Fuctions:
In order to safeguard the sovereignty of the state and maintain its security and social order, frontier inspection stations shall exercise the following functions: carrying out frontier inspection on persons leaving or entering the country and their luggage and other personal belongings, and on means of transport leaving or entering the country and their freight; exercising supervision on means of transportation leaving or entering the country in accordance with the relevant regulations of the state; guarding restricted areas in ports and maintaining the order of exit and entry; and performing other functions assigned by the competent authorities or stipulated by other laws and administrative regulations.

Procedures:
For exit from or entry into China, persons shall fill in exit or entry registration cards in accordance with the relevant regulations and present to the frontier inspection stations for examination of their valid passports or other exit or entry certificates (hereinafter referred to as exit-entry certificates) they may leave or enter the country after the frontier inspection stations have examined and approved their certificates. Frontier inspection stations, when they deem it necessary, may conduct body search on persons leaving or entering the country. The search shall be conducted by two frontier inspectors of the same sex as the person to be searched.