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Can you sell it in China cross-border?

Describe one product. We read it against China's own rules: the customs list of what shoppers may import, the tax, the bans by country and what Tmall Global, JD, Douyin and Xiaohongshu ask of you. You get a verdict, the tax on one unit, the steps and the costs.

  1. Your product
  2. About you
  3. Your report
1,476tariff lines on China's cross-border list
中文read from the Chinese texts, never a translation
25 Octoberrules last checked, 2026
Your product

Six questions about one product

Two minutes, no account. Pick the closest answer when you're not sure: the report says what to confirm.

What are you selling?

Name it the way you would on a shelf. We suggest the category as you type.

Closest category
Beauty and personal care
Baby, health and supplements
Food
Drinks
Fashion and accessories
Home, appliances and electronics
Sports, toys, pets and leisure
Other products
Where it's from, and what it sells for

The origin decides the bans. The price decides the tax and the shopper's limits.

What the shopper pays for the product, before the cross-border tax.

For cosmetics and drinks: their tax depends on it.

Does it contain any of these?

They change how a parcel may fly or sail. Tick all that apply, or none.

Fields marked * are needed for the verdict.

How the check works

One product, read against China's own rules

  • Cross-border, not general trade

    Cross-border retail import lets a company outside China sell to Chinese shoppers with no Chinese entity, import licence or product registration, as long as the product is on the customs list and each shopper stays under 26,000 yuan a year. Everything else needs general trade.

  • Read in Chinese

    Every rule comes from the Chinese original: the Ministry of Finance list, customs announcements, the animal disease table, the tax circulars and the platforms' own rule centres. The report links each one.

  • A guide, not a ruling

    The rules were last checked on 25 October 2026. Customs decide on your exact tariff line and platforms change their fees, so confirm both with your service provider before you ship.

Two ways into China

  • Your company abroad sells, with no Chinese entity.
  • No import licence, no product registration.
  • The pack keeps the label of its origin country.
  • Only for products on the positive list.
  • Each shopper is capped at 26,000 yuan a year.
  • A Chinese importer brings the goods in.
  • Chinese labels on every pack.
  • Registration before sale, for many products.
  • The route for anything off the positive list.

The check tells you which one your product takes.