment to Appendix 4-4 of Article 8  promulgated  on May 15, 2002  
Amend ment to Appendix 4-4 of Article 8  promulgated  on August  9, 2002  
Amend ment to Appendix 4-2 of Article 8  promulgated  on August 21, 2002  
Addition of Appendix 4-7 of Article 8  promulgated on October 30, 2002  
Amend ment  to Appendix 2-1 of Art icle 5  and Appendix 4-5 of Article 8 promulgated  on December  8, 
2003 
Amend ment  to Appendix 4-6 of Article 8 promulgated  on April  1, 200 4 
Addition of Appendix 2-2 of Article 5  promulgated on April  12, 200 4 
Addition of Appendix 4-8 and 4-9 of Article 8  promu lgated on July 28 , 200 4 
Addition of Appendix 1-10 of Article 3  promulgated on September  14, 200 4 
Addition of Appendix 3-7 of Article 7  promulgated on September  23, 200 4 
Addition of Appendix 3-8 of Article 7  promulgated on October 15, 200 4 
Amend ment  to Appe ndix 1-13 of Article 3 and Appendix 1-14 of Article 3  promulgated on December 16, 
2005 
Amend ment to Appendix 4-3 and 4-7 of Article 8  promulgated  on March 6, 2006  
Addition of Appendix 4-10 of Article 8  promulgated o n June 2, 2006  
Addition of Appendix 1-11 of Article 3  promulgated on September 1, 2006  
Amend ment to Appendix 1-5 of Article 3  promulgated on October 30, 2006  
Addition of Appendix 1-12 of Article 3  promulgated on December 8, 2006  
Re-denominat ion into  “Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of  Animals and Animal Products”  
and Amend ment to all Articles p romulgated  on December 25, 2006  
Addition of Appendix 1-16 and 1 -17 of Article 3  promulgated on February 2, 2007  Page 2 of 6 Addition of Appendix 3-9 of Article 7  promulgated on March 14, 2007  
Addition of Appendix 4-11 of Article 8  promulgated on May 17, 2007  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1 -1 and 1 -6 of Article 3  promulgated  on March 21, 2008  
Amend ment  to Appendix 3-10 of Article 7  promulgated  on May 21, 2008  
Addition of Appendix 1-18 of Article 3  promulgated on Augus t 26, 2008  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-8 of Article 3 p romulgated  on September 4, 2008  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-5 of Article 3  promulgated  on June 6, 2009  
Addition of Appendix 1-19 of Article 3  promulgated  on July 28, 2010  
Amend ment  to Appendix 2-1 and 2 -2 of Article 5  promulgated  on February 16, 2011  and become effective 
from September 1, 2011  
Amend ment  to Appendix 1-9 of Article 3  promulgated  on March 18, 2011   
Amend ment to Appendix 4-2 of Article 8  promulgated  on April 20, 2011  and become effective from  May 
16, 2011  
Addition of Appendix 3-11 of Article 7  promulgated  on Ju ne 29, 201 1 
Addition of Appendix 1-20 of Article 3  promulgated  on August 25, 201 1 
Amend ment to  Appendix 1-3 of Article 2  promulgated  on September 28, 2011  
Addition of Appendix 2-3 of Article 5  promulgated  on December  21, 2011  
Amend ment to  Appendix 1-13 of Article 3  promulgated  on June 15, 201 2 and become effective from July 
15, 2012  
Addition of Appendix 1-21 of Article 3  promulgated  on January  3, 201 3 and become effective from March 
1, 2013  
Ame ndment to  Appendix 1-16 of Article 3  promulgated  on January  9, 201 3 and become effective from 
March 1, 2013  
Amend ment to  Appendix 1-22 of Article 3  promulgated  on January  9, 201 3 and become effective from 
January 30, 2013  
Amend ment to  Appendix 3-12 of Arti cle 7  promulgated on February  7, 201 3 and become effective from 
February  7, 201 3 
Addition of  Appendix 1-23 of Article 3  promulgated on August 5 , 201 3 and become effective from 
September 1 , 201 3 
Amend ment to  Article 2, Appendix 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and 1-4 of Arti cle 3  promulgated on March 7, 201 4 and 
become effective from March  7, 2014  
 
 
 
Article 1  
The quarantine requirements are enacted pursuant to Article 33 of the Statute for 
Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Disease s. 
 
