In order to let you get a smooth entry to China, here I want to make an introduction about the procedure of arrival and departure through China Airlines. I looked up lots of information and finally made up the following tips. Hope it can help you when starting your China Tours.
The arrival procedure
Before your landing, you will be given some forms to fill in on board so as to save time. They are the Entry Registration Card, Health Card and Custom Luggage Declaration Form.
First– health check
The Quarantine Check is the first one you should pass. At the check point, you show your passport and the form you filled in on board. Anyone with listed diseases such as yellow fever, cholera, VD, leprosy, infectious pulmonary tuberculosis or AIDS will be forbidden to enter or be sent to the airport clinic for further checking. Those who are from areas with epidemics must show their valid certificates of inoculation against this disease. Those with symptoms of fever, diarrhea, vomiting or rashes must declare this information accurately.
And if you are going to stay longer in China, you should show your quarantine certificate issued by an authorized health department abroad.
Second– border entry
This border entry equals to the immigration control in the western countries. There you show the officer your passport (valid with a visa to China) and the Entry Registration Card. Remember that China does not issue visas at the border upon your arrival from abroad.
Third– Customs
After collecting your luggage, you will pass through the Customs where shows two channels, red and green. If you have nothing to declare, go through the green channel, otherwise take the red channel.
If you take things listed on the Customs Luggage Declaration Form in the red box such as computers, cameras, video cameras, gold and silver, printed or recorded materials, or anything more than you need during your travel in China, or something that you will not take out of China when you leave, you have to fill in the Customs Luggage Declaration Form which you are given, and then take the red channel where the Customs officer will check it to see whether you have to pay duty or deposit the things at the Customs, or whether you can take them into China but have to take them out on your departure.
Remember that the stamped form will be asked to show on your departure, so please take care of it with you. If you do not take out all the things that you have brought in but you filled in the form, you will probably be asked to pay duty.
The departure procedure
It is simpler when getting your departure procedure. Firstly, you have to take out the things that you had declared in the Form filled in on your arrival. If any thing has lost, you should show the certificate by the relevant department, for instance, a certificate from the police is required if something is stolen; otherwise, you have to pay import duty according to the Custom regulations. Then you will fill out the Departure Card and pass the security check.
p.s. prohibited imports are:
Arms, imitation arms, ammunition and explosives of all kinds
Counterfeit currency and counterfeit negotiable securities
Printed matter, films, photos, gramophone records, cinematographic films, loaded recording tapes and video-tapes, compact discs (video & audio), storage media for computers and other articles which are detrimental to the political, economic, cultural and moral interests of China
Deadly poisons of all kinds
Opium, morphine, heroin, marihuana and other addiction inducing or hallucinatory drugs
Animals, plants and products made hereof infected with or carrying diseases, insect pests and other harmful organisms
Foodstuff, medicines and other articles coming from epidemic-stricken areas and harmful to humans and livestock, or those capable of spreading diseases.
The following items are prohibited exports:
All articles enumerated as articles prohibited from import
Manuscripts, printed matter, films, photos, gramophone records, cinematographic films, loaded recording tapes and video-tapes, compact discs (video & audio), storage media for computers and other articles which involve state secrets
Valuable cultural relics and other relics prohibited from export.
Endangered and rare animals, plants (including their specimens) and their seeds or reproducing materials.
Again hope it useful for your china travel.
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