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Smuggling

Smuggling districts, contraband, trade routes and the market pricing model. Play The Fifth Family free — no download, in your browser or on iOS and Android.

Smuggling
Cargo capacity, district tiers and the daily profit cap
District Tiers
TierDistrictLevel BandCargo TypesCapacity
1Downtown1-20310at unlock
2The Strip21-40312at unlock
3The Docks41-60315at unlock
4Industrial District61-80319at unlock
5Arms District81-100324at unlock
6The Underground101-120330at unlock
7Diamond District121-140337at unlock
8The Penthouse141-160345at unlock
9The Waterfront161-180355at unlock
10The Syndicate181-200365at unlock
Capacity Curve
Capacity is set by your level, not by district. Sampled every ten levels. Permanent capacity is capped at +45% over base.
Your LevelBaseMax PermanentHidden CompartmentsReinforced Rack
110141719
1011151820
2012172022
3014202325
4015212426
5017242729
6019273032
7022313436
8024343739
9027394244
10030434648
11034495254
12037535658
13041596264
14045656870
15050727577
16054788183
17059858890
18064929597
19070101104106
20075108111113
Daily Net Profit Cap
This cap is set by your level, not by where you trade. It is a single daily ceiling across all smuggling, everywhere. Moving to a higher district does not raise it.
Your LevelDaily Net Cap
1$100,000
10$350,000
20$625,000
30$1,550,000
40$2,500,000
50$5,000,000
60$7,500,000
70$11,250,000
80$15,000,000
90$17,500,000
100$20,000,000
110$23,125,000
120$26,250,000
130$30,000,000
140$33,750,000
150$38,125,000
160$42,500,000
170$47,500,000
180$52,500,000
190$58,750,000
200$65,000,000
Formula Constants
Values
Customs Base 0.05 chanceStarting trigger before tier, time and Heat additions.
Customs Final Cap 0.3 chanceHard clamp after additions.
Customs Heat Cap 0.1 chanceMaximum chance added by Heat.
Customs Heat Coeff 0.0005 chance / HeatAdds up to Heat contribution cap.
Customs Tier Step 0.005 chance / tierAdds from higher destination/source tier.
Customs Time Step 0.0025 chance / minuteAdds from canonical route duration.
Delivery Dest Count 2 destinationsDestinations offered per server hour.
Delivery Sale Mult 1.2 x base valuePet Delivery sale value, flat. Conventional smuggling uses the 0.90-1.35 market instead.
Delivery Start Cap 0.5 capabilityCapability at zero milestones.
Market Refresh Hours 6 hoursDestination quotes refresh on fixed server windows.
Milestone Bands 10 milestonesNumber of permanent delivery milestones.
Milestone Stat Step 10 stat pointsStat points per milestone, clamped down to headroom/bands for low-cap pets.
Sale Fee Rate 0.02 % of sale revenueDeducted on every completed sale.
Smuggling Capacity Cap 0.45 bonus %Clamp permanent percentage capacity before flat shipment items.
Smuggling Profit Cap 0.6 bonus %Clamp permanent + temporary Smuggling Profit.
Taxi Discount Cap 0.3 reduction %Reduces route fare paid and recognized.
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Game data current as of the V2 expansion.