Article 2  
The following animals  are prohibited from importation:  
(1) Bats.  
(2) Susceptible  animals  coming from  a country (zone) where has been recognized as a 
country (zone) infected with foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia or African swine fever.  
(3) E lephant s coming from a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country 
(zone) infected with foot and mouth disease.  
(4)Perissodactyl animals coming from  a country (zone) where has been recognized as a Page 3 of 6 country (zone) infected with  glanders.  
(5)Birds c oming from  a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) 
infected with  highly pathogenic avian influenza . 
(6)Bovine coming from  a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) 
infected with  bovine spongiform encephalopathy . 
(7) Susceptible animal s of a designated epizootic disease coming from  a country (zone) 
where has been recognized by the central competent authority (CCA), by the World 
Organization for Animal Health  (OIE) or confirmed from other international 
information sources as a country (zone)  of the said  disease . 
 
Animals described under the first paragraph shall be allowed to be imported into this 
country only for research purpose with import permit s issued  by the CCA . 
 
If animals from countries or zones free of the diseases  described under the first 
paragraph  are transshipped through seaports or airports in countries or zones where  any 
of the said diseases is known to occur , they shall be deemed  as originat ing from infected 
countries or zones and shall therefore be p rohibited from importation.  
 
Article 3  
To import the following animals , it is required to apply from the animal quarantine 
authority for issuance of quarantine requirements  and shall be in compliance with the 
quarantine requirements for the animal species  listed in the corresponding appendix.  
(1) Cattle , Cattle from Australia : listed in Appendix 1 -1, 1-19. 
(2) Pigs: listed in Appendix  1-2. 
(3) Sheep  and goats : listed in A ppendix  1-3. 
(4) Deer: listed in A ppendix  1-4. 
(5) Horse s: listed in A ppendix  1-5. 
(6) Wildlife: listed in A ppendix  1-6. 
(7) Non-human primate wildlife : listed in A ppendix  1-7. 
(8) Laboratory animals : listed in A ppendix  1-8. 
(9) Rabbits for non -laboratory purpose : listed in A ppendix  1-9. 
(10) Marsupials: listed in A ppendix  1-10. 
(11) Hedgeho g: listed in A ppendix  1-11. 
(12) Meerkat : listed in A ppendix  1-12. 
(13) Poultry and bird s, poultry and bird s from the United States: listed in A ppendix  1-13, 
1-16. 
(14) Day-old p oultry and birds and hatching eggs, day -old birds  and hatching eggs from 
the U nited States, fertilized chicken eggs for research purposes or vaccine 
production, fertilized chicken eggs for research purposes or vaccine production 
from the United States: listed in A ppendix  1-14, 1 -17, 1 -21, 1-23. 
(15) Bees: listed in A ppendix  1-15. 
(16) Giant panda: listed in A ppendix  1-18. 
(17) Tortoises: listed in A ppendix  1-20. Page 4 of 6 (18) Camelidae Animals from Australia : listed in A ppendix  1-22. 
 
Article 4  
To import dog or cat, it is required to apply for an import permit  from the animal 
quarantine autho rity prior to import and shall be in compliance with the relevant 
quarantine regulations.  
 
Article 5  
To import  the following animals shall be in compliance with the quarantine requirements 
for the animal species  listed in the corresponding appendix.  
(1) Live fish and their s perm s and eggs: listed in A ppendix  2-1. 
(2) Live crustacean s for aquaculture : listed in A ppendix  2-2. 
(3) Live eel and abalone for human consumption from Australia: Listed in Appendix 2 -3. 
 
