Travelers coming into Shenzhen are reminded by customs to declare if they are carrying the new iPad with them. Even if travelers are using the tablet computer for personal use, they are still taxable since it’s one of the twenty items under the national law that is taxable if brought in by incoming travelers. The [...]
In a rush to try to finish their shopping for gifts for Christmas and the Spring Festival, more than 450,000 travelers flocked across the borders at Louhu, Huanggang, Futian and Shenzhen checkpoints this past Saturday. 100,000 people jammed the Louhu Checkpoints as they crossed the border to Hong Kong and had to endure two to [...]
Passengers of Metro line 1 will have their baggage checked by police starting today. Passengers and their baggage are required to pass through scanners, and police will start similar checks in the other lines in the next couple of months. Shenzhen police say that the security checks were necessary to ensure the safety of the [...]
Shenzhen custom has put the value of 200 million Yuan ( $ 30 million ) for the diamonds smuggled by a cross-border smuggling ring January last year, wherein 28 suspects are arrested including 22 Indians and 3 Hong Kong people. The custom department said that the said diamonds has to be charge of more than [...]
A new departure hall have been opened on the second floor of the Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint inspection terminal. The departure hall holds 26 inspection lanes and three of these are e-lanes. As of yesterday 30,000 traveling passengers and tourists have already passed through the new departure hall. Inbound and outbound travelers used to go through [...]
4.8 million people is expected to cross the Hong Kong Shenzhen border during the coming National Day holidays starting tomorrow till October 8. In a news release by the Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection that an average of 530,000 visitors cross the border. Shenzhen residents bearing multi entry permits can apply [...]
Like most foreigners living in Shenzhen, you probably go to Hong Kong at least every so often. I personally go several times per month and I know many people who go almost every day. If you have a Hong Kong resident permit, you can skip this article, as you can already cut the tourist lines. [...]
All Metro lines in Shenzhen will have luggage scanners by the end of the year in preparation for the Universiade games. A trial scanner have been installed in Huaqiangbei Station this is to try out the scanners and security checks in view of heavy passenger traffic plus restricted spaces. This luggage scanners are the same [...]
Shenzhen customs broke up a smuggling ring alleged to smuggle 20,000 tons of red oil worth a least 100 million yuan since 2007. Customs say the ring have already evade at least 30 million worth of taxes. Red oil, also known as marked oil is used only in Hong Kong and Macau. It is a [...]
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