Most expats moving to Wuxi enter China using the Pudong International Airport. The process of making your way through visa and immigration control stations is painless. On board the inbound flight you will be given Chinese immigration forums. These include  

• An Entry/Departure Card,
  

• A Quarantine Inspection Card; and
  

• A Customs and Immigration Card.

The cards are in English, if not ask for one. They  ask you a number of simple questions; such as your passport number, flight number, visa number etc, the status of your health and goods or trade items that you may be bringing into China. Fill out the cards during the flight. This will save you time once you land.

Once you depart the plane have these cards in your hand. The first control point will ask for the health card. No one reads this card they just ask you to hand it in. The second control point is the  border control station. Here they will ask for your passport. They will check your visa and place an entry stamp on your passport. The border control station has the longest lineups. Most often this takes no more than 20 minutes, but longer during busy periods.

ADVICE! If you are traveling with children look for the special services or VIP Line. This is located to the far right. This line is reserved for the elderly, and families with children. Show your passport and your children to guard and he may wave you into this line. It can save a lot of time.

Once you have crossed the border control station head down the escalators to obtain your luggage.  Pudong International Airport is just like any other airport, there are luggage carts available, and while you are waiting for your luggage to arrive you can also purchase Chinese RMB.

ADVICE! If you must change money at the airport it is better to do it before you leave the luggage area. Once outside you are not as protected.

After you have collected your luggage, walk confidently through the customs check point. Choose the green line and unless you have been acting suspiciously no one will stop you except to collect the last customs and immigration card.
The odds of being stopped at customs arriving in China is small. Chinese customs and border guards are more interested in what Chinese nationals are bringing into China.

Smuggling cheese and other food products is common if legal. If discovered these products will be seized and you do run the risk of being denied entry into China, fines and even jail time. Most often however the food stuffs are seized.

WARNING! Customs officials may seize audio and videotapes, books, records and CDs to check for pornographic, political or religious material. In  practice however they rarely check.

Visitors to the People's Republic of China staying more than six months are allowed to import up to four bottles of wine or two liters of spirits and up to 600 cigarettes along with their personal belongings. Items such as watches, radios, cameras, and calculators can be imported duty free for personal use, but  may not be transferred or sold to others.  All gifts and articles carried on behalf of others must be declared to the customs inspector and are subject to duty. Chinese customs regulations prohibit the import or export of the following items:

• Arms, Ammunition, And Explosives;
• Radio Transmitter And Principal Parts;
• Chinese Currency (Rmb) In Excess Of 6000 Rmb
• Books, Films, Records, Tapes, Etc. Which Are "Detrimental To China's Politics, Economy, Culture, And Ethics" (E.g. Pornographic Or Religious Content)
• Poisonous Drugs And Narcotics;
• Animal Or Plant Products; And
• Foodstuffs.