Check closely recently, take care to bring things back home!
It was almost the end of the year, and the students began to return home one after another. But just yesterday, a news about the return of foreign students, let Xiaowei be surprised!
A Chinese student from Melbourne was caught on the spot by customs at the Chinese airport when she returned to China on suspicion of tax evasion.
According to reports, November 27, more than 6 pm, a flight from Melbourne arrived at Xi'an Airport.
During a routine inspection of inbound passengers, customs found a young girl wearing eight watches on her wrists and ankles.
This situation was very abnormal, so the customs staff stopped her and carried out a detailed examination.
This check does not matter, there are big gains! Customs found 21 more watches in the girl's two suitcases and her carry-on backpack.
In addition, there are 20 brand-name bags as well as a variety of health products and so on.
The total value of these items is estimated to be more than $ three hundred and fifty thousand by the Customs and Excise Department.
More importantly, this student brought so many things, even went undeclared passageway.
She explained to the customs that she had not declared because she did not know the customs regulations.
But the facts quickly hit her in the face! Customs, after checking the surveillance data, found that she hid the watches in the bathroom after she got off the plane.
And deliberately chose the undeclared channel.
It is understood that this girl is a graduate student who has just graduated from Australia.
At present, she has been suspected of tax evasion of more than 100, 000 yuan, has been taken criminal coercive measures.
Has constituted smuggling and could go to jail.
Immediately after the news came out, he went to Weibo for a hot search. Some netizens commented: this is not a foreign student, it is clearly a purchasing agent.
This is how purchasing agents do.
According to netizens, Xiaowei can't help but recall the news of the blood washing agent purchase at Pudong Airport, which was rife in September of this year.
At that time, the customs at Pudong Airport carried out an out-of-the-box inspection of all incoming passengers.
A flight checked more than 100 purchasing agents. Those who carry excess items without paying taxes in accordance with the law must pay a fine.
But why is everyone else paying a fine, and this Melbourne student alone has been arrested?
Netizens in the comments gave the answer: because her behavior is not as simple as tax evasion, but also related to smuggling!
Smuggling is a criminal offence, serious is a sentence!
This is not a netizen alarmist. A while ago, Xiao Wei reported such a case to everyone.
A treasure shopkeeper Yu Yan illegally smuggled more than 11 million yuan of clothing from Hong Kong and evaded more than 3 million yuan in taxes.
Finally sentenced to 10 years in prison, a fine of 5.5 million yuan!
It was clearly stated in the judgment at the time that Yu Yan had been sentenced because her conduct constituted a crime of smuggling ordinary goods.
So, what is the crime of smuggling ordinary goods?
According to Article 153 of the Criminal Law of China:
Violating customs regulations, evading customs supervision, illegally transporting, carrying and mailing weapons, ammunition, nuclear materials, fake money, precious animals and their products, rare plants and their products, and pornography articles prohibited by the State, Drug and cultural relics prohibited by the state, goods other than gold and silver and other precious metals, and the entry and exit of goods, and the evasion of duties of more than 50, 000 yuan in and out of the country are crimes of smuggling ordinary goods.
So it is clear that the Melbourne student, who evaded more than 100,000 yuan in taxes, is already guilty of smuggling.
And smuggling crime according to the seriousness of the circumstances, light will be sentenced to not more than three years in prison, serious may be life imprisonment!
So, the last person waiting for this international student may be in prison.
Customs has been very strict recently, everyone be careful
Through this matter, Xiao Wei also reminded international students and Chinese that they must pay attention to carrying articles when they return to China. Because according to Xiao Wei understand, recently the domestic customs inspection is very strict!
When someone entered the customs from Guangzhou, a man brought a small box with him, not a purchasing agent or a relative, but just because there were two luxury handbags, he was strictly checked by the customs.
Finally, not back on the body, but also out of the old mobile phone photos to prove that they have been released at home.
Therefore, when we return to China, we must strictly abide by the regulations of the Chinese Customs, do not exist any fluke psychology. According to China's relevant law regulations, the total amount of foreign goods that individuals can carry duty-free upon return is 5000 yuan. The total value of foreign articles together with goods from duty-free shops at the port is $8000.
Those who exceed this limit will be declared by the trend Customs and paid tax in accordance with the regulations.
That is, even if you are not a purchasing agent, even if you just help the family with something, even if you do not make money from it, but as long as the value of the goods you carry exceeds the limit of 5000 yuan and 8000 yuan, you have to pay tax, or you will be punished!
In addition, if the following items are brought with them, regardless of the number of items, whether or not they exceed the maximum limit, they must be declared in advance to the Customs and Excise Department:
TV sets, cameras, video recorders, playback machines, audio equipment, air conditioners, refrigerators (freezers), washing machines, cameras, photocopiers, programmable telephone exchanges, microcomputers and peripherals, telephones, wireless paging systems, Fax machines, electronic counters, typewriters and word processors, furniture, lamps and meals.
Customs inspects directly mailed parcels
Some people may ask, don't you just mail it back to your relatives and friends at home if you don't carry it yourself?
I'm sorry, but you have to be careful in the mail!
As of Nov. 1 this year, Chinese customs has started a "spot inspection visit" to all overseas postal parcels and recipients.
All parcels, whether bought for others or self-contained, can be checked out of the box.
Once the total price of the package exceeds RMB 2500, all have to pay tax, the highest tax rate of 50%!
In addition, customs will use the social app APP authentication system, send buyers text messages, verify their personal identity, or confirm commodity trading information.
Customs to your identity or transaction information after the correct examination, will release the package, otherwise may be returned to the order processing! In other words, you may not be able to receive your package.
Therefore, no matter carry with you or mail, please all must abide by the rules.
Being fined is small, and going to prison is a big problem.