Over the first 5 months of 2023, customs officers detected violations amounting to UAH 4.3 billion, according to the State Customs Service

From January to May 2023, 4,991 customs rule violations were detected, with the cost of the infringed items exceeding UAH 4.3 billion. 

This was reported by the State Customs Service of Ukraine.

It is noted that confiscated items related to these infringements amounted to over UAH 293 million. These included:

• Industrial goods worth UAH 162 million;
• Food products worth UAH 47 million;
• Currency totalling over UAH 64 million;
• Vehicles worth UAH 20 million.

It is specified that the customs service directly reviewed 1,272 cases of customs rule violations. 

"Administrative penalties in the form of fines amounting to UAH 53 million were applied, of which UAH 26 million was collected for the state budget," the customs service reported. 

According to the State Customs Service, 2,628 cases of customs rule violations, amounting to UAH 1.1 billion, were submitted to the court for consideration.

In addition, it is noted that as a result of the cases reviewed by the courts, penalties totalling over UAH 1.1 billion were imposed, which is 73% more than over the same period in 2022.

Background. Mind earlier reported that customs violations amounting to UAH 1.2 billion were detected in the first quarter of the year.