Discrepancies between documents and facts
On 4 October 2026 at 04:30, a MAN truck with a refrigerated semi-trailer entered the customs post. The driver was delivering goods from Turkey to Lviv for LLC "INTER FRUITS LTD". According to the accompanying documents, the cargo was supposed to contain two batches of fruit: grapes and fresh figs.
The sender was the company "ELIKA GLOBAL DISTICARET LIMITED SIRKETI". The paperwork stated that it was transferring 2,880 cardboard boxes of figs with a total net weight of 3,604 kg to the buyer. However, significant discrepancies emerged during the detailed customs inspection and weighing on the stationary complex. The actual number of boxes was 3,599, and the mass of the figs reached 4,616 kg net. Thus, 1,012 kilograms of undeclared fruit were revealed.
Court verdict
The Chernivtsi District Court examined case No. 725/10365/26 and established that the director of the Turkish firm attempted to move goods across the state border by concealing their actual quantity and weight through the submission of false information in the documents.
On 14 October 2026, the court issued a ruling finding the company director guilty of the offence provided for by Part 1 of Article 483 of the Customs Code of Ukraine. The offender was fined 50% of the value of the concealed goods, amounting to 132,814.88 UAH. In addition, the court ordered him to pay a court fee of 665.60 UAH.
All 1,012 kilograms of undeclared figs were confiscated for the benefit of the state.
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