Delhi seizes 90 imported iPhones falsely marked as 'garments' on paperworkWhat you need to know
Delhi officials seized 90 iPhone 12 Pro devices that were incorrectly declared as garments on import paperwork.
The iPhones had been imported from Dubai.
Trying to avoid import duty is big business.
90 iPhone 12 Pro devices have been seized by Delhi customs officers after they were incorrectly marked as garments on paperwork. They were only discovered after an X-ray operator spotted them when scanning three consignments at a Delhi airport.
The 90 iPhones were reportedly worth Rs.1 cr, or around $134,000. Marking the iPhones as garments would have allowed their importation without the need to pay the required fees — or that was the idea. Now that they've been seized nobody is getting their iPhones, savings or not.
ACC Export Commissionerate at New Courier Terminal intercepted 3 consignments & seized 90 iPhone 12 Pro having market value approx Rs.1 cr due to the alertness of officer posted at X-ray scanning. Consignments were shipped from Dubai & ...
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Delhi seizes 90 imported iPhones falsely marked as 'garments' on paperwork
