breaking the law.
parallel imports refer to products sold in a country or region without the sales agent designated by the original manufacturer. Parallel imports are not fakes. The origin of the word "parallel imports" is because in order to avoid customs duties and other reasons, early smugglers sealed the goods shipped from abroad in plastic bags and put them into the agreed shallow sea, and then took the goods from the land by boat to the place. Therefore, it is generally referred to as smuggled goods and products sold through abnormal channels.
If parallel imports refer to smuggled goods, you should be convicted of smuggling if you buy them directly from smugglers. If it is not the first-hand purchase, then if there are no other circumstances, it is a general violation of the law. If the sold parallel imports infringe others' copyright, trademark right, patent right or other proprietary technology items, and reach a certain amount, it may also be classified as other crimes or illegal acts.
the crime of smuggling refers to an act that an individual or unit intentionally violates customs laws and regulations, evades customs supervision, transports contraband through various means, or evades customs duties, and the circumstances are serious. The specific charges are: the crime of smuggling weapons and ammunition; Crime of smuggling nuclear materials; Crime of smuggling counterfeit money; Crime of smuggling cultural relics; Crime of smuggling precious metals; Crime of smuggling precious animals and precious animal products; Crime of smuggling rare plants and rare plant products; Crime of smuggling obscene articles; Crime of smuggling ordinary goods and articles; Crime of smuggling solid waste.
According to Article 27 and Article 28 of the Eighth Amendment to the Criminal Law: Article 153 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, or who has been given two administrative punishments for smuggling within one year and then smuggles, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or
(2) whoever smuggles goods or articles and evades the payable tax is huge or has other serious circumstances shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 1 years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the payable tax.
(3) Whoever smuggles goods or articles and evades the tax payable is especially huge or has other especially serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 1 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 of property.