Chinese sesame trade, tax 4505 billion

Tariff arrears by natural and legal persons this year were estimated at 919.6 billion won. The Chinese sesame importer, which paid 4505 billion won in arrears, posted the highest personal delinquency this year after last year, making it the list for the second year in a row.

On the 7th, the Korean Customs Service released a list of 251 “ 2020 High Payers and Frequent Offenders ” containing such details. Of the 251 employees, 173 are individuals and 78 are companies. The highest amount of corporate arrears was 19.8 billion won, and the average amount of arrears per person (individuals and corporations) was 3.7 billion won.

For the first time this year, the natural and legal persons whose names were revealed were 6 and 5 companies, respectively, with a total of 44.1 billion won in arrears. 167 people whose names were republished is 7.776 billion won, and 73 corporations are in arrears.

In particular, the arrears of the Chinese agricultural importer Jang Dae-seok (66) amounted to 49% of the total. An official from the Korean Customs Service explained: “Under the concession system of the World Trade Organization (WTO), low tariffs are imposed on a certain amount of agricultural products. Zhang was caught importing Chinese sesame seeds while stealing. other people’s names to pay low fees. ” . The tariff applied to the import of sesame seeds reaches 630%, minus a certain amount (40%).

Jang, who was caught by phishing in 2013, was imposed a tariff of about 250 billion won, but he filed a lawsuit claiming that the measures taken by the Korean Customs Service were unfair. When Jang finally lost in the lawsuit in July last year, the tax he had to pay increased to 4505 billion won. This is because over time a 75% surcharge has been added to existing arrears.

Jang and 4 others were involved in the same case and were included in the list of high income and frequent arrears, and the total tax they owed is 560 billion won. An official from the Korean Customs Service said, “We are still working on additional charges for Mr. Jang and the people involved.

Among corporations, Seomi Gallery, which was involved in the theft of artwork from group executives during the Tong Yang Group Incident in 2013, was found to have been in arrears of 1,626 million won, including VAT, for a fifth year.

When observing the status of arrears by item this year, it was found that agricultural and fishery products represented a significant part of 28.3% (71 people) of the number of employees and 78.4% (721.4 billion won) of the amount of arrears. This is interpreted to be due to the fact that tariffs on agricultural products such as sesame (630%), mung beans (607.5%), soybeans (487%), dried peppers (270%) and peanuts (230.5%) are they apply at a high rate.

An official from the Korean Customs Service said: “Since the detention system related to tariff arrears is in place as of this year, we plan to apply to the prosecution for detention by tracking down persons who habitually offend without a justifiable reason to Even though they have the ability to pay, the Korean Customs Service is also paying compensation (up to KRW 1 billion) for reporting the hidden property of non-payers.

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