China Packing Tips: What to Bring when Travel to China

Carry On Luggage

• All unchecked baggage must fit under the seat in front of the passenger or in the overhead compartment.
• Economy Class passengers are allowed one piece of carry-on baggage that does not exceed 5kg in weight and dimensions of 55cm*40cm*23cm in size. These dimensions include wheels, handles and side pockets.
• On a long flight it is useful to carry some basic toiletries in carry-on luggage.
• All carry-on liquids, gels, must be packed in a transparent, re-sealable bag-a zip lock sandwich size bag meets the requirements or you can buy special travel bags in health/personal care aisle of your supermarket. No aerosols are allowed. Containers must be 100ml or less. This requirement covers items including mascara, lip gloss/balm and perfumes. The transparent bag must be removed from carry-on luggage and shown to security personnel at the screening checkpoint.
• No sharp items such as scissors, pocket knives or other items that could potentially be used as weapons may be carried in carry-on luggage. They will be confiscated (and not returned) at the security checkpoints.

Main Luggage

• Each adult or child passenger is allowed to check in up to 20kg (44 lbs) of baggage for free
• All check baggage must be properly packaged, able to sustain a certain pressure and able to be safely loaded and transported under normal operations.
  The name, full address and contact number of the passenger must be clearly mark both inside and outside of the baggage.
• Items that should not be placed in checked baggage: cash, securities, jewelry, precious metals and articles, antiques, scripts and painting, computers, personal electronic items, samples and other valuable objects, fragile or delicate items, perishable goods, lithium batteries, important documents or materials, travel documents and personal medication.
• Write your destination hotel on A4 paper in large letters in your check in bag. Chinese domestic flights often only attach the check-in luggage label, not bothering with those small bar code stickers. This piece of paper will help your luggage being found a lot sooner.