A series of banned imports with criminal signs discovered in HCMC

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Smuggled imports goods of Company C. Photo: T.H

Declared machinery, imported prohibited goods

According to the Customs Control Team, in 6 cases of violation with criminal signs, there were 4 cases of importing prohibited goods and importing conditional goods, but these imported goods were declared under the name that the State encourages to import items as machines, Aquatic, to be assigned to the free flow of goods without a physical check.

Typically, the case of the Commercial Services C. Limited company (at Long An) issued by the Customs Control in collaboration with the Customs Branch of Saigon ports area 1 was detected at the end of March 2016. The company declared used imachinery of all kinds including 5 items (4 agricultural tractors, industrial water pump, 2-wheel agricultural tractors, forklifts, hand tools), made in Japan, worth over 187 million vnd, the amount of tax payable was 20 million vnd. After checking the shipment, customs officers discovered only a few agricultural machines disguised as a header container, inside the container was consumer goods, including: 6 used motorcycles, and prohibited items; 30 barrels of milk powder and cereals; 30 barrels cleanser, shower gel, toothpaste ... under conditional imported commodities.

Dated 27-5-2016, through physical inspection of the imported consignment S. Vietnam Company Limited, The Customs Control coordinated with Customs Branch of the Saigon ports area 1 inspected and discovered a bulk shipment of imported goods not declared to customs in declaration 100878452140 / All were banned goods include televisions, microwaves, DVDs ... and consumables. During importing procedures, the company just declared goods as bodywork, metal bending machine, manual control valve, electric motors, with motor power rating is 1KW power, portable drills, hand tools, Jumbo, with a dutiable value of 71 million vnd, the total amount of tax payable by nearly 12 million vnd.

Earlier, in late 4th May 2016, the Customs Control Team in coordination with the Customs Branch of the ports of Saigon area NK 1 insoected a shipment under declaration No.100 836 882 750/A11 of the Company Limited Translation Transport service N. at Cat Lai also found the shipment contained import of prohibited goods. On the declaration, the goods were usedmetal milling machine, used metal stamping machine, the machine metal trauma, used rice motor mower, 100% new manual wheelchair, export Made in Japan; worth 140 million vnd, the total amount of tax payable 14.4 million vnd. In addition to the goods on the customs declaration, the company also imported 3 used bikes

Smuggled car, automobile engines was discovered by HCMC Customs Department in June 2016. Photo: T.H

Additionally, at the end of June 2016, at Cat Lai port, through inspection of imported consignments Trading Company Limited LV, The Customs Control and Customs Branch of the ports of Saigon area discovered a large import of banned machinery, no customs declaration, including nearly 300 tractors used in agriculture, generators, compressors, bulldozers, rollers, motors, speaker of used barrels. On DN declaration was a generic name: Used Machinery consists of 5 items (body lift, body contact, body training, used in agricultural tractors, mowers gasoline lawn, 0.5HP power), all goods are used, originating in Japan.

Refrigeration equipment camouflage as fabric material

According to the Customs Control Team, in recent times companies are taking advantage of the state of processing imported raw materials and production of exported goods to import prohibited goods such as electrical appliances, electronic equipment. Two typical violations were discovered recently, Customs inspection teams may initiate prosecutions. On May 6-2016, the Customs Control Team in coordination with Bills Customs Branch investment management inspection, discovered a Foreign Invested enterprise import included electronic equipment, motor cars, household electrical goods, but disguised under the name of processed fabric materials.

The shipment above by M. Vietnam Co. NK open declarations in the form of raw materials imported for processing in the Customs Branch for Investment Management - HCM City Customs Department. On the customs declaration, the business declared fabric, garment materials: zippers, buttons ..., 100%; Korean origin. Detecting suspicious signs, the units includes 4- The Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department (Customs Department), The Customs Control, Customs Branch for Investment Management, (City Customs Department .HCM), economic police Department (Ministry of Public security) coordinated the detection, and found an entire false customs declaration. Actually imported goods included 39 items, such as electronic equipment, electrical appliances, automobile engines, automobile body severed ... used; cosmetics of all kinds, medical equipment. Shipment worth more than 6 billion vnd.

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y similar tricks, , on 6^th April 2016, the Customs Control Team in collaboration with the Customs Branch manager checked processed goods imported under customs declarations 1008005671150 / E21 Y Co. Ltd . After the test results the shipment included nearly 800 imported goods outdoor air conditioner units, refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, cookers, air purifiers ... all used under imported prohibited items. Shipment value is estimated at nearly 800 million vnd. To disguise the banned goods, when opening customs declarations on imported shipments, the company declared the imported goods were processed raw fabrics, including cotton 95% polyester and 5% spandex size 50/60, originating in Japan.