BEIJING: 53 luxury goods, bearing the trademark labels LV, PRADA, and GUCCI, were seized from the luggage of a Chinese male passenger who did not make customs declaration after arriving at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on Xiamen Airlines’ Amsterdam-Xiamen flight MF812.
Xiamen Gaoqi Airport Customs seized a total of 88 luxury goods including handbags, wallets, leather belts and shoes in two separate cases on August 8 and August 10, customs officials said.
53 luxury goods, bearing the trademark labels LV, PRADA, and GUCCI, were seized from the luggage of a Chinese male passenger who did not make customs declaration after arriving at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on Xiamen Airlines’ Amsterdam-Xiamen flight MF812 on August 8.
A similar case happened on August 10, when customs officials seized 35 luxury goods from the luggage of a Chinese male passenger who flew to Xiamen on KLM’s Amsterdam-Xiamen flight KL883. The passenger too did not make customs declaration.
A customs declaration is required for inbound passengers carrying belongings with a value of more than RMB 5,000 or RMB 20,000 cash into Xiamen, according to Xiamen Customs.
According to Xiamen Customs, all luggage and articles carried by inbound and outbound passengers are required to go through customs inspection.
