Citizens who sell illegal contraband online will be punished by the Criminal Law, Regulations on Administrative Penalties for Public Security and other relevant laws and regulations according to the seriousness of the case. It is illegal for users to post illegal contraband sales information through product functions such as personal account, group and circle of friends to help friends forward and promote illegal contraband in circle of friends and WeChat group.
Once there is a problem, both the seller and the freight forwarder may have to bear administrative penalties. Not everything can be sold in the WeChat circle of friends, such as cigarettes. For the majority of smokers, it seems convenient to buy cigarettes in a circle of friends, but people who sell cigarettes in a circle of friends may be suspected of committing crimes.
legal ground
Selling cigarettes requires a monopoly license. If there is no monopoly license, selling cigarettes may be suspected of illegal business. The sentencing standard for the crime of illegal business operation is that, in violation of state regulations, anyone who commits one of the following illegal business operations and disturbs the market order, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income.
Operating franchising, special projects or other projects that restrict trading as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations without permission. Buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. Illegal operation of securities, futures or insurance business without the approval of the relevant competent departments of the state.