【Notice】Strengthening the Promotion of Quarantine Information to Foreign Students on Preventing the Invasion of Major Transboundary Animal Diseases such as African Swine Fever

 

Purpose:

To enhance the awareness among foreign students on campus regarding the prevention of major transboundary animal diseases such as African Swine Fever, detailed information is provided below for your reference.

 

Details:

1. This notice is in accordance with the official letter No. 1141867995A issued on May 20, 2025, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine

    Agency, Ministry of Agriculture.

 

2. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, historical data indicates a potential increase in cases of illegal importation. Please strengthen awareness efforts

    among foreign students to prevent the unlawful import of animal products and to safeguard agricultural production in Taiwan. In order to implement

    border quarantine measures effectively, foreign students are requested to cooperate with Taiwan's quarantine regulations and refrain from bringing any

    quarantinable animals, plants, or related products into the country. They are also advised to inform their relatives and friends abroad not to mail pork

    products or other animal quarantine items to Taiwan, to avoid penalties.

 

3. Individuals bringing pork products from countries or regions affected by African Swine Fever within the past three years will be subject to the following

    penalties:

 ‧ First offense: A fine of NT$200,000.

 ‧ Second offense: A fine of NT$1,000,000.

 ‧ Non-residents who fail to pay the NT$200,000 fine on the spot will be denied entry by the National Immigration Agency, as referred by the local branch of

    the Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Agency.

 

    Additionally, from May 20, 2022, recipients of mailed pork products from countries or regions affected by African Swine Fever will face the following

    penalties:

 ‧ First offense: A fine of NT$200,000.

 ‧ Second and subsequent offenses: A fine of NT$1,000,000.

 

4. Public awareness materials related to African Swine Fever can be downloaded from the following webpage of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection and

    Quarantine Agency:

    https://asf.aphia.gov.tw/ws.php?id=17894

 

    The "Reference Table of Common Quarantine Regulations for Inbound Travelers Carrying Animals, Plants, or Their Products" can be downloaded at:

    https://www.aphia.gov.tw/ws.php?id=10719

 

5. Please find attached the “Animal and Plant Quarantine Brochure” for reference.

 

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