China Customs Regulations

Entry
Tourists must fill out a baggage declaration form (in two copies) and hand it in to customs, retaining
the carbon to show upon exit.

Personal belongings will be admitted duty free, including food, two bottles of liquor and two cartons of
cigarettes. Wristwatches, radios, tape recorders, cameras, movie cameras, and similar items may be
brought in for personal use but cannot be sold or transferred to others and must be brought out of
China.

Gifts for relatives or friends in China, or articles carried on behalf of other, must also be declared.

Visitors can bring in an unlimited amount of foreign currency and Chinese renminbi traveler’s checks,
and the unspent portion can be taken out.

Bringing in the following articles is prohibited:

1. Arms, ammunition, and explosives of all kinds

2. Radio transmitters-receives and principal parts
3. Renminbi (Chinese currency) in cash
4. Manuscripts, printed matter, films, photographs, gramophone records, cinematographic films,
loaded recording tapes and videotapes, etc. which are detrimental to China’s politics, economy,
culture, and ethnics
5. Poisonous drugs, habit-forming drugs, opium, morphine, heroin, etc
6. Animals, plants and products thereof infected with or carrying germs and insects
7. Unsanitary foodstuffs and germ-carrying foodstuffs from infected areas
8. Other articles the import of which is prohibited by state regulations

Exit
On leaving China, the tourists must again submit the baggage declaration form for customs inspection
(the second copy). Travels by ship are exempted.

Items purchased in China with RMB converted from foreign currencies may be taken out or mailed out
of the country after receipts are presented for customs inspection. In cities where a Customs Office
does not exit, this can be arranged through the local Friendship Store.
Taking out the following articles is prohibited:

1. Arms, ammunition, and explosives of all kinds

2. Radio transmitters-receives and principal parts
3. Renminbi (Chinese currency) in cash and negotiable securities in RMB
4. Unratified foreign currency, foreign notes or drafts
5. Manuscripts, printed matter, films, photographs, gramophone records, cinematographic films,
loaded recording tapes and videotapes, etc. which are detrimental to China’s politics, economy,
culture, and ethnics
6. Rare and precious copies of books about Chinese revolution, history, culture and art that are not for
sale
7. Valuable animals, plants, and seeds
8. Precious metals, pearls, and jewels (things declared to the customs are exempted)
9. Other articles the export of which is prohibited by state regulations

Customs Acceptance Regulations

Customs Acceptance Regulations (For outward-bound
passengers)

1. Passengers carrying items for personal use, such as cameras, camcorders and laptops valued
in excess of RMB 5,000 each, and which will be brought back from overseas, should complete
Declaration Forms in duplicate. One copy of this form, endorsed by Customs, will be returned
to the passenger for relevant Customs procedures at the time of their re-entry.

2. Passengers carrying over RMB 20,000 in cash or foreign currencies with a conversion rate in
excess of US $5,000 shall be processed by Customs in accordance with the current
regulations.

3. Passengers carrying precious metals such as gold and silver etc. shall be processed by
Customs in accordance with the current regulations.

4. Passengers carrying antiques, endangered animals, plants and/or products made of or from
them or any biological species, shall be processed by Customs in accordance with the current
regulations.

5. Passengers carrying radio transmitters and/or receivers or communication security devices

shall be processed by Customs in accordance with the current regulations.
 6. Passengers carrying other articles, which are restricted or prohibited to be removed from the
country according to the laws of the People’s Republic of China, shall be processed by Customs
in accordance with the current regulations.

7. Passengers who carry goods, samples or articles for advertisement shall be processed by
Customs in accordance with the current regulations.

Customs Acceptance Regulations (for inward-bound

passengers)

1. Resident passengers may bring in duty-free articles for personal use worth a total of RMB
5,000 (including RMB 5000, sic passim). Customs shall levy duty on the portion of the article(s)
whose value exceeds the duty-free limit.

2. Non-resident passengers may bring in duty-free items, which will remain in China, with a total
worth of RMB 2,000. Those exceeding the duty-free limit shall be released subject to payment
of Customs duty.

3. Passengers may bring duty-free into the country 1,500 ml. of alcoholic drinks (with alcohol
content of 12% or above) and 400 individual cigarettes, or 100 individual cigars, or 500 grams
of smoking tobacco. Those items designated for personal use, which exceed the duty-free limit,
shall be released subject to payment of Customs duty.

4. Passengers carrying over RMB 20,000 in cash or foreign currencies with a conversion rate
exceeding US $5,000 shall be processed by Customs in accordance with the current
regulations. Passengers carrying foreign currencies exceeding US $5,000, which will be taken
out of the country at the end of their stay, shall complete a Customs Declaration Form in
duplicate. One copy of this form, endorsed by Customs, shall be returned to the passenger for
relevant procedures at the time of their exit.

5. Passengers carrying animals, plants and/or products made of or from them, microorganisms,
biological products, human tissue, blood and blood products, shall be processed by Customs in
accordance with the current regulations.

6. Passengers carrying radio transmitters and/or receivers or communication security devices

shall be processed by Customs in accordance with the current regulations.

7. Passengers carrying articles which are restricted or prohibited from entry into the country
according to the laws of the People’s Republic of China shall be processed by Customs in
accordance with the current regulations.
8. Passengers carrying goods, samples or articles for advertisement shall be processed by
Customs in accordance with the current regulations.

9. Passengers who declare unaccompanied luggage, which is to be transported separately, shall

be processed by Customs in accordance with the current regulations.