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How to use plugs from St. Kitts and Nevis in People Republic of China

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from St. Kitts and Nevis to People Republic of China in this page. If you want a report for other countries, re-start the wizard to find to electric adapters for your trip here.

Quick Chart at-a-glance

  St. Kitts and Nevis People Republic of China  
Voltage: 230V. 220V. icons/teeth.gif icons/exclamation2.gif  
Plugs Type: D, G. A, I, G. icons/teeth.gif icons/question.gif  
Hertz: 60Hz. 50Hz. icons/note.gif  

If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying!

Plugs and Sockets at each country

In St. Kitts and Nevis the following plugs are used: (includes Basseterre.)

St. Kitts and Nevis' Plug Type D St. Kitts and Nevis' Plug Type G
Plug Type D Plug Type G
St. Kitts and Nevis' Outlet Type D St. Kitts and Nevis' Outlet Type G
Outlet Type D Outlet Type G

... and in People Republic of China you will use: (includes Beijing, Shanghai, Chéngdū, Hángzhōu.)

People Republic of China' Plug Type A People Republic of China' Plug Type I People Republic of China' Plug Type G
Plug Type A Plug Type I Plug Type G
People Republic of China' Outlet Type A People Republic of China' Outlet Type I People Republic of China' Outlet Type G
Outlet Type A Outlet Type I Outlet Type G

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Voltage

Similar voltage

The voltage is not exact, but the difference is usually tolerable by electrical devices. Its mostly safe to plug your electrical apparatus from St. Kitts and Nevis in People Republic of China without a voltage adapter. If you have any concerns with a special device i.e. a medical device, you probably want to seek further professional help.

Plugs Type

Some connectors are used in both countries

You will be able to plug the devices directly in People Republic of China (please read other sections of this reports in regards to voltage, etc.). Perhaps you will need adapters for some sockets, but it is usually easier to find adapters at destination if your plug is already being used in the country. Sometimes different cities uses different systems, you might need to do a bit more of research. If you find more information please let us know.

Adapters

Lists of adapters you can use in your travel:

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type I from People Republic of China back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type I from People Republic of China
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N into outlets type: I.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type I from People Republic of China back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type I from People Republic of China
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M into outlets type: I.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type G from People Republic of China back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type G from People Republic of China
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M into outlets type: G.

This is a very cheap adapter without loose terminal and finger protection; it does have earth pass-though (good); but no good grip because of so many different supported plugs. We recommend to use a more expensive option if available.

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type C, D, E, F, G, M from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type A, B from People Republic of China back view of generic adapter to use plugs type C, D, E, F, G, M from St. Kitts and Nevis in outlets type A, B from People Republic of China
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: C, D, E, F, G, M into outlets type: A, B.

This adapter is probably illegal in some countries, we put it here for educational purposes; it does not have earth connection but it allows earthed plugs to be connected to it. It has no finger-terminal protection. Try to go for a more expensive and safer alternative.

Adapters you can buy

You can buy the following multi-purpose adapters from Amazon. Please also take a look at the recommended gadgets for your trip.

Hertz

No equal Hertz

This is not a big issue. Unless you are using an electric alarm clock or some motors when speed is an issue. Explanation: Some alarm clocks uses the frequency of electricity network to measure time. So, time shifts could be experimented. Almost every home electronic device works perfectly with different Hertz.

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