Chinese immigrants to the United States, please note that purchasing these things may be a crime!

In the past few years in the United States, I have a deep understanding of "debt of gratitude". As soon as I went abroad, my relatives and friends and old classmates who I haven't contacted for a long time suddenly increased. Speaking of it, I can't do without the word "purchasing". Relationships are very important, enthusiasm is a good thing, and purchasing books is understandable. However, if relatives and friends ask you to help purchase this kind of thing, and the quantity is large and the requirements are frequent, I suggest you pay more attention.

that's medicine.

In recent years, due to huge demand and considerable profits, many people in China have made the abacus of purchasing drugs in the United States. However, what many people don't know is that drugs purchased privately belong to the category of "unauthorized production and import", and selling them will violate the laws of China. However, it is found that people's cognition of prohibited items is not accurate, especially when they hear about it.

Share an event I've heard before:

A Daigou (pseudonym: Lin) opened a maternal and infant shop, and her little sisters often entrusted people to buy baby medicines from the United States. As if she opened the door to getting rich, Lin immediately found relatives and friends who often traveled to and from China and abroad to help her bring medicine, and also publicized it through WeChat friends circle, and the business got better.

But Lin's joy didn't last long. During the inspection by the relevant departments, her maternal and child store was banned because of "no qualification for drug business and no import procedures for drugs", and those drugs that were regarded as the source of wealth were identified as counterfeit drugs, which was suspected of committing a crime. According to the amendments to the Criminal Law, selling counterfeit drugs can be sentenced to a maximum of more than 1 years in prison, life imprisonment or death, and fined or confiscated property.

once Lin's criminal behavior is confirmed, not only will she have to pay the corresponding price, but her friends who buy medicines for her are also likely to be involved. After being investigated, Lin felt very embarrassed: "The medicine was purchased by foreign relatives and friends from a regular hospital, and the documents are complete. Why is it a fake medicine?"

is it wrong? Look at the definition of counterfeit drugs first

According to the provisions of the Drug Administration Law of China, the import of drugs can only be carried out after the relevant departments have examined and confirmed that they meet the quality standards and are safe and effective, and a registration certificate for imported drugs will be issued. Those imported without approval and without permission shall be treated as counterfeit drugs. Therefore, whether it is fake or not does not depend on the drug itself. From a foreign hospital? Doesn't count. Is it okay for the child to eat? Doesn't count. Only with an import certificate can it count.

also, luxury goods

since it is illegal to buy drugs, can we only buy luxury goods?

if you think it's okay to help relatives and friends buy "a little" luxury goods, you can only say: impossible! Some time ago, I bought two Breguet watches (the market price ranged from 6, RMB to 5, RMB) and two Glashü tte watches (the duty-paid price was 1, RMB) for my friends and relatives on behalf of Xiaoma. As a result, Xiaoma was seized by the customs on suspicion of smuggling

Finally, the court sentenced him to one month's criminal detention, suspended for two months and fined him RMB 14, for caring for the little boy.

The regulations on purchasing goods vary from country to country. It is essential to read them carefully before going abroad or purchasing goods. Many unconscious behaviors may lead to disaster. It is particularly important to emphasize that if you don't do it specially, you should consider it. After all, friends and relatives are not always worried about whether you will pay the fine ~

International students want to buy

For many small partners studying abroad, purchasing is a common thing. In addition to helping some friends and family to buy, some small partners also choose purchasing to make money to subsidize their families. However, it should be said that there is a great chance that purchasing abroad will be cancelled and repatriated.

Because purchasing is for profit, it is a kind of work in America. Foreigners in the United States, according to the law, must obtain a work permit to work. As an international student with F-1 status, you must obtain CPT or OPT to work outside the school, while those with F-2 spouse visa are not allowed to work at all. For the second sale of the purchased goods, it is necessary to prove the second sale and pay the corresponding taxes.

Many purchasing students ignore the legitimacy of secondary sales and the awareness of paying taxes. Failure to pay or underpay taxes when entering China will be classified as "tax-related smuggling". If the accumulated tax evasion is more than 5, yuan, you will be sentenced to smuggling. It is not illegal to help relatives and friends buy some American goods on their behalf, but for the purpose of making profits, it is unauthorized to work for a large number of people.

In addition, as a person who has been through it, I suggest that international students should be really careful when doing purchasing! Regardless of whether foreign students who have just arrived in the United States can do such hard work, can this income really meet expectations? I still believe that everyone can figure out the account of time cost ~

For those who are considering joining the purchasing ranks, there are also international students who are doing part-time purchasing.

Share your own lessons:

1. First, measure your ability, time and psychological expectation of purchasing income, and communicate with experienced purchasing agents;

2. Secondly, we must resolutely say no to unreasonable demands of relatives and friends, even if they are very close relatives;

3. The most important thing is to ensure your personal safety, including the stability of your residence.