Smuggling refers to the act that a natural person can not pass through a designated port or a legal imaginary border without border inspection or entry and exit permit in violation of the regulations on the administration of entry and exit, and can be investigated.

For a country, smuggling affects the normal personnel exchanges between countries, reduces visa income, disrupts border management and security, and brings hidden dangers to national security. For individuals, violation of border management regulations increases risk factors, and their personal safety cannot be guaranteed.

With the rise of European capital movement 500 years ago, some cross-border business activities increased, and many businessmen began to illegally enter the customs on a large scale under the condition of imperfect laws at that time. Among them, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and British were the early "stowaways" in China's southeast coastal areas doing business in Taiwan Province, Hongkong and Macau.

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The Origin of Smuggling With the rise of the European capital movement 500 years ago, some cross-border business activities increased day by day, and many businessmen began to illegally enter the customs on a large scale under the condition of imperfect laws at that time.

For a country, smuggling affects the normal personnel exchanges between countries, reduces visa income, disrupts border management and security, and brings hidden dangers to national security. For individuals, violation of border management regulations increases risk factors, and their personal safety cannot be guaranteed.

There is no crime of smuggling in the criminal law, and the corresponding crime is: the crime of stealing across the country (border). Article 322 The crime of crossing the border illegally violates the laws and regulations on the administration of the border, and if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention or control, and shall also be fined.

This crime is intentional in the subjective direction. Negligence cannot constitute this crime. That is, knowing that it is a national (border) line, it is still determined to steal it. If the actor is not clear about or does not know the state (border) boundary, but goes out by mistake or goes astray, it cannot constitute this crime. There are various motives for committing this crime, some of which violate discipline in order to avoid punishment.