Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement on Friday that its officers seized 17.7 tonnes of frozen beef and 5.530 tonnes of frozen chicken feet at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) on November 15.
According to the statement, on that day, customs officers inspecting a cross-border goods vehicle at the cross-delta bridge Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) Inbound Cargo Inspection Zone discovered that a shipment declared as “Random Copolymer Polypropylene (PP-R) Pipe Fittings” was undeclared and mis – declared frozen goods, consisting of around 10.7 tonnes of frozen beef and about 930 kilograms of frozen chicken feet.
The statement also said that at almost the same time, customs officers, inspecting another inbound shipment declared as “Drain Ball Valves”, discovered a similar case of false declaration and concealment. In this case, the inspection led to the seizure of approximately seven tonnes of frozen beef and 4.6 tonnes of frozen chicken feet, the statement said.
According to the statement, neither driver transporting the batches of the seized frozen products was able to provide proof of legal origin or the relevant inspection and quarantine certificates.
In the statement, Gongbei Customs reminded the public that according to relevant regulations, evading customs supervision by hiding and taking goods subject to customs duties into the mainland constitutes smuggling. If the circumstances are severe enough to constitute a crime, criminal liability will be pursued.
These two handout photos provided by Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs on Friday show frozen beef and chicken feet seized by its officers at the HZMB Zhuhai checkpoint on November 15.
