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Travel Essentials

Travel Essentials: Customs Entry (Personal)

Prohibited 

  • Bacteria, harmful insects, animals, plants (and their products), food, drugs, and other articles from epidemic- stricken areas if such articles may be harmful to human beings and animals
  • Counterfeit money and forged securities
  • Endangered and rare animals and their products
  • Film that is exposed but undeveloped
  • Firearms, weapons, imitation weapons, ammunition (with prior authorization only)
  • Narcotics (including: opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana)
  • Pornographic material
  • Fresh food (all fruit, tomatoes, eggplant and red peppers)
  • Poisons
  • Radio transmitters
  • Subversive literature, films, tapes, negatives, records, audio and video recordings, laser optical video-discs, computer storage media and other articles containing materials against public order and morality and harmful to China politically, economically, culturally, or ethically 

Restricted

  • Antiques (should be declared on arrival)
  • Bicycles
  • Cameras, watches, clocks and their parts and accessories
  • Computers and printers
  • Cosmetics in large quantities
  • Electronic items
  • Foodstuffs
     - Fresh meat, grains, vegetables
  • Office supplies
  • Pets
  • Prescription medicines
  • Textiles and fabrics of wool, silk and artificial and synthetic fibers and bedding