Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Textiles (Commercial) → China
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-08-22
No specific restrictions for personal textiles (commercial)
Details
No specific restrictions for personal textiles (commercial). Quantity guidance for China: Personal use. Documentation: Commercial invoice; Packing list; Country-of-origin declaration. Allowed status assumes personal-use quantities — commercial-scale amounts move the entry into formal import procedures with duty and documentation. Arrival checks are carried out by General Administration of Customs of China (GACC); when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving China with textiles (commercial) is a separate question: restricted — Commercial-quantity textiles exported from China requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Documentation required
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Country-of-origin declaration
Leaving with this item
Commercial-quantity textiles exported from China requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Practical advice
Personal-use Textiles (Commercial) may be brought into China freely under the personal-effects allowance. Commercial-quantity carriage requires the standard commercial-import declaration with HS classification (typically HS Chapters 50-63 for textiles) and any applicable safeguard duties. Verify the specific tariff line at General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) before commercial shipment.
Customs authority
General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) · http://www.customs.gov.cn