Recently, a Shanghai tourist reported in Weibo that members of his delegation were detained by Nepalese customs for wearing more than 50 grams of gold jewelry, and they were only allowed to leave after paying a fine of 60,000 yuan. The reporter found that the Embassy in Nepal has issued a "Re-reminder on China citizens not to bring gold ornaments and foreign currency cash into or out of the country" (hereinafter referred to as the reminder).
The Shanghai tourist said that this happened after they arrived in Nepal. The reason is that some members of the same group 19 wear gold jewelry that exceeds the upper limit of 50 grams stipulated by local laws. On the same day, the team members were detained by the local customs. The tourist also said that before leaving the group, he did not receive a notice that he could not carry gold jewelry. On the third day, after collecting a fine of 60,000 yuan, the detained group members were released.
According to the reminder issued by the Embassy in Nepal, there have been several cases of China citizens being detained for wearing gold ornaments excessively or bringing foreign currency cash worth more than 5,000 US dollars into or out of Nepal this year.
The people involved in the case were imprisoned for violating the relevant regulations of Nepal Customs, and all the gold ornaments and foreign currency cash involved were confiscated. According to the relevant laws and regulations of Nepal, they were fined the same amount or several times, which caused great trouble to the parties and suffered great economic losses.
According to the relevant laws and regulations of Nepal Customs, gold, silver and foreign exchange are strictly controlled locally. It is forbidden to bring more than 50g of gold or100g of silver ornaments into or out of Nigeria. It is forbidden to bring any unprocessed gold and silver into or out of Nigeria. Offenders will be detained and severely punished for smuggling.
If you bring more than US$ 5,000 or equivalent foreign exchange cash or bills of exchange into the country, passengers should take the initiative to declare to Nigerian customs when leaving the country, and keep the declaration form properly for future reference. If you can't produce the relevant customs declaration form, you may be detained and severely punished.
In addition, it is strictly forbidden to bring fresh animals and plants, endangered rare animals and plants and their products, and ancient cultural relics into or out of the country. Please do not bring ivory, mahogany, tortoise shell, rhinoceros horn and suspected ornaments, as well as ancient Buddha statues, old Thangka and other prohibited items into or out of Nepal's border.
How much is 50 grams of gold?
Take the gold bracelet as an example. A bracelet weighs about 20 grams. In other words, it may be illegal to wear a pair of gold bracelets to travel to Nepal. During the visit, the reporter learned that according to the regulations, when a tour group travels abroad, it must be accompanied by a local tour guide in addition to the domestic tour leader. This local tour guide is a "local expert". A person in charge of a large travel agency in Guangzhou told reporters that in recent years, Nepal's tourism has obviously warmed up due to the favorable visa-free fees. Before leaving the group, according to the regulations, the group society will send each member a "notice of leaving the group", which will mention the local precautions, including the above customs regulations. It is not excluded that some travel agencies operate irregularly, or that the tour group reported by this tourist is not a regular tour group.
The Yangcheng Evening News reporter also found that when travel agencies and travel platforms sell tourism products, the publicity pages of related products are almost all local food and beauty, and there is no clear hint about local laws, customs or the risks of the products themselves. "When traveling, safety comes first". Some tourists suggest that relevant departments pay attention to this issue and standardize the tourism product market.