Gwangju Main Customs Office Selects Jang Sunho, Customs Administration Officer, as 'Gwangju Customs Person of the Year'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Main Customs Office (Customs Director Jeong Seung-hwan) announced on the 30th that it has selected Jang Soon-ho, Customs Administration Officer at Gwangju Customs, as the ‘Gwangju Customs Person of the Year.’

Officer Jang was recognized for his contribution to establishing fair trade order by conducting a planned investigation into home medical devices such as non-contact thermometers, whose demand surged due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and uncovering Chinese-made thermometers disguised as domestic products (approximately 170,000 units worth about 6 billion KRW).

He also took the lead in protecting the K-Brand by uncovering a company that exploited the Green New Deal policy to disguise low-priced Chinese solar panels as domestic products (approximately 15,000 units worth about 2 billion KRW).

The award ceremony also included the December ‘Top Gwangju Customs Person’ award.

Kang Seok-jin, Customs Administration Officer at Gwangju Customs, who was selected as the ‘Top Gwangju Customs Person,’ was recognized for his contribution to increasing tax revenue by apprehending an importer of a famous luxury brand who evaded customs duties by falsely applying FTA tariff rates, recovering about 5.4 billion KRW.

Jeong Seung-hwan, Director of Gwangju Main Customs Office, praised all employees who quietly and diligently performed their duties during a year more difficult than ever due to COVID-19, and urged them to continue striving to establish a fair external trade order, the fundamental task of customs administration, and to carry out customs administration trusted by the public in the new year.

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