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中华人民共和国财政部 关税司(国务院关税税则委员会) · 中华人民共和国海关总署 (GACC) · 中国人民银行 (People's Bank of China) · 中国政府网 国务院公报(国家外汇管理局 海关总署)
What can you bring into China?
Tobacco and vaping products
Cigarettes 400 piece · Cigars 100 piece · Loose/pipe tobacco 500 gram
24 rules
Prohibited
- Cigarettes Restricted
- Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) Restricted
- Cigars Restricted
- Cigars and other tobacco (by weight) Allowed
- Cuban-origin cigars and other tobacco products Restricted
- Cut/loose tobacco Restricted
- Disposable e-cigarette Restricted
- E-cigarette device Allowed
- E-cigarette nicotine liquid Restricted
- Heated tobacco Restricted
- Heated tobacco devices Restricted
- Lighters and matches Prohibited
- Loose/other tobacco Declare
- Loose/pipe tobacco Restricted
- Manufactured tobacco Restricted
- Nicotine pouches Restricted
- Other tobacco products (loose-leaf, molasses, heat-not-burn) Restricted
- Smoking tobacco Restricted
- Tobacco sticks Restricted
- Unstamped tobacco or vaping product unit Restricted
- Vaping devices, accessories and liquid nicotine Restricted
General allowances
Gifts and personal goods 5,000 CNY · Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours 5,000 CNY · Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours 5,000 CNY
28 rules
Prohibited
- Accompanying goods, non-commercial (flat-rate band) Allowed
- Audio and video recorder/player Allowed
- Driver and crew border-shop bundle Restricted
- GPS device Allowed
- Game console Allowed
- Gifts and personal goods Restricted
- Gifts sent by post Allowed
- Goods eligible for the $1,000 flat rate of duty Allowed
- Laptop or personal computer Allowed
- Medical device Allowed
- Mobile phone or wireless device Allowed
- Motor vehicle fuel Prohibited
- Musical instrument Allowed
- Night vision device Allowed
- Other personal item Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 24 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 48 hours Allowed
- Personal exemption, absence over 7 days Allowed
- Personal goods (Annex-9 B) Allowed
- Photo camera Allowed
- Photo or video camera Allowed
- Radio and radio-cassette player Allowed
- Sports equipment Allowed
- Tablet and smartwatch Allowed
- Television Allowed
- Used articles and personal belongings Allowed
- Video camera Allowed
Cash and valuables
Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) 5,000 USD · Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) 5,000 USD · Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) 5,000 USD
13 rules
Restricted
- Accompanied cash Restricted
- Cash and bearer negotiable instruments (all currencies) Declare
- Cash and foreign-exchange payment instruments Declare
- Cross-border movement of monetary instruments (cash and bearer negotiable instruments) Restricted
- Currency and monetary instruments (CAN$10,000 reporting) Declare
- Currency and monetary instruments over $10,000 Declare
- Foreign currency cash Restricted
- Jewelry and precious metals Allowed
- Negotiable instruments and securities Allowed
- Renminbi cash Restricted
- Turkish lira cash Declare
Animal and plant products
18 rules
Prohibited
- Agricultural/forestry/fishery/livestock products (general sub-cap) Declare
- Animal, plant, fruit, vegetable, seafood and food products Declare
- Cut flowers and wreaths Prohibited
- Eggs Prohibited
- Fish and other fishery products Prohibited
- Food, plant and animal products under agency control Declare
- Fruits and vegetables Prohibited
- Meat and fish Prohibited
- Meat, meat products and dairy products Prohibited
- Other animal-origin products (Annex-2 list) Prohibited
- Other plant products Declare
- Other products of animal origin (honey, live bivalve molluscs, live snails) Prohibited
- Pet food Declare
- Plants and plant products Declare
- Powdered infant milk, infant food and special foods required for medical reasons Prohibited
- Seeds, tubers, seedlings and cuttings Restricted
- Soil Prohibited
- Strong-smelling fruit (e.g. durian) Prohibited
Cosmetics and personal care
6 rules
Restricted
- Cargo liquids in checked baggage (Zamzam water, edible oil, liquid food) Allowed
- Duty-free liquids in a sealed security bag Restricted
- Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) Allowed
- Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit Allowed
- Perfume and toilet water Allowed
- Skincare and make-up products Allowed
Electronics and batteries
Power bank 2 piece · Spare (loose) lithium batteries 2 piece
9 rules
Restricted
- Battery-powered mobility aids and wheelchairs Allowed
- Medical oxygen cylinders and concentrators Allowed
- Mobile phone Allowed
- Personal mobility devices (hoverboard, e-scooter, self-balancing wheel, e-bike) Restricted
- Portable electronic devices with installed battery Allowed
- Power bank Restricted
- Radios, transmitters and pagers Declare
- Smart luggage with built-in battery Allowed
- Spare (loose) lithium batteries Restricted
