Temporary vehicle import to China
A visa and a vehicle are different law: the person and the car are given their terms by different authorities, and those terms need not match.
- Maximum term
- — Same as the driver’s permitted stay
- How the term is counted
- together with the driver’s stay
- Carnet de Passages
- Not required
- Extension
- Not available
Tourist temporary entry of foreign private vehicles is limited to "no more than three months" and is linked to the endorsed entry approval and the driver’s permitted stay. Plates and permits cannot be extended. Official GACC rules on temporary import of goods allow up to 6 months with extensions, but those are for general goods, not the specific tourist-vehicle regime.
The validity period of temporary entry motor vehicle license plates and driving permits must match the period endorsed on the entry approval document, not exceeding three months, and cannot be extended.
Source: www.yunnanexploration.com
Vehicle import to other countries
Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.