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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: Bringing my Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Wii U into China
Hello everyone.
I will be flying into HK mid August to teach English for a year in Shenzhen. I want to bring my Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Wii U from Canada.
It will be packed into my luggage, just the consoles and cords. No boxes or anything. The games will be removed from their cases and put into a CD binder. (Around 80 game discs)
Total value of the consoles is about $1000USD for all 3 retail. The games (who knows...they are just discs with out cases)
What kind of resistance will I get at the airport if any?
In my mind these are clearly for personal use but customs may think differently....
Should I take the Green Line or the Red Line?
If anyone has any experience with this your input would be greatly appreciated
Thanks so much!
8 years 40 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - China
China uses 220 volts, 50 cycles. If transformers used to charge consoles accept 120/240 volts input you have no problems. If not, Radio Sack (or Canadian equivalent) sell 120 to 240 volt trasformer for about 30 USd).
In over 16 years of entering China, never had my bags checked, only X rayed. Always used Green line. When I moved here, brought in 3 computers inside one suitcase.
TheShadowBroker:
Thanks for the response I really appreciate it.
PS3 / PS4 have switching power supplies...Xbox 360 & Xbox One, amazingly, don't. I am just going to purchase a travel step up/down voltage converter.
Otherwise I shall go through the green line and hope for the best. THANKS!
Flying into HK you should have no problem. Consoles are legal in HK. The crossing into China's mainland should be ok too. The law has been relaxed on consoles now. You don't need to declare anything.
What you should be aware of is what games are banned in China. The ban on consoles was lifted in 2013 apparently, but many actual games are still banned.
The problem won't be at the airport, it will be crossing into China, where they scan your luggage. One console, can't see a problem. But three? And 80 games?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_gaming_in_China#Changes_to_Video_Gam...
I suspect you might have an issue with your consoles connecting to the web. Can you set up a VPN on a games console?
TheShadowBroker:
Yes I will hook up to a VPN once I settled. I have VyprVpn account on my phone and laptop already. I will buy a router and share the connection. Xbox Live China I here sucks big time..
Not a bit excessive? Heading next week myself. I think just the ps4 by itself will be fine. I might take Xbox next time I fly over. Not sure why you would need all 3. Customs probably would wonder the same thing
Flown into China a few times now. I've never had anyone bother looking at my bags. Xbox, PS2, Wii... Have you thought about trying to have sex with girls? Just a thought.
does Canada use 120 or 240v ? that would be your only concern
China uses 220 volts, 50 cycles. If transformers used to charge consoles accept 120/240 volts input you have no problems. If not, Radio Sack (or Canadian equivalent) sell 120 to 240 volt trasformer for about 30 USd).
In over 16 years of entering China, never had my bags checked, only X rayed. Always used Green line. When I moved here, brought in 3 computers inside one suitcase.
TheShadowBroker:
Thanks for the response I really appreciate it.
PS3 / PS4 have switching power supplies...Xbox 360 & Xbox One, amazingly, don't. I am just going to purchase a travel step up/down voltage converter.
Otherwise I shall go through the green line and hope for the best. THANKS!
China uses 220 volts, 50 cycles. If transformers used to charge consoles accept 120/240 volts input you have no problems. If not, Radio Sack (or Canadian equivalent) sell 120 to 240 volt trasformer for about 30 USd).
In over 16 years of entering China, never had my bags checked, only X rayed. Always used Green line. When I moved here, brought in 3 computers inside one suitcase.
Yeah you'll be fine. Those things were never illegal in the sense of being contraband like drugs. They just werent officially marketed until last couple years.
But even back a few years ago you could buy them from specialty stores in nice shopping malls. They'd just be units imported in small batches from other countries.
Whenever you bring something across a border just make sure it's not in sealed packaging or anything. Bringing one of each is better than bringing 3 of 1.