ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE

1.Health Declaration At Entry-Exit Port

When there is no major epidemic of infectious disease both at home and abroad, the entry or exit passengers are not required to fill in the “Entry/Exit Health Declaration Card”. However, the entry or exit passengers, who show symptoms of fever, vomiting, cough, breathing difficulties or diarrhea, who have been diagnosed with an infectious disease or mental illness, or who carry microorganisms, human tissues, biological products, blood and its products, animals and plants and their products, are required to declare verbally to the quarantine officer of their own initiative. (Excerpted from Announcement on Simplifying the Health Declaration Procedures for Entry and Exit Passengers at National Ports, No. 62 Order of 2008 issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China)

When there is major epidemic or infectious disease both at home and abroad, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China will release an announcement on temporary mandatory inspection and quarantine measures for vehicles and entry or exit passengers as well as their personal belongings. Vehicles from epidemic areas must park at designated locations. Entry or exit passengers must fill in the “Entry/Exit Health Declaration Card” truthfully and pass through the dedicated channel for inspection and quarantine; entry or exit passengers must have their belongings checked through X-ray ma- chines one by one. (Excerpted from Announcement on Simplifying the Health Declaration Procedures for Entry and Exit Passengers at National Ports, No. 62 Order of 2008 issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China)

2.Notice On Inspection And Quarantine For Entry Passengers
Expats who come to China to settle or stay for more than one year must present a health certificate issued by the designated health and medical institution of the host country's government, or a health certificate issued by the health and medical authority and notarized by a notary public when applying for an entry visa. The health certificate is valid for six months as of the date of issue. (Excerpted from Implementation Rules of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Entry and Exit of Expats)
Passengers from yellow fever epidemic areas must present a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate to the inspection and quarantine authority upon entry. (Excerpted from Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Frontier Health Quarantine Inspection)
Expats suffering from serious mental illness, infectious tuberculosis or other infectious diseases that may cause serious harm to public health are prohibited from entry. (Excerpted from Implementation Rules of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Entry and Exit of Expats and Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Frontier Health Quarantine Inspection)
3.Notice On Inspection And Quarantine For Exit Passengers
Passengers heading for yellow fever epidemic areas must present a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate upon exit. (Excerpted from Regulations for Health Quarantine and Inspection of Personnel of Entry or Exit SN/ T1344-2003)
According to the requirements of the destination country, the exit passengers shall provide relevant vaccination certificates. (Excerpted from Regulations for Health Quarantine and Inspection of Personnel of Entry or Exit SN/T1344-2003)
4.Notice For Carrying Articles Upon Entry And Exit
Entry or exit passengers who carry any of the following articles shall declare to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authority and accept quarantine:
A.Animals and plants, their products and other articles necessary for entry quarantine;
B.Resources of biological species, endangered wildlife and plants and their products for entry or exit;
C.Wild animals and plants under national key protection and their products for exit;
D.Microbes, human tissues, biological products, blood and blood products and other special articles for entry or exit;
E.Corpse and skeletons for entry or exit;
F.The luggage and articles from an epidemic region or polluted by a contagious disease or probably spreading a contagious disease for entry or exit;
G.Other articles that shall be declared and be subject to quarantine at the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authority according to the regulations of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China.
(Excerpted from The Measures for the Administration of the Quarantine of the Articles Carried by Personnel of Entry or Exit, No. 146 Order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China)
Passengers are prohibited from carrying the following articles for entry:
A.Animal and plant pathogens (including strains, viruses, etc.), pests, and other harmful organisms;
B.Animals and plants, animal and plant products, and other quarantine objects related to countries or regions where animal and plant epidemics are prevalent;
C.Animal carcasses;
D.Soil;
E.Any of the articles listed in the Catalogue of the Animals, Animal Products and Other Quarantine Articles Prohibited from Being Carried or Posted into China;
F.Waste materials, radioactive substances and other materials that are prohibited from entry according to China’s laws and regulations. (Excerpted from The Measures for the Administration of the Quarantine of the Articles Carried by Personnel of Entry or Exit, No. 146 order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China)

Source: Foreign Affairs Office Of Shijiazhuang Municipal People's Goverment