Can new immigrants from Australia bring calligraphy and painting when they land?

Where an individual carries or mails a work of art into or out of the country, the Customs may require the carrier and the consignee to send the relevant materials to the cultural administrative department of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the port of import and export of the work of art is located for examination and approval, and the Customs shall decide whether to examine and release it according to the examination opinions.

It should be noted that according to the regulations of National Cultural Heritage Administration, the works of famous painters and calligraphers, He Xiangning, Li Keran, Lin Fengmian, Xu Beihong, Gao, Huang, Dong, Fu Baoshi, Pan Tianshou and Wu Guanzhong who died after the founding of New China are not allowed to leave the country, except for special circumstances such as exit exhibitions, which are approved by the relevant departments of the State Council.

It is the most important link for individuals to take the initiative to declare to the customs when they bring general collectibles into or out of the country. The baggage declaration form for inbound and outbound passengers in People's Republic of China (PRC) should be truthfully filled in and submitted to the customs declaration desk, and then the customs clearance should be checked from the "declaration channel" (also known as the red channel) according to the guidance of the on-site staff.

In addition to the items that need to be declared in the declaration form, "reasonable quantity for personal use" is also an important concept.

"Self-use" refers to passengers' own use, giving gifts to relatives and friends, and not selling or renting.

"Reasonable quantity" refers to the normal quantity determined by the customs according to the passenger's situation, travel purpose and stay time.

If the goods exceed the reasonable quantity for personal use, such as carrying dozens of oil paintings at a time, the customs may require passengers to return the goods or declare them according to the general direction of goods.

According to regulations, precious cultural relics are prohibited from leaving the country, while general cultural relics are restricted from leaving the country. Passengers carrying or mailing personal cultural relics out of the country shall fill out the Application Form for Cultural Relics Exit Examination before leaving the country and report it to the cultural relics entry-exit examination institution for examination. After examination, the administrative department shall issue an exit permit for cultural relics or a certificate of cultural relics imitation, and affix a wax label (the cultural relics that are not allowed to leave the country shall be returned to the applicant).