Scheme of illegal export of products totaling more than 22 million UAH was exposed

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 26 October 2020 at 18:16 Chapter: News

Tax specialists jointly with Main Directorate of the SFS in Zaporizhzhia region exposed scheme of illegal export of consumer products to the CIS countries and the European Union during the processing of tax information.

Specialists of the Anti-money laundering department of Main Directorate of STS in Zaporizhzhia region identified enterprises – exporters having registration documents with knowingly entered false information. Enterprises’ documents were used to export products of unknown origin in order to minimize the tax burden.

Financial documents, bank cards and seals that were used to legalize exported goods were seized during searches at the place of fraudulent activity of the specified enterprises. Funds used into the “shadow” totaling more than 22 million UAH were withdrawn.

According to these materials, the law enforcement agencies stopped illegal activities of enterprises – exporters and opened criminal proceeding under Article 205-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigative actions are ongoing.