China Export-Side Restrictions: Before Shipping to Taiwan, Can the Goods Leave China?
Export and import are two independent gates and must be checked separately. On the Taiwan side you look at the "import conditions" attached to the 11-digit CCC code; on the China side you look at the regulatory conditions and the ministry control lists attached to the 10-digit customs commodity code. The two share only the first six digits (international HS); from the seventh digit onward they do not correspond. More importantly, the Chinese authorities have put two points in writing: "the scope of goods is determined by the commodity name; the customs commodity code is provided for reference in customs declaration" and "whether or not the item or technology has a customs commodity code listed in this catalogue, a licence must be obtained in accordance with the law" — in other words, finding no control against an HS code does not mean no formalities are required.
Why checking Taiwan import rules is not enough
A shipment travelling from China to Taiwan passes through two independent gates: the export inspection of Chinese customs, and the import inspection of Taiwan customs. Tariff lookup tools mostly answer only the second.
| Gate | What is checked | Legal basis | If it does not clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaving China | Regulatory conditions on the 10-digit commodity code, ministry control lists, prohibited mailing items catalogue, aviation security screening | Export Control Law; Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items; Table of Articles Prohibited from Entry and Exit, and others | Return to sender, release withheld, seizure; in serious cases administrative or criminal liability |
| Entering Taiwan | Import condition codes on the 11-digit CCC (MW0, F01, B01 and so on), duty rate, commodity tax | Customs Import Tariff; Table of Goods Subject to Import Restrictions, and others | Return to sender, confiscation, destruction, fines |
Confirming that Taiwan allows import does not mean China will allow export, and the reverse is equally true. Check both sides.
Our own warehouses are the Shenzhen consolidation warehouse and the Taoyuan operations warehouse, and our service covers shipments from mainland China to Taiwan. This page is a compilation of regulatory information; we do not apply for export licences on your behalf, nor do we obtain any approval documents for you.
China 10 digits vs Taiwan 11 digits: only the first six align
Both commodity codes are built on the WCO Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS), but only the first six digits are shared worldwide. From the seventh digit onward each jurisdiction defines its own subdivisions, and these do not correspond.
| International | National subdivision | Plus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | HS 6 digits | ＋2 ＝ 8-digit tariff line (sets the duty rate) | ＋2 supplementary regulatory digits | 10-digit commodity code |
| Taiwan | HS 6 digits | ＋2 ＝ 8-digit tariff line (sets duty rate and import/export conditions) | ＋2 statistical digits ＋1 check digit | 11-digit CCC Code |
Article 34 of the Specification for Completing Customs Declaration Forms, issued under General Administration of Customs Notice No. 18 of 2019, states: "Enter the commodity code consisting of 10 digits. The first 8 digits are the code determined by the Import and Export Tariff and the Customs Statistical Commodity Catalogue; digits 9 and 10 are supplementary regulatory digits."
The widely repeated "13 digits" comes from the 2018 merger of customs and inspection functions. Under Notice No. 60 of 2018, digits 11 to 13 were supplementary inspection and quarantine (CIQ) digits, but that version was in force only from 1 August 2018 to 31 January 2019. Notice No. 18 of 2019 replaced it in full, returning to 10 digits, with inspection and quarantine moved to a separate declaration field.
Chinese import and export declarations use the same 10-digit commodity code. Import and export are distinguished not by the code itself but by the import/export indicator in the ninth digit of the customs reference number.
Regulatory conditions attach to the 8- and 10-digit levels, and within the same HS6 heading different subdivisions can carry opposite treatment. Inferring shippability from international trade statistics databases that stop at six digits will classify items that cannot be shipped as items that can.
The CNY 800 limit for Taiwan: a threshold, not a duty-free allowance
China sets a value limit on personal items sent out of the country by post, and the threshold for Taiwan is lower than for other destinations.
| Destination | Limit per shipment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan | CNY 800 | General Administration of Customs Notice No. 43 of 2010 (as amended by Notice No. 176 of 2024) |
| Other countries and regions | CNY 1,000 | As above |
Exceeding the limit does not mean "only the excess is taxed". The notice reads: "Where personal items sent by post across the border exceed the prescribed limit, return formalities shall be completed or customs clearance formalities shall be handled in accordance with the provisions for goods." That is, the whole parcel goes back, or the whole parcel is cleared as commercial goods.
