The General Directorate of Customs in Argentina detected under-invoicing of meat exports

The General Directorate of Customs (DGA) of Argentina detected under-invoicing maneuvers in 523 shipping permits for beef exports for USD 11,908,320, according to what the state news agency, Télam, published. According to the agency, the events were recorded in the 2021-2022 period, with some 22 exporting refrigerators involved. Most of the exports had China, Chile and Brazil as their final destination, and the operations were re-invoiced through traders without economic substance in Cyprus, Uruguay, Switzerland and the United States, details the Customs survey. Regarding the modus operandi, from the DGA they explained that "the merchandise is shipped directly from Argentina to Brazil, but in between the operation is re-invoiced from a trader in Cyprus or the United States that does not add anything to the final product but adds a ' commission' of 30% to the operation”. "This difference is an irregular utility of the Argentine refrigerator that leaves it abroad to avoid ...