There are risks in selling succulents in Haitao： there are import quarantine and health problems.
Recently, Shenzhen Huanggang Customs seized five consecutive cases of bringing "pricklless cactus" into China. According to the notification of Shenzhen Customs, Yinguan jade contains hallucinogenic alkaloids, which can cause hallucinations, mental confusion and even life-threatening. A survey by Beijing Youth Daily reporter found that many kinds of imported succulents, including Yinguanyu, are selling well online. According to the relevant announcements of the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, seeds (seedlings), seedlings and other plant materials with reproductive capacity are prohibited from being carried and mailed into the country unless they are approved by the relevant administrative departments of the state. Many Taobao sellers said that the imported seeds or adult succulents they sold had no approval or quarantine certificate issued by the exporting country.
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Shenzhen Customs seized many cases of "poisonous cactus" entering the country.
Recently, Huanggang Customs in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province released a message saying that many cases of "poisonous cactus" were seized. According to Huanggang Customs, unlike the general prickly cactus, this kind of "poisonous cactus" belongs to "spineless cactus" and is called "Silver Crown Jade". According to reports, the silver crown jade belongs to the genus Aralia of Cactaceae, which is native to America.
On April 11th, when the staff of Huanggang Customs inspected a Hong Kong male passenger, they found 33 pieces of silver crown jade wrapped in newspaper in the passenger’s luggage.
The customs said in the notice, "At that time, these plants were placed in the passengers’ suitcases, each of which was wrapped in white paper and had an irregular spherical shape. At first, we thought it was fruit lotus spray or some mushroom. After opening the blank paper, I found that all of them are succulents, and almost every plant has roots and soil. These succulents are grayish green or dark green, and there are some white powder on the epidermis, which is very soft. " After realizing that these plants belong to hallucinogenic plants, customs officers immediately detained the plants.
A similar case is not a case. In September last year, Shenzhen Customs reported that it had intercepted a batch of silver-crowned jade cactus from a mainland tourist for the first time. In the following months, Shenzhen Customs repeatedly reported the news of the seizure of such cactus. According to the notification from Huanggang Customs, in April this year alone, five consecutive incidents of passengers carrying silverware were seized in Huanggang Port, and more than 120 silverware were seized, with a total weight of about 30 kilograms.
According to Huanggang Customs, after preliminary investigation in these five cases, almost all the passengers involved were short-term multiple-trip passengers, and the purpose of bringing plants into the country was to earn "labor fee", which ranged from 300 to 500 yuan.
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Most succulents in Haitao have no import license.
The reporter of Beiqing Daily searched on several online shopping platforms and found that many kinds of imported succulents, including Yinguanyu, are selling well online and have become "online celebrity" commodities. While Haitao succulents became popular, there were also many doubts about whether the imported succulents met the relevant regulations.
Yesterday, the reporter of Beiqing Daily learned from the staff of the national customs service hotline that if you buy or bring succulents directly from overseas, you need to comply with the relevant regulations in Announcement No.1712 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
According to Announcement No.1712, namely "List of Animals and Plants, Their Products and Other Quarantine Objects Prohibited from Being Brought into People’s Republic of China (PRC)", seeds (seedlings), seedlings and other plant materials with reproductive capacity and organic cultivation media are listed in the list of forbidden zones. It is also indicated in the appendix that animals and plants, their products and other quarantine objects that enter the country by carrying or mailing are approved by the relevant administrative departments of the state and have quarantine certificates issued by the official institutions of the exporting countries or regions, and are not restricted by this list.
In addition, the Beijing National Inspection Bureau has previously issued a reminder that products with 16 items in 3 categories are prohibited from being brought and mailed into the country. Among them, bird’s nest, sea cucumber, fresh fruits and vegetables and succulents are prohibited from entering the country.
In addition to the succulents of Yinguanyu seized by Shenzhen Customs, there are also imported succulents such as Paeonia, which has been listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, which are selling well on the Internet.
