​Hong Kong Customs on June 12 seized large batches of suspected smuggled goods, with an estimated market value of about $16 million, at the Tuen Mun River Trade Terminal Customs Cargo Examination Compound.
      
     Through risk assessment, Customs on that day inspected a 40-foot container, declared as carrying holiday decorations, arriving in Hong Kong from the Mainland. After inspection, Customs officers found large batches of suspected smuggled goods, including 82 000 alternative smoking products, small electrical appliances, toys, plastic parts and metal accessories.
      
     An investigation is ongoing. The likelihood of arrests is not ruled out.
      
     Being a government department primarily responsible for tackling smuggling activities, Customs has long been combating various smuggling activities at the forefront. Customs will keep up its enforcement action and continue to fiercely combat smuggling activities through proactive risk management and intelligence-based enforcement strategies, and carry out targeted anti-smuggling operations at suitable times to disrupt relevant crimes.
      
     Smuggling is a serious offence. Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years. Any person who imports alternative smoking products into Hong Kong also commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.
      
     Members of the public may report any suspected smuggling activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Ends/Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:25

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