Goods purchased in China must comply with the laws and regulations of the People's Republic of China and must be permitted for import by the state. The relevant laws and regulations are as follows:
The revised "List of Prohibited and Restricted Items for Import and Export of the People's Republic of China" and "List of Restricted Items for Import and Export of the People's Republic of China" are hereby promulgated and shall come into force on March 1, 1993. The "Announcement of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China on the Promulgation of the List of Prohibited and Restricted Items for Import and Export" promulgated by our agency on November 1, 1987 shall be abolished at the same time.
List of prohibited articles for entry and exit of the People's Republic of China
I. Prohibited articles for entry
1. Various weapons, simulated weapons, ammunition and explosives;
2. Counterfeit currency and counterfeit securities;
3. Printed materials, films, photographs, records, films, audio tapes, video tapes, laser discs, computer storage media and other articles that are harmful to China's politics, economy, culture and morality;
4. Various strong poisons;
5. Opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana and other addictive narcotics and psychotropic drugs;
6. Animals, plants and their products with dangerous germs, pests and other harmful organisms;
7. Food, medicine or other articles that are harmful to the health of humans and animals, come from epidemic areas and can spread diseases.
II. Articles prohibited from leaving the country
1. All articles prohibited from entering the country;
2. Manuscripts, printed materials, films, photographs, records, films, audio tapes, video tapes, laser discs, computer storage media and other articles involving state secrets;
3. Precious cultural relics and other cultural relics prohibited from leaving the country;
4. Endangered and precious animals and plants (including specimens) and their seeds and propagation materials.
List of Articles Restricted from Entering and Leaving the People's Republic of China
- , Articles Restricted from Entering the Country
1. Radio transceivers, communication security machines;
2. Tobacco and alcohol;
3. Endangered and precious animals and plants (including specimens) and their seeds and propagation materials;
4. National currency;
5. Other articles restricted from entering the country by customs.
II. Restricted items for export
1. Precious metals such as gold and silver and their products;
2. National currency;
3. Foreign currency and its securities;
4. Radio transceivers and communication security machines;
5. Precious Chinese medicinal materials;
6. General cultural relics;
7. Other items restricted for export by customs.