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DPP warns on
import origin
Large quantities of dried daylilies from China are entering the country
illegally by being passed off as products of Vietnam, hurting local farmers'
interests, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers said yesterday. Taiwan
bans the import of 830 Chinese agricultural products, including dried daylilies.
However, banned Chinese agricultural products have found their way into Taiwan
either through smuggling or by being presented as the product of a third
country. DPP Legislator Pan Men-an (¼ï©s¦w) said that 73,830kg of dried daylilies,
purportedly from Vietnam, were imported into the country last year. The
shipments were accompanied by Vietnamese certificates of origin, but Pan said
Vietnam does not produce a lot of daylilies. Customs officials said the
certificate of origin is not the only document checked when screening incoming
shipments, adding that Vietnamese customs officials are also working with Taiwan
to prevent their country from being blamed unfairly for helping other countries
engage in illegal imports.
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