Ivory & CITES-Listed Items 🇨🇳 China
Complete ban on ivory trade since 2018
Can I bring Ivory & CITES-Listed Items into China?
Complete ban on ivory trade since 2018
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
China implemented a complete ban on commercial ivory processing and trade effective December 31, 2017. This includes import, sale, and processing. China was previously the world's largest ivory market. Penalties include imprisonment up to 15 years for large quantities.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 50000 CNY
- Imprisonment up to 60 months
- Criminal penalty
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
China's ivory ban is strictly enforced. Do not bring any ivory products into China.
State Council Notice on ivory trade ban 2016
This page covers destination customs rules in China. Whether you can carry ivory & cites-listed items through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items rules in other countries
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items
🇺🇸 United States
Commercial ivory trade is banned. Personal importation subject to narrow exemptions.
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
One of the world's strictest ivory bans under the Ivory Act 2018.
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items
🇿🇦 South Africa
Ivory trade banned under CITES and national law
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items
🇨🇦 Canada
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items import prohibited
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items
🇦🇺 Australia
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items import prohibited
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items
🇳🇿 New Zealand
Ivory & CITES-Listed Items import prohibited