On departure, travelers must fill in Exit Registration Cards and have their passports, visas and other documents checked by Chinese Customs. All articles you have declared on the Customs Luggage Declaration Form upon arrival should be brought out of China. If any item is missing, a certificate by the relevant department is required or else a certain amount of import duty would be charged on it.

Restrictions on some exporting articles:

1) Antiques: Receipt of the antique is required on departure.

2) Gold and Silver
Purchase receipt should be presented to the customs when you prepare to export some gold or silver ornaments you bought in China.

3) Traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials

To those who go abroad, the total value of Chinese medicinal materials should be less than RMB 300 yuan; to those heading for Hong Kong and Macau, the upper limit is RMB 150 yuan.

Medicinal materials made from rare animal, are restricted or forbidden to export.
Note: The value of these materials is based on the purchase receipt you got from the store.

4) Currency
Travelers who want to convert Renminbi (RMB) back to foreign currency at the airport before leaving China will be required to show the exchange slip provided when they exchanged foreign currency into RMB on arrival or at banks. The total amount of currency each people could take out is less than RMB 6000 yuan.

5) Items which are forbidden to export:
Various weapons, simulated weapons, ammunition and explosive devices;

Forged currency and forged securities;

Valuable cultural relics and rare books relating to Chinese history, culture, and art;

Radio transmitters and other principle parts;
Endangered animals, plants and their seeds;

Various deadly poisons;
Printed materials, films, tapes, photos and others that are related to state secrets;

Any other articles which have been prohibited from exportation by state regulations.