Knotty problem

Ask: The points for attention for importing & exporting printed matter & music and video items?

Answer: printed matter & music and video items should be declared to the customs. It will be penalized by the customs according to 《customs regulations》 & other rules may be interrelated, if concealment, pretending, deceiving.

Ask: How to inspect the import & expect articles which related to the knowledge property right of printed matter & music and video items?

Answer: Import & export is forbidden for that printed matter & music and video items which infringe upon the knowledge property right protected by the laws of China.
The articles must be treat as violate goods no matter what it is taken by oneself or post, if it beyond the quantity limit of private use & reasonable use. It should dealt with according to 《The protected rules of knowledge property right of the China 》

Ask: How should Embassy & Consulate stuffs do to import & export the articles which is forbidden by Chinese laws?

Answer: Embassy & Consulate stuffs are enjoined from taking the articles which are forbidden to import & export by Chinese laws. It must get the ratification from the Chinese government & other department may be interrelated, if it is really need to import & export these things by special reasons. And must go through the formalities for export & import according to the regulations of Chinese government.

Ask: How to declare to the customs for the radio transmitter & other equipment material which import by Embassy & Consulate?

Answer: If Embassy & consulate want to import these things, It must get he ratification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of china in advance. And they should fill in the customs declaration form & provide the ratification, then the customs inspect and pass.

Ask: What is the "culture relic export identify", and the confines?

Answer: Culture relic identify is the culture relic export level base on <Chinese laws of protection of historical relics> & government rules. Be to decide whether it can be export after protection & checking.
All Chinese and foreign pre-liberation made, product and published , porcelain, gold-sliver wares, brass wares & other metal wares, jade wares, lacquer work, glass wares and all kinds of materials cutting & Sculpture & furniture & pictures & a rubbing from a stone inscription & documents & stamps & arts and crafts, etc; age-old vertebrate & ancient human fossil should be identified.

Ask: Where should culture relic be declared to export identify?

Answer: Base on the rules , passengers can take old culture relic exit after identifying from culture relic department. At present, there are identify department in B.J, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Fuzhou seaport, etc.

Ask: How to customs manage animal & plant import & export?

Answer: Animal & plant quarantine is protecting Chinese agriculture, forestry, stockbreeding, fishery and the people's health, keeping Chinese foreign trade fame, fulfill international incumbency, preventing harmful and plants' disease & insect & weed and other harmful living beings are transferred in or out china.
In accordance with (the regulations of the import & export of animals & plants of PRC) the range of import of quarantine is:
1. Animal: critter, poultry, wildlife, bee, fish, silkworm, etc.
2. Animal products: fur, meat, viscera, fat, blood, egg, semen, bone object, horn, etc.
3. Plants: cultivate plants, wild plants and seeds, nursery stock, breeding material, etc.
4. Plants products: foodstuff, bean, cotton, oil, hemp, seeds nut, fruit, vegetables, raw medicinal materials, raw-wood, forage.
Based on rules, all of import & export animal and plants if needs quarantine that should be done, by animal and plant quarantine department before customs declaration. After getting the <Delivery certificate of quarantine>, then can be declared to the customs.
Passengers take plants' seeds & nursery stock in china, the items should be declared to the customs, and passed to animal and plant quarantine department to check raw animal product are prohibited to mail in china, this kind animal products and plants & plant products which mailed in china should be quarantined by animal and plant quarantine department,

Ask: How does customs officer manage the foreign exchange & bill?

Answer: When passenger enter china, passengers should declare exceed the number of foreign exchange & bill(included RMB travelling check & credit card, ect). To customs in written forms. When they leave china, the amount of foreign exchange it is not more than taken in.
Customs can agree the passengers taken foreign exchange out china after getting the foreign exchange exit permit with the stamp from national foreign exchange management and bank. Today's customs regulation said usd5000 can be taken in china by passengers. The amount of foreign exchange should be declared to customs in written form by customs Gate No 1. Less than the amount of foreign exchange can be taken out china without customs declaration.