This week, Hong Kong authorities reported having caught the biggest attempt to smuggle electronic hardware into China since 2018. The announcement comes only a few days after.
Facepalm: For the fourth time in three weeks, someone has been caught trying to smuggle electronics into China to exploit sizable price differences and avoid import taxes. The latest case is Hong Kong’s biggest bust in five years, but the perpetrator’s technique was far less imaginative than prior reported attempts.
This week, Hong Kong authorities reported having caught the biggest attempt to smuggle electronic hardware into China since 2018. The announcement comes only a few days after three other unsuccessful attempts to sneak chips into the country from Macau.
A 61-year-old truck driver tried to smuggle HK$30 million (about USD $3.8 million) of electronics through Man Kam To Control Point from Hong Kong into mainland China. Attempts to slip devices like CPUs or smartphones past Chinese customs to dodge duties have become common over the last several years because they’re more expensive in mainland China than in many other countries.
