Meat Products 🇨🇳 China
Most meat products prohibited under GACC regulations
Can I bring Meat Products into China?
Most meat products prohibited under GACC regulations
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
China prohibits the import of most meat products in personal luggage. The General Administration of Customs (GACC) enforces strict animal quarantine rules. Fresh, frozen, cured, and dried meats from most countries are prohibited. African Swine Fever concerns have tightened enforcement significantly since 2018.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 100000–5000000 CNY
- Imprisonment up to 240 months
- Criminal penalty
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Leaving China with meat products
Personal-use quantities of processed, cooked, or shelf-stable meat products may generally be exported from China for personal consumption. Raw meat, poultry, and offal require a veterinary-issued Export Health Certificate for commercial or above-personal-use export. Many destinations (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, US, EU) restrict or prohibit personal-import of raw and cooked meat regardless of origin-side permissions.
Do not bring meat products to China. Enforcement has intensified due to African Swine Fever concerns.
PRC Animal Quarantine Law, GACC regulations
This page covers destination customs rules in China. Whether you can carry meat products through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Related rules
Meat Products rules in other countries
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🇦🇺 Australia
Fresh, dried, and most cooked meat products are prohibited. Biosecurity risk.
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🇳🇿 New Zealand
Almost all meat products are prohibited. New Zealand has strict biosecurity controls.
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🇺🇸 United States
Most fresh and cured meats prohibited from most countries
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🇧🇷 Brazil
MAPA inspection required for most animal products
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
Halal certification required for meat imports
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Most meat requires AFCD import permit