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Cherry origins with China access: status, entry ports and import requirements

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A country-by-country view of which origins can export fresh cherries (Prunus avium) to China, where cherries must enter, and what an importer has to have in place. It does not list growers, packhouses or exporters: check registered facilities yourself in China Customs' official lookup.

We never publish supplier names. A listed country does not mean every orchard or packhouse there may export; only facilities registered for China this season can.

Origins on China's fresh-fruit access list

Status as shown in the GACC list of fresh fruits with inspection and quarantine access (translated copy updated 6 October 2026), plus the South Africa protocol status. Seasons are broad: southern-hemisphere origins mainly supply from about October to February; northern-hemisphere origins in their summer.

OriginSeasonStatusNotes
ChileSouthern hemisphereListedListed. About 98.7% of China's 2025 cherry import volume (UN Comtrade).
ArgentinaSouthern hemisphereListedListed.
AustraliaSouthern hemisphereListedListed. Check protocol conditions for the producing state.
New ZealandSouthern hemisphereListedListed.
South AfricaSouthern hemispherePendingNot on the 6 Oct 2026 list. Protocol signed 8 Sep 2026 and GACC Announcement 140/2026 published; final approval reported pending (27 Oct 2026). No shipment verified.
United StatesNorthern hemisphereListed, limited regionsListed only from Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho.
CanadaNorthern hemisphereListed, limited regionsListed only from British Columbia.
UzbekistanNorthern hemisphereListedListed.
KyrgyzstanNorthern hemisphereListedListed.
TajikistanNorthern hemisphereListedListed.
PakistanNorthern hemisphereListedListed.
HungaryNorthern hemisphereListedListed.
SpainNorthern hemisphereVerifyShown with cherries in the 6 Oct 2026 translated list but not in older copies. Confirm on the official GACC list before contracting.
TurkeyNorthern hemisphereSuspendedListed, but imports are currently suspended.

Check registered orchards and packhouses yourself

China Customs publishes the overseas facilities registered for each fruit and origin. Ask any offer for its orchard and packhouse registration numbers, then match them in the official lookup before you sign.

Open the official registration lookup (Chinese)

Entry ports: designated supervision sites

  • Imported fruit must enter China through a port or airport that GACC has approved as a designated supervision site for imported fruit. The list changes; check the official lookup for the site you plan to use.
  • Example from China Customs (Ningbo, 29 Sep 2026): in Zhejiang, the approved sites include Yiwu airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Ningbo Lishe International Airport and the Ningbo Meishan, Zhoushan Shenjiamen, Wenzhou Zhuangyuan'ao, Taizhou Damaiyu and Jiaxing Zhapu port areas.
  • The first Chilean air-freight cherries of the 2026/27 season arrived at Shanghai Pudong airport on 18 October 2026.
Open the official designated-site lookup (Chinese)

Checklist: Chinese import requirements for fresh cherries

Points to check with your customs broker and the protocol for your origin. This is not legal advice and does not guarantee clearance.

  1. 1. Fruit and origin on the access list

    Cherries from that country (and region, where restricted) must be on the current GACC list.

    China Customs (Ningbo Customs) · Produce Report

  2. 2. Registered orchard, packhouse and treatment facility

    Where the protocol requires registration, buy only from facilities on the current GACC list; registration numbers go on cartons.

    China Customs (Ningbo Customs) · GACC · China Customs (China E-Port)

  3. 3. Entry quarantine permit

    The importer applies for the entry animal and plant quarantine permit before signing the contract.

    GACC, via gov.cn

  4. 4. Phytosanitary certificate

    Issued by the exporting country's plant protection authority, with the declarations the protocol requires.

    GACC, via gov.cn

  5. 5. Designated entry site

    Ship to a port or airport on the designated supervision site list for imported fruit.

    China Customs (Ningbo Customs) · GACC, via MOFCOM · China Customs (China E-Port)

  6. 6. Packaging and labels

    Clean new packaging; carton and pallet marks as the protocol sets (for example origin, producing area, registration numbers, "Exported to the People's Republic of China").

    GACC

  7. 7. Quarantine treatment

    Cold treatment or fumigation where the protocol requires it, with the treatment records.

    GACC

  8. 8. Pesticide residues

    Residues within China's maximum limits in GB 2763; ask for a recent residue test report.

    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

  9. 9. Cold chain in China

    Domestic cold-chain handling follows the hygiene code GB 31605.

    National Library of Standards (NDLS)

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