Customs strengthen controls to avoid fraud and under-invoicing

The agency’s decision modifies the procedures followed by the areas of the DGA devoted to export value control and broadens the instruments available to deal with fraud and fight against the practices of under-invoicing for the export of merchandise.

The DGA, which directs Silvia Traverso, Thus, it undertakes to optimize the management and processing times of operations.

The regulation, which benefited from contributions from representatives of the private sector affected by unfair competition, improves risk analysis in order to achieve intelligent screening that optimizes the selection of cases that will be subject to value screening.

The reinstatement of export reference values ​​carried out by Customs provides an initial check of the value of the goods to avoid abusive maneuvers. “The previous government proceeded with a gradual dismantling of this tool until it repealed, in November 2017, the regulations which allowed the establishment of reference values”, they indicated from the agency.

Based on the analysis of different production complexes and industries, Customs began last year to establish benchmarks. Until now, benchmarks were established for exports of pears, apples, garlic, pork, tomato, concentrated must, blueberries, milk powder, onion, potato, raisins, sea bass and beef.

Customs chief Silvia Traverso spoke about the recent complaints from the DGA to 19 slaughterhouses in the export of meat. “The meat processing industry and, in particular, meat exporters is a sector that has benefited greatly from the international price hike,” he said.

“Our government has taken many steps. There is an area that examines the performance of the domestic market and another, where customs is located, which examines what is happening in foreign trade. These fines are not given in isolation but are part of the various measures that our organization has taken to recover inspection tools over the past year, tools that the previous government dismantled or did not use ”, a- he added.