Recently, Guangzhou Customs seized 1 ivory statue weighing 1,060 grams in the inbound delivery channel.
When supervising a batch of inbound mail, the customs officer of the Guangzhou Post Office under the Guangzhou Customs found that the machine inspection image of one piece of mail was abnormal, and the image showed that the imaging characteristics of the items in the mail were more consistent with those of ivory products. Upon further inspection, the on-site customs officers found that there was a Buddha carving about 10 cm wide and 12 cm high in the mail. The whole body of the carving is milky white, the shape is exquisite, the texture is hard, the color is warm, and the surface has the unique "litz pattern" of ivory. After being sent to a professional institution for identification, the carving is an ivory product of a modern elephant weighing 1060 grams. The modern elephant is a protected species listed in the appendix of the International Convention on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). 
Customs reminds: According to the "International Convention on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora" and the "People's Republic of China Wildlife Protection" and other regulations, in addition to legally holding the "Import and Export Permit Certificate" and going through customs procedures in accordance with the regulations, it is forbidden to carry or mail ivory and other endangered species and products into and out of the country, and if the circumstances are serious and constitute a crime, criminal responsibility will be investigated in accordance with the law. Related Reading:
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Contributed by Guangzhou Customs.
Executive Producer: Tao Yong.
Reviewed by Sun Weiru and Bao Yinghui.
Edited by Dai Jun.
Art Editor: Wei Hao.