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Entering China
Tourists must fill out a baggage declaration form in duplicate and hand
it in to customs, retaining the carbon copy to submit upon exit.
Personal belongings will be admitted duty free, including food, two
bottles of liquor and two cartons of cigarettes. Wristwatches, radios,
tape recorders, cameras, movie cameras, and similar items may be brought
in for personal use but cannot be sold or transferred to others and must
be brought out of China.
Gifts for relatives or friends in China, or articles carried on behalf
of other, must also be declared.
Visitors can bring in an unlimited amount of foreign currency and
Chinese Renminbi (RMB) traveler's checks, and the unspent portion can be
taken out.
Bringing in the following articles is prohibited:
Arms, ammunition, and explosives of all kinds
Radio transmitters-receivers and principal parts
Renminbi (RMB) in cash
Manuscripts, printed matter, films, photographs, gramophone records,
cinematographic films, loaded recording tapes and videotapes, etc. which
are detrimental to China's politics, economy, culture, and ethics
Poisonous drugs, habit-forming drugs, opium, morphine, heroin, etc.
Animals, plants and products thereof infected with or carrying germs and
insect pests
Unsanitary foodstuffs and germ-carrying food-stuffs from infected areas
Other articles the import of which is prohibited by state regulations
Exiting
China
On leaving China, tourists must again submit the baggage declaration
form for customs inspection (the second copy). Travelers by ship are
exempted.
Items purchased in China with RMB converted from foreign currencies may
be taken out or mailed out of the country after receipts are presented
for customs inspection. In cities where a Customs Office does not exit,
this can be arranged through the local Friendship Store.
Taking out the following articles is prohibited:
Arms, ammunition, and explosives of all kinds
Radio transmitters-receivers and principal parts
Renminbi or Chinese currency in cash and negotiable securities in RMB
Unratified foreign currency, foreign notes or drafts
Manuscripts, printed matter, films, photographs, gramophone records,
cinematographic films, loaded recording tapes and videotapes, etc. which
are detrimental to China's national security
Rare and precious copies of books about Chinese revolution, history,
culture and art that are not for commercial use
Precious animals, plants, and seeds
Precious metals, pearls, and jewels. However, items that are declared to
the customs may be exempted.
Other articles the export of which is prohibited by state regulations
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