Court confiscates three optical sights declared as bicycle adapter in parcel from Poland

Detection of undeclared cargo

On 6 August 2026, an inspection of a parcel arriving from Poland was conducted in the customs zone of the international postal department of SP "Rosan" (Lviv city). During the processing of the cargo, which was cleared under customs declaration CN23, the risk management system flagged suspicious indicators. In the documents, the sender, Olga Odud, a stateless person, indicated that she was sending a "bicycle adapter". However, the actual contents of the box were different.

Results of inspection and expert examination

During the customs inspection, officers found three new VORTEX VENOM 3-15x44 FFP RIFLESCOPE optical sights in factory packaging. The goods were not concealed, but their description did not match the data in the declaration. According to the expert opinion of the State Customs Service, the total value of the detected sights is 74,150.10 hryvnias.

Court ruling

Court case No. 461/7435/26 was heard on 10 November 2026. The sender did not appear at the hearing, despite proper notification of the date and time. Her actions were qualified under Part 1 of Article 473 of the Customs Code of Ukraine, which provides for liability for sending goods whose description and quantity do not correspond to the information in the customs declaration.

The court found Olga Odud guilty and imposed a fine of 30% of the value of the goods, amounting to 22,245.03 hryvnias. All three optical sights were confiscated in favour of the state.

Additional financial obligations

In addition to the main fine, the sender was charged with customs storage costs for the parcel amounting to 91.47 hryvnias, as well as a court fee of 665.60 hryvnias.