What is Customs penalty against the activity of importing or exporting infringing goods?
Where anyone imports or exports goods that has infringed upon the intellectual property right under protection of the Chinese laws, the infringing goods shall be confiscated and a fine less than 30% of the value of the goods shall be imposed; where a crime is constituted, he shall be liable to criminal liabilities according to law. Where it is necessity to declare the status of the intellectual property right to the Customs authority, and the consignee and consignor of the imported or exported goods and its agent fail to declare to the Customs authority according to law the relevant status of intellectual property right, or fail to submit the authorization of relevant intellectual property right, a fine less than 50,000 Yuan shall be imposed upon them.
