Regulations for Quarantine of Plant Regulated Articles Export and Import by Mail Article 6

Plant regulated articles imported by mail can only be imported after an on-site quarantine inspection by the plant quarantine authority with jurisdiction over the recipient's location in compliance with the requirements of the provisos of the third paragraph of Article 17 of the Act. If the requirements are not satisfied, the plant regulated articles will be reshipped or destroyed, and the plant quarantine authority with jurisdiction over the recipient's location will complete a notification and notify the recipient.For plant regulated articles that may be imported by mail in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the postal authority will cooperate with the plant quarantine authority with jurisdiction over the recipient's location and notify the recipient to file a quarantine application with the authority. The recipient shall complete an application form on a batch by batch basis and enclose identification documents to file a quarantine application with the plant quarantine authority with jurisdiction over the recipient's location. If the plant quarantine authority with jurisdiction over the recipient's location deems it necessary, the recipient shall be at the inspection site and participate in the quarantine inspection.Importation is allowed only if the result of quarantine inspection of the preceding paragraph complies with the quarantine requirements of the Republic of China. If the requirements are not satisfied, quarantine measures will be undertaken such as post-entry quarantine, requesting the submission of properly corrected phytosanitary certificates within a specified time limit, quarantine treatment, reshipment, or destruction in accordance with Articles 14, 16 and 19 of the Act. The plant quarantine authority with jurisdiction over the recipient's location shall notify the recipient with an official form before the above-mentioned measures are undertaken.