Hello, I was living in Beijing before covid and I went on holidays just before covid hit. I havenāt been able to go back since and as a result, all of my belongings are still stuck there. If anyone is traveling from Beijing to Taiwan and could bring a suitcase over, that would be of enormous help!!! Many thanks in advance.
So you could probably just get it sent hereā¦ there are couriers that deliver hereā¦ not just DHL.
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Hey thanks a lot for the response. Do you have any suggestions which companies? Itās a lot of stuff and it is quite heavy so I am afraid that the price will end up being more than what the stuff is worthā¦
Another issue is that I have heard that the Chinese authorities open the stuff at customs and it could well be that only half of my belongings would actually make it over to meā¦ I donāt know if thatās true or not, but I would not like to risk itā¦ 
Shipping is cheap. Its a bigger risk for a stranger to take them. For 2 resons: they steal your stuff, or you are smuggling something. Huge risks on both sides. Ship them, its cheap and easy. If your stuff isnt worth much, why would customs stral them? Its not 40 years ago anymore 
These kinds of questions are almost always people trying to smuggle shit out of somewhere, so be aware your inquiring raises huge red flags with most people as the postal system should be your normal method.
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Or get one of those Taobao shipping forwarder to do it. They are experienced in this.
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Thanks, I appreciate your comments and Iāll be mindful of that. Not trying to smuggle anything, just hoping to get my entire possessions back after some 21 months of hoping to be able to go back there some dayā¦ I think I have given up on that now. I guess itās just kinda unpleasant to imagine some customs officers searching through all of my clothes etcā¦ Also I donāt think the PRC officials would be very pleased with some of the books I hadā¦
I will look into the shipping! Thank you.
At least when I lived there, it was the post office/courier staff that typically checked what youāre mailing when you go to send the parcel (usually looking for forbidden items like batteries, rather than English versions of Lady Chatterleyās Lover or whatever).
I donāt think customs agents generally take much interest in stuff being sent out of the country in any case.
Iām just going to put this out there, but hey, this is really not something anyone should do, like, ever.
OP, just pay up and ship it yourself; itās your stuff. Either you want it or your donāt. Off the top of my head I can think of four really bad things that might could happen to some anonymous stranger or you yourself for bringing a load of your stuff from Beijing to Taiwan.
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Maybe it is irrefutable evidence that China has been using Uyigers as slaves after all?
Was gonna say! This has got āBanged Up Abroadā written all over it.
(No offense to the OP.)
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What are you on about this time? 
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This is banned in the PRC? My goodness there are real life events happening that transcend class and power lines in similar ways. Bedding people of the ābelow-stairs classā can be dangerous and asking for trouble.
Lady Chatterleyās Lover - Wikipedia
Chinese tennis star, 35, vanishes after she accused former vice premier, 75, of sexual abuse | Daily Mail Online
Iām not sure to be honest - I had it in my head that it was when I wrote the comment, and itās listed as such here, but that info might be out of date. It was just the first example I thought of for some reason.
Anyway, I think theyāre more interested in censoring/banning mass media stuff rather than personal imports/exports of books nowadays, especially English books, and especially when theyāre being taken out of the country. I just mean OP probably doesnāt need to be too concerned about that.
The general advice is: unless you work as a professional courier with reputable companies, carrying luggage for other people is a no-no, even if you can open the case. Moreover, if a traveler has their own luggage, then they will be at the very least liable for a luggage surcharge, esp. if is is heavy as op claims.
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Just have it shipped!
Guy
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And yet you expect someone else to be willing to take those same books through customs and the same PRC officials?
Crazy to carry for strangerā¦Donāt do it.
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Never carry anything across borders for strangers. And you need to be careful even carrying things over for friends or acquaintancesā¦ you never know. Especially over the Chinese/Taiwan borders where consequences for drug smuggling (even if you claim you didnāt know about it) can be death.
Just ship your stuff via DHL or something.