Taking mobile sim cards (physical and esim) out of China
SIM cards may be exported from China freely at personal-use quantities.
Details
Personal-use sim cards may be taken out of China without export formalities. Personal SIM cards face no export controls. Note that some destinations require identity registration to activate foreign or local SIMs on arrival.
Quantity limits
Personal-use quantities
The other direction
Bringing mobile sim cards (physical and esim) into China(restricted)
Sources
VERIFIED · 2026-07-25Report a correction