1. Moving to Australia
2. Moving to New Zealand
3. Moving to United States
4. Moving to United Kingdom
5. Moving to Singapore
6. Moving to Saudi Arabia
7. Moving to Sri Lanka
8. Moving to Japan
9. Moving to China
10. Moving to Indonesia
11. Moving to South Africa
12. Moving to France
13. Moving to Germany
14. Moving to Thailand
15. Moving to India
16. Moving to Canada
17. Moving to Hongkong
18. Moving to Malaysia

CHINA

• China officially announced emergency quarantine regulations effective January 1, 2000. China will be requiring USDA certification of heat treatment for all conifer (i.e. pine, spruce, hemlock or fir) solid wood packing material (SWPM) OR exporter certification that none of the packing material in the shipment is conifer wood. The regulations apply to both air and sea shipments. SWPM includes but is not limited to, dunnage, crating, pallets, packing blocks, drums, cases, spools and skids.
• Improperly certified shipments are subject to one of three actions:
  • The shipment can be returned to origin.
  • The shipment can be separated from the packing material, at the importer's expense. The packing material would be destroyed.
  • If the shipment cannot be separated from the packing material and is not returned to origin, then both the shipment and packing material would be destroyed.

• Visa/Work Visa
• Foreign Expert Certificate
• Identity Card
• Residence Card/Permit
• Original Passport and Authorization Letter
• Residency Registration (to obtain Green Card)
• Application for Customs Sealed Letter (three copies)
• Letter of Employment Certification (preferably in Chinese) from employer's registered China Office, or Chinese host organization, certifying that Customer will be either personnel of Foreign Resident Office, or Foreign Expert
• Detailed inventory in English (describing general carton contents - PBO "packed by owner" and "misc." not acceptable)
• Arrival Customs Declaration (to be completed by Customer on arrival at port of entry)
• Application for import of personal effects (Import Permit)
• List of goods and quantity to be imported must be in Chinese
• Certificate of Origin may be required
• Customs Permit (must be approved prior to arrival of goods)
• Customs Permit and inventory must MATCH EXACTLY!!