Customs Regulations
海关条例
Entry:
? Tourists must fill out a baggage
declaration form (in two copies) and hand
it in to customs,retaining the carbon to
show 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
traveler's checks,and the unspent portion
can be taken out,
Bringing in the following articles is
prohibited,
? 1,Arms,ammunition,and explosives of all kinds
2,Radio transmitters-receivers and principal
parts
3,Renminbi (Chinese currency) in cash
4,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
? 5,Poisonous drugs,habit-forming drugs,
opium,morphine,heroin,etc,
6,Animals,plants and products thereof
infected with or carrying germs and insect
pests
7,Unsanitary foodstuffs and germ-
carrying food-stuffs from infected areas
8,Other articles the import of which is
prohibited by state regulations
Exit:
? 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,
? 1,Arms,ammunition,and explosives of all kinds
2,Radio transmitters-receivers and principal
parts
3,Renminbi (Chinese currency) in cash and
negotiable securities in RMB
4,Unratified foreign currency,foreign notes or
drafts
5,Manuscripts,printed matter,films,
photographs,gramophone records,
cinematographic films,loaded recording tapes
and videotapes,etc,which are detrimental to
China's national security
? 6,Rare and precious copies of books
about Chinese revolution,history,culture
and art that are not for sale
7,Valuable animals,plants,and seeds
8,Precious metals,pearls,and jewels
(things declared to the customs are
exempted)
9,Other articles the export of which is
prohibited by state regulations