Large Amount of Used Mobile Phone Parts Found in Foreign Passenger's Luggage in China

TapTechNews August 2nd, according to the disclosure of Customs Release today, when the customs officers of Fuzhou Changle Airport Customs affiliated to Fuzhou Customs were supervising the inbound flight, it was found that the X-ray image of the luggage of a foreign passenger was abnormal.

Upon opening the box for inspection, it was found that there were a large number of used mobile phone cameras, screens and other parts in the luggage of this passenger. After counting and weighing, a total of 35.27 kilograms. Used mobile phone parts belong to foreign garbage, which is an inbound item strictly prohibited in China.

TapTechNews learned that China prohibits the import of foreign garbage in any way. Those who import foreign garbage will be held legally responsible according to the relevant provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Pollution to the Environment. If it constitutes a crime, criminal liability will be investigated according to law.

For the term foreign garbage, everyone is not unfamiliar. It usually refers to imported solid waste, and sometimes specifically refers to the import of solid waste that is prohibited from being imported by the state by means of smuggling,夹带, etc., or the import of solid waste that is restricted from being imported without permission.

On November 24, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the General Administration of Customs issued the Announcement on Matters Concerning the Complete Prohibition of the Import of Solid Waste, clearly requiring that as of January 1, 2021, the import of solid waste in any way be prohibited, and the dumping, stacking, and disposal of solid waste outside China's territory be prohibited from entering the country.