Chinese Peach, Plum and Apricot Can Now be Exported to Australia

February 11, 2018

Tim

On Jan 31, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) published a list of fresh fruits that have recently been given permission to export to different foreign countries.

This list has a total of 14 items including apple, orange, litchi, longan, cantaloupe, and grape etc., but does not include any item under traditional trade*. Compared with the list published on Jul 13, 2017, the new list has included stone fruits for Australia.

On Jan 4, AQSIQ updated the inspection and quarantine standards for the export of apple, pear, nectarine, peach, pear and apricot. This means Australia has given the green light for all types of stone fruits from China.

For the complete list of fresh fruits recently approved for export to other countries, please consult AQSIQ’s web-site

Name of Fruit	Approval Countries
Apple（Malus domestica）	Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Australia, USA, Canada, Thailand, Mauritius
Pear（Pyrus bretschneideri、Pyrus sp. Nr. communis、Pyrus pyrifolia）	Canada, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, South Africa, New Zealand, Australian, Thailand, Mauritius, Israel （excepting Pyrus sp. Nr. communis）
Orange（Citrus sp.）	Peru, Mexico, Thailand, Mauritius (only for Citrus grandis；Pomelo）, Chile
Litchi（Litchi chinensis）	Japan, Uruguay, Chile, Australia, Korea, USA
Longan（Dimocarpus longan）	Uruguay, Chile, Australia, USA
Melon, Cantaloupe (Cucunmis melo）	Japan
Grape（Vitis vinifera）	New Zealand, Australia, Thailand
Cherry（Prunus avium）	Korea, China Taiwan
Chinese Date（Zipiphus jujube）	South Africa, Thailand
Nectarine（Prunus persica var. nectarina）	Australia
Banana（Musa spp.）	New Zealand
Peach（Prunus persica）	Australia
Plum（Prunus domestica、Prunus salicina）	Australia
Apricot（Prunus armeniaca）	Australia

* Traditional Trade refers to those items that can be exported to a certain country without the need to be included in any signed bilateral trade agreement.

Photo source: foodandnutrition.org