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Why were laws against smuggling hard to enforce in the 18th and 19th century?
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∙ 9y ago
In the 17th to 19th century, smuggling laws were difficult to enforce. Luxury goods such as tea, wine , wool , sugar and tobacco were smuggled into England every day and all of these luxury goods were highly taxed in England .This was mainly the reason why people turned to smuggling as it was a cheaper alternative to buying the goods in England.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
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∙ 13y agoThe main difficulty in countering smuggling is the near impossibilty of guarding the border of a country. For example in Britain there are just too many beaches, bays, rivers and inlets to patrol effectively.
Other reasons are:
1) The public would not be eager to oppose smuggling if smugglers could provide imported goods more cheaply (without taxes).
2) Some revenue officers accept bribes from smugglers to let them pass freely.
3) Poorly paid revenue officers would not be willing to risk their lives attacking large bands of smugglers.
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