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Customs officers put an end to the activities of a criminal group engaged in large-scale illegal imports
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Today, our country has created many facilities in the customs sphere for participants in foreign economic activity.
Customs officers put an end to the activities of a criminal group engaged in large-scale illegal imports

In particular, with the help of the "risk management" system within the "digital customs" introduced in the industry, goods for export-import are being cleared through the "green" and "yellow" corridors in a simplified manner.

At the same time, in order to sharply reduce the share of the "shadow economy" in the country, on the basis of analysis of data obtained by the operational structures of the customs authorities, operational search measures are being carried out to curb the activities of criminal groups engaged in foreign economic activity.

In particular, the official and unofficial heads of several LLCs operating in Tashkent, as well as citizens involved in their illegal activities were monitored by customs officers.

On October 4, the staff of the Tashkent city сustoms administration, in cooperation with the Chukursoy customs post, uncovered the activities of a criminal group involved in the exchange of large quantities of imported goods to show them as low-rate goods in order to avoid paying customs duties to the state budget.

It turned out that according to a pre-arranged plan high-rated generators, sprinklers, vacuum cleaners and expensive household and construction equipments imported by the organization were registered under the "temporary storage" customs regime, and must be replaced with 16 types of goods such as locks, electrodes, cutters and saws specified in the false tracking documents. 

The owners of the cargo recruited 20 individuals to the criminal group to commit this crime and distributed the responsibilities of each.

According to preliminary estimates, the total value of 4,214 goods of 31 types, which were not specified in the documents and were taken as material evidence, amounted to 5 billion soums.

The customs authorities are currently investigating the case.

The foreign economic activity of the enterprise will be subjected to customs audit.

5.10.2020

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