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DOCUMENTATION

1: Visa/Work Visa
2: Foreign Expert Certificate
3: Identity Card
4: Residence Card/Permit
5: Original Passport and Authorization Letter
6: Residency Registration (to obtain Green Card)
7: Application for Customs Sealed Letter (three copies)
8: Letter of Employment Certification (preferably in Chinese) from employer's registered China Office, or Chinese host organization, certifying that SHIPPER will be either personnel of Foreign Resident Office, or Foreign Expert
9: Detailed inventory in English (describing general carton contents - PBO "packed by owner" and "misc." not acceptable)
10: Arrival Customs Declaration (to be completed by SHIPPER on arrival at port of entry)
11: Application for import of personal effects (Import Permit)
12: List of goods and quantity to be imported must be in Chinese
13: Must list all items planned for import within six months from the date of approval of the application, even if not contained in the first shipment
14: Certificate of Origin may be required
15: Customs Permit (must be approved prior to arrival of goods)
16: Customs Permit and inventory must MATCH EXACTLY!!
17: Health Certificate
18: Full physical examination with blood test to prove evidence of absence of communicable diseases, especially AIDS

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS

1: Shipper must arrive in china before shipment, in order to complete import formalities
2: Personal registration of owner of the goods and employer's registration must be approved before arrival of the shipment
3: Used household goods and personal effects are dutiable for Chinese persons holding a foreign passport and foreigners entering China for an extended period of time (not holding a Residence Card)
4: Only one air and one sea shipment may be imported within six months of shipper
5: Shipments are subject to physical inspection by Customs

DUTIABLE / RESTRICTED ITEMS

1: Alcohol and tobacco products
2: Foodstuff
3: Office supplies and furniture must be for personal use
4: Office equipment can not be imported as personal effects and are dutiable (i.e. copiers and fax machines)
5: Electrical/electronic items (new or used) are subject to import duties (including computers) make, model, and serial number must be on inventory
6: One of each electrical/electronic item per SHIPPER may be imported such as TV's, stereos, refrigerators, VCR's, washer/dryer
7: Audio cassette tapes, video cassette tapes, compact discs, etc. (limited importation applies) will be inspected by Customs Office
8: Cordless or portable phones (Import Permit required)
9: Radio transmitters and components
10: Bicycles
11: Oriental antiques and objects d'art must be declared in detail, otherwise re-export might be prohibited
12: Textiles and fabrics of wool, silk and artificial and synthetic fibers and bedding
13: Cosmetics
14: Cameras, watches, clocks and their parts and accessories
15: Small quantity of prescription medicines may be allowed (with a copy of the prescription)
16: Computers/printers - only one of each item allowed per shipper
17: Dutiable/restricted items must be clearly indicated on the inventory and loaded last for easy access

PROHIBITED ITEMS

1: Weapons and ammunition
2: Drugs or poisons
3: Fresh food, especially meat
4: Pornographic and subversive literature, films, tapes, etc.
5: Endangered and rare animals and their products

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