Problematic issues of the prosecution for non-declaration of goods under the Customs Code of Ukraine

Ilona Mishchenko
Ilona Mishchenko
Managing Editor, CustomsClear, Ukraine
Published 04 Nov 2020
Problematic issues of the prosecution for non-declaration of goods under the Customs Code of Ukraine
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The current Customs Code of Ukraine includes eighteen types of customs offenses entailing administrative liability. Compared to the previous Customs Code, their number has decreased by a third. However, this does not result in positive dynamics towards the reduction of illegal acts as well as there are no signs that some of the acts ceased to be offenses.

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