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ChinaAdopted, according to its latest notice

Fertilizers; animal or vegetable – China

Official title

Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-derived Fertilizers

China issued an addendum on 11 November 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHN/1323. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 7 January 2025. The comment period closed on 8 March 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Plant-derived fertilizers

HS codes
  • 31 · Fertilizers
    • 310100 Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or…
Notifying member
China
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CHN/1323Latest notice: G/SPS/N/CHN/1323/Add.1
Keywords
Human health, Territory protection, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 8 March 2025
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/CHN/1323/Add.1⁩, 11 November 2025)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-Derived Fertilizers (GACC (2025) No.185)

The notification G/SPS/N/CHN/1323, circulated on 7 January 2025, was formally approved on 22 September 2025 as the 'Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-Derived Fertilizers (GACC (2025) No. 185)'. The measure will enter into force on 30 March 2026. Countries or regions that may be affected are those exporting plant-derived fertilizers to China.

This measure stipulates: the types of plant-derived fertilizers allowed to be exported to China; the requirements and procedures for the registration in China of recommended plant-derived fertilizers manufacturers and the validity period of registration; the imported phytosanitary requirements for plant-derived fertilizers exported to China, including being free of imported plant quarantine pests and other harmful organisms and exotic species that are seriously harmful to agricultural and forestry production and ecological environment, being free of plant seeds, soil, animal carcasses, animal feces, poultry feathers and other animal-derived ingredients and other biosafety risk materials; the requirements for packaging, storage and transportation of plant-derived fertilizers exported to China and requirements for pre-export official inspection and certification; the import inspection procedures for plant-derived fertilizers exported to China and the treatment requirements for non-compliance.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/CHN/1323/Add.1

    The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-Derived Fertilizers (GACC (2025) No.185)

    The notification G/SPS/N/CHN/1323, circulated on 7 January 2025, was formally approved on 22 September 2025 as the 'Announcement on Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-Derived Fertilizers (GACC (2025) No. 185)'. The measure will enter into force on 30 March 2026. Countries or regions that may be affected are those exporting plant-derived fertilizers to China.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/CHN/1323

    Comment deadline: Closed on 8 March 2025

    Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Plant-derived Fertilizers

    This measure stipulates: the types of plant-derived fertilizers allowed to be exported to China; the requirements and procedures for the registration in China of recommended plant-derived fertilizers manufacturers and the validity period of registration; the imported phytosanitary requirements for plant-derived fertilizers exported to China, including being free of imported plant quarantine pests and other harmful organisms and exotic species that are seriously harmful to agricultural and forestry production and ecological environment, being free of plant seeds, soil, animal carcasses, animal feces, poultry feathers and other animal-derived ingredients and other biosafety risk materials; the requirements for packaging, storage and transportation of plant-derived fertilizers exported to China and requirements for pre-export official inspection and certification; the import inspection procedures for plant-derived fertilizers exported to China and the treatment requirements for non-compliance.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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