2023-06-29 09:03:00
When traveling, passengers should pay attention to the restrictions on entry and exit items. Recently, a mainland netizen posted on Xiaohongshu that he bought a pack of cigarettes in Macau and was intercepted by the customs when he entered Hong Kong. He claimed that he possessed more cigarettes than the duty-free allowance and failed to make a declaration. He was eventually fined 4,267.9 yuan.
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A few days ago, the male incident was in Xiaohongshupostreferring to the “Gambling King Tobacco” promoted by the tour guide in Macau earlier, seeing everyone rushing to buy it, I also bought one, intending to give it to my father, “Stupidly put it in the suitcase and entered Hong Kong, and was detained directly” , he was interrogated by customs officers for 2 hours, and finally received a fine receipt of 4,267.9 yuan, which made him sigh bitterly:
After paying the fine, I don’t have enough money in my pocket to eat in Hong Kong.
As can be seen in the photo shared by the host, the ticket states that he has violated Section 17(6) of the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap. made a declaration, or made a false or incomplete declaration”.
▲ The victim was fined 4,267.9 yuan. (Little Red Book picture)
The victim added in a message. At that time, he told the customs officers that he would leave Hong Kong the next day, and he might take the cigarettes out of the customs to ensure that they were not smuggled. “. However, he pointed out that the staff had been comforting him at that time, telling him not to be nervous, and said that apart from being fined, the experience in Hong Kong was very good.
According to the information on the website of Hong Kong Customs, any passenger who has reached the age of 18 can carry 19 cigarettes; or 1 cigar; or 25 grams of other manufactured tobacco into Hong Kong for his own use without duty. If more than 1 cigar, then The total weight does not exceed 25 grams. Inbound travelers who fail to declare to customs officers, or make false or incomplete declarations of dutiable goods in their possession exceeding the duty-free allowance, may be prosecuted.
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