Hong Kong traders were arrested for smuggling rare earths

January 21, 2015, according to the British metal mesh is understood that several traders trying to smuggle rare arrested from Guangzhou to Hong Kong Customs, market participants confirmed to be true.

This event also shows the firm determination of the Chinese after the elimination of quotas to regulate the market order, crack down on smuggling of rare earth.

A trader in Hong Kong, said three traders attempting to evade customs duties on Monday, Hong Kong was arrested for smuggling rare. Currently 15-25% of the tariff is still rare.

A Singapore trader said he learned two traders were arrested. One attempt to transport 10 containers of lanthanum oxide to enter Hong Kong, and another attempt to smuggle lanthanum cerium alloy, was also arrested.

It is understood that the two traders suspected of smuggling 200 tons and 40 tons of lanthanum oxide, lanthanum cerium alloys. Market participants from China, also confirmed to be true, China began to vigorously combat illegal rare earths.

Singapore trader explains rare now entering our very strict control, cargo clearance times longer than before. This situation will continue until the Chinese New Year. In addition, as China's rare earth producers will gradually discontinued before the Spring Festival holiday, rare earth prices overseas or will be picked up.

A trader in Hong Kong, said he did not understand why these traders do not apply for an export license. He also said that now the cost of entry into Hong Kong's rare to be a lot more expensive, mainly due to the smuggled goods brought some port charges.

Nevertheless, due to export tariffs and other controls, there are still many illegal rare earth in large numbers in the market. Chinese government realized the strategic resource protection hazards and illegal rare earth, rare earth began to increase efforts to crack down on black.

Hong Kong and Vietnam are the emergence of a large number of illegal rare earth materials market. Some Vietnamese illegal exploitation of rare earth ore is transported to China for processing into illegal rare earth, and then go back from the border smuggling.

In October last year, Hong Kong Customs has appeared once a thorough investigation, that is to check smuggling and counterfeit jewelry, when operating hours are longer, the transport of rare earths also caused delays.

RE prices in Europe has not yet affected. Cerium and other light rare earth stocks Rotterdam still more, but relatively few other heavy rare earth such as terbium and dysprosium inventory. Recently China's prices are still higher, dysprosium, gadolinium and neodymium prices to rise to varying degrees.


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