Origin discovered rare source of smuggling cases

' Network ' pass book ' orders , logistics documents without leaving employment middleman pick , underground banking payment ...... "After nearly a year of investigation monitoring, Baotou customs branch departments recently cracked a total weight together more than 130 tons , and the total value involved in tax evasion of more than 1400 million rare earth smuggling cases . The customs authorities in the detection of the source of origin of major smuggling of rare earth products in the country for the first time .

As profiteering , smuggling of rare earths " Shuoshu " By drilling policy loopholes in the product names and product names are classified on the issue, in order to export traits similar product names and other means to avoid regulation . In this regard, experts pointed out that resource development should be at the source of the good relations and formulate implementation of the " rare Management Regulations" and "rare earth production and operation qualification management approach" , and further optimize the rare earth export quota management system.

Origin of rare earth smuggling cases first break

Compared to foreign trade port in Shenzhen and other cases detected in the detection of the source of origin of rare earth smuggling case was the first one case , involving rare earth weighs 130 tons .

Rare as the " Industrial MSG " , " mother" of the new material , widely used in military and civilian high-tech field of optical, electronic information, new materials , aerospace, machinery manufacturing, new energy , nuclear industry , is valuable strategic resource. In recent years , the international market supply, and other factors driving big difference at home and abroad , the sight on the smugglers of rare earth products.

Last August 17 , Baotou customs branch to obtain information , Baotou City, a private manufacturer of rare earth materials suspected route through Nanning, Guangxi Pingxiang, Dongxing District Housing Nang City and other places , the illegal sale of rare earth to Vietnamese enterprises .

Baotou Customs anti-smuggling bureau chief胡晨云accept the " Economic Information Daily ( microblogging ) ," told reporters that , in accordance with the provisions of China's rare earth products only through designated ports and other export port Hohhot , all ports in Guangxi 's not within the specified range of ports . Therefore, if the case, belongs to the rare earth smuggling .

After obtaining clues , Hohhot and Baotou Customs Bureau Customs Bureau attaches great importance to build more than 20 anti-smuggling police officers formed a task force . By monitoring the investigation , quickly locked the companies involved .

"At first, we did not know how the people smuggling rare shipped out , with the help of public security departments , we monitored before and after nearly a year , only to find out the context, to obtain crucial evidence . " Qu Feng Baotou customs branch office director said.

Last September 2 , Baotou customs branch and obtain information : operating Minister Baotou this enterprise Wang Xiang Bayannao'er ordered a batch of rare earth rare earth enterprises , plans sent to Guangxi . Subsequently, the Customs Bureau in Hohhot , Baotou , Baotou customs branch joint public security departments , with the help of Nanning Customs, process monitoring and recording of batch loading of rare earth products shipped from the manufacturer to Pingxiang City , and from then Pingxiang port Walled smuggled out of the process , which employed KAD trading company in Vietnam in Guangxi local personnel involved in smuggling .

It is through this action, the customs authorities to master the most direct evidence to prove the companies involved to engage in smuggling , to solve the case provides a solid chain of evidence .

Survey shows that from December 2011 , this private enterprises in Baotou foresaw the case of Vietnam KAD company want to buy rare earth products smuggled out of the country , still do not issue VAT invoice prices reached a sale and purchase agreement with the latter , has the six batches of 130 tons of rare earth products illegally sold to KAD company , which has 20 tons of cerium carbonate , lanthanum , cerium mixed rare earth more than 110 tons .

Baotou Customs anti-smuggling bureau chief Hu Chenyun say "before the domestic rare earth smuggling case , all foreign trade port in Shenzhen detected in the detection of the source of origin of rare earth smuggling cases this is the first example, and also the first Hohhot customs territory seized from the use of freight channels major smuggling of rare earth . "

Elaborate disguise to escape regulatory

To avoid regulation , the smugglers indeed scheming , very deceptive practices , trade in and never signed a paper contract documents and even cargo warehousing, storage and other sectors are also not retained .

Network " pass book " ordering, logistics documents without leaving employment middleman pick , underground banking payment ...... Baotou Customs anti-smuggling bureau chief Hu Chenyun said: "In order to avoid regulation , smugglers taken many measures a cover , tactics very deceptive . "

Survey shows that , in this case the buyer is a company engaged in the Vietnam KAD turn Hong Kong trading company. As the well-known China's rare earth export policy, so buyers and sellers trading in a strong psychological vigilance when taking many covert action.

" When the two companies entering into a transaction negotiations, the legal risk for a more thorough consideration . " Qu Feng on " Economic Information Daily " reporters, for example , the parties selected delivery in Guangxi , but also to the time of payment remittances from Baotou account Guangxi , giving the visual impression is engaged in domestic trading activities , the actual is a cover for the smuggling.

In addition , the two companies during the course of trade , were carried out by email to negotiate , never signed a paper contract ; domestic company located Bayannao'er businesses to purchase rare earth products, but also by telephone to oral agreement manner, even documents cargo warehousing, storage , transportation and other sectors as well as domestic also not retained in order to conceal their illegal activities.

