During the May Day holiday, the Qianjiang Customs office in Xiasha filed a case against a batch of imported facial masks containing endangered species。This batch of masks from a brand in South Korea contain the ingredient "sturgeon caviar extract", a total of 3200 boxes, a total of 610.4千克。Because the wild sturgeon is an endangered species, and the enterprise fails to provide the "Endangered species permitted Import Certificate" when declaring, it is illegal import。
Sturgeon is one of the paleontologist groups preserved in the Cretaceous period, and once lived together with dinosaurs on the earth, known as "living fossils in water"。
1998年,The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (also known as the Washington Convention or CITES) recognizes wild sturgeon worldwide as an endangered species,Listed in CITES Appendix II,Endangered species whose entry and exit are restricted by the state,In addition to holding an import permit certificate for endangered species,The act of importing or exporting endangered wild animals and plants, including sturgeon, and their products by any means of trade or by carrying or mailing them,Are illegal and illegal acts,Will be held legally responsible。
From January to April this year, the Qianjiang Customs Office in Xiasha has seized 3 batches of facial masks containing "sturgeon caviar extract" ingredients, and did not provide the "Endangered Species Permitted Import Certificate" when declaring.。
The import of facial masks and other skin care products through cross-border e-commerce or general trade is increasing,Customs to remind the relevant enterprises,When engaged in import and export trade,It is necessary to pay attention to whether the goods contain endangered wild animals and plants and their products and apply for the corresponding license,Avoid unnecessary economic and time loss,Even bear the corresponding legal responsibility。
Currently known imported cosmetics containing the following ingredients, please consult for certification:
Ginseng, Ginkgo, wild soybean, sturgeon, Bletilla striata, cactus, candelilla wax (wax Euphorbia), cordyceps, aloe vera, etc. ~!
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