SHENZHEN: Apple’s latest handset is supposedly somewhat down in China, that didn’t stop smugglers from trying to sneak at least 400 new iPhone 7s across the border on the first day that they were available.
According to People’s Daily, Shenzhen customs officers caught over 60 people trying to smuggle Apple’s newest smartphone across the border from Hong Kong on Friday, just after the phone was released to the public. Electronic devices, and iPhones especially, have always fetched a higher price in the mainland than in Hong Kong. To limit smuggling, authorities have imposed a strict 1 iPhone per person limit on those crossing the border. Extra iPhones incur a 15% tax.
By 1 p.m. on Friday, the first smuggler of the season had been seized, carrying five smartphones on him. Later in the afternoon, a group of 10 smugglers were caught with 44 iPhone 7s strapped around their waist and ankles.
By 1 p.m. on Friday, the first smuggler of the season had been seized, carrying five smartphones on him. Later in the afternoon, a group of 10 smugglers were caught with 44 iPhone 7s strapped around their waist and ankles.
