Beijing Boyce

This might be of peripheral interest to wine consumers in Beijing. Last week, I wrote about Chinese Customs investigating wine importers. Today, ASC Fine Wines released a statement about inquiries into the company. The obvious question: what is meant by ASC being with Customs staff “now”. I have talked to numerous wine importers about this investigation and will have details later this afternoon on this blog’s sibling - Grape Wall of China.

To the Valued Customers and Suppliers of ASC Fine Wines:

As our valued business partners, we feel it is important to inform you about industry wide inquiries recently initiated by the Chinese Customs Bureau into the import declarations that has involved ASC Fine Wines. We firmly believe that this situation is either a misunderstanding or merely a routine industry by industry review of import practices.

ASC is cooperating fully and Managing Partner, Don St. Pierre Jr. and VP, Ms. Carrie Xuan are with Customs’’ inquiries personnel now. It is important to note that the value of ASC’s imported wine declarations under review is approximately 1.5 days business for ASC.

We expect a swift and mutually satisfactory resolution to this issue and note that ASC’s country wide business of importing and selling wine continues without interruption now.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,
Don St. Pierre, Sr.
Chairman, ASC Fine Wines