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Q: Follow up question, bringing milk powder from home?

Earlier, I asked what you guys usually bring back to China from your home country, I forgot to ask, has anyone brought back like milk powder or baby formula and sold it here in China?  On the street or on Taobao?  I'd assume theres a pretty big market for it and it should be pretty easy to sell. 

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Forget it, you are fueling insanity. Unless you know someone who needs it don't bring it. 

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would be easy to bring but have to watch the weight of containers in luggage , 3 years ago limit was 23 kg, not sure about now.

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You would sell baby formula on the street???  Man, you're dreaming.  You'd have to fill a 40-foot shipping container of the stuff if you wanted to make any kind of money.  The amounts of formula you're talking about in order to turn a hefty profit simply wouldn't fit into your Samsonite.

Like Scandinavian above says, forget it.  If you know someone - a friend, rellie, whatever - who wants a few pounds of the stuff, then do them the favor, buy it at home and gift it.  That's what I did for my girlfriends's brother's newborn when I went to the States recently.

 

Scandinavian:

Actually I would estimate that a tin of baby formula bought in Europe would be possible to sell for 50RMB more than it was bought for. But I think singing by the local mall would bring in more money than that, time vs. income. 

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What you are suggesting is completely illegal. Unless you have customs clearance, you cannot bring and market food commodities. Supposing a baby became ill and a parent was determined to blame the product you supplied? The onus would be on you to prove otherwise and the related costs could be horrendous. Worse still if you fail to provide adequate proof.

Scandinavian:

If you bring in two tins it will be considered "for personal use" and will go through customs. I agree that what happens after that is another matter. 

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Kaiwen:

That is right but is not a commercial quantity. However, even if the market one can, you are technically breaking the law. The import guidelines on baby formula are extremely severe in China at the moment. Even well recognized and high reputation producers are finding it difficult to get import licences.

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I agree, Kaiwen. BBC has story today about 'rat meat' in China.

 

 

From the article:

During the fallout from the baby milk scandal, the authorities promised to take tougher measures to clean up the food supply chain. They introduced the death penalty for some cases.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22467484

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