Customs and Excise Department said 8,000 people a day, such as ant smuggling in the port frequently

General Administration of Customs yesterday revealed that since mid-September in the fight against "water off" smuggling special Dell wr050 Battery was launched, Shenzhen, Gongbei Customs registered and investigated "water off" smuggling and violation cases 939 cases with their value of 49.875 million yuan, tax-related 5.0132 million yuan, confiscating items involved, including red wine, cigarettes, electronic products, reactionary books, and currency.

Against "ant" type of smuggling

It is understood that in mid-September, Customs deployed in Shenzhen, Gongbei Customs launched a crackdown on the "water-off" special action smuggling.

What is "water off"? General Administration of Customs yesterday explained that the "water off" means employed by the smuggling gangs in order to earn "work with fees" for the purpose of frequent travel between Guangdong and Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao between the channels such as through the clearance, the tax-related goods or country prohibit, restrict entry and exit of goods split up, carry, transport entry and exit of personnel.

General Administration of Customs said that the current "water off" showing a group of smugglers, professional, groups of features, professional "water off" under the control of the smuggling gang to carry out the "ant" type of smuggling, by its nature is almost equivalent to organized smuggling.

According to Customs introduced a day in Shenzhen, and from various ports with a cargo Beaconsfield career "water off", more than in 8000, mixed in among the hundreds of thousands of passenger traffic, the number of daily carry items ranging from frequent Dell u4873 Battery and exit, entry and exit number varies from 3 to 5 times as many as more than 10 times, most of the day up to 50 times.

Items involved in the case of electronic products

Customs seized from the point of view the case, "water off" of smuggled goods mainly for small, high-value, high technology or brand value, the market tight taxable goods, such as mobile phones and other hi-tech electronic products, brand name wear supplies, nutrition health products. In addition, including drugs, money, obscene pirated CDs and other non-tax items.

It is reported that early this year, the Shenzhen Customs in accordance with previous intelligence operations, tracked down a "water off" diamond smuggling gangs smuggling case, involving nearly 20,000 karats of diamonds, the case value of 166 million cases suspected of tax evasion 34.68 million yuan, and arrested the suspect 33.

General Administration of Customs said, "water off" usually consists of five aspects of smuggling activities and three stages of the operation of the whole smuggling process orderly, clear division of labor. Customs clearance, "water off" to use more physical hiding (winter), or luggage to carry shipments, and even the use of the disabled, elderly, pregnant women and minors to engage in smuggling, concealment strong. Customs recently found that the water near the port group in the temporary passenger asked passengers to take things through, to pay a fee to visitors.

How to determine

"Reasonable use" into the criteria of

August 19th, Customs Administration, "Notice No. 54", or "travelers entering the country to carry on baggage clearance standards-related matters." The Dell d5318 Battery reiterated that residents of passengers carried on outside of entry for the entry articles for personal use valued at less than 5,000 yuan (including 5000), it shall be duty-free release, single species restricted use, in reasonable quantity.

Whether "reasonable use" or smuggling has become a standard test. Interpretation by the Customs, customs clearance, passengers can only carry travel articles for personal use, and personal use, limited to a reasonable number, the excess should be taxed, if not declared to the Customs and the huge amount of money will allegedly smuggling.

It is reported that on November 19 afternoon, two young men from entering Macao via Gongbei Port, the clothes and tied twice in 22 computer hard drives, because they were not to make any declaration to the Customs, be in accordance with the smuggling investigation. (Hu Hongwei)

Passenger experience

Students said that facing a "streaking" embarrassed

Customs and Excise Department to combat the recent "water off" smuggling, many visitors feel the supervision of strict customs. Recently, according to the C passengers exit the carry-on items must be declared, otherwise entry may be faced with taxes. The students intend to return to posting there, said the New Deal led to their return to face the customs, "streaking" embarrassment.

In addition, 5,000 tax-free limit, for some like shopping for outbound travelers, has become a "restriction order."

Customs Supervision Department is responsible for Huang Yi had explained, the officers responsible for anti-smuggling duties, recently, some personal items under the guise of the name of smuggling gangs, the use of entry and exit of passengers baggage and convenient customs clearance measures to avoid regulation.

Earlier, the Commerce Department said people interview, the Customs anti-smuggling duties, but the principle of personal Dell tc030 Battery shall be taxed moderately easy.