煙草在線據(jù)BDlive網(wǎng)站報(bào)道編譯　　南非稅收服務(wù)(SARS)正利用現(xiàn)代技術(shù)武裝南非的邊防哨所，以抑制卷煙走私。

　　據(jù)SARS稱(chēng)，opfontein邊防哨所，位于南非和博茨瓦納之間，而B(niǎo)eitbridge哨所，在南非和津巴布韋之間，占到了該國(guó)70%的非法煙草和30%的卷煙市場(chǎng)份額。

　　它還表示，犯罪集團(tuán)現(xiàn)在更有可能走私卷煙而不是毒品。

　　“使海關(guān)現(xiàn)代化的這些舉措，將使海關(guān)能夠應(yīng)對(duì)21世紀(jì)的邊界和貿(mào)易環(huán)境的挑戰(zhàn)，”SARS女發(fā)言人瑪麗·穆勒說(shuō)。

　　“其中的一個(gè)這樣的挑戰(zhàn)就是卷煙的非法貿(mào)易。在過(guò)去，在評(píng)估和檢查方面沒(méi)有足夠的時(shí)間和精力，導(dǎo)致海關(guān)沒(méi)有對(duì)入關(guān)的商品進(jìn)行適當(dāng)?shù)臋z查?！?/p>

　　據(jù)SARS稱(chēng)，一個(gè)新的電子發(fā)布系統(tǒng)，意味著邊防哨所是世界上首個(gè)減少紙和郵票需求的哨所，海關(guān)官員將使用ipad進(jìn)行物理檢查和條形碼掃描。

　　南非煙草研究所的首席執(zhí)行官弗朗索瓦·范·凡德?tīng)柲S說(shuō)，這些舉措有助于遏制非法卷煙走私，但也促使非法運(yùn)營(yíng)商改變他們的“做法”。

　　“卷煙現(xiàn)在是通過(guò)隱藏在卡車(chē)、油輪和車(chē)輛內(nèi)走私，不申報(bào)，或者錯(cuò)誤申報(bào)，或者遠(yuǎn)離實(shí)際的邊境口岸，由穿過(guò)邊境的人攜帶進(jìn)行純走私，”他說(shuō)。

　　“任何20支裝一包卷煙的售價(jià)低于15蘭特，都應(yīng)當(dāng)被視為可疑的，”范·凡德?tīng)柲S補(bǔ)充道?！胺欠ň頍煷碳はM(fèi)，因?yàn)橄M(fèi)者現(xiàn)在可以買(mǎi)到便宜的卷煙。這意味著減少煙草產(chǎn)品消費(fèi)的政府目的，沒(méi)有達(dá)到。”

　　去年衛(wèi)生部長(zhǎng)Aaron Motsoaledi博士實(shí)施了更嚴(yán)厲的禁煙法案。

　　SARS涉及到四個(gè)鄰國(guó)，實(shí)現(xiàn)電子交換海關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)。據(jù)稱(chēng)，利用制作的幾個(gè)“一站式邊境”設(shè)施，更高效的數(shù)據(jù)流將提高海關(guān)對(duì)所有邊界的治理。

　　邊防哨所也能協(xié)調(diào)嫌疑團(tuán)伙或非法走私的信息。

South Africa: SARS Gets Tech-savvy at Borders to Curb Cigarette Smuggling

　　THE South African Revenue Service (SARS) is using modern technology to curb cigarette smuggling by modernising South Africa's border posts.

　　The Kopfontein border post, between South Africa and Botswana, and the Beitbridge post, between South Africa and Zimbabwe, account for 70% of illegal tobacco's 30% market share in the country, according to SARS.

　　It also said syndicates were now more likely to smuggle cigarettes than drugs.

　　"The initiatives to modernise will enable customs to deal with challenges presented by the 21st-century border and trade environment," said Marika Muller, spokeswoman for SARS.

　　"One such challenge is the illegal trade in cigarettes. In the past, inadequate time and effort was spent on assessment and inspections, resulting in entries being released without proper investigation."

　　A new electronic release system is meant to reduce the need for paper and stamps at border posts and, in a world first according to SARS, customs officials will use iPads for physical inspections and barcode scanning.

　　Francois van der Merwe, CEO of the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa, said the initiatives had helped curb the smuggling of illegal cigarettes, but also prompted illicit operators to change their "modus operandi".

　　"Cigarettes are now brought in by concealed consignments, hidden compartments in trucks, tankers and vehicles, nondeclaration or mis-declaration, or plain smuggling in which they use humans to carry cigarettes across our border, away from the actual border crossings," he said.

　　"Any cigarettes selling for below R15 for a pack of 20 should be regarded as suspicious," Mr van der Merwe added. "Illicit cigarettes are stimulating consumption because consumers can now buy them for cheap. This means that the government's objective of a reduction in consumption of tobacco products is going out of the window."

　　Tougher antismoking legislation was implemented last year by Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

　　SARS is engaging four neighbouring countries to implement the electronic exchange of customs data. It said a more efficient data flow would improve customs treatment at all borders, with several "one-stop border" facilities in the making.

　　Border posts would also be able to co-ordinate information on suspected syndicates or illegal smuggling. Enditem