What audiovisual products, animal and plant products are prohibited from being brought into the country by mail?
According to the “Measures of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China for the Supervision of Entry and Exit Printed Materials and Audiovisual Products” (General Administration of Customs Order No. 161), any content that is against the basic principles established by the Constitution, endangers national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, endangers national security or Damaging national honor and interests, attacking the Communist Party of China, slandering the Chinese government, inciting ethnic hatred, ethnic discrimination, undermining ethnic unity or infringing upon the people National customs and habits, promoting cults or superstitions, disrupting social order, undermining social stability, promoting obscenity, gambling, violence or instigating crimes, insulting or slandering others, infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of others, endangering social morality or outstanding national cultural traditions, as determined by the competent national authorities Printed matter and audio-visual products with contents prohibited by other laws, administrative regulations and national regulations are prohibited from entering the country.
In addition, the “List of Animals, Plants and Their Products and Other Quarantine Objects Prohibited from Carrying and Posting into the People’s Republic of China” also stipulates products that are prohibited from being carried or mailed into the country. Specifically including animals and animal products such as live animals (except dogs and cats), raw or cooked meat and its products, aquatic animal products (except dried, cooked, fermented edible sauces), animal-derived milk And dairy products, eggs and their products, bird’s nests (except commercial sterile canned bird’s nests), oils, skins, raw wool, hooves (claws), bones, teeth, horns and their products, animal-derived feeds, Animal-derived Chinese medicinal materials, animal-derived fertilizers, etc.
The plants and plant products category covers fresh fruits, vegetables, fresh cut flowers, tobacco leaves, seeds, seedlings and other plants, plant products and materials with the ability to reproduce.
Other quarantine items include bacterial strains, virus strains, parasites and other animal and plant pathogens, pests and other harmful organisms, veterinary biological products, biological materials such as cells, organ tissues, blood and their products, and other high-risk biological factors , animal carcasses, animal specimens, animal-derived waste, soil and its organic cultivation media, genetically modified biological materials, and other animals and plants, animal and plant products and other quarantine objects prohibited from entry by the state.
It is worth noting that animals, plants, their products and other quarantine objects brought into the country by carriage or delivery, if approved by the relevant national administrative departments and have a quarantine certificate issued by the official agency of the exporting country or region, Not restricted by the above list. In addition, for dogs, cats and other pets with animal quarantine certificates and vaccination certificates issued by the official agencies of the exporting country or region, each person is limited to carrying or separately checking one pet, and the specific quarantine requirements are implemented in accordance with relevant regulations.
Regarding the issue of whether tax is required for printed and audio-visual products mailed and carried into the country from abroad, according to the provisions of General Administration of Customs Order No. 161, imported printed matter and audio-visual products for personal use can be inspected and released tax-free within a certain quantity. , if the quantity exceeds the duty-free inspection and release regulations but is still within a reasonable quantity, taxes will be levied on the excess. If the quantity exceeds a reasonable quantity or has the characteristics of goods, relevant procedures must be handled in accordance with the law for imported goods.