The sole exception is a parcel containing a single indivisible item that customs accepts as genuinely for personal use.
Article 46 of the Customs Law: "Personal luggage carried across the border and articles sent across the border by post shall be limited to a reasonable quantity for personal use and shall be subject to customs supervision." Anything beyond this is declared and taxed as goods.
The frequently cited rule that "import duty of CNY 50 or less is waived" applies to the inbound direction; there is no equivalent concept for outbound shipments.
The five most common pitfalls in parcel forwarding
Listed by how often they occur in practice. The first two account for the large majority of seizures and returns.
1Declaring a commercial consolidated parcel as a "personal item"
Three requirements bite at once: the CNY 800 limit, the personal use and reasonable quantity test in Article 46 of the Customs Law, and the express-consignment personal-items category requiring that sender and recipient be natural persons with a copy of an identity document. A forwarding warehouse named as sender, multiple parcels to the same recipient within a short period, or several units of the same product — each will be treated as goods. This is a structural risk of the forwarding model, not an isolated occurrence.
2Lithium batteries and products containing batteries
What actually stops these is aviation security screening, not the prohibited mailing items catalogue. See the dedicated section below.
3Counterfeit and IP-infringing goods
Category 16 of the Prohibited Mailing Items Guidance Catalogue, "articles infringing intellectual property rights and counterfeit or substandard goods", expressly prohibits mailing, including pirated media and counterfeit medicines. Risk concentrates in high-volume forwarding categories: clothing, footwear and bags, and consumer electronics accessories.
4Replica firearms and controlled blades
Item 1 of the Table of Articles Prohibited from Entry and Exit expressly includes "imitation weapons", and categories 1 (firearms and ammunition) and 2 (controlled implements: daggers, crossbows, tear-gas devices) of the Prohibited Mailing Items Guidance Catalogue apply as well ⇒ prohibited both from export and from mailing. Toy guns, water guns, airsoft equipment, outdoor knives and crossbows all fall here.
5Cultural relics, antiques and endangered species products
Valuable cultural relics are prohibited from export; ordinary cultural relics are restricted; valuable traditional Chinese medicinal materials are restricted; endangered and rare animals and plants (including specimens) and their seeds and propagating material are prohibited. Antique furniture, calligraphy and painting, rosewood articles, medicinal herbs and seedlings all fall within scope.
Cosmetics, supplement powders and tea are subject to the flammable-goods and unidentified liquid/powder categories in aviation security screening, independently of whether they are prohibited from mailing.
Prohibited vs restricted for export: two separate tables
The current basis is the Table of Articles Prohibited from Entry and Exit and the Table of Articles Restricted from Entry and Exit, issued under General Administration of Customs Order No. 43 (in force from 1 March 1993 and not superseded since). Their legal effect differs: prohibited ＝ not permitted at all; restricted ＝ permitted if conditions are met and the required documents obtained.
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| Prohibited from export (4 items) | ① All articles falling within the scope of prohibited imports ② Manuscripts, printed matter, audio-visual material and computer storage media containing state secrets ③ Valuable cultural relics and other cultural relics prohibited from export ④ Endangered and rare animals and plants (both including specimens), and their seeds and propagating material |
| Prohibited by extension of ① (7 prohibited-import classes) | Weapons of all kinds, imitation weapons, ammunition and explosives｜Counterfeit currency and counterfeit securities｜Printed and audio-visual material harmful to China's politics, economy, culture or morality｜Potent poisons of all kinds｜Opium, morphine, heroin, cannabis and other narcotics and psychotropic substances｜Animals and plants and their products carrying dangerous pathogens, pests or other harmful organisms｜Food, medicines and other articles harmful to human or animal health, originating in epidemic areas, or otherwise capable of transmitting disease |
| Restricted for export (7 items) | ① Gold, silver and other precious metals and articles thereof ② National currency ③ Foreign currency and securities denominated in it ④ Radio transmitters and receivers, communication cipher devices ⑤ Valuable traditional Chinese medicinal materials ⑥ Ordinary cultural relics ⑦ Other articles restricted from export by customs |
Order No. 43 sets out the administrative tables for inbound and outbound articles, and applies in particular to the supervision of articles carried by travellers, baggage and mailed items; SRRC type approval, by contrast, applies to equipment sold and used within China. Commercial exports of ordinary civilian walkie-talkies should instead be assessed against the technical descriptions of dual-use items, the intended use and the end user. See the in-depth article on export controls for Chinese walkie-talkies and radio equipment.
