Customs

The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is establishing a special forces squad for tax and customs audits.

The new large prosecution unit will take over the control of smuggling and tax evasion, with tax and customs officers working directly together, with the assistance of the AADE business chamber.

A significant operation led by the State Agency for National Security (DANS) and the Anti-Corruption Commission is currently underway across Sofia and the country. The operation is a component of a probe into acts of official misconduct and bribery.

Turkish customs security teams seized 49 luxury vehicles valued at 445 million Turkish Liras ($14.5 million), which were brought into the country without proper registration for domestic use, the Trade Ministry has announced.

The Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) will be lobbying for the modernization of the customs union between Türkiye and the European Union, says Nail Olpak, the president of DEİK.

The upcoming elections for EU Parliament pose a risk as the elections may slow down the process, Olpak told a group of journalists in Istanbul.

The Customs Agency of Bulgaria has intensified scrutiny on all goods entering and exiting Austria, implemented across checkpoints and territory, aligning with the country's commitment to Austria and Schengen entry obligations.

President Rumen Radev referred the Constitutional Court to the provisions of the Law on Control of the Implementation of Restrictive Measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, which imposes "energy contributions" on the import of Russian natural gas into Bulgaria, as well as on its transmission to Europe through the territory of Bulgaria.

Kosovo Customs also determined that the company had increased the cost of recent imports of passports and identity cards.

Despite these issues, the company still has an ongoing contract with the Kosovo ministry, which claims it did not have any information on these alleged irregularities. 

The Greek supply chain sector showed a significant rise in the relative ranking of the World Bank for 2023.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with World Customs Organisation (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya on Wednesday to discuss advancement of the work of the customs administration, digitalisation, modernisation and strengthening of staff capacities, the Serbian government's press service said in a statement.

The Transport Ministry has created an online database for imported used vehicles through a register of such vehicles in an effort to stop the phenomena of violations detected during customs clearance.