A Tomsk firm paid 17 million rubles in extra recycling fees for imported foreign cars
Published: March 28, 2024 04:44
Service officers of the Kemerovo Customs Service in the Tomsk region have foiled a scheme to pay a utilization fee on cars intended for cab services at the rates for individuals.
Service officers of the Kemerovo Customs Service in the Tomsk region have foiled a scheme to pay a utilization fee on cars intended for cab services at the rates for individuals
The customs officers found that in 2023, 96 identical cars were imported from the Republic of Belarus by individuals, the utilization fee for which was paid as for cars imported for personal needs. However, the cars were actually imported by a legal entity for their subsequent use as cabs
Physical persons were involved in the process of registration nominally, in order to save money, as the rates of utilization fee when moving vehicles for personal and commercial purposes differ by more than 50 times. After importation and payment of the utilization fee, the vehicles were reissued to the ownership of the company
The legal entity from the city of Tomsk was initiated 3 cases on administrative offenses under Article 19.7.13 of the CAO RF (failure to submit or untimely submission to the customs authority of the statistical form of registration of the movement of goods). The Kemerovo customs office additionally charged more than 17 million rubles of utilization fee. The Tomsk firm paid the amount to the budget of the Russian Federation in full
Vitaly Blinsky,
Press-secretary of Kemerovo Customs
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