The "Star Card" is a card printed with stars of ball sports such as basketball, baseball, and football, which was used as a cigarette giveaway in the early days and gradually developed into a collectible. In recent years, with the continuous heating up of the domestic "star card" market, the "star card" transaction has grown rapidly in the e-commerce live broadcast platform and trading platform.
Recently, the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Tianjin Customs organized a special operation to crack down on the smuggling of "star cards", and successfully cracked a series of smuggling cases of "star cards", with a total of 24 criminal cases, with a value of 380 million yuan, and 28 criminal suspects arrested.
The Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Tianjin Customs found that the criminal suspect falsely reported the "star card" as advertising and propaganda materials through the delivery channel, and smuggled the criminal suspect into the country from multiple ports by means of concealing his luggage through the travel inspection channel.
According to the laws of the mainland, smuggling imported "star cards" by falsely reporting the name of the product, underreporting the price or failing to report it is suspected of "smuggling ordinary goods". At present, a series of cases are under further investigation.
Purchasing "Star Cards" from Overseas
What should I look out for?
"Star Card" is a collectible trading card with sports star IP as the core, and the special card will be accompanied by athlete experience and competition data, and has evolved into a variety of sub-categories such as rookie cards and signature cards. With the increasing value of the "star card", it is becoming more and more collectible and investment. What should merchants and individuals pay attention to if they need to buy "Star Cards" from overseas?
According to insiders, the "star card" has developed into a niche collectible with the nature of a blind box, and according to the statistics of investment institutions, its return on investment is significantly higher than that of most ordinary investment products on the market. The market price of "star cards" is greatly affected by the influence of stars, the number of issuances, and the scarcity, and the "star cards" of Ronaldo and Messi have been auctioned at sky-high prices of millions of yuan in the secondary market.
Customs Advice:
For domestic card merchants who import "star cards" from abroad, they must truthfully declare the category and value of the cards to the customs, and go through the import customs clearance procedures normally.
For domestic card fans, when buying "star cards", they must also choose platforms and merchants that import "star cards" through formal channels to protect their legitimate rights and interests.
In addition, as a new niche collectible, the market has not yet been regulated, and there is capital speculation, resulting in large fluctuations in card prices. Card lovers should buy within their means and invest prudently.
Source: People's Public Security Daily, CCTV News