“Kyiv Customs has uncovered a scheme for the illegal import of synthetic rubber from Iran into Ukraine. The transportation was carried out by a company that is under US sanctions and has an office in Moscow. The State Customs Service reports this in Telegram. The sections documented the origin of the goods as Turkish, however, during the customs inspection of two batches of goods declared as polybutadiene rubber with the country of origin Turkey”, — write on: ua.news
Kyiv Customs has uncovered a scheme for the illegal import of synthetic rubber from Iran into Ukraine. The transportation was carried out by a company that is under US sanctions and has an office in Moscow.
The State Customs Service reports this in Telegram.
The sections documented the origin of the goods as Turkish, however, during the customs inspection of two batches of goods declared as polybutadiene rubber with the country of origin in Turkey, the customs officials noticed the manufacturer’s country code IR (Iran) on the pallets with briquetted rubber, and on the thermal film in which the goods were directly wrapped , is a barcode.
This barcode is registered in the International Commodity Coding System for a company in the Islamic Republic of Iran that produces a variety of petrochemical products, including synthetic rubber. Production is concentrated directly in Iran, and the office is located in Moscow.
This company is under US sanctions because of its ties to the Iranian government and its involvement in activities that pose a threat to US national security and foreign policy.
Customs officers have already drawn up reports on violations of customs rules under Art. 483 of the Customs Code of Ukraine (submission of forged documents for customs clearance in the part of the country of origin of the goods) and sent to the law enforcement agencies a notification of a criminal offense under part. 1 Article 201-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (smuggling of goods).
Rubber with a total weight of 43 tons worth UAH 12.7 million was temporarily seized.
Earlier in Ukraine, a scheme to smuggle luxury items across the state border from Poland was exposed. These include jewelry, diamonds, and Swiss watches.
And the Bureau of Economic Security exposed a group of companies that avoided paying UAH 30 million in income tax.
All insider information and current information on our Telegram channel, as well as bonuses and breaking news.