Yong Peng

Practice Areas

Customs law; prosecution and defense of economic, financial, and duty-related criminal cases ; corporate criminal compliance and risk management.

Career

• Jul. 2021-Prensent, Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

• 2018~2021.06，Beijing DHH Law Firm

• 2000~2017，Genetal Administration of Customs P.R.China

Professional Memberships

• National consultant of environment crime programme

• National G20 Anti-Corruption Research Center, Part-time Researcher

• China Port Association, Legal Consultant

• China Meat Association and China Resin Plastics Recycling Association, Legal Consultant

• Fleeing and Recovery Research Center, Legal Consultant

Publications

• Law Enforcement Manual for Anti-Smuggling Police (Tariff Volume)

• Research on Criminal Justice Assistance Related to HK and Macau

• Study on the Criminal Penalty of the Upstream Act of the Crime of Smuggling General Goods

• Cross-border e-commerce channel smuggling crime data analysis

• Between restrictions, no more room? ——Analysis of the data on the goods involved in the crime of smuggling goods and articles prohibited from import and export in the past three years

• Analysis Report on Judgment Data on the Crime of Smuggling Precious Animals and Precious Animal Products in 2020 (Chinese-English)

• Big Data Analysis and Risk Reminders on Cigar Smuggling in 2020

• Analysis Report on Judgment Data of Illegal Sea Sand Mining Cases

• 2020 National Smuggling Crime Case Data Analysis Report-Judgment Data

• 2020 National Smuggling Crime Case Data Analysis Report-Law Enforcement Data

• 2020 National Smuggling Crime Case Data Analysis Report-Crime Data

• 6.1 Hainan Plan and New Trends in Smuggling

• 2018-2019 Judicial Judgment Part of the Big Data Analysis Report of Judicial Judgment on Waste Smuggling Crime

• Criminal Situation Part of the Big Data Analysis Report of Judicial Judgments on the Crime of Smuggling Wastes in 2018-2019

• Research on Judicial Issues Involving the Law Enforcement of Wildlife

• 2018-2019 Big Data Analysis Report on the Crime of Smuggling Precious Animals and Precious Animal Products

Personal

Peng Yong practiced at the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of China Customs from 2000 to 2017. In 2018, he founded the International Trade and Customs Law Team and launched the WeChat public channel "Xiongshi Guancha" (Lion’s Perspective). The team is led by former senior experts from customs, anti-smuggling agencies, procuratorates, and courts, comprising 12 practicing lawyers with over 80 years of collective legal practice experience. Proficient in eight languages, including Chinese, English, French, German, and Russian, it stands as the largest customs law and smuggling criminal defense team in China, with physical offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Dalian to provide immediate legal support nationwide. Over the years, the team has successfully resolved high-impact smuggling crime cases, customs administrative penalty disputes, and customs-related controversies involving classification, valuation, processing trade, and duty-free/tax-reduction programs, with cumulative case values exceeding tens of billions of RMB.

Clients

1. Glencore (Beijing) Commercial Co., Ltd.

2. Siemens Medical Diagnostics Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

3. Bai feng’s Organized Crime Group smuggling luxury watch case.

4. Beijing citizen Zhang, suspected of smuggling ordinary goods (watches, luxury bags) case.

5. Song Xiaolong's Suspected Smuggling of Aquatic Products Case

Experience

Peng Yong possesses extensive practical experience and professional expertise in customs affairs. He worked at the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs of China for 17 years, establishing a robust foundation in international trade and customs law. Throughout his career, he has provided exceptional legal services to numerous globally renowned enterprises. He currently serves as legal counsel for the China Port Association and the China Meat Association.

Industry Sector Expertise

Hylands Law Firm, a leader in international trade law, has handled hundreds of anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measure cases since 1999, involving industries such as steel, chemicals, textiles, light industry, machinery, electronics, and agricultural products. The firm also provides legal services to China’s Ministry of Commerce, the China Chamber of International Commerce, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and multiple industry associations.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Nationwide (China)

Languages Spoken

Proficient in eight languages, including Chinese, English,French, German, and Russian.

Work Highlights

Peng Yong practiced at the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of China Customs from 2000 to 2017. In 2018, he founded the International Trade and Customs Law Team and launched the WeChat public channel "Xiongshi Guancha" (Lion’s Perspective). The team is led by former senior experts from customs, anti-smuggling agencies, procuratorates, and courts, comprising 12 practicing lawyers with over 80 years of collective legal practice experience. Proficient in eight languages, including Chinese, English, French, German, and Russian, it stands as the largest customs law and smuggling criminal defense team in China, with physical offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Dalian to provide immediate legal support nationwide. Over the years, the team has successfully resolved high-impact smuggling crime cases, customs administrative penalty disputes, and customs-related controversies involving classification, valuation, processing trade, and duty-free/tax-reduction programs, with cumulative case values exceeding tens of billions of RMB.

The team operates at the forefront of customs reform and evolving international trade rules, leveraging decades of real-world case experience to deliver end-to-end legal solutions. Our services span criminal defense in smuggling cases, customs audit dispute resolution, tariff planning optimization, cross-border trade compliance framework design, and RCEP rule implementation. Through "Xiongshi Guancha", we have published 136 original professional articles on import/export compliance and criminal compliance, totaling over one million words of industry-level analysis with over 100,000 reads.

Beyond customs expertise, the team offers comprehensive knowledge in civil and commercial aspects of international trade, corporate compliance, and downstream crimes linked to smuggling, such as VAT invoice fraud and money laundering. Their legal advice is deeply insightful and tailored to mitigate risks effectively. Renowned for exceptional communication skills and meticulous handling of urgent matters, they earn consistent praise from.

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