How much Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit can I bring into China?
Allowed
You can bring Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit into China without a special limit.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- 中国民用航空局--航空旅行常识 Civil Aviation Administration of China
Questions about Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit in China
- Do I have to declare Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit at China customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit in China?
- Under 《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）, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. If the goods are found without being declared, the normal duty becomes payable on the excess; an administrative fine is imposed. Under 《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）: an administrative fine is imposed.
- Can I post or ship Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit to China instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you travels under the same allowance.
- Can I take Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit out of China?
- China publishes no separate rule for taking Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the China limit for Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (海关总署, GACC) states it in 中国民用航空局--航空旅行常识. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “婴儿乘客在航空旅行途中必需的液态乳制品及糖尿病或者其他疾病患者航空旅行途中必需的液态药品，经安全检查确认后方可随身携带。”
- How does China compare with other countries on Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit Medicine and baby food/milk liquids exempted from the LAG limit, 4 limit it and 16 let it through. China is among the more permissive.
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (海关总署, GACC) — 中国民用航空局--航空旅行常识 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (海关总署, GACC) — ข้อควรทราบสำหรับการนำของติดตัวเข้าทางอากาศยานสำหรับผู้โดยสาร · verified 2026-09-20
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (海关总署, GACC) — ข้อควรทราบสำหรับการนำของติดตัวเข้าทางอากาศยานสำหรับผู้โดยสาร · verified 2026-09-20
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (海关总署, GACC) — 中国民用航空局--航空旅行常识 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (海关总署, GACC) — 中国民用航空局--航空旅行常识 · verified 2026-09-19