Chinese tourists have returned home with 20 Australian abalone fish. They have been investigated at the customs and faced administrative penalties.

A few days ago, Zhuhai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau Gongbei Office staff intercepted 3.45 kilograms of dried Australian abalone, a total of 20 in total, in luggage carried by an inbound Chinese passenger. As the passenger did not go through the relevant quarantine examination and approval formalities, the staff had returned the goods and imposed administrative penalties on the goods in accordance with the law.

According to the passenger, the goods were commissioned by relatives to bring home from Australia, worth about 10,000 yuan. Aquatic animal products have high quarantine risk of spreading animal blight. According to the list of animals and plants and their products which are prohibited and mailed by the people's Republic of China, aquatic animal products are prohibited from being brought into the country. At the same time, in accordance with the provisions of Article 59 of the regulations of the people's Republic of China on the implementation of the Law on entry and exit Animal and Plant Quarantine, if the formalities for quarantine examination and approval are not handled according to law, the inspection and quarantine As a result of the importance of food therapy and health, many tourists abroad to buy glue, shark fin and other aquatic animal products tonic and bring into the phenomenon of increasing. According to statistics, by the end of April, the Zhuhai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau Gongbei Office intercepted 1419 batches of aquatic animal products this year, an increase of 150.71 percent over the same period last year, and imposed administrative penalties on 15 people. In this regard, the Zhuhai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau reminded the vast majority of inbound and outbound passengers that shopping abroad should be cautious, and that prior to entering and leaving the country, they should take the initiative to understand the relevant legal provisions of inspection and quarantine, and avoid carrying them which are prohibited by the PRC. Entry of the items in the mailing list of animals and plants and their products.