State Tax Service revokes alcohol trading licences of Chernyak’s company

The State Tax Service (STS) of Ukraine has revoked two wholesale alcohol trading licences from the company “Ukrainian Trading Distribution Company”. The founder of this firm is Global Spirits, which belongs to Yevhen Chernyak.

The grounds for this decision were facts of possible tax evasion amounting to over 700 million UAH, as well as the sale of alcoholic products without the corresponding licences. The final amount of financial violations will be determined after additional inspections.

Suspicious schemes in alcohol sales

According to investigation data, in January 2025 alone, the company sold alcohol worth 48 million UAH in Zhytomyr. However, the buyer was an enterprise that had previously been deprived of its retail trading licence due to the absence of a real store.

Additional facts revealed serious discrepancies: the address, where, according to documents, 2–3 trucks of alcoholic beverages were shipped daily, turned out to be the location of a prayer house. In this regard, the enterprise has been fined 97 million UAH for unlicensed trading.

37 million bottles sold without accounting and taxes

The investigation established that over 37 million bottles of alcohol were sold using similar schemes, which did not undergo proper accounting and are not subject to taxation. As a result, the enterprise lost its wholesale trading licence.

The licence was revoked due to the absence of one of the warehouses, which was listed in the Unified State Register but did not actually exist. The issue of recognising the company as a high-risk taxpayer is currently being considered, which may lead to further restrictions on its activities.

STS promises enhanced control

A full documentary audit will be conducted regarding the enterprise. All materials on the identified violations are already being prepared for transfer to law enforcement agencies.

«Попытки получения сверхприбыли за счёт неуплаты налогов всегда оборачиваются против тех, кто пытается обмануть государство. ГНС последовательно борется с теневым рынком. Ответственность неизбежна, а честный бизнес должен работать прозрачно, обеспечивая поступление налогов в бюджет» (Attempts to obtain super-profits at the expense of non-payment of taxes always backfire on those who try to deceive the state. The STS consistently fights the shadow market. Accountability is inevitable, and honest business must operate transparently, ensuring the inflow of taxes into the budget), said STS head Ruslan Kravchenko.