Prohibited in China
Media judged obscene or 'morally detrimental' is banned on entry to China.
Confiscation
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China
66 rules, checked against China’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
17 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Prohibited in China
Prohibited in China
Cannabis and its derivatives are prohibited narcotics under Chinese customs law.
Prosecution
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Prohibited in China
Prohibited in China
Prohibited in China
Exporting endangered species and their products from China is prohibited.
Confiscation
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Prohibited in China
Cannabis and marijuana-based medication are banned from entering China.
Confiscation
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Prohibited in China
Prohibited in China
Imitation firearms are banned imports and exports under Chinese customs law.
Prosecution
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Prohibited in China
Solanaceae (nightshade family) vegetables are banned imports into China.
Confiscation
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Prohibited in China
Action required in China
Action required in China
A false statement on a China visa or entry can bar entry for up to 5 years.
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Action required in China
Undeclared cash over USD 5,000 (or RMB 20,000) can be fined or confiscated.
Confiscation
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Action required in China
On China domestic flights a power bank needs a legible CCC mark.
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Action required in China
A power bank with an unreadable capacity label is banned on China domestic flights.
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Action required in China
Power banks from recalled batches are banned on China domestic flights.
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The final decision rests with the officer.
Look up anything
You do not have to be bringing it.
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Food and plants
7
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Medication
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Alcohol
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
3
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Batteries and power banks
2
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Drones and professional gear
3
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Satellite and radio equipment
2
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Liquids at the checkpoint
2
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Cash and monetary instruments
6
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Purchases and valuables
4
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Duty-free allowances
2
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Antiques and other restricted goods
10
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Forms and documents
10
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Entry and admissibility
7
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Vaccines and health
5
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Plugs and power
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Food and plants
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Biosecurity authority
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Dairy
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Standing Must be declaredConfiscation
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Eggs
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Standing Must be declaredConfiscation
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Honey
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Standing Must be declaredConfiscation
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Meat and meat products
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Standing Must be declaredConfiscation
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Nuts
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Standing Must be declaredConfiscation
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Seeds, plants, soil
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Standing Must be declaredConfiscation
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Medication
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A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.
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Health authority
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Alcohol
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Alcohol, any kind
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Alcohol allowance 1.5 liters
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
3
Batteries and power banks
2
Drones and professional gear
3
Satellite and radio equipment
2
Liquids at the checkpoint
2
Cash and monetary instruments
6
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Cash declaration threshold
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$5,000
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Gold
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Gold, silver, and other precious metals taken out of China must go through the Goods-to-Declare (red) channel; GACC's guide states no minimum weight or value for this rule.
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Local currency brought in
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CN¥20,000
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Local currency taken out
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CN¥20,000
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What counts as cash
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Cash
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When cash is declared
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Arriving and leaving
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Purchases and valuables
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Duty-free allowances
2
Antiques and other restricted goods
10
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Aviation security authority
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Camouflage clothing
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Standing Not listed as restricted by GACC, 中华人民共和国海关总署
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Chewing gum
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Standing Not listed as restricted by GACC, 中华人民共和国海关总署
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Cuban cigars
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Standing Not listed as restricted by GACC, 中华人民共和国海关总署
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Customs authority
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Gold and bullion
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Taking it out Must be declared
leaving
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How you declare
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Red and green channels
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Kinder Surprise eggs
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Standing Not listed as restricted by GACC, 中华人民共和国海关总署
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Poppy seeds
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Standing Not listed as restricted by GACC, 中华人民共和国海关总署
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Religious material
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Standing Not listed as restricted by GACC, 中华人民共和国海关总署
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Forms and documents
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Arrival card
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外国人入境卡 (Foreigner Arrival Card)
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Arrival card fee
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CN¥0
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Arrival card page
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Customs form
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China Customs Baggage Declaration Form (separate versions for Inward Passengers and Outward Passengers)
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Customs form page
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e-Visa
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There is none
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Leaving the terminal in transit
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Required
if you leave the terminal
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Lookalike sites
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The authority publishes oneA fine
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Travel authorization
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Not required
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When the card opens
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Before you land or on arrival
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Entry and admissibility
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A crime of moral turpitude
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Does not bar entry
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A criminal record
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The State Council's 2026 Regulation on Exit-Entry Administration, Article 5, sets out an exhaustive list of grounds on which a foreign national is refused entry: (1) providing false material or making a false statement when applying for a Chinese visa or at a port of entry; (2) having received a criminal penalty in China for a border-management offense (e.g. document fraud, illegal entry or exit), or an administrative penalty for fraudulently obtaining travel documents or illegal entry/exit; and (3) appearing on China's counter-sanctions list, unreliable-entity list, or malicious-entity list. Categories (1) and (2) carry a 1-to-5-year bar on re-entry. The regulation does not use a general foreign criminal-conviction standard, a sentence-length threshold, or named categories such as drug convictions, DUI, or moral turpitude.
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A drug conviction
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Does not bar entry
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A DUI
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Does not bar entry
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An arrest with no conviction
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Does not count
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Immigration authority
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Where you disclose it
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None
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Vaccines and health
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Plugs and power
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Plug types
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C, D, G, H
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China publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC, 中华人民共和国海关总署)
- Immigration National Immigration Administration (NIA, 国家移民管理局)
- Health National Medical Products Administration (NMPA, 国家药品监督管理局)
- Civil aviation Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC, 中国民用航空局)
Official portals
- GACC — Customs Clearance Guide for International Passengers Official baggage duty-free allowance, red/green declaration channel, and currency rules for arriving/departing passengers (English mirror of GACC's own site)
- UOM — 无人机云系统 (real-name registration and activation platform for civil drones) Real-name registration platform CAAC's own regulation and 2026 national standard require every civil drone owner to register with before flying in China
- 国家文物局 National Cultural Heritage Administration — administrative approval platform Cultural relics export appraisal and permit system (content is a JavaScript single-page app; not independently verified in this pass)
- NIA -- Foreigner Arrival Card online filing (外国人入境卡网上填报) Official free online filing of the Foreigner Arrival Card required on entry; NIA warns of fee-charging lookalike sites impersonating this address
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a China application are not official. The government issues these directly.
Airports in China
- CAN Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- CGO Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
- CKG Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- CSX Changsha Huanghua International Airport
- CTU Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- ERL Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport
- FOC Fuzhou Changle International Airport
- HAK Haikou Meilan International Airport
- HET Baita International Airport
- HFE Hefei Luogang International Airport
- HGH Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- JJN Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport
- KHN Nanchang Changbei International Airport
- KMG Kunming Changshui International Airport
- KWL Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
- MDG Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport
- NGB Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- PEK Beijing Capital International Airport
- PKX Beijing Daxing International Airport
- PVG Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- SHA Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- SJW Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport
- SWA Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
- SYX Sanya Phoenix International Airport
- SZX Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
- TSN Tianjin Binhai International Airport
- TXN Tunxi International Airport
- URC Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
- WNZ Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
- WUH Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- WUX Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- XIY Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
- XMN Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport