A wine importer in China has been handed a one-year-and-three-month sentence and a hefty fine of RMB 550,000 (US $86,460) for wine smuggling, taking advantage of cross-border e-commerce platforms that more than halved wine taxes. Read More
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A wine merchant in Shenzhen bordering Hong Kong has been handed a two-year sentence and a fine of RMB 3 million (US$419,670) for profiteering from tariff-free cross-border wines imported through e-commerce platforms, and illegally selling them for higher profits. Read More