Argentine customs prevent smuggling of 121 tons of garlic

Published 2023년 3월 27일

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Argentina's Customs authority has stopped the export of 121 tons of garlic to Brazil and Chile due to concerns that the suppliers do not have the necessary production capacity to support the declared exports. The customs agency has asked for the necessary documentation to prove the legal possession of the garlic and no response has been received. A Brazilian company has been sued for providing fake credit notes to hide the lack of foreign exchange earnings on a $156,000 export. The Customs agency is investigating this case in collaboration with the Argentine embassy in Brazil.

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Argentina's Directorate General of Customs has halted the export of a total of 121 tons of garlic on routes to Brazil and Chile. The organization warned that the suppliers did not have production capacity corresponding to the quantities of garlic they wanted to export. Customs required them to provide proper documentation to justify its legal possession and, unable to do so, decided to intercept the cargo located in primary customs zones, specifically in fiscal warehouses in Mendoza province and in the Paso de la Barca Reservation in Misiones. In a very recent case, customs officials sued a Brazilian company that presented credit notes of dubious legitimacy to ...

Source: AGF