Do I need an invoice to bring my laptop when traveling to Japan? urgent! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Not needed. The reasons are as follows:

Announcement No. 54 of 2010 of the General Administration of Customs stipulates that if the personal items carried by inbound resident passengers are for personal use after verification by the customs, they will be released tax-free with a limit of RMB 5,000; if the amount exceeds the above amount, However, if the quantity is still reasonable after customs review, the customs will only tax the excess amount; for indivisible single items, such as watches, handbags, etc., the full amount will be taxed.

★★However, not all self-use items within a reasonable quantity are tax-free. According to regulations, 20 types of products, including cameras, mobile phones, computers, etc., are subject to full tax.

Passengers’ items brought into the country should be limited to reasonable quantities for personal use; if they are carried out of the country by themselves, it is crucial to proactively declare them when leaving the country if you want to avoid being taxed when entering the country.

★★★So, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is recommended that when you leave the country, you should fill in the "Luggage and Items Declaration Form for Entry and Exit Passengers of the People's Republic of China" and actively declare it to the customs, otherwise you will enter the country. If the customs requires tax on the item, it will be more troublesome.

Under normal circumstances, customs staff are very professional. You can tell at a glance whether your computer was purchased in China. Even if you do not declare it when leaving the country, the possibility of being checked and rudely asked to pay customs duties when entering the country is relatively small. However, the customs has the above-mentioned regulations after all. In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to yourself, it is better to declare it when leaving the country.