Customs formalities:

• Important remarks:
  • Consignee must be a customs registered company to be allowed to import any kind of goods into China.
  • The port of entry should be the port which the consignee domiciles and files customs registration.
  • Import shipments should not be sent to China prior to SDV China offices' green-light confirmation.

• Fumigation:
  The original fumigation of certificate from the country of origin must be attached to the pouch with the cargo for any import shipments with wooden packaging.

• Airport clearance & Customs hours:
  General Cargo: 08:30 - 11:30 and 13:30 - 16:00 hours
  Customs clearance transit time: 1 or 2 days

• Import restrictions (non exhaustive list):
  Any articles, which require import licenses, special approval for import and/or approval by the Sanitary & Health Inspection, or any other authority; restricted articles; medical instruments or medical items; pharmaceuticals...

• Import prohibition (non exhaustive list):
  Live animal or plant and their products with dangerous virus, bacterium and injurious insects; any strong poisons; cargo with CITES; counterfeit money; drugs; sex oriented material; politically sensitive material; arms & ammunitions; imitated weapons...

• Taxes, Duties & VAT:
  17% VAT levied by Chinese customs from all goods imported into China (calculated on C&F basis, duty included). Duty levied on all cargo. Rates/Percentage depending on commodity. Import cargo under "Processing & Assembling Trade" will not be subject to import duty & VAT as they are under bond to China (Processing & Assembling Trade Registration Handbook required from the consignee).

• Export restrictions (non exhaustive list):
  Arms, ammunitions and explosive, live animals, cultural and historical relics...

Currency:
Renminbi

Language:
Chinese Mandarin