Korea Customs Service Cracks Down on Illegal Imports During Family Month... 111.7 Billion Won Worth Seized

'Counterfeit Brawl Stars figures' included in the seized items from illegal import crackdown. Provided by Korea Customs Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] During the crackdown on illegal imports around Family Month, goods worth 111.7 billion KRW were seized.

The Korea Customs Service announced on the 19th that it conducted a "Special Crackdown on Imported Gift Items" for six weeks starting April 20, uncovering a total of 79 cases of illegal imported goods.

A total of 117 people were caught during the crackdown, among whom importer and distributor Mr. A was arrested on charges of violating the Customs Act. Additionally, the Korea Customs Service explained that 44 others have been reported to the prosecution without detention.

The seized items included counterfeit fashion products such as clothing and shoes worth 96.9 billion KRW, children's products such as defective toys and game consoles worth 9.6 billion KRW, filial piety products such as medical devices and health supplements worth 4.1 billion KRW, and illegally imported food products without safety verification worth 1.1 billion KRW, in descending order of scale.

The types of violations mainly consisted of intellectual property rights infringement (814 billion KRW) involving domestic and foreign trademark counterfeiting, smuggling through non-declaration or false declaration to customs (19.6 billion KRW), illegal import evading import requirements such as safety certification (5.4 billion KRW), customs evasion by underreporting import prices (3.8 billion KRW), illegal import of food products with potential health hazards (1.1 billion KRW), and disguising low-priced imported goods as domestic products (400 million KRW).

Meanwhile, the Korea Customs Service considers illegal import activities exploiting customs support measures such as expedited clearance for economic revitalization to be a significant issue that threatens border security and public health, and plans to conduct an additional special crackdown timed for the summer vacation season.

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