Two pork products and one chicken sausage brought into Taiwan by three Chinese nationals via Taoyuan Airport
Even with higher fines, people still try to slip through! To block African swine fever, bringing meat in from China in violation of the rules carries a maximum fine of 1 million. Today (the 14th), the first day the rule took effect, three violations occurred! The Taipei Customs Office of the Customs Administration and the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine today intercepted three Chinese nationals at Taoyuan Airport who were carrying two pork ham sausages and one chicken ham sausage through customs in checked and carry-on baggage respectively. The first two items drew a fine of 50,000 yuan, while the chicken ham sausage drew a fine of 30,000 yuan. The Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine urged the public not to bring in any meat; pork, chicken and beef products all count as violations.
