Monday, March 14th 2022
Thousands of Mislabeled XFX Graphic Cards Worth $3.15M Seized by Chinese Customs Authorities
The Chinese division of XFX may be in hot water with Chinese customs authorities, after a shipment of 5,840 graphics cards was intercepted in the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. An initial inspection of the shipment revealed mislabeling of at least three of its graphic cards, with the card's original model and specifications apparently hidden by stickers that declared other, supposedly lower-value models. A subsequent inspection concluded that all graphics cards in the shipment had been mislabeled this way. According to MyDrivers, this purposeful mislabeling of imported goods is a relatively regular occurrence.
The Chinese customs services from Meilin and Huanggang reported the event, declaring that the total value of the mislabeled shipment was accounted at around ¥20 million ($3.15 million). The Chinese customs authorities didn't name XFX as the driving force of the attempted unlawful import, but the company's Chinese branch website has been down following the incident, and the company's web presence over at Alibaba-run, online retailer Tmall has been shuttered as well. At least some of the mislabeled cards were XFX Speedster Qick 319 Radeon RX 6700 XT GPUs.
Update 10:40 UTC: XFX just posted a statement, Google translate version below:
Source:
My Drivers
The Chinese customs services from Meilin and Huanggang reported the event, declaring that the total value of the mislabeled shipment was accounted at around ¥20 million ($3.15 million). The Chinese customs authorities didn't name XFX as the driving force of the attempted unlawful import, but the company's Chinese branch website has been down following the incident, and the company's web presence over at Alibaba-run, online retailer Tmall has been shuttered as well. At least some of the mislabeled cards were XFX Speedster Qick 319 Radeon RX 6700 XT GPUs.
In recent days, some online media and self-media accounts have spread false news such as XFX graphics card's suspected mining card return, and hereby make the following statement:
Founded in 2002, the XFX graphics card brand is one of AMD's global partners, and has always been committed to the development and manufacture of high-performance graphics cards. XFX graphics cards purchased by consumers on XFX officially authorized e-commerce platforms and retail stores have been strictly tested by the factory and meet China's 3C quality certification standards. There is no "mining card refurbishment" and "secondary sales" behavior. users can use it with confidence. If consumers encounter problems with use and after-sales after purchasing the product, they can call the brand 400 service number: 400-852-9388, professionals will answer for you or the customer service staff of the purchase store will assist you.
XFX will continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese IT channel market and bring cost-effective products to players.
43 Comments on Thousands of Mislabeled XFX Graphic Cards Worth $3.15M Seized by Chinese Customs Authorities
And this is a good lesson for everyone else, that customs authority this is always awake.
Yep just missed the second hand to bribe lol
Surprise visit
Hong Kong lost the favor of Chinese government, nowadays China protects of what they consider as National interest.
The cargo if it was succed to pass at Hong Kong, then it would be exported at the west world.
Even if China was closing their eyes on that case, foreign custom clearance authorities, they would have their own chance too, so to trace it and capture it.
Gotcha.
You probably have no idea what an investment company is , so there's that
EDIT: and EVGA shiped my gpu from Taiwan so does that make it a Taiwanese company?