Notification of Emergency Measures for Plant Quarantine Requirements for Import of Pinus spp. in Countries Suffering from Bursaphelenchus lignicolus

In order to prevent the introduction of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in imported Pinus spp. into China, General Administration of Customs has decided to, from February 1, 2022, adopt the following quarantine measures for imported Pinus spp. (including logs and sawn timbers) from countries identified as occur areas of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Canada, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Mexico, Portugal and the United States):
1. Laboratory testing and quarantine treatment before export
>Logs: Before export, the plant quarantine department of the exporting country shall conduct sampling and laboratory testing of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus for every batch of logs exported to China. Where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is detected, such batch of logs shall not be exported to China; where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is not detected, before export, such batch of logs shall be subject to fumigation by methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride to kill the forest pests such as long-horned beetles.Sawn timbers: Before export, each batch of sawn timbers to be expoted shall be subject to heat treatment to kill forest pests such as  Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and long-horned beetles; where the heat treatment is not carried out, the samples shall be taken for the detection of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; where Bursaphelenchus xylophilusis detected, such batch of sawn timbers shall not be exported to China, where Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is not detected, such batch of sawn timbers shall be subject to fumigation
2. Imported Pinus spp. shall enter China from the port designated by China and located in an occur area of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus identified by China.
3. Upon entry of Pinus spp. the Chinese port shall carry out quarantine. Where the Pinus spp. live pests such as Bursaphelenchus xylophilusor long-horned beetles are detected, such batch of Pinus spp. shall be returned or destroyed, and the import of Pinus spp. from the corresponding enterprises and growing area shall be suspended, if appropriate.