The irregularities detected by Customs were detected in the imports made by various companies based in Mendoza, San Luis and Cordoba. The body will penalize said firms with fines that could reach $723 million.
“These companies they had declared that they would use the property for certain tasksbut it was discovered that they actually had other destinations, with the aim of taking improper advantage of the tax exemptions provided by the regime in question,” stated the Customs in a press release.
He Decree 1330/04 establishes the exemption of tariffs for imported merchandise that is destined for industrial improvement in Argentina, as long as they are subsequently exported within the authorized term.
According to the official report, “during the inspection carried out by specialized Customs personnel on the inventory of imported inputs temporarily by companiessignificant gaps were found”.
“Not being able to justify the lack of duty-free imported goodsit is presumed that they have been used improperly in the domestic market“said the agency.
Among the irregularities, Customs revealed, for example, that “a fictitious company had imported polo horses for a competition, but it was found that his final destination was another”.
Likewise, it was reported that “another company had temporarily imported machinery for infrastructure worksand the customs agents discovered that it was being subleased to third-party companies”.
Source: Ambito
