electronics

blogs.ft.com — Chinese customs regulations have stipulated that travelers can bring in limited amounts of goods for their own use tax-free for years but the China Customs website warns that travelers carrying an iPad must pay a Rmb1000 in import tax, and a host of other electronics devices will also be taxed even if brought in for personal use.

www.time.com — Guiyu, a small town in Guangdong, is where electronics from around the world go to die -- or more likely be mined for pieces of value. It also features some of the highest lead poisoning rates in children per capita in the country.

www.bizcult.com — One agent said packages sent and delivered to Beijing within China could not contain powder, liquids or batteries. Certain things are understandably illegal to send by mail. In the U.S., for example, it has been illegal to mail children since 1913. That makes sense. Firearms are banned by the U.K.’s Royal Mail service (although “sporting guns” are permitted). But batteries?