Under the Measures for the Administration of Examination of Cultural Relics Entering and Leaving the Country, items made in or before 1949 that carry a degree of historical, artistic or scientific value are in principle prohibited from export, and items made in or before 1911 are prohibited from export without exception. Export examination is required, together with an export permit and an export mark for cultural relics; the review period is 15 working days.
For species listed in the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), an export permit or re-export certificate is required (regulatory document code F). Where the convention applies, the certificate is required whether or not the classification appears in the Catalogue of Import and Export Wildlife Commodities.
Both a 50-gram and a 200-gram figure circulate for the amount of gold a traveller may carry without declaration, but both trace to secondary sources, so this page cites no specific figure. Note also that mailing precious metals is itself refused by most express carriers and postal operators.
Export Licence Administration Catalogue: 43 categories
The current edition is the Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export Licence Administration (2026), issued under Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 89 of 2025, in force from 1 January 2026. It covers 43 categories of goods and lists 10-digit customs commodity codes for each. The regulatory document code is 4.
| Group | Goods |
|---|---|
| Agricultural and livestock | Live cattle｜Live swine｜Live poultry｜Beef｜Pork｜Chicken｜Wheat｜Maize｜Rice｜Wheat flour｜Maize flour｜Rice flour｜Cultivated ephedra for pharmaceutical use｜Liquorice and liquorice products｜Rush and rush products｜Cotton |
| Minerals and energy | Natural sand｜Bauxite｜Phosphate ore｜Magnesia｜Talc (lump and powder)｜Fluorspar｜Coal｜Coke｜Crude oil｜Refined petroleum products｜Paraffin wax |
| Metals and rare elements | Rare earths｜Tin and tin products｜Tungsten and tungsten products｜Molybdenum and molybdenum products｜Antimony and antimony products｜Certain metals and products (bismuth, titanium, tungsten carbide, platinum scrap, rhenium, gallium, niobium)｜Silver｜Platinum (processing trade)｜Indium and indium products |
| Chemicals and materials | Disodium sulphate｜Silicon carbide｜Ozone-depleting substances｜Citric acid｜Sawn timber |
| Vehicles | Motorcycles (including all-terrain vehicles) and their engines and frames｜Motor vehicles (including complete knock-down kits) and their chassis |
Rare earths (item 22), silver (item 39) and platinum (item 40). Sending these in a personal parcel amounts to unlicensed export.
Live cattle and swine (to Hong Kong and Macao), live poultry (to Hong Kong), wheat, maize, rice, wheat flour, maize flour, rice flour, cultivated ephedra for pharmaceutical use, coal, crude oil, refined petroleum products (excluding lubricating oils, greases and base oils), sawn timber and cotton require a quota certificate before a licence can be issued.
Declaration conditions follow Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 68 of 2025. Quota administration for phosphate ore and silver remains suspended for 2026, leaving licence administration alone.
Lithium batteries: stopped by aviation security, not the mailing list
This is the most common and most expensive misunderstanding in the forwarding industry.
China Post sets out the categories that cannot pass aviation security screening for international (regional) mail, and "Category B: batteries and articles containing battery components" names electric drills, MP3/MP4 players, solar lamps, electric toys, games consoles, wall clocks, chargers, laptop computers and cameras.
This is a transport safety restriction and belongs to a different framework from the prohibited mailing items catalogue. Searching that catalogue will not find it.
International air transport applies UN3480/UN3481 (lithium-ion cells and batteries) and UN3090/UN3091 (lithium metal cells and batteries), with packing and marking under PI965 to PI970. 100 Wh is the key threshold for dangerous goods classification. Export also requires a dangerous goods packaging use appraisal, a UN38.3 test report, a safety data sheet and a transport conditions appraisal certificate.
The export control covering high energy density lithium batteries (Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 58 of 2025) is currently suspended; see "Measures currently suspended" below. The transport and security restrictions above remain in force at all times and are unaffected by that suspension.
Dual-use items: an HS code is not a basis for exemption
The Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items (State Council Order No. 792) took effect on 1 December 2024, alongside the Export Control List for Dual-Use Items issued under Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 51 of 2024.