" We repeatedly in Baotou and Guangxi Nanning, Pingxiang City , the port city of Dongxing City Housing verification of evidence , etc. , or a little kick their camouflage ," Qu Feng said.

For this case , the police officers handling the case of a breakthrough on the person in charge of domestic sales of the company Wang, who , according to Wang explained the situation , the task force has been verified , to get a six batches of rare earth products have entered the territory of Vietnam documentary evidence material .

Furthermore , Baotou customs branch intercepted emails sent by both parties shows that the company 's domestic sales department Wang has worked twice email sent to offshore companies to discuss business liaison "Miss Nguyen ," and " to combat the smuggling of rare earth in China is very strict " requirements" Miss Nguyen " contracts and other relevant documents will be destroyed and sealed to prevent the emergence of the relevant information about the company . Qu Feng believes that this is sufficient to prove the existence of a domestic company personnel apparent criminal intent .

Smuggling "service" had become climate

Around the smuggling chain, various ancillary " services " had become the climate , and to smugglers to act as " cowboys " has become a local livelihoods .

Qu Feng told reporters , per transaction , this enterprise by the Baotou Rare Earth products and is responsible for providing transportation to Nanning, Guangxi , Pingxiang, Dongxing District Housing Nang City and other places , then the responsibility of the employed KAD local trading company in Guangxi the rare smuggled out .

Investigation and monitoring data obtained show that some of these locals responsible for receiving goods in Guangxi , some for cargo , and some provide warehousing services , some responsible for providing vehicles and remittance services to each other all of the dry , although not form gangs but when providing services clear division of labor , convergence close , and a variety of services quite well .

" At the hearing , these people say just took other people's money, help people work, most do not know is what smuggled goods , not asking, but the efficiency is very high, after receiving the goods , usually a day or two transported abroad. " Qu Feng said.

Each transaction the purchaser shall sites are selected to play in Guangxi Province. In addition, each KAD trading company personnel not directly come out play money , but hired a Vietnamese money to fight on behalf of underground banks Pingxiang, Guangxi and other places , and then by the latter employed underground banks to remit Baotou to account .

The same considerations for escape regulation , Baotou Rare Earth materials , this company offers to the buyer 's receiving account is a personal account of social workers , not corporate special account of its everyday use.

Monitoring the customs department showed above employment in Guangxi smuggling of rare earth locals, not many get rewards every time . For example outbound cargo tricycle pull , once asking price was 200 yuan to 300 yuan per month , ran a small business with a legitimate asking price is almost standard . Underground banking remittance agents , each ranging from several hundred thousand dollars to more than a hundred million yuan, but the agency received only 50 yuan service fee .

"They did not feel engaged in illegal activities , did not feel at risk , which shows in some border areas , local people involved in smuggling activities have formed a kind of atmosphere. " Qu Feng said.

Of smuggling tricks

By temptation , some criminals willing to take risks using various methods of rare earth smuggling , customs and other departments to increase the difficulty of regulation .

In addition to the customs authorities cracked Hohhot and Baotou rare earth smuggling cases from this , in recent years , Qingdao, Nanning and Shenzhen Customs also detected a lot of rare earth smuggling cases , and more cases in which case the value of 1 billion yuan , showing rare earths smuggling is rampant .

Secretary-General of China Rare Earth Industry Association马荣璋accept the " Economic Information Daily " reporters , said that in recent years , rare earth smuggling is rampant , for example, from 2006 to 2008 foreign customs statistics, imports from China Rare Earth , than the Chinese customs statistics exports were 35% higher , 59% and 36% , in 2011 it is 1.2 times higher .

Qu Feng said that the subject of electronic information , new energy and other industries led in recent years, the increasing global demand for rare earth products , due to China to strengthen supervision of the rare earth industry , some companies and people affected by temptation , began to take the risk of smuggling rare earths. " In the present case , for example, to get the goods after Vietnam KAD company also resale to countries and regions make the difference , the information we have obtained show that its profit margin above 50% ! "

" Since 2009 , China's annual export quotas reduced from more than 50,000 tons to over 30,000 tons , while global consumption of rare earths , but in growth, but not rare scarce foreign phenomenon , indicating the existence of legitimate overseas rare earth supply outside of channels, but also supply a large scale . " Baotou Rare Earth , a company official said , with the export volume of China's rare earth and rare earth minerals abroad , rare earth consumption estimates in recent years , the annual export and smuggling of rare earth disguised expected around 20,000 tons to 30,000 tons .

In recent years , China's efforts to combat customs smuggling of rare earth is increasing. According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , the only country in 2012 on smuggling cases uncovered 14 cases , the confiscation of 2,603 ​​tons of rare earth products , case value of 440 million yuan . This year on August 15 to November 15 , the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , Ministry of Land , Customs Department, eight departments have jointly implemented a new round of combat illegal production and sale of rare earth special action .

It is worth noting that, due to the characteristics of the rare earth is many kinds of small, high-value , which measures taken to smugglers to evade regulation provides a convenient, but also to the supervision of the customs and other departments to increase the difficulty . Insiders told reporters, smuggling of rare earths present in the following ways :

First, make a fuss on the product names . For example, the high content of rare earth products for the low levels of product returns , the containing lanthanum, cerium , praseodymium , neodymium, nickel hydrogen storage alloy powder into a false negative alloy powder or alloy nickel powder , or to export iron alloy , mailing samples and other items to escape regulation.

The second is an issue in terms of policy loopholes. Some foreign companies in the domestic rare earth deep processing products often contain excess of rare earth elements, will be in a foreign country and then extracting rare earth deep processing products export of rare earth elements , in order to evade controls. There are also a lot of foreign buying in the local raw materials and rare earth metals, simple processing after shipped to foreign countries, such as rare earth permanent magnet material has six production processes , some foreign investors only put several processes before processing products shipped abroad for further processing or hoarding.

Three traits similar product names are exported . There are 17 kinds of rare earth elements , product names many different colors , there are more difficult to identify and examine issues such as the Shanghai Customs impossible plus each batch will be seized , and some products are also exempt , resulting in a lot of loopholes.

Fourth, commodity classification fuss . At present, China can produce more than 400 kinds , thousands of specifications of rare earth products , the export tariff , but only 50 or so , give criminals an opportunity to exploit . For instance, some enterprises to pay taxes should be reported to not pay taxes , the high-value products falsely declared as low and high levels of the rare earth alloy into a pseudo- reported lower levels .

Because many tricks, some of the management measures taken in recent years of combat operations has yielded results, but smuggling is still hard to detect.

First off the good production source

Experts pointed out that , in order to curb the smuggling of rare earth , should be the source of the good relations of production , and improve rare earth export quota management system.

Reporters learned that the rampant smuggling of rare earth , there are many causes. First of all, there is no source of rare earth development always has . According to the relevant ministries responsible estimates , in 2012 the country illegally amount of rare earth minerals is estimated that more than 40,000 tons , illegal smelting separation products are more than 50,000 tons . In contrast, last year, China has rare earth enterprises are mandatory production plans production of rare earth minerals , smelting and separation products 76,000 tons and 82,000 tons .

Zhang Anwen , deputy secretary general of China Society of Rare Earths on the "Economic Information Daily" reporters , said "Black RE " repeated playing without a break , have a steady stream of smugglers of rare earth supply . If the management is good source of resource development , will become part of the follow-up source of water.

Secondly, the rare earth export quota management system still inadequate . Of China's rare earth export quota management system introduced in 1998, was intended to protect rare earth resources, but in some experts, the existence of this policy several disadvantages: on the one hand , China has restricted exports of primary products , while rare , but rare earth functional materials to encourage , devices and other products exported , although improved quality of export products , but did not play a role in preventing the loss of rare earth resources , but polluted the environment , destroy the mine ecological ; on the other hand , the current system is not strategic for different rare earth products value for further distinction. Zhang Anwen said there are 17 kinds of rare earth elements , compared with the production of the North lanthanum, cerium , praseodymium, neodymium and other light rare earth products , produced in small southern dysprosium, terbium , europium and other reserves of heavy rare earth products , high prices , and more strategic value large .

Again , the export tariff , catalog behind the development of the industry . Insiders pointed out that there are 17 kinds of rare earth elements , and uses very different characters , but after half a century of development , there are more than 400 kinds of rare earth products , more than 1000 kinds of specifications, the export of rare earth products are also hundreds of species of rare earths present export tariff is only 50 come to some products and export tariff of touch, not only unable to meet regulatory needs , but also lead to loss of resources and smuggling . At the same time , our country has been able to produce more than 1000 specifications of rare earth products, new products are constantly emerging. Currently on export management, but only the rare earth products are divided into simple oxides, salts and metals in three , resulting in management inconvenience.

To solve the above problems , experts, including Zhang Anwen , including suggestions: First, the good source of resource development this off , while increasing efforts to combat the smuggling of rare earth , rare earth resources to curb the illegal outflow of momentum.

Second, the combination of China's rare earth resources exploration, development status and downstream industry development status of the application , as well as China's new materials, new energy and other military and civilian high-tech industry development plans and strategies , formulate implementation of the " rare Management Regulations" and "rare earth production management Methods " , a sound trade management system.

Third, to further optimize the rare earth export quota management system. Departments should be based on the characteristics of the rare earth and strategic value of each product , to further develop export management and meticulous catalog of rare earth export tariff increase . Meanwhile , moderate to relax restrictions on exports of lanthanum , cerium both serious backlog of light rare earth products , while exports of heavy rare earth resources development and strict management.

Fourth, the gradual separation of rare earth smelting restrictions on foreign investment and new materials production project, the focus of international cooperation on rare earth industry functional devices and terminal application products on the rare earth .


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