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ESBU served a notice of suspicion to the company's head for non-payment of UAH 244 million of customs duties during the transit of oil products
posted 09 June 2023 15:00


Detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine served a notice of suspicion to the head of a Kyiv company of tax evasion in especially large amounts. It was established that the officials of the company which provides financial guarantees provided for by law failed to pay the duty upon the occurrence of a guarantee event. Such actions caused losses to the state budget in the amount of over UAH 244 million.

Employees of the carrier company violated the Transit customs regime while transporting oil products via a main oil pipeline from russia to Hungary in 2020-2022. In this case the company that acted as a financial guarantor had to pay the duty to the state budget.

As part of the pre-trial investigation, the detectives of the ESBU also found that the beneficial owners of the financial guarantor are controlled by a fugitive MP who was deprived of Ukrainian citizenship earlier this year.

As previously reported, detectives of the Economic Security Bureau seized documents on the provision of fingarantee and brokerage services, documentation confirming the avoidance of customs duties and other documents following searches of several non-residential premises.

In addition, during a search of the premises of the Energy customs of the State customs service of Ukraine copies of transit customs declarations and an illegal permit to change the customs regime were seized, etc.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings on the grounds of a criminal offense stipulated by Part 3 Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (tax evasion) is being conducted by detectives of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine under the procedural supervision of prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's office and operational support of the Security Service of Ukraine.

Note: Pursuant to Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved by law and established by a court verdict of guilty.

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