Medicines and medical devices
13 rules
Restricted
- Controlled substances for personal medical use (schedules II-V) Restricted
- Controlled/prescription medicine Restricted
- Dietary supplements and sports nutrition Allowed
- External-use medicine (personal use) Restricted
- Medicine containing stimulant raw materials Restricted
- Medicines containing narcotic or psychotropic substances Restricted
- Narcotic and psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Narcotic or psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Non-narcotic, non-psychotropic medicines Restricted
- Personal medical device Allowed
- Personal-use cosmetics (each item) Allowed
- Personal-use medicine Restricted
- Personal-use medicines (non-controlled) Allowed
Weapons, explosives and dangerous goods
Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) 2.5 kilogram · Pets (companion animals) 1 piece
38 rules
Prohibited
- Antique and replica weapons Prohibited
- Banned knives and edged weapons Restricted
- Buddha images, artifacts/objects, antiques Declare
- CITES-protected species and products Restricted
- Cigarettes, tobacco and alcoholic beverages (commercial import, Excise Department permit) Declare
- Consumer fireworks Prohibited
- Controlled drugs (Misuse of Drugs Regulations, 4th Schedule) Restricted
- Counterfeit and pirated goods Restricted
- Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) Restricted
- Endangered species products (e.g. rhinoceros horn) Prohibited
- Fake notes or coins Prohibited
- Firearms, ammunition and controlled knives Prohibited
- Firearms, blades, explosives, toxic/radioactive materials and interception devices Prohibited
- Food, medicine, cosmetics and food supplement Prohibited
- Goods banned by law Prohibited
- Guns, bullets, explosives and equivalents Prohibited
- Knives Restricted
- Knives and bladed weapons Restricted
- Living animals and carcass Prohibited
- Medicines Restricted
- Narcotics and psychotropic substances Prohibited
- Narcotics, psychotropic substances, cannabis and abuse-risk medicines Restricted
- Obscene materials and counterfeit currency/securities Prohibited
- Pets (companion animals) Restricted
- Plants and their parts Declare
- Pornographic materials Prohibited
- Powders and other granular substances Allowed
- Printed matter, film and recorded media under content restrictions Prohibited
- Prohibited telecommunication equipment Restricted
- Satellite phone Declare
- Scissors Allowed
- Sharp or bladed work tools Allowed
- Switchblade, gravity, ballistic and Balisong (butterfly) knives Restricted
- Unmanned aircraft (drones) Restricted
- Unmanned aircraft / drone Allowed
- Vehicle parts Restricted
- Weapons and munitions Prohibited
Alcoholic beverages
Spirits and wine 1.5 liter · Wine 1.5 liter · Spirits (alcoholic beverages other than wine or beer) 1500 milliliter
17 rules
Restricted
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages above 22% vol (or undenatured ethyl alcohol 80% vol and over) Restricted
- Alcohol and alcoholic beverages up to and including 22% vol Declare
- Alcoholic beverages (all types) Declare
- Alcoholic beverages (combined volume and value cap) Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages (standard 760 ml bottle) Allowed
- Alcoholic beverages above 12% ABV Restricted
- Alcoholic beverages above 22% ABV Declare
- Alcoholic beverages up to 22% ABV Allowed
- Beer Allowed
- Beer or ale Allowed
- Cuban-origin alcoholic beverages Allowed
- Other alcoholic beverages (spirits, beer, liqueurs) Allowed
- Spirits (alcoholic beverages other than wine or beer) Declare
- Spirits and wine Restricted
- Still wine Restricted
- Wine Declare
- Wine and spirits combined allowance (visitors) Allowed
What happens if you do not declare
- Step 1: Flat rate tax
- Step 1: Confiscation, Destruction
- Step 1: Flat rate tax Statute: 《进境物品关税、增值税、消费税征收办法》第十一条(税委会公告2024年第11号公布,自2024年12月1日施行)
- Step 1: Confiscation, Return to origin, Destruction Statute: 《中华人民共和国海关行政处罚实施条例》第二十条
- Step 2: Confiscation, Administrative fine
- Step 2: Criminal prosecution
- Step 2: Standard duty, Administrative fine Statute: 《中华人民共和国海关法》第八十五条
- Step 3: Confiscation, Criminal prosecution
- Step 3: Administrative fine Statute: 《中华人民共和国海关行政处罚实施条例》第十九条第二项、第四项(国务院令第420号)
- Step 4: Confiscation, Administrative fine Statute: 《中华人民共和国海关行政处罚实施条例》第九条第三项
- Step 5: Confiscation, Criminal prosecution Statute: 《中华人民共和国海关法》第八十二条第二款、第三款
- Step 6: Standard duty Statute: 《进境物品关税、增值税、消费税征收办法》第十五条第一项
Official authorities
57 official sources
- 中华人民共和国财政部 关税司(国务院关税税则委员会) 进境物品关税、增值税、消费税征收办法(国务院关税税则委员会公告2024年第11号附件),第十一条
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- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China 工业和信息化部关于印发《民用无人驾驶航空器无线电管理暂行办法》的通知
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- General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China 进出境邮递物品监管
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