China Guomen Times: False report of 'steel wire' is actually a string. Ningbo Airport Customs has discovered a smuggling case

Recently, customs officers at Ningbo Airport under Ningbo Customs conducted routine inspections on a package declared as "steel wire" and found that the package's characteristics did not match the declared product name. After unpacking and inspection, it was found that the package actually contained a batch of high-end strings. Subsequently, this smuggling clue was handed over to the Ningbo Customs Anti Smuggling Bureau for processing.
The Ningbo Customs Anti Smuggling Bureau immediately conducted in-depth analysis and meticulous investigation, and found that the actual recipient of the package had a large number of similar delivery records. A criminal gang that smuggled musical instrument accessories into the country through false product names and low prices gradually emerged.
After further investigation, the gang falsely reported high priced goods such as strings, rosin, and piano codes as ordinary goods with lower prices such as "steel wire", "PC plastic pellets", and "industrial wood chips", and smuggled them into the country for profit. The involved goods cover multiple internationally renowned brands such as THOMASTIK from Austria, PIRASTRO from Germany, and CECILIA from the United States, with a total of over 300000 items and a value of approximately 55 million yuan.
It is reported that the market price of each box of strings usually ranges from 200 yuan to 1000 yuan, and one express package can ship about 50 boxes, with an actual value of over 10000 yuan. When smuggling gangs declare under the name of "steel wire", the declared price is only a few hundred yuan, which belongs to the evasion of payable taxes by quoting a low price.  
At present, the case has been transferred to the People's Procuratorate of Ningbo City for examination and prosecution.
(Correspondent Dong Nan of this newspaper)
　　   
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Although the strings are thin, they involve a fair market order. Smuggling activities that obtain price advantages through improper means not only disrupt the industry ecology, but also cause losses to law-abiding businesses. The resolution of this case is not only a precise crackdown on smuggling crimes, but also a vivid demonstration that only by competing under the "standards" of legality and compliance can the market environment be clear and the "music" of the industry be heard and spread far.