From the Catalogue for the Administration of Import and Export Licences for Dual-Use Items and Technologies (2026) (Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 91 of 2025): "For the import or export of items and technologies in this catalogue, whether or not the item or technology has a customs commodity code listed in this catalogue, an import or export licence for dual-use items and technologies must be obtained in accordance with the law."
From the eighth batch of the Catalogue of Goods Prohibited from Export (Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs and Ministry of Ecology and Environment Notice No. 63 of 2023): "The scope of goods is determined by the commodity name; the customs commodity code is provided for reference in customs declaration."
Chinese export controls are set by item parameters, not by mode of transport or quantity. No exemption for "personal use, small quantities, hand carriage, post or express" can be found anywhere in the full text of the regulations or the related notices. There is no such thing as "it does not count as export because an individual sent it".
The dual-use list uses five-character control codes (one digit, one capital letter, three digits, for example 1C351 or 3A201), assessed against the technical specification of the item. This is a different logic from HS classification.
Under 9A501 of the current Export Control List for Dual-Use Items, for drones not included in the list, where the exporter knows or ought to know that they will be used for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, for terrorist activity or for military purposes, export is not permitted. In addition, General Administration of Customs Notice No. 78 of 2026 requires, from 30 June 2026, that export declarations for drones and related items state the control identification, characteristics, use, actual consignee and the domestic manufacturing/sales unit. For the full thresholds and declaration examples, see the in-depth article on China drone export controls 2026.
In 2026, rare earths are subject both to ordinary export licensing and to dual-use item controls under 1C111／1C902～1C908; the 083201J prohibited technology, illegal sources and end-user restrictions are assessed separately. For the complete list, see the in-depth article on China rare earth export controls 2026.
Measures currently suspended
A group of control measures issued in October 2025 has been suspended since November 2025. This section changes as the deadlines move; check the latest notice before relying on it.
| Original notice | Items controlled | Basis for suspension | Suspended until |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 55 of 2025 | Superhard materials | Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 70 of 2025 | 10 November 2026 |
| No. 56 of 2025 | Certain rare earth equipment and feedstock | As above | 10 November 2026 |
| No. 57 of 2025 | Certain medium and heavy rare earths (adding five elements including holmium) | As above | 10 November 2026 |
| No. 58 of 2025 | Lithium batteries and synthetic graphite anode materials | As above | 10 November 2026 |
| No. 61 of 2025 | Rare earth items outside China (covering foreign products where Chinese-origin content exceeds 0.1% by value) | As above | 10 November 2026 |
| No. 62 of 2025 | Rare earth related technologies | As above | 10 November 2026 |
| No. 46 of 2024, paragraph 2 | Licences for gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the United States to be refused in principle | Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 72 of 2025 | 27 November 2026 |
The measures in the table above are not applied during the suspension period. However, the following remain in force and must not be lumped in with them.
Notice No. 18 of 2025 (seven medium and heavy rare earths: samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium; issued and effective on 4 April 2025, with reference customs commodity codes listed for each) is not suspended. Paragraph 1 of Notice No. 46 of 2024 (prohibiting export of dual-use items to United States military end-users or for military end-use) is likewise not suspended. Notice No. 23 of 2023 (gallium and germanium), Notice No. 39 of 2023 (graphite) and Notice No. 33 of 2024 (antimony and superhard materials) all remain in force.
The suspension follows the consensus reached in the China-United States economic and trade talks in Kuala Lumpur. Whether the measures resume, are adjusted or are extended after the deadline will depend on the Ministry of Commerce notice at that time.
Prohibited Mailing Items Guidance Catalogue: 19 categories
The current edition is the Provisions on the Administration of Articles Prohibited from Mailing, issued by the State Post Bureau, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security, together with its annexed Prohibited Mailing Items Guidance Catalogue (Guo You Fa [2016] No. 107), covering 19 categories and 188 types of article. As at August 2026 no replacement edition has been found.
