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Articles Whose Entry Is Prohibited
Various types of weapons, articles in emulation of
weapons, ammunitions and explosives;
Counterfeit currency bills and fake securities;
Printed matters, films, photos, phonograph records, movies,
audio tapes, video tapes, laser optic discs, computer memory
media and other articles which are harmful to China's politics,
economy, culture and morality;
Various types of acrid poisons;
Opium, morphine, heroin and marijuana as well as other narcotics
and spiritual drugs which can make people addicted to them;
Animals and plants and their products carrying dangerous disease
germs, pests and other harmful living things;
And, foods, drugs and other articles which are harmful to
the health of human beings or animals, which come from infectious
disease-stricken regions or which are capable of spreading
diseases.
2. Articles Whose Entry Is Restricted
Radio transceivers and secure communication devices;
Cigarettes and alcoholic drugs;
Endangered species of fauna and flora (including their specimens)
as well as their seeds and reproductive materials;
The national currency of China, with every traveler restricted
to carrying a total of 6,000 Chinese yuan in the maximum each
time when he enters the country;
And, other articles whose entry is restricted by customs.
II. Departure
For foreign travelers leaving China, they shall be
required to go through the formalities for customs clearance
and consignment of luggage by showing their passports, air
tickets (or train, bus or ship tickets) and the "Traveler's
Luggage Declaration Form." For those leaving by air,
they shall be required to pay an airport fee (50 Chinese yuan
for traveling within China and 90 Chinese yuan for exiting
from China). In go through these formalities, they shall also
be required to get a registration card and accept border exit
examination. Those to depart by air shall accept a security
check. Appendix: Articles Whose Exit from the People's Republic
of China Is Prohibited and Restricted
1. Articles whose exit is prohibited
All those listed in the category of articles whose
entry into China is prohibited;
Manuscripts, printed matters, films, photos, phonograph records,
movies, audio tapes, video tapes, laser optic discs, computer
memory media and other articles whose contents are related
to State secrets of China;
Rare antiques and other antiques whose exit is prohibited;
And, endangered species of fauna and flora (including their
specimens) as well as their seeds and reproductive materials;
2. Articles whose exit is restricted
Valuable metals, including gold and silver, and their
products;
The national currency of China, with every traveler restricted
to carrying a total of 6,000 Chinese yuan in the maximum each
time when he exits from the country;
Foreign currencies and securities in foreign currencies;
Radio transceivers and secure communication devices;
Precious traditional Chinese medicinal materials;
General antiques;
And, other articles whose exit is restricted by customs
When entering China, foreign travelers shall declare their
articles of luggage to Chinese customs authorities on their
own initiative and clear the luggage through customs. |