Customs Service Rijeka seizes 350 liters of illegal brandy in Kikovica, violator faces fine and excise duty calculation

Customs officials from Rijeka seized 350 liters of brandy from the vehicle of a Croatian citizen without the necessary documentation. The offender is not a registered manufacturer, he faces a fine of €5,100 and a subsequent excise duty calculation of €1,114.87.

Customs Service Rijeka seizes 350 liters of illegal brandy in Kikovica, violator faces fine and excise duty calculation
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Customs officers of the Mobile Units Service in Rijeka prevented the illegal sale of 350 liters of strong alcoholic beverages.

While conducting enhanced surveillance measures on July 8, 2024, authorized customs officers of the Regional Unit - Mobile Units Service Rijeka stopped a personal vehicle with Croatian license plates driven by a Croatian citizen near Kikovica. Upon inspection of the vehicle, 14 PVC containers, each with a capacity of 25 liters, filled with a total of 350 liters of strong alcoholic beverage - brandy, without accompanying documentation, were found.

The accused is not registered as a small producer of strong alcoholic beverages and by this action committed an offense described in Article 133, paragraph 1, point 3 of the Excise Duty Act, as he illegally possessed and transported taxable items on which excise duty has not been calculated and paid in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Therefore, he will be issued a misdemeanor order with a stipulated fine of 5,100.00 euros.

The found goods have been seized, and a request will be submitted to the competent customs office for a decision on the subsequent calculation of excise duty on strong alcoholic beverages in the amount of 1,114.87 euros.

Creation time: 09 July, 2024
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