When the illegal raw ivory is successfully smuggled to mainland China via Hong Kong, it is wholesaled to carvers and manufacturers, turned into luxurious products and circulated in the domestic market through both licensed businesses and underground black market. 
Wakati bidhaa haramu za pembe za ndovu zikiingizwa China kupitia Hong Kong, zinanunuliwa kwa jumla na wazalishaji wa vito pamoja na wabunifu, na kugeuzwa kuwa bidhaa za thamani na kuingizwa kwenye mzunguko katika soko la ndani kupitia biashara zenye leseni na hata kwenye soko bubu.