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🇨🇳 China — Import requirements

GACC (General Administration of Customs) · GACC Protocol Peru–China (blueberries), Announcement 2025-187 · last verified Jul 28, 2026

Required documents & treatments

Phytosanitary Certificate

Must include cold treatment declaration and container/seal numbers.

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In-transit Cold Treatment

1.11°C or below for 15+ days verified by calibrated fruit-pulp temperature probes.

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Probe Calibration Records (果温探针校正记录)

Temperature probe calibration records must accompany the phytosanitary certificate.

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GACC Registration

Orchards and packhouses must be registered and approved by GACC before season start.

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MRL Testing

GB 2763 national food safety standard limits apply.

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Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Pre-shipment lab panels are validated against these thresholds

Active substanceLimit (ppm)
Azoxystrobin2.0
Boscalid2.0
Cyprodinil1.0
Pyraclostrobin1.0

Quality expectations

Minimum brix12°Bx
Minimum firmness180 g/mm
Max defects3%

Premium market — buyers pay for high brix (13+) and large caliber. 28-day sea transit demands firmness ≥180 g/mm at origin for acceptable arrival quality.

Active alerts for this market

high

China: Probe calibration records now mandatory on phyto certificate

Effective Sep 1, 2026

medium

China: GACC registration renewal window opens for 2027 season

Effective Dec 1, 2026