In a shop selling succulents on a shopping platform, its page shows that the price of such succulents ranges from 679 yuan to 3686 yuan. The seller said that this kind of succulent plant was imported from Japan, but it was artificially cultivated abroad, not wild. The seller also said that "the survival rate of wild plants is low and relatively cheap. Those that have been cultivated stably are more expensive. " When asked if there was an import license or quarantine certificate, the seller asked, "Why do you need a certificate?" At the same time, the seller said, "Some of them may not let you import even if they have certificates, and there are channels to enter by themselves."
The seller of another shop selling imported succulent seeds said that the seeds were imported from Germany and 10 seeds were sold in 7 yuan. According to the seller, foreign seeds are more professional than domestic ones, and "varieties are guaranteed". In addition, the seller also said that although he knew that the import of seeds was prohibited in China, he was still selling the seeds.
Another seller who sells succulent leaves said that he had previously "imported" a succulent plant from Japan, and after getting it, he sold the leaves of this succulent plant online. After receiving the leaves, the buyer could put them on the soil and let them germinate themselves. When asked whether there is a license and quarantine certificate when importing succulent plants, the seller bluntly said no, and thought that imported plants do not need relevant licenses.
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Some "Haitao" succulents may also be hallucinogenic.
In addition to the problems of import quarantine, some imported succulents may be hallucinogenic and even threaten life and health. The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that the cactus of the genus Wuyu seized by Shenzhen Customs is a kind of hallucinogenic plant, and the mescaline it contains has been listed as a hallucinogenic drug by the public security organs. The Anti-drug Detachment of Nanjing Public Security Bureau has also issued a notice before, listing the black jade cactus as a hallucinogenic plant. According to the introduction of the Anti-drug Detachment of Nanjing Public Security Bureau, the aborigines in Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas have recorded the use of Wuyu jade. "After taking a certain dose of black jade, you can have hallucinations or auditory hallucinations."
A netizen who breeds silver crown jade said that he did hear that the juice of cactus belonging to the genus Wuyuyu is poisonous, but the specific toxicity is not clear, and he has never considered eating it. "After all, good Wuyuyu is not cheap."
However, some netizens told about the experience of eating Wuyuyu cactus in Zhihu, saying, "After eating for half an hour, I feel dizzy, slightly vomiting and abdominal pain."
Lin Lu, director of the Institute of Drug Dependence in China, Peking University, said in an interview with the reporter of Beiqing Daily that the mescaline contained in the cactus of the genus Wuyu has strong hallucinogenic ability, "which can make the patient’s brain fantasize and have symptoms similar to mental illness. In this case, the patient may have self-harm or harm others. After taking too much mescaline, it may cause permanent damage to the human nervous system. " Lin Lu believes that such a cactus containing hallucinogenic ingredients should not be sold in the market, otherwise it may do harm to society.
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Lawyers said that illegal import and sales should bear legal responsibility.
Lawyer Chang Sha of Beijing Kyoto Law Firm said that bringing or mailing imported animals and plants should not only comply with Announcement No.1712, but also see whether it is included in the appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. At the same time, the Regulations on the Protection of Wild Plants should also be applied. The import and export of wild plants must be approved by the relevant administrative departments, and the import and export certificate or label issued by the national endangered species import and export management agency shall be obtained. Otherwise, according to Article 25 of the Regulations on the Protection of Wild Plants: "Whoever illegally imports or exports wild plants shall be punished by the Customs in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Law." According to Article 151 of the Criminal Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC), importing such succulents in violation of the law requires corresponding legal responsibilities. If the circumstances are serious, it may also violate the criminal law and bear criminal responsibilities.
In addition, Chang Sha said that imported seeds must also pass quarantine and obtain the Inspection and Quarantine Customs Clearance Form before normal customs clearance. If it involves the import of endangered species seeds, it is also necessary to provide the Import and Export Certificate of Endangered Species.
Regarding the management of plants in Haitao, the lawyer suggested that the relevant departments should strictly quarantine the plants allowed to be imported to prevent diseases, insects, weeds and other harmful organisms that are harmful to animals and plants from being introduced from abroad, and should carry out corresponding legal education in a planned way to improve the public’s legal awareness and environmental awareness through news and media, so as to avoid serious legal responsibilities caused by temporary curiosity.
Text/reporter Qu Chang Guo Linlin
Clue provision/Ms. Zhu