300,000 shipments from China were detained
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Recently, a batch of transshipment goods were seized by local customs officers after arriving at Port Klang, Malaysia.
According to reports, the shipment came from China and its destination was Singapore.
The reason for the seizure was that when the customs opened the counter to inspect, it was found that the goods were completely inconsistent with the declaration, and there were hundreds of thousands of smuggled electronic cigarettes hidden!
According to the customs staff at Port Klang, when conducting regular inspections of the transfer goods on the batch of transshipped goods, obvious abnormalities were first discovered - some packaging boxes marked as "furniture" were additionally wrapped with green polyethylene (PE) plastic bags. This special packaging method is a common disguise method used by criminal gangs when the customs department seized e-cigarette smuggling cases many times. This detail immediately aroused the high vigilance of the inspectors.
After further inspection, the customs personnel finally confirmed the speculation: In the box declared as furniture, there were a large number of electronic cigarette products labeled as "SALTHUB", totaling about 300,000 pieces.
It is understood that the "SALTHUB" brand has a high degree of circulation in the Singapore e-cigarette market and is currently promoted on multiple local online platforms and social channels such as Telegram. Searching through the trademark query system found that there are 6 trademarks of the same name registered under the name, of which 4 are classified as category 34 "tobacco tobacco" category, but as of now, there is no direct evidence that the electronic cigarette seized this time is related to the registered trademarks.
It is worth noting that at present, it seems that more and more smuggled e-cigarettes are beginning to use Port Klang and transport them to Southeast Asian countries.
As early as May this year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned in a report that criminal groups were using Malaysia as a new channel for smuggling drugs and e-cigarettes to Southeast Asia.
"The criminal group avoided Thailand's land routes and increasingly turned to sea and was shipped directly to Port Klang," the report said.
Faced with this trend, Port Klang Customs has continued to increase inspection and law enforcement efforts, but the concealment of smuggling activities still poses challenges to supervision. Taking this case as an example, after seizing the goods, the customs department immediately investigated the transporter and the consignee involved, but found that the "transportation company" registered in the relevant information had no valid contact number or official website, and was a typical "empty shell subject". The further investigation work was temporarily deadlocked.
At present, Port Klang Customs has sealed 300,000 e-cigarettes seized, and the case is entering a further investigation stage. This incident also reminds again that the cross-border logistics industry must alwaysTake “compliance” as the core guidelineAny attempt to evade supervision by concealing reports or disguising them will eventually face severe punishment from the law.