Article 6  
The following animal products are pro hibited from importation:  
(1) Fresh, frozen or chilled meat, meat product, viscera, fresh milk, meat -and-bone  meal, 
wet-salted hide, semen , embryo  and other animal produc ts originated from animals 
susceptible to foot and mouth disease ( FMD ), rinderpest, co ntagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia or African swine fever, which come from a country (zone) where 
has been recognized as a country (zone) infected with the aforementioned diseases.  
(2) Frozen or chilled poultry and av ians meat and other product of poultry and  avians 
coming from a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) 
infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza  or New castle disease.  
(3) Product s of perissodactyl animal coming from a country (zone) where has been 
recognized as a countr y (zone) infected with glanders.  
(4) Animal products that may transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy coming from 
a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) infected with bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy . 
 
Animal products described un der first paragraph shall be allowed to be imported into 
this country only for research purpose with import permit s issued  by the CCA . 
 
Animal products  susceptible to diseases designated in subparagraph (1), (2) and (3) 
under first  paragraph, which have be en transshipped through the seaports or airports in 
countries (zones ) where  are recognized as countries (zones ) infected with diseases 
aforementioned under first paragraph and have not in compliance with Rules of Import 
Quarantine Operation for Animal Prod ucts Transported by Closed Container, are 
prohibited from importation.  
 
Canned a nimal p roducts which  have been processed by a high -temperature sterilization 
procedures , except those containing ruminant ingredients for feed use from countries 
where have bee n recognized as countries infected with bovine spongiform Page 5 of 6 encephalopathy , are excluded from the restriction of first paragraph.  
 
Article 7  
To import the following animal semen , embryo and serum, it is required to apply from 
the animal quarantine authority for issuance of quarantine requirements  and shall be in 
compliance with the quarantine requirements listed in the corresponding appendix.  
(1) Bovine semen: listed in  Appendix 3 -1. 
(2) Bovine embryo s: listed in Appendix 3 -2. 
(3) Porcine  semen: listed in App endix 3 -3. 
(4) Porcine  embryo s: listed in Appendix 3 -4. 
(5) Caprine and ovine semen: listed in Appendix 3 -5. 
(6) Equine semen: listed in Appendix 3 -6. 
(7) Bovine serum: listed in Appendix 3 -7. 
(8) Bovine serum from the U.S.: listed in Appendix 3 -8. 
(9)Cani ne seme n: listed in  Appendix 3 -9. 
(10)Frozen deer semen: listed in Appendix 3 -10. 
(11)Fetal bovine serum from Canada: listed in Appendix 3 -11. 
(12) Caprine and ovine embryo from the U .S.: listed in Appendix 3 -12. 
 
Article 8  
To import  the following animal p roducts shall be in compliance with the quarantine 
requirements listed in the corresponding appendix.  
(1) Game meat and meat products:  listed in Appendix 4 -1. 
(2) Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Poultry Meat : listed in Appendix  
4-2. 
(3) Meat  derived from artiodactyl a nimals: listed in Appendix  4-3. 
(4) Chilled or frozen beef intended for human consumption from Paraguay: listed in 
Appendix  4-4. 
(5) Chilled or frozen un -eviscerated fish products:  listed in  Appendix 4 -5. 
(6) Dog and cat food:  listed in  Appendix 4 -6. 
(7) Dry animal products:  listed in  Appendix 4 -7. 
(8) Processed  products containing meat : listed in  Appendix 4 -8. 
(9) Animal feed  preparations : listed in  Appendix 4 -9. 
(10) Animal vaccines : listed in  Appendix 4 -10. 
(11) Animal -origin r awhide pet chew: listed in  Appendix 4 -11. 
 
Article 9  
For first -time application for importation of animals or animal products, it is required to 
conduct risk assessment by the animal quarantine authority . After risk assessment is 
completed and concluded th at there is no risk for disease transmission or the risk for 
disease transmission can be controlled, and the relevant quarantine requirement has been 
adopted, the importation will then be allowed.  
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Article 10  
For importation of animals or animal products  which is subject to animal quarantine , it is 
required to apply for inspection from the animal quarantine authorities prior to import. A  
veterinary certificate (original)  in English, Chinese or in both languages issued by the 
veterinary authority of the ex porting country  and a bill of lading (copy) should  be 
provided with the application .