International Post Guide - Australia Post

International Post Guide 91
CHINA – continued
2 Registered Post International
China pays compensation only in case of total loss, total theft or destruction of the article.
Import restrictions
Senders should determine import restrictions from Chinese authorities before posting weapons and
parts of weapons.
Personal items
China admits items for genuine personal use to the value of 100 yuan per item and 800 yuan per
addressee family per year, subject to payment of customs duties. Other restrictions are:
1 Electronic pocket calculator
per year
5 Magnetic cassette tapes
10 metres of cotton or synthetic
cloth not wider than 130cm
100 Philatelic stamps
40 yuan of medicines or
materials used in Chinese
medicines.
Special documentation
The last part of the address must be PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Prohibitions
In addition to items prohibited by Dangerous and Prohibited Goods & Packaging Post Guide and
ECI and EPI-Parcels Regulations (see �5.8.2), China prohibits:
Addictive narcotics and poisons
Animals
Bicycles
Cameras
Chinese securities
Clothing or bed linen, used
Coins
Food, unclean or from regions
affected by epidemic diseases
Fans, electric
Fresh pork and all by-products
Manuscripts
Plants or plant products with
microbes or insects
Publications that are politically,
economically, culturally or
morally detrimental to the
People’s Republic of China
Radio-telegraphic receivers and
transmitters and parts for such
apparatus
Packaging
China prohibits items in opaque, sealed containers.
Radios
Records
Securities of any kind payable to
bearer
Sewing machines
Electric fans
Tape recorders
Televisions
Travellers’ cheques
Watches.
CHRISTMAS ISLAND (INDIAN OCEAN)
For Christmas Island (Pacific Ocean), refer to Kiribati
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean is an Australian external territory. It is deemed part of
Western Australia (postcode 6798) for the purposes of postal services and assessment of
postage. However, senders must complete standard customs documentation for all articles
containing goods and merchandise.
An Air service from Perth delivers standard and large letters.
A Sea service delivers all parcels.
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian external territory. They are deemed part of
Western Australia (postcode 6799) for the purposes of postal services and assessment of
postage. However, senders must complete standard customs documentation for all articles
containing goods and merchandise.
An Air service from Perth delivers standard and large letters.
A Sea service delivers all parcels.
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