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

Dr Ilona Mishchenko Associate Professor of the Maritime and Customs Law Department, National University "Odesa Law Academy"

Customs Compliance & Risk Management (CCRM) Journal, Issue 5, October / November 2020

November 04, 2020

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

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Topic: customs clearance violations
Tag: Ukraine customs declaration

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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