How many years is the sentence for smuggling?

Those who constitute the crime of smuggling ordinary goods and articles are generally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the tax payable. The object of the crime of smuggling ordinary goods and articles is the national foreign trade control. Individuals or units deliberately violate customs laws and regulations, evade customs supervision, transport contraband imports and exports, or evade customs duties by various means. If the circumstances are serious, it is a crime of smuggling. The characteristics of smuggling crime are: 1, and the object is foreign trade control; 2. Objectively, the actor evades customs supervision and illegally transports, carries or mails goods and articles into or out of the country; 3. The subject is a general subject; 4. Subjectively, it is intentional.

Article 153 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Whoever smuggles goods and articles other than those stipulated in Articles 151, 152 and 347 of this Law shall be punished according to the following provisions according to the seriousness of the case: (1) Whoever smuggles goods and articles and evades the tax payable of more than 500,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the tax payable or confiscated property; If the circumstances are especially serious, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 151 of this Law.

(2) Whoever smuggles goods and articles and evades the tax payable of not less than 150,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the tax payable; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the tax payable or his property shall be confiscated.