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Old Jun 17, 2016, 3:34 pm
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Carrying 2 phones into China, any problems?
I am a avid Samsung Galaxy user but since Google's blocked in China, a friend of mines has offered to lend me their iphone 6s to use in China for a week since Apple works in China. My only concern, will the security scanner or custom check give me a hard time or tax me for the 2nd phone when I arrive in China?
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Old Jun 17, 2016, 4:54 pm
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No, they won't care.
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Old Jun 18, 2016, 1:04 am
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Originally Posted by packy
I am a avid Samsung Galaxy user but since Google's blocked in China, a friend of mines has offered to lend me their iphone 6s to use in China for a week since Apple works in China. My only concern, will the security scanner or custom check give me a hard time or tax me for the 2nd phone when I arrive in China?
No worries. Most travelers being two phones to China. No worries. They don't look at anything.
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Old Jun 19, 2016, 4:25 am
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I usually carry two phones in and out of China (one US, and one HK-China). In my previous job, I usually carried three (company phone) and occasionally even four (when I had a broken phone). They don't care.
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Old Jun 19, 2016, 4:17 pm
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I always carried three phones at all times, quite often four.

Never an issue.

Many mainlander's have multiple phones on their person.
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Old Jun 19, 2016, 9:27 pm
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...

Many mainlander's have multiple phones on their person.
Right. Like these guys!
http://shanghaiist.com/2016/06/19/ch..._smugglers.php
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Old Jun 24, 2016, 3:08 pm
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Thanks guys for the help. I will carry the iphone and my Samsung.
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Old Jun 28, 2016, 5:51 pm
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When I lived in Shenzhen - five years ago, even - I frequently saw folks with two-three phones. Hong Kong was a good reason for that.
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Old Jun 29, 2016, 5:15 am
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No, many people have two or three phones. I once brought in half a dozen iPhones for friends and I carried all of them. Not all in my hands at one time but all on my carry one.
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Old Jun 29, 2016, 6:52 am
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Second phone = er nai. Lol.
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Old Jul 8, 2016, 10:30 am
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Originally Posted by tryathlete
No worries. Most travelers being two phones to China. No worries. They don't look at anything.
True.

And if they're phones actually in use it's easy to explain - unlike the smugglers with them taped to body, yours are active and look used.
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Old Jul 9, 2016, 12:30 am
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Originally Posted by anacapamalibu
Second phone = er nai. Lol.
Lol okay than 5 phones is pretty normal than.....

2 phones is fine for sure.
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