China customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to China. Items allowed to import is Chinese residents may carry personal gifts and effects up to a value of RMB5000. Prohibited items is Arms, ammunition, and explosives of all kinds. Some of restricted items are Animals, plants, and their derivative products must be declared, and are subject to restrictions and quarantine upon arrival.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into China
Tobacco
- 400 cigarettes;
- 100 cigars; and
- 500g tobacco.
Alcohol
- Travellers may import up to RMB20,000 of local currency.
- Travellers wishing to import US$5000 or over or its equivalent in a foreign currency must declare it to customs.
Currency
- Travellers may import up to RMB20,000 of local currency.
- Travellers wishing to import US$5000 or over or its equivalent in a foreign currency must declare it to customs.
Other items
- Chinese residents may carry personal gifts and effects up to a value of RMB5000.
- Non-Chinese residents may carry personal items to remain in China up to a value of RMB2000.
Prohibited items into China
- Arms, ammunition, and explosives of all kinds.
- Counterfeit currencies and negotiable securities.
- Printed matter, films, photographs, and other media which are detrimental to the political, economic, cultural, and moral interests of China.
- Deadly poisons of all kinds.
- Addictive drugs and psychotropic substances, such as opium, heroin, morphine, and marijuana.
- Foodstuff coming from an epidemic stricken area which may be harmful to humans and livestock.
Restricted items into China
- Animals, plants, and their derivative products must be declared, and are subject to restrictions and quarantine upon arrival.
- Radio transmitters, radio receivers, and communication security equipment must be declared upon arrival.
- Goods of commercial value, samples, and advertisements.
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Export Regulations
Free to export items from China
No rules presentProhibited items from China
- All articles on the prohibited to import list.
- Manuscripts, printed matter, photographs, storage media for computers, and other articles which involve state secrets.
- Valuable cultural relics.
- Endangered and rare animals and plants, their seeds, and their reproducing materials.
Restricted items from China
- Electronics valued at over RMB5000 and intended to be brought back into China must be declared.
- Travellers may export up to RMB20,000 of local currency.
- Travellers wishing to export US$5000 or over or its equivalent in a foreign currency must declare it to customs.
- Gold, sliver, and other precious metals must be declared.
- Cultural relics and endangered plants.
- Radio transmitters, radio receivers, and communication security equipment.
- Goods of commercial value, samples, and advertisements.
China visa advice
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