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Written by: Huang Weimin
2021-06-05 12:53
Last update date: 2021-06-05 12:53
Yesterday (4th) Customs launched an anti-smuggling operation at the Ma Wan Chung Village Pier in Tung Chung. During the operation, a 25-year-old male van driver was arrested, while the officers seized electronic products such as wine, abalone, cigars and mobile phones. The initial market value is estimated to exceed 10 million yuan.
Customs pointed out that the smuggled goods seized in this case are levied on the Mainland at a tax rate ranging from 23% to 230%. For example, a red wine sold at a price of 6,000 yuan in Hong Kong will be sold for 18,000 Hong Kong dollars after tax payment in the Mainland.
In the case, it is suspected that some people were smuggling and smuggling in order to avoid taxes.
Senior Inspector Wang Yat-yen of the Customs Organized Crime Investigation Division said that in the early morning of yesterday (4th), officers of the Customs Organized Crime Investigation Division launched an anti-smuggling operation at the pier of Ma Wan Chung Village, Tung Chung. At that time, several suspicious persons wandered at the end of the pier and went up to the address. A speedboat was parked. During this period, a van drove into the dock and stopped. Someone carried the cargo on the speedboat. Customs officers took immediate action. Suspected smugglers boarded the speedboat and fled to the mainland at high speed.
The customs intercepted and searched the van involved. The van attempted to leave the scene but was intercepted. A 25-year-old male driver was arrested during the operation. The vehicle involved was detained for investigation. A number of smuggled vans were seized, including red wine. , Abalone, cigars and mobile phones and other electronic products, the initial estimated market value of more than 10 million yuan.
The Customs stated that the case is still under investigation and does not rule out more arrests.
In addition, the staff estimated that this case was controlled by the group.
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According to Lu Shaohui, commander of the Special Investigation Group 1 of the Organized Crime Investigation Bureau of Customs, the smuggled goods seized in this case are levied on the Mainland from 23% to 230%. The seized goods are mainly high-value consumer goods, including red wine. , Abalone and cigar.
In terms of red wine, the tax rate charged by the Mainland is 190%. The red wine seized in the case will be sold for 6,000 yuan per stick in Hong Kong, but will be sold for 18,000 Hong Kong dollars per stick after tax payment in the Mainland.
Cigars are charged at a tax rate of more than 230% in the Mainland. Taking the cigars seized in the case as an example, they will be sold for 500 yuan in Hong Kong, but they will be sold for HK$1,700 after tax payment in the Mainland.
Lu pointed out that it is not excluded that aviation and cross-border traffic are severely blocked due to the epidemic, and mainland citizens are difficult to travel and are restricted. "It is very difficult to go to different places to shop in person, resulting in huge demand for high-value consumer goods." There are criminals and some. In view of this, smuggling goods to the mainland by sea, Lu estimated that if the goods are successfully smuggled back to the mainland, they will be able to evade about 10 million Hong Kong dollars in taxes.
The Customs pointed out that smuggling is a serious crime. According to the Import and Export Ordinance, anyone who imports or exports unmanifested cargo can be fined up to 2 million yuan and imprisoned for 7 years if convicted. Citizens can call Customs 24 if they find it. Hour hotline 2545-6182.
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