Page 1 of 5 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 Article  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 Article 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 Article 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, 2001  
Amend ment to Appendix 4-4 of Article 8  promulgated  on May 15, 2002  
Ame ndment 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 Article 5  and Appendi x 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  promulgated on July 28 , 2004  
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 Appendix 1-13 of Artic le 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  promu lgated 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 Anima l 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 5 Addition of Appendix 3-9 of Article 7  promulgated on March 14, 2007  
Addition of Appendix 4-11 of Arti cle 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 August 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  promulgat ed 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 o f 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, 2011  
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, 2012 and become effective from July 
15, 2012  
Addition of Appendix 1-21 of Article 3  promulgated  on January  3, 2013 and become effective from March 
1, 2013  
Amend ment to  Appendix  1-16 of Article 3  promulgated  on January 9, 2013 and become effective from 
March 1, 2013  
Amend ment to  Appendix 1-22 of Article 3  promulgated  on January 9, 2013 and become effective from 
January 30, 2013  
Amend ment to  Appendix 3-12 of Article 7  promulgated on February  7, 2013  and become effective from 
February  7, 2013  
 
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 prohibite d from importation:  
(1) Bats.  
(2) Artiodactyl  Susceptible  animals  coming from  a country (zone) where has been 
recognized as a country (zone) infected with f oot and mouth disease, rinderpest, 
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia or African swine fever.  
(3) Ele phant 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 
country (zone) infected with glanders.  
(5)Birds com ing 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 . Page 3 of 5 (7) Susceptible a nimals  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 permits issued  by the CCA . 
 
If animals from countries or zones free of the di seases  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 pro hibited 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) N on-human p rimate wildlife : listed in A ppendix  1-7. 
(8) Laboratory a nimals : 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) Hedgehog : listed in A ppendix  1-11. 
(12) Meerkat : listed in A ppendix  1-12. 
(13) Poultry and birds , poultry and birds  from the U nited S tates: listed in A ppendix  1-13, 
1-16. 
(14) Day -old poultry and birds  and hatching eggs, day -old birds  and hatching eggs from 
the Uni ted States , fertilized c hicken eggs for research purposes or vaccine 
production: listed in A ppendix  1-14, 1- 17, 1- 21. 
(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. 
(18) Camelidae Ani mals 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 authority prior to import and shall be in compliance with the relevant 
quarantine regulations. Page 4 of 5  
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 e ggs: listed in A ppendix  2-1. 
(2) Live c rustacean s for aquaculture : listed in A ppendix  2-2. 
(3) Live e el and a balone for human consumption from Australia: Listed in Appendix 2- 3. 
 
Article 6  
The following animal products are prohibited 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, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia or African swine fever, which come from a country (zone) where 
has b een recognized as a country (zone) infected with the aforementioned diseases.  
(2) Frozen or chilled poultry and avian s meat and other product of poultry and avians 
coming from a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) infected with hig hly pathogenic avian influenza  or New castle disease.  
(3) P roduct s of perissodactyl animal coming from a country (zone) where has been 
recognized as a country (zone) infected with glanders.  
(4) Animal products that may transmit bovine spongiform encephalopa thy coming from 
a country (zone) where has been recognized as a country (zone) infected with bovine 
spongiform encephalopathy . 
 
Animal products described under first paragraph shall be allowed to be imported into this country only for research purpose with  import permits issued  by the CCA . 
 Animal products  susceptible to diseases designated in subparagraph (1), (2) and (3) 
under first  paragraph, which have been transshipped through the seaports or airports in 
countries ( zones ) where are recognized as countr ies (zones ) infected with diseases 
aforementioned under first paragraph and have not in compliance with Rules of Import Quarantine Operation for Animal Products 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 been recognized as countries infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy , are excluded from the rest riction 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.  Page 5 of 5 (1) Bovine semen: listed in  Appendix 3- 1. 
(2) Bovine embryos : listed in Appendix 3- 2. 
(3) Porcine  semen: listed in Appendix 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)Canine semen: listed in  Appendix 3- 9. 
(10)Frozen deer semen: listed in Appendix 3- 10. 
(11)Fetal bovine s erum from Canada: listed in Appendix 3- 11. 
(12) Caprine and ovine e mbryo from the U .S.: listed in Appendix 3- 12. 
 
Article 8  
To import  the following animal products 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 d erived from artiodactyl animals: listed in Appendix  4-3. 
(4) C hilled 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) D ry animal products:  listed in  Appendix 4- 7. 
(8) P rocessed  products contai ning 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 rawhide pet chew: listed in  Appendix 4- 11. 
 
Article 9  
For first -time application for importation of a nimals or animal products, it is required to 
conduct risk assessment by the animal quarantine authority . After risk assessment is 
completed and concluded that 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.  
 
Article 10  
For importation of animals or animal products which is subject to animal quarantine , it is 
required to appl y for inspection from the animal quarant ine authorities prior to import. A  
veterinary certificate (original)  in English, Chinese or in both languages issued by the 
veterinary authority of the exporting country  and a bill of l ading (copy) should be  
provided with the application .