Irkutsk firm has not returned to Russia more than 220 million rubles for undelivered South Korean trucks and auto parts

Irkutsk customs, in cooperation with the Baikal-Angara transport Prosecutor’s office identified the offence of no return 221,4 million rubles delivered from South Korea goods – motor vehicles and auto parts.

As a result of operative-investigative activities of the Irkutsk customs has established that Irkutsk limited liability company signed a long-term international contract with the South Korean firm for the supply of vehicles, auto parts and license units.

Pursuant to its obligations under this contract the Irkutsk firm listed at the expense of the South Korean partner funds in the amount of 5.7 million dollars.

In turn, the Korean firm has delivered the goods – auto parts and truck Daewoo Novus. The product was declared in the region of the Vladivostok customs for a total amount of 1.9 million dollars.

The rest of the goods for the total amount prepaid of $ 3.8 million dollars to Russia did not arrive.

The Deputy chief of Irkutsk customs Eugene Mikhnevich explains: “In this case, the resident of the Irkutsk firm, in accordance with the law, had to provide a return to the Russian Federation funds for nevezenie into the customs territory of goods”.

However, the Irkutsk firm-the recipient of the goods has not taken any measures to ensure the delivery of goods to Russia and the return paid to the foreign partner cash for newtony product.

Thus, the amount of the unreturned funds that are subject to mandatory transfer to the resident’s account in authorized Bank of the Russian Federation, in the ruble equivalent amounted to 221,4 million roubles.

Department of inquiry of Irkutsk customs on the fact of evasion from execution of duties for the repatriation of funds in especially large size criminal case under paragraph “a” of part 2 of article 193 of the criminal code.

Further investigation is made.

Tatyana Krasavina,

a press-the Secretary of Irkutsk customs