It’s no secret that China has a fairly complex market, to the point that many games don’t make it to the country. Thus, it’s not surprising to hear of someone buying the title in another region. However, one lady exaggerated on this occasion, since He tried to enter his country with more than 300 cartridges Nintendo Switch Hidden in her bra.
Recently, it was announced that a woman was arrested at Hong Kong’s Heung Yuen Tai Airport for attempting to enter China with 530 Nintendo Switch cartridges in order to evade the taxes associated with entering her country with all this software. While there are no specific details about the games present here at the moment, Perhaps there was some experience in this selection which is illegal in the region.
In total, more than ¥70,000 yuan worth of merchandise, or about $9,660, was reported. It is unknown at this point what his plans were, whether to enjoy all the games or to sell them. Considering the large number of titles, however, it is likely that his intention was to sell what he had acquired in Japan.
As in many countries, Importing or removing goods from China without paying the appropriate taxes is considered smuggling and illegal.. Thus, the woman could be fined “not more than three times the amount of duty payable but evaded.” We can only wait for a clear conclusion to this case. Relatedly, this will be Switch 2’s interface. Likewise, we’ll have more information about the Switch 2 this time around.
Author’s Note:
This is quite an interesting case, since it gives us a little look at how the gray market works in a country like China. It was a flop, but it’s very likely that people will continue to travel to countries like Japan and South Korea to get games and sell them at high prices in China, especially if we’re talking about illegal titles in these countries.
Through: Tom’s Hardware
