China Travel Prohibited Items

List of Prohibited Items and Categories when going to China
1. Guns, imitation arms or toy weapons, ammunitions and explosives of all kinds
2. Counterfeit currency and securities
3. Printed matter, films, photos, gramophone records, cinematographic films, loaded recording tapes and video-tapes, compact discs (video and audio), storage media for computers and other articles which are detrimental to the political, economic, cultural and ethics of China
4. Deadly poisons of all kinds
5. Opium, heroin, morphine, marijuana and other narcotic or hallucinatory drugs
6. Infected animals, plants and products; injurious insects and other harmful organisms
7. Foodstuffs, medicines and other articles coming from epidemic-stricken areas or those easy to spread diseases.
8. Precious relics and other relics prohibited from exportation
9. Endangered and rare animals, plants and their seeds and breeding materials
10. Radio transmitter and communication security machines

List of Restricted Items
1. Radio transmitter and communication security machines
2. Tobacco and alcohol
3. Endangered and rare animals and plants (including samples), their seeds and breeding materials
4. Currency
5. Other articles restricted from importation by the Customs

List of Prohibited Items When Leaving China
1. The scope of the prohibited importation of all goods
2. Concerning the country's secret manuscripts, printed matter, films, photographs, records, films, tapes, video tapes, laser discs, computer storage media and other items
3. Precious relics and other relics prohibited from exportation
4. Endangered and rare animals and plants (including samples), their seeds and breeding materials

The importation and exportation of dangerous drugs, psychotropic substances, controlled chemicals, antibiotics, arms, ammunition, fireworks, strategic commodities, rough diamonds, textiles, animals, plants, endangered species, telecommunication equipment, game, meat and poultry into or out of China is strictly controlled and subject to much legislation. A permission must be obtained well in advance, from the appropriate Chinese authority, before any such activity.

Author/Editor By : HCT

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