Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

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Review of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport departure
For those who have never been there, this should be useful.
1. When you arrive at the airport, you will be asked to scan your bags once before entering.
2. Tax refund is very complicated. Not many people do it. We have to check in to get a boarding pass first because the tax refund counter is in Customs where you have to scan your boarding pass to enter. When you enter, you have to submit the form that the shop gave you along with your items. I don't know about other people, but the items we bought were suitcases. The officers checked them very carefully. After they stamped the bag, they followed us out to check it in. They didn't let us carry it on the plane.
3. When you go through Customs, they will check your passport, take a photo, and then go to the Security check, which is very detailed again. You have to show your power bank. If it's over 30,000 baht, you have to ask for a certificate from the airport before you can take it or else you have to throw it away. After that, you have to go to Immigration to go inside.
4. There are not many restaurants inside the gate. There are 4 restaurants: KFC, Pho, Chinese food and Starbucks. There is also a business and first class lounge.
5. The duty free section only has cigarettes, alcohol and cosmetics. If you are thinking of buying snacks or souvenirs, there are none. Buy them from outside so you don't make the same mistake as us.
6. The airport toilets are clean.

Post by Indy Traveller | Mar 18, 2025