Taking gear to China?

[Gert van Santen]

Op 16-6-2010 10:13, ibi sum schreef:
>> I'm moving to China for 9 months in a couple of months and was thinking of
>> taking my G2, a laptop, and NI Maschine along.  Anyone tried bringing gear
>> into China?  I can just see being stopped at the airport with all my kit and
>> being in a pickle.
>
> Get your paperwork in order first.  You can get paperwork that says your
> gear belongs to you, is worth "x" amount, and you will be taking it with
> you when you leave - one look at such paperwork and you'll have no
> problems whatsoever at the entrance to the country.  I forget what its
> called exactly - there's a funny name for such registered equipment -
> but ask the Chinese consulate, thats what they are there for.  You can
> explain it to them, and they should give you the needed forms for you to
> get it all registered as your professional equipment that will not be
> left there/re-sold, etc.
>

What he said.

We had a problem once with Wave World, where we took a lot more 
stuff with us to Poland. We did all the right things, but forgot 
to stamp the forms when leaving the country. Exactly one year 
later, we got a tax assessment from the Polish customs for 10,000 
euros.
Long story short, after writing letters for a year, everything 
was OK.
But things like this can give you a lot of problems and stress, 
so make sure you get your stuff in order.

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