1. What are the prohibited items in the customs?
List of articles prohibited from entering China Customs
Simply put, it is goods that are prohibited from being transported domestically and internationally. For example, flammable, explosive, toxic and corrosive, strong acid-base radioactive substances, toxic psychotropic drugs, reactionary newspapers and books, etc. , are illegal.
All kinds of weapons, ammunition and explosives; For example, all chemical products such as detonators, gunpowder, firecrackers, gasoline, alcohol, kerosene, tung oil, raw lacquer, matches, pesticides, etc. listed in the Handbook of Safe and Practical Technologies for Hazardous Chemicals published by Chemical Industry Press;
All kinds of counterfeit money and forged securities;
Anything harmful to China's politics, economy, culture and morality;
All kinds of potent poisons;
Opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana and other addictive narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
Animals, plants and their products with dangerous germs, pests and other organisms;
Foods, medicines and other articles that are harmful to human and animal health, come from epidemic areas and can spread diseases;
Renminbi: Except in accordance with the monetary agreement, the total exchange between RMB and foreign exchange shall be handled in accordance with relevant regulations;
Knives, such as fruit knives, razors and scissors (with metal tips and blades longer than 4 inches);
Animal carcasses and specimens;
Fruit and eggplant, pepper, tomato;
Eggs, hides, bristles, hoof bones and horns, and meat (raw meat, sausage, ham, bacon, etc. );
Blood and its blood products;
Animal aquatic products, milk and dairy products, animal blood and its products;
Soil;
Note: (including) all kinds of weapons, simulated weapons, ammunition and explosives; Counterfeiting currency and securities; Printed matter, film, photos, records, films, audio tapes, CDs, computer storage media and other articles harmful to China's politics, economy and culture; All kinds of potent poisons; Opium, morphine, heroin, marijuana and other addictive narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; Animals and plants with dangerous germs, pests and other harmful organisms and their products; Foods, medicines and other articles that are harmful to human and animal health, come from epidemic areas and spread other diseases.
Second, what will happen if contraband is found?
First of all, we should know that there are two ways of customs inspection:
△ Single ticket inspection and whole cabinet inspection
The whole cabinet inspection will only check whether there is contraband. Usually x-rays. Single ticket inspection is what we often call "spot check", which will check the value of the package and whether there are contraband.
Full-case inspection is not taxed, and single-ticket inspection judges whether to levy taxes according to the value of goods.
What will happen if contraband is found?
Seizure and confiscation, seizure and confiscation of all prohibited items;
If it is only a simple seizure rather than a real confiscation, this situation may be controversial in price, so it can be released as long as a certain deposit is paid.
Fine, depending on the seriousness of the fine;
If it does violate the relevant regulations, then these things will be confiscated, and not only that, but also a corresponding fine may be paid as a prohibitive punishment.
If the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility will be investigated;
These five behaviors will affect the integrity record:
1, bringing or mailing prohibited articles into China for more than two times within one year and being seized according to law;
2. Deliberately concealing, falsely reporting or concealing prohibited items and being detained according to law;
3. Refusing to accept the quarantine decision by violence or threat, or refusing or obstructing the inspection and quarantine institution to implement quarantine law enforcement according to law;
4. Stealing, robbing, damaging or scattering animals and plants and their products intercepted by the quarantine organ;
5, according to the relevant laws and regulations should be investigated for criminal responsibility.
This means that once you are punished for the above five behaviors, your personal information will be affected, including housing loans, points settlement, license plate auction and so on.
What items are easy to be spot-checked by the customs?
One of the customs principles is not to check the goods within the scope of "self-use", that is, if the customs considers your goods to be personal and private, it will generally not conduct spot checks, and only if your goods are "suspicious" will conduct spot checks.
What kind of goods will be considered suspicious?
Embargoed articles: If your articles are mixed with contraband, they will definitely be inspected, detained and even punished;
Sensitive commodities: There is a high probability that sensitive commodities will be spot-checked, especially if the quantity and value exceed "reasonable self-use".
Under what circumstances will the goods be seized?
1. contraband: if contraband is found, all tickets will be detained.
2. Declaration: the declared value is quite different from the customs valuation, and the declared product name is inconsistent or different from the actual product name. If the quantity and value of the goods exceed the threshold, you need to pay customs duties first.
3. Certification materials: No certification materials are provided for the products that need certification.
4. Packaging problem: the packaging is irregular, damaged or worn, and the information cannot be confirmed.
5. Nothing or the origin and brand model do not match, which is an infringing product or contraband.
6. The goods do not meet the relevant provisions on the import of goods in the transit destination country.
So, what if the goods are detained?
Once the contraband is detained by the customs, it is basically impossible to get it back. Don't take any chances!
Sensitive goods should be handled according to specific reasons. If the quantity and value are beyond the scope of "reasonable personal use", you can try to contact the local customs to explain the purpose of the goods, provide relevant information and ask the customs to release them.
If there is any problem with the declaration, you can declare it to the customs again.
How to avoid being detained?
Know the precautions and risks of goods in international logistics in advance, and know whether the goods you want to send meet the requirements in the destination country.
Declare truthfully, don't take chances.
Avoid too many items of a single category, generally not exceeding 10 and the value not exceeding 1000 yuan. In short, if you want to send a lot of things beyond the scope of "reasonable personal use", the probability of being randomly selected will greatly increase. If it is randomly selected, please think about how to explain and prove the materials to the customs in advance.
The packing information sheet clearly states the material, purpose, composition and name of the goods, as well as the quantity and value.
The above is about the introduction and handling of customs contraband, I hope it will help you ~