As for the criminal responsibility of "smuggling precious animals and their products prohibited by the state", the judicial department believes that ivory and its products belong to precious animals and their products for import and export. If the smuggling of ivory and its products into the country is serious enough to constitute a crime, the criminal responsibility of the parties concerned shall be investigated for the crime of smuggling precious animals and precious animal products.
Smuggling precious animal products with a value of less than 654.38+10,000 yuan is a "minor case" and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years and fined; Smuggling precious animal products with a value of more than 6,543,800 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than 5 years and less than 654.38+ 00 years, and shall also be fined;
Smuggling precious animal products worth more than 200,000 yuan belongs to "especially serious circumstances" and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 or life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Extended data:
According to the standards of jurisdiction and filing of forest and terrestrial wildlife criminal cases of the Ministry of Public Security of the State Forestry Administration, the term of imprisonment of ivory is not determined by weight. If finished products have been made, those with a value of 654.38+10,000 or more are major cases, and those with a value of 200,000 or more are particularly major cases. If the finished product has not been made, it is a particularly serious case involving an ivory.
Illegal acquisition, transportation and sale of precious and endangered wildlife products, in any of the following circumstances, is "serious":
(a) the value of more than one hundred thousand yuan;
(two) illegal profits of more than fifty thousand yuan;
(3) There are other serious circumstances.
Illegal acquisition, transportation and sale of precious and endangered wildlife products, in any of the following circumstances, is "particularly serious":
(a) the value of more than two hundred thousand yuan;
(two) illegal profits of more than one hundred thousand yuan;
(3) There are other particularly serious circumstances.
To sum up, the customs will punish those who illegally import, export or smuggle endangered wild animals and plants and their products prohibited by the state from entering or leaving the country.