23 JULY 2025

A remote video inspection system will be adopted for Myanmar avocado, designated to be exported to China, streamlining phytosanitary controls, according to Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization under the Ministry of Commerce.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) negotiated matters to export the avocado (Persea Americana) to China throughout the year at the earliest. The Department of Animal and Plant Quarantine under the GACC sent Questionnaires of Information Needed for Import-Pest Risk Analysis, and the ministry responded to them on 12 March 2020. Afterwards, experts from both countries discussed pest risks that can be found on avocado.

China proposed to exercise remote video inspection to carry out pest risk analysis. China’s side asked for the opinion of the ministry on the remote pest risk analysis programme (draft). The Ministry gave green light to it and sent a confirmation to the Department of Animal and Plant Quarantine on 20 March 2025.

At present, the Department of Animal and Plant Quarantine under the GACC is responsible for regulating the importation of fresh produce and animals. The Bureau of Export and Import Food Safety will assess value-added food products to ensure imported food meets China’s food safety standards.

Both countries agreed to practise Remote Video Inspection for pest risk analysis of fresh avocado.

Processed goods (avocado oil, frozen pulp, beverages) are required to be registered through GACC’s CIFER system. Cosmetics made from avocados require compliance with special cosmetics and general cosmetics regulations of China’s Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR). — NN/KK