Shipping Food Samples to Asia: Compliance, Temporary Import & ATA Carnet Guide (2026)
5 October 2026 | Shanghai, China A real scenario: you’ve prepared twenty kilograms of handmade cookies as samples for next month’s trade show in Japan. You plan to carry them in your luggage. At Narita Airport, a customs officer looks at your suitcase and asks: “Are these commercial samples or personal items?” You say samples.…