Vitebsk customs detected the import of a cargo with its customs value understated by half a million dollars

November 10, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. The Vitebsk customs has uncovered a case of importing construction equipment into the customs territory of Belarus with its customs value understated by approximately $0.5 million, the customs informed a BELTA correspondent. During an inspection conducted jointly with employees of the Orsha inter-district department of the State Control Committee, it was established that construction equipment with a declared value of almost $243,000 in the customs declaration was received by the Belarusian representative office of a Turkish company directly from Turkey. Meanwhile, the actual cost of such goods is 3 times higher and amounts to $749,600. Following the inspection, the cargo was seized. An administrative process has been initiated in this regard under Part 5 of Article 14.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Belarus, which provides for punishment for a legal entity in the form of a fine ranging from 500 to 800 base units (currently, one base unit is Br35,000) with confiscation of the goods, regardless of ownership. -0-