Volyn court fines director 2 million hryvnia for forging customs certificates

Court verdict on customs document falsification

The Lyuboml District Court of Volyn Oblast issued a ruling regarding the head of an enterprise who attempted to reduce customs payments by using forged papers. Following the review of case No. 163/2402/26 (ruling dated 15 October 2026), the court found the director guilty of violating customs rules and imposed a fine as a penalty.

Scheme for clearing 34 vehicles

The incident concerned the import of 34 vehicles from Bulgaria for the needs of ZAKHID EKSYM TORG LLC. To obtain preferential treatment and reduce the amount of fees, the company submitted EUR.1 certificates to customs officials attesting to the origin of the goods. However, Ukrainian customs decided to verify the authenticity of these documents and sent a request to Poland.

Discovery of forgery and budget losses

A response from abroad confirmed that all 34 certificates were forged and had never been issued by foreign authorities. Further investigation established that these actions resulted in the state budget losing over 2 million hryvnia in customs duties and value-added tax. During the court hearings, the director did not appear in person and provided no explanations.

Amount of the fine

The court imposed a fine on the company's head equal to 100% of the unpaid payments. The total amount of the penalty was 2,003,756.80 hryvnia.