Qingdao Customs cracked the case of smuggling cosmetics
Qingdao Customs recently seized a case of smuggling imported Korean cosmetics and used electronic products, involving about 4.5 tons of goods, with an estimated value of more than 1 million yuan. Xinhua news agency, Jinan, December 21 (reporter Shaokun) reporter learned from Qingdao Customs on December 21 that Qingdao Customs recently seized a case of smuggling imported Korean cosmetics and old electronic products, involving about 4.5 tons of goods, with an estimated value of more than 1 million yuan. Before that, Qingdao Customs carried out non-destructive detection of Inbound Goods through large-scale container inspection equipment. After the intelligent drawing review and manual analysis by the customs, it was found that some Korean container goods entering from Weihai port in Shandong were suspected of smuggling. In response to the above clues, Qingdao Customs supervision and risk departments carried out joint analysis and judgment, and found that a company imported Korean clothing, laundry detergent, packaging boxes, etc. from Weihai port, with a wide variety of goods, relatively low value, there is a greater risk of smuggling. After that, Qingdao Customs inspected the company's imported goods through mobile inspection. After thorough inspection, it was found that the imported containers were suspected of smuggling about 4.5 tons of imported Korean cosmetics, used electronic products, medical devices, health products, clothing and other goods, including about 4000 pieces of cosmetics such as hyaluronic acid, cosmetics, hair dye, etc. The case is under further investigation.
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