| Category | Contents | Forwarding risk |
|---|---|---|
| Categories 1 and 2 | Firearms and ammunition; controlled implements (daggers, crossbows, tear-gas devices) | High: toy guns, water guns, outdoor knives |
| Category 4 | Compressed and liquefied gases (including lighters) | High: lighters, aerosol cans |
| Category 5 | Flammable liquids (petrol, alcohol, paint) | High: alcohol-based perfume, nail polish, adhesives |
| Category 12 | Narcotic drugs and precursor chemicals | High |
| Category 16 | Articles infringing intellectual property rights and counterfeit or substandard goods (pirated media, counterfeit medicines) | Very high: clothing, footwear and bags, consumer electronics accessories |
| Category 17 | Endangered wild fauna and flora and products thereof (ivory, tiger bone) | High: handicrafts, medicinal herbs |
| Category 19 | Others (substances in the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals and similar) | Medium |
The Interim Regulations on Express Delivery, as amended by State Council Order No. 806 (in force 1 June 2025), require verification and recording of the sender's identity (Article 23), inspection of contents with an inspection mark (Article 32), and security screening carried out directly or through a third party (Article 33).
Which customs regime applies to forwarded parcels
The current Measures for Customs Supervision of Inbound and Outbound Express Consignments (General Administration of Customs Order No. 262, in force 15 April 2023) sets out three formal categories, not the four commonly used in the industry.
| Category | Definition in the Measures | Export declaration documents |
|---|---|---|
| Documents | Documents, certificates, bills and materials that are duty-exempt by law and have no commercial value | KJ1 declaration form ＋ copy of the master waybill |
| Personal articles | Separately shipped accompanying baggage, gifts between relatives and friends and other personal articles within the personal use and reasonable quantity range set by customs law | Personal articles declaration ＋ house waybill ＋ copy of identity document |
| Goods | Express consignments other than the two categories above | Outbound: KJ2 declaration form ＋ house waybill ＋ invoice |
9610 is the cross-border e-commerce retail export regime operating on "list-based release and consolidated declaration" (added by General Administration of Customs Notices No. 56 and No. 57 of 2014). The operating entity must be an enterprise; an individual cannot file the declaration. Next most common are the express goods category (KJ2) and postal EMS or international small packets.
"Category A documents / Category B personal articles / Category C low-value goods (CNY 5,000 or below) / Category D general goods" is an industry four-way split inherited from the earlier Measures and still seen in some carriers' clearance guides, but that threshold cannot be found in the text of the current Order No. 262. This page does not treat it as a legal requirement.
Article 4 of Order No. 262: an operator shall not accept or carry articles listed in the Table of Articles Prohibited from Entry into and Exit from the People's Republic of China.
Frequently asked questions
The Taiwan side shows 0% duty and no import conditions — can I just ship it?
Not necessarily. Taiwan duty rates and import conditions answer only whether Taiwan will allow the goods in; the shipment still has to clear Chinese customs on the way out. The Chinese side has export licences, dual-use controls, prohibited and restricted export articles, the prohibited mailing catalogue and aviation security screening, each an independent framework. Check both sides.
How many digits does the Chinese tariff code have?
The commodity code on the current declaration form has 10 digits: the first six are international HS, digits seven and eight are the national subdivision that sets the duty rate, and digits nine and ten are supplementary regulatory digits. The basis is General Administration of Customs Notice No. 18 of 2019. A 13-digit format (with digits 11 to 13 for inspection and quarantine) applied briefly from 1 August 2018 to 31 January 2019, and has since reverted to 10 digits.
Does the Chinese 10-digit code map directly onto the Taiwanese 11-digit code?
Only the first six digits map. From the seventh digit onward each side uses its own subdivisions with no correspondence between them. Cross-border matching is therefore accurate only to HS 6 digits; below that level each jurisdiction must be checked separately.
What happens if a parcel to Taiwan exceeds CNY 800?
It is not a matter of taxing only the excess. Under General Administration of Customs Notice No. 43 of 2010, where the limit is exceeded, "return formalities shall be completed or customs clearance formalities shall be handled in accordance with the provisions for goods" — the whole parcel goes back, or the whole parcel is cleared as goods. The only exception is a parcel containing a single indivisible item that customs accepts as genuinely for personal use.
Does China currently ban the export of rare earths and lithium batteries?
That would not be accurate. The measures issued in October 2025 covering superhard materials, rare earth equipment and feedstock, certain medium and heavy rare earths, lithium batteries and synthetic graphite anode materials have been suspended until 10 November 2026 under Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 70 of 2025. However, the seven medium and heavy rare earths in Notice No. 18 of 2025 are not suspended, and Notice No. 23 of 2023 (gallium and germanium), Notice No. 39 of 2023 (graphite) and Notice No. 33 of 2024 (antimony and superhard materials) all remain in force. Rare earths are additionally subject to export licence administration (item 22 of the catalogue) in parallel with dual-use controls.
