China Customs Seizes 4 Units of Vision Pro Headsets at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge for Illegal Carrying into the Country

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(XR Navigation Network February 23, 2024) According to the micro-signal of the General Administration of Customs of China"Customs release"Recently, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Customs under Gongbei Customs seized a case in which a driver of a Hong Kong single-license-plate vehicle violated the regulations on carryingappleVisionPro头显进境案。其中，海关人员共查获4台苹果Vision ProThe total market value of the products is more than RMB 100,000 yuan.

At around 16:00 on February 18, a Hong Kong single-plate bus drove into the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Zhuhai Highway Port Entry Corridor, and the on-site Customs officers found that the baggage of the bus was abnormal during the inspection. Subsequently, customs officers seized four Apple Vision Pros with a total market value of more than 100,000 RMB from the vehicle.

Apple's new Vision Pro initially went on sale within the United States on February 2, with a price tag starting at $3,499 USD. However, it should be noted that the device has not yet officially landed in mainland China. For consumers interested in getting their hands on the device, channels such as Jingdong International currently offer legal and compliant methods of purchase.

It is important to know that it is permissible for individuals to purchase electronic products outside the country. Those who bring electronic products into the country in the form of personal belongings should limit themselves to self-use and reasonable quantities, and be subject to customs supervision. Individuals who carry electronic products in quantities not exceeding a reasonable range and report them are not considered to be smuggling, but those exceeding a reasonable range are considered to be smuggling.

According to the provisions of the Customs Law, "smuggling of electronic products" refers to the act of transporting, carrying or mailing electronic products into or out of the country in violation of the Customs Law and relevant laws and administrative regulations, evading customs supervision, and evading the tax payable.

Article 153 of the Criminal Law and relevant judicial interpretations stipulate that smuggling electronic products with tax evasion amount of more than 100,000 yuan for individuals and more than 200,000 yuan for units, or smuggling again after having been given two administrative penalties for smuggling in one year, constitutes the crime of smuggling ordinary goods, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention at the minimum, and fined not less than double and not more than five times of the amount of tax evaded; and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment at the maximum. life imprisonment, and a fine of not less than double and not more than five times the amount of tax evaded.

According to article 82 of the Customs Law, if the smuggling of electronic products does not yet constitute a crime, the Customs shall confiscate the smuggled goods and articles and the illegal proceeds, and may impose a fine; goods and articles specifically or repeatedly used as a cover for smuggling, and means of transportation specifically or repeatedly used for smuggling shall be confiscated, and special equipment for hiding smuggled goods and articles shall be ordered to be dismantled or confiscated.