Customs further explained that renminbi is considered a prohibited good that is not permitted to circulate rather than a "foreign currency" falling within the scope of its foreign currency regulations.
海關總署並解釋，中共幣券屬違禁物品，不准流通；中共幣券也不屬「外國幣券」，不能合併在「出境旅客每人得准攜出外幣總值美金五千元」的範圍內計算。