Articles prohibited to be carried into China
In accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Measures for Quarantine of Articles Carried by Exit-Entry Personnel, the exit-entry personnel are prohibited to carry any of the following articles into China:
(1) pathogens of animals and plants (including bacterial strains and virus strains), pests and other harmful organisms;
(2) animals and plants, their products and other quarantine items coming from countries or regions with prevalent epidemic animal or plant diseases;
(3) animal corpses;
(4) soil;
(5) articles listed in the Directory of the People's Republic of China of Animals, Plants and Their Products Prohibited to Be Carried or Mailed into China; and
(6) waste and old articles, radioactive materials and other articles whose entry is prohibited by the state.