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Essential Apps to Prepare Before Landing in China
No Google Maps? Install WeChat, Alipay, maps, translation and ride-hailing apps before landing.
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Prohibited Items for Entering China: Keep Your Trip Smooth
What cannot come in? Food, medicine, e-cigarettes, drones and cash limits - the full list.
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Entering China: New Process, E-Gates, Fingerprints and Border Checks
After landing: e-gates, fingerprint collection, border questions and baggage declaration.
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Health Declaration and Entry Checks in China
How to fill the health declaration, and which items draw extra checks.
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Duty-Free Allowances and Shopping Declaration at Entry
How much duty-free can you bring? Cigarettes, alcohol and cosmetics - and when to declare.
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Transit Guide: Visa-Free Transit and Baggage Transfer
How to use 144-hour visa-free transit, and whether your bags must be re-checked.
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Your First 24 Hours in China: Registration, SIM and First Meal
Three things to do right after landing for a smooth start.
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Which Entry Port? Airports, Land Crossings and Transfers
From Beijing and Shanghai to land borders - the right entry city saves time and money.
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Bringing Medicine into China: Prescription and OTC Drugs
What you may bring, what to declare, what is banned - a full guide to medicine at China entry.
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Entry FAQ: Accommodation Registration and Port Choice
What you must do within 24 hours of entry, and which port is more convenient for you.
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What You Can Bring into China: Limits and Duty-Free Allowances
Tobacco, alcohol, cash, medicine and food - what you may bring and how much, all in one article.
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Entering China: From Plane to Airport Exit
Arrival card, border control, customs and baggage - no panic on your first trip to China.
