Prohibited Items List

Type	Scope	Applicable Countries and Regions
Weapons, Ammunition, and Replica Weapons	Firearms (pistols, rifles, machine guns, etc.), bullets, shells, grenades, landmines, bombs, bows and arrows, toy guns that can fire projectiles, replica guns, gun parts, air guns, scopes, barrels, replica weapon models (e.g., toy replica guns), etc.	All Countries and Regions
Flammable and Explosive Items	Detonators, explosives, gunpowder, firecrackers, pure batteries, gasoline, kerosene, tung oil, alcohol, raw lacquer, diesel, gas cylinders, phosphorus, sulfur, matches, lighters, nail polish, perfume, aromatherapy, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Controlled Knives	Daggers, collector knives, competitive swords, various state-controlled knives, kitchen knives over 50 cm in length, sports and competitive swords, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Pressurized Items	Sunscreen spray, hair growth agents, aerosols, aluminum can pressurized items such as sunscreen spray, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Prohibited Drugs	Various potent poisons, such as thallium, cyanide, arsenic, etc. Various narcotic drugs, such as opium (including poppy shells, flowers, buds, leaves), morphine, cocaine, heroin, cannabis, methamphetamine, ephedrine, and other addictive narcotics. Psychotropic substances, over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, drug samples, traditional Chinese medicine, etc. Food, drugs, or other items harmful to human or animal health, from epidemic areas, or capable of spreading diseases.	All Countries and Regions
Hazardous Chemicals	Various corrosive substances: sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, organic solvents, pesticides, hydrogen peroxide, etc. Various radioactive elements and containers: uranium, cobalt, radium, plutonium, etc., containers that have held such substances, or items contaminated by such substances. Various biological and infectious items: bacterial cultures, virus cultures, plant and animal pathogens, pests and other harmful organisms (e.g., anthrax), dangerous bacteria, medical waste, etc. Human remains, human skeletons. Organs, blood, serum, cells, organ tissues, blood and its products, and other biological materials. Genetically modified biological materials, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Parts and Accessories	Various equipment spare parts. Electronic components (computer motherboards, graphics cards, power supplies, diodes, circuit boards, etc.). Including but not limited to auto and motorcycle parts and components. Spare parts for automobiles and motorcycles, vehicle/machine components (car/motorcycle horns, exhaust pipes, and other parts), industrial raw materials, etc., are not accepted for import as 'personal items'.	Excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
Semi-finished Products for Processing	China Customs does not accept personal shipments of semi-finished products or raw materials.	Excluding Hong Kong and Macau
Prohibited Publications	Printed materials harmful to China's political, economic, cultural, or moral interests. Film rolls, photos, records, films, audio tapes, video tapes, laser discs, computer storage media, and other items. Products, books, publications, CDs, etc., with packaging that violates the 'One China' principle.	All Countries and Regions
State Confidential Materials	Items including radio transceivers, communication encryption devices, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Animals and Animal Products	Endangered animals, protected animal products and their products, such as turtle eggs, corals, etc. Fats, hides, furs, hooves, bones, horns and their products. Animals, plants and their products carrying dangerous pathogens, pests or other harmful organisms.	All Countries and Regions
Trees, plants and seeds.	Wood coal, firewood, raw logs, untreated wood. Rare species of plants, flowers, dried flowers, seeds, seedlings, vegetables, leaves, etc. Organic cultivation media: soil, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Reproductions or counterfeits of currency, securities, bills, etc.	Currency (cash, etc.), checks, bank notes, counterfeit currency and securities, various bills, negotiable securities, coins, fake cards, fraudulent cards, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Certain food items.	Unprocessed bird's nest, ginseng, hair moss, refrigerated food, perishable food, dried crocodile meat, canned meat, etc. Egg-containing products (e.g., mooncakes with egg yolk, egg pies, bread with egg yolk), meat, offal, dairy processed foods, bulk foods, etc. Flour, cooking oil, butter, and unprocessed grain products such as rice, wheat, soybeans, red beans, etc. Various meat pastes (e.g., chicken paste, beef paste), etc. Various pet foods, etc. All other animal meats (e.g., beef, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, duck) and their products, liquid, paste, or creamy animal milk and its products (e.g., liquid cow's milk, goat's milk), etc.	All Countries and Regions
Alcohol and alcoholic beverages.	All alcohol and alcoholic beverages.	All Countries and Regions
Pornographic items.	All pornographic items: e.g., pornographic magazines, sex toys.	All Countries and Regions
Gambling items.	All gambling items.	All Countries and Regions
Electronic products.	Desktop computers, tablets, mobile phones, cameras, laptops, washing machines, LCD TVs. (Quantity must be within reasonable personal use limits.)	Restricted for receipt in Mainland China.
	Desktop computers, tablets, cameras, laptops, washing machines, LCD TVs, etc.	Excluding Hong Kong and Macau
	Desktop computers, tablets, mobile phones, cameras, laptops, washing machines, LCD TVs, etc. (Up to 2 units; more than 2 requires an import license.)	Restricted for receipt in Taiwan region.
Jewelry.	Jewelry made of platinum, gold, gemstones, diamonds, etc.	Excluding Hong Kong and Macau
Counterfeit and substandard products.	Counterfeit patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial design rights, counterfeit products, and profane products, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Tobacco.	Chewing tobacco, tobacco leaves, synthetic tobacco, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, etc.	All Countries and Regions
Luxury goods.	Branded goods such as LV, Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Dior, etc.	Excluding Hong Kong and Macau
Religious items.	Scriptures such as the Bible, Quran; religious promotional pamphlets, religious flags, etc.	All countries and regions.
Antiques and antique reproductions.	Antiques, antique replicas, and reproductions (including non-machine-printed calligraphy and paintings, Buddha statues, inkstones, stone carvings, bronze wares), etc.	All countries and regions.
Other categories	Used items (including second-hand goods, refurbished items), precious cultural relics (precious cultural relics and other cultural items prohibited from entry), etc.	Excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
Other items restricted by customs for entry	Other goods prohibited from import as stipulated by the competent customs authorities of each customs territory.	All countries and regions.
Note: 1. Medicinal items or items containing medicinal substances (such as drug samples, medical supplies, medical equipment, non-prescription drugs, etc.) are prohibited from import into Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan; milk (milk powder), milk beverages, and cream imported into Hong Kong and Macau require a health certificate issued by a foreign health authority and prior permission before import. (For shipments destined for Mainland China, the weight of milk powder per single shipment must not exceed 5KG); for shipments destined for Taiwan, food items are prohibited. 2. Regarding the shipping restrictions for skincare products, they must be non-alcoholic and non-flammable (e.g., perfume). 3. All packages must be for personal use only and cannot be resold or used for commercial purposes. 4. Any consequences such as confiscation or destruction of items, as well as related economic losses, resulting from non-compliance with customs policies shall be borne by the sender.