Taichung Customs expresses that, according to the announcement made on December 30, 2019

by Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) , Ministry of Economic Affairs, import regulation code 465 is amended. Importers could

choose one of the following documents to provide from July 1, 2020：

‧Certificate of Origin issued by either the exporting country, the government of the country of origin or its authorized

 agency.

‧ A photocopy of a quarantine certificate specifying the information of the name of the water area of origin or name and

 address of the aquaculture facility of origin issued by the exporting country’s competent authority (applicable to

 CCC0301.92.10.10-1, 0301.92.10.20-9 and 0301.92.10.90-4) .

‧ A photocopy of a sanitary certificate including the information of the catching or harvest area issued by the official

 competent authority of the exporting country (applicable to CCC0307.11.90.00-8,0307.12.00.00-6, 0307.71.30.10-6,

 0307.71.30.20-4, 0307.71.90.10-3, 0307.72.40.00-5, 0307.81.21.00-7, 0307.81.22.10-4, 0307.81.22.20-2 and

 0307.83.20.00-6) .

‧ A document in lieu of Certificate of Origin that has been negotiated between the country of origin and our country and of

 which the BOFT has issued a public announcement.

‧ In case the importation, excluding live animal, is for self-consumption and the quantity does not exceed six kilograms, the

 above-mentioned documents are not required.

    The revised import regulation code 465 is not only applicable to eels, tilapias, oysters, shallot, and other 14 items but

also to 47 specific agricultural and fishery goods such as clam, abalone, Haliotis diversicolor, garlic, cauliflowers, headed

broccoli, red beans, wood ears (Auricularia spp.), Shiitake (Lentinus edodes), tea, ground-nuts, and so on. The detailed

information about the amendment is available at the website of BOFT (https://www.trade.gov.tw).

    Taichung Customs further points out that importers are required to provide the aforesaid certificates for imports of

the foregoing items when submitting their customs declaration. If the documents referred in the preceding paragraph

are not available at the time of submission of customs declaration, according to the fourth paragraph of Article 17 of

Customs Act, they should be provided within two months commencing from the date following the issuance of notice

by the Customs. Failure to comply with the requirements, Customs authorities shall govern on the basis of Article 96 of

Customs Act. Moreover, importers are advised to take the advantage of the regulation amendment to facilitate customs

clearance .