If no control shows up against my product's HS code, do I still need a licence?
You may well do. The Catalogue for the Administration of Import and Export Licences for Dual-Use Items and Technologies (2026) states expressly that a licence must be obtained "whether or not the item or technology has a customs commodity code listed in this catalogue". The Catalogue of Goods Prohibited from Export likewise states that "the scope of goods is determined by the commodity name; the customs commodity code is provided for reference in customs declaration". An HS code is not a basis for exemption.
If an individual sends just one or two units, is that outside export control?
No. Chinese export controls are set by the parameters of the item, not by mode of transport or quantity. No exemption for personal use, small quantities, post or express delivery appears anywhere in the full text of the Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items or the related notices.
So can lithium batteries be shipped or not?
The prohibited mailing catalogue does not list lithium batteries, but China Post expressly places "batteries and articles containing battery components" in the category that cannot pass aviation security screening for international mail, naming chargers, laptop computers, cameras and games consoles. Express shipments must meet the packing and marking requirements of UN3480/3481 and PI965 to PI970, with 100 Wh as the dangerous goods threshold. In practice, follow the acceptance conditions published by your carrier at the time of shipping.
Sources
This page is compiled from the official notices and regulations below. The General Administration of Customs website restricts access from outside mainland China, so some texts were obtained from official reproductions on the Chinese government portal and the websites of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce and provincial governments.
- General Administration of Customs Notice No. 18 of 2019, Notice on Revising the Specification for Completing Customs Declaration Forms for Import and Export Goods of the People's Republic of China (10-digit commodity code)
- General Administration of Customs Notice No. 60 of 2018 (the 13-digit version, repealed by Notice No. 18 of 2019)
- Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 89 of 2025, Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export Licence Administration (2026)
- Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 91 of 2025, Catalogue for the Administration of Import and Export Licences for Dual-Use Items and Technologies (2026)
- Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 51 of 2024, Export Control List for Dual-Use Items
- Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items (State Council Order No. 792)
- Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs and Ministry of Ecology and Environment Notice No. 63 of 2023, Catalogue of Goods Prohibited from Export, eighth batch
- Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 70 of 2025 (suspending Notices No. 55, 56, 57, 58, 61 and 62 of 2025)
- Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Notice No. 18 of 2025 (seven medium and heavy rare earths, in force)
- General Administration of Customs Notice No. 78 of 2026 (regulating export declarations for drones and related items)
- Ministry of Commerce Notice No. 34 of 2026 (strict case-by-case review of controlled drone-related dual-use items destined for the United States)
- Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs and Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission Notice No. 31 of 2024 (repealed on 1 December 2024; its content was consolidated into the unified list)
- Table of Articles Prohibited from Entry and Exit and Table of Articles Restricted from Entry and Exit (General Administration of Customs Order No. 43)
- General Administration of Customs Notice No. 176 of 2024 (amending inbound articles administration documents; the outbound limit tiers were not changed)
- State Post Bureau, Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of State Security, Provisions on the Administration of Articles Prohibited from Mailing (Guo You Fa [2016] No. 107)
- Decision of the State Council on Amending the Interim Regulations on Express Delivery (State Council Order No. 806)
- Measures of the Customs of the People's Republic of China for the Supervision of Inbound and Outbound Express Consignments (General Administration of Customs Order No. 262)
- China Post, Articles Prohibited and Restricted from International (Regional) Mail (aviation security categories)
- Measures for the Administration of Examination of Cultural Relics Entering and Leaving the Country (Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
- International Trade Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs — commodity classification system (structure of the Taiwanese 11-digit CCC)
This page is a compilation of regulatory information and is not legal advice. Chinese export controls, cross-border prohibitions and restrictions, and prohibited mailing rules are adjusted by notice, and some measures carry suspension or resumption deadlines. For actual shipments, follow the rules published at the time by the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Commerce and your carrier. Our own warehouses are the Shenzhen consolidation warehouse and the Taoyuan operations warehouse; we do not apply for export licences on your behalf, nor do we obtain any approval documents for you.
Further reading
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China drone export controls 2026: 9A012/9A501 and Notice No. 78 declarations
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