Piano trafficking
Apr. 11th, 2007 09:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
birdwatcherSHANGHAI (Reuters) - "Customs officials said the smugglers had probably managed to dodge some 10 million yuan ($1.3 million) worth of taxes and seriously disrupted the piano market in Shanghai," the paper said.
Shanghai piano dealers had noticed that second-hand pianos from abroad with low marked prices had been dominating the market "leading customs to suspect that the whole industry was in collusion with smugglers," the paper said.
Investigators found smugglers had sold the pianos to local stores, forcing legitimate stores, unable to compete on price, to close, the paper said.
Таможенники ошиблись! Китайская фортепианная промышленность состояла в заговоре вовсе не с контрабандистами, а с самими таможенниками.
Shanghai piano dealers had noticed that second-hand pianos from abroad with low marked prices had been dominating the market "leading customs to suspect that the whole industry was in collusion with smugglers," the paper said.
Investigators found smugglers had sold the pianos to local stores, forcing legitimate stores, unable to compete on price, to close, the paper said.
Таможенники ошиблись! Китайская фортепианная промышленность состояла в заговоре вовсе не с контрабандистами, а с самими таможенниками.
