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The following products are allowed in China within the following limits:  

Cigarettes, cigars, tobacco: 

400 cigarettes – if you stay for less than 6 months in China

600 cigarettes – if you stay for more than 6 months in China  

Alcohols: 

2 bottles of 75 cl – if you stay for less than 6 months in China

4 bottles of 75 cl – if you stay for more than 6 months in China 

Gifts and sundries: 

Reasonable quantity of perfume for personal use

Gold, silver, jewelry: 

50 grams maximum 

Electronic products: 

1 camera, 1 camcorder or 1 laptop 

Prohibited Items: 

Weapons, ammunition, explosives, counterfeit items, audio or video materials (from CDs, video, computer programs etc.) contrary to the economic, cultural and moral interests of the Republic of China, poisons, opium, heroin, marijuana and other psychotropic drugs, sick animals or plants, rare plants or animals.

 Useful link:

China Tourism - Customs allowances 

http://www.tourismchina-ca.com/customs.html 

Article written by HERVER
Last update on 2009-09-08 23:05:42
Guide section: Formalities

 

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