Originally Posted by
MP (Miles+Points)
The only country I knew charging an exit fee is New Zealand, China has never asked an exit fee in the history.
I'm not aware of any country that charges an 'exit fee' in the truest sense - i.e. a fee you have to pay before being allowed to leave the country.
What does happen in some places is that the usual airport tax is, instead of being incorporated into the ticket, something that has to be paid for separately at the airport. NZ has done, and IIRC still does, this (NZ$27?) and China used to do it (RMB90).
But certainly as far as China goes now there are no taxes/fees that need to be paid on departure - just fill in the departure card and you're good to go.