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September 14, 2024 | 19:19 UTC
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Large-Scale Tax Evasion at Chernivtsi Border Crossing

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NABU has completed an investigation into a criminal organization at Chernivtsi Customs. The group imported goods from Turkey without paying taxes, causing the state losses of almost UAH 290 million (approx. $7m USD).

The NABU and the SAPO have completed an investigation into members of a criminal organization that included current and former employees of the Chernivtsi Customs, including its former head, a former deputy of the Chernivtsi Regional Council, and representatives of local business.

As the investigation established, the participants organized the illegal importation of highly liquid goods from Turkey (clothing, footwear, accessories) through the Vadul-Siret customs post, registering the transport as empty or disguising it with cover goods (fabric, chipboard, bricks) with a much lower customs value. To obtain a number of evidences, the investigators contacted law enforcement agencies in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

It was found that customs officials, on the basis of forged documents, provided extraordinary passage of trucks without customs inspection. Later, the transport went to the warehouses of entrepreneurs, where the goods were unloaded and sold, and the front goods loaded instead were delivered to the Chernivtsi customs post to complete the clearance and pay the understated payments. 
 

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