Argentina: Customs detected under-invoicing in the export of raisins to Canada

The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) denounced an under-invoicing in the export to Canada of 24 tons of raisins for an amount of US$ 50,400. "The firm said that it was selling at US$28,800 when the real price was US$50,400," the agency said, noting that "the company is responsible for paying a fine of $4,344,516." In this way, during the analysis and control tasks, the specialized agents of the General Directorate of Customs detected irregularities with a load of 24 tons of raisins that a firm wanted to export from Mendoza to Canada, given that the entry value of the merchandise to the country of destination differed from that declared in the export invoice. The merchandise "traveled directly to Canada and did not present any tangible added value provided by US intermediaries to justify the re-invoicing prices," ...