In Kaliningrad again not allowed watermelons without a certificate

Yesterday, on September 17, at the Chernyshevskoye MAPP, the Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of four watermelons from Lithuania with a total weight of 58.5 kg. Products exceeded the established limit of 5 kg and the permissible amount, there was no phytosanitary certificate. Watermelons returned to Lithuania. This is not the first such case at this checkpoint.

On September 17, the Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of four watermelons with a total weight of 58.5 kg from Lithuania. Products exceeded the established limit of 5 kg and the permissible amount, there was no phytosanitary certificate. Watermelons returned to Lithuania.

Since the beginning of the year, this is the 31st case of import of quarantine products by individuals exceeding the permitted weight (up to 5 kg) or the permissible amount, in the absence of a phytosanitary certificate.

However, the story with watermelons on Chernyshevsky became repeated. On August 18, four watermelons weighing 24.5 kg were returned. on September 9 - two more cases: travelers tried to smuggle a total of 14.7 kg of watermelons and melons without phytosanitary certificates. September 1, 35.5 kg of watermelons and melons. Thus, by mid-September at this checkpoint recorded at least four episodes with melons without documents.

Without a certificate, it is allowed to import quarantine products with a total weight of up to 5 kg, as well as no more than one watermelon, melon or pumpkin and up to three bouquets of flowers.

Earlier we wrote that on the border with Lithuania rejected four melons because of their “excess weight”.