China Business Travel: Technology Pre-Departure Worksheet (fill-in, 2026)

A fill-in worksheet for engineers, sales and researchers travelling to China, and for the teams that send them. Under Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, taking technical information on a trip can amount to providing technology in a foreign country (Art. 25(1)), and carrying it on a laptop or opening it from abroad can fall within Art. 25(3)(i). Most trips stay within the exemptions in Article 9 of the Ordinance on Trade Relations Invisible Trade (publicly available technology, basic scientific research, patent filings, technology incidental to exported goods). This worksheet shows where the line sits, situation by situation, with fill-in sections for before, during and after the trip. The China side reflects State Council Order No. 841 (in force 15 September 2026) Arts. 3 and 5, the Exit and Entry Administration Law Art. 28, and Japan's MOFA overseas safety advisory. Classification and licensing decisions rest with your export-control officer.