Legal Status of Peptides
NMPA regulates peptides under strict pharmaceutical controls. Beijing (PEK), Shanghai (PVG), and Guangzhou (CAN) customs are rigorous — undeclared injectables risk seizure. Some peptides are entirely prohibited. Travel here requires comprehensive Chinese-language documentation and ideally local medical contact.
Cross-reference this brief with our peptide travel regulations hub for neighbouring jurisdictions.
Airport & Customs Rules
- Carry prescription translated to Mandarin Chinese, notarized
- Declare ALL medications proactively at customs
- Original packaging mandatory with patient name visible
- Doctor's letter explaining medical necessity essential
- Pre-research compound legality — some peptides prohibited
- Personal-use 1-month supply maximum recommended
Airport Intelligence
Declaration threshold
Declare any injectable; >1-month supply triggers secondary inspection
Inspection likelihood
HighCommonly confiscated
- Unlabeled vials and lyophilized powders
- Syringes without a doctor's letter
- GHRP / IGF-1 / Melanotan compounds
- Bulk quantities suggesting commercial intent
- Anything missing patient name on the label
Airport-specific notes
- PEK / PVG / CAN: Mandarin-translated, notarized Rx required; some peptides entirely banned
- Hong Kong (HKG) operates under separate, more permissive rules
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