Travel Docs - Things to note when returning to China from Canada

When you return to China and arrive at the airport, you need to go through the following procedures:

Get off the plane → Inspection and quarantine → Border inspection → Pick up checked luggage → Customs and inspection and quarantine inspection → Leave the airport

Inspection and quarantine matters needing attention:

All incoming passengers must be monitored by infrared thermometers. If any incoming passenger has symptoms such as fever, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea, acute rash, swollen lymph nodes, or difficulty breathing, they should proactively report the situation to the inspection and quarantine authority.

Notes on customs inspection:

If an inbound passenger carries the following items, he/she should go through the red declaration channel when entering the customs area, fill in the corresponding column of the customs declaration form truthfully, submit the relevant items to the customs for verification, and go through the relevant procedures:

(1) Animals, plants and their products, microorganisms, biological products, human tissues and blood products;

(ii) Personal articles acquired by residents abroad with a total value exceeding RMB 5,000 (inclusive, the same below);

(iii) Articles that non-resident travelers intend to leave in China with a total value exceeding RMB 2,000;

(iv) Alcoholic beverages exceeding 1,500 ml (with an alcohol content of 12% or more), or cigarettes exceeding 400 sticks, or cigars exceeding 100 sticks, or tobacco exceeding 500 grams;

(V) RMB cash exceeding RMB 20,000, or foreign currency cash equivalent to more than CAD 5,000;

(vi) Separately transported luggage, goods, samples and advertising materials; (vii) Other items that need to be declared to the customs.