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‼️ More than four years after customs clearance: why did questions about UaInvestAutoGroup’s documents arise only in 2026?
📄 The company in question already appears in the materials of the investigation into the Dolyna customs post; we wrote about this earlier. But let’s fix the chronology of events.
✅ In October 2021 six Volkswagen Passat vehicles were processed at the Mukachevo customs post and were customs-cleared using the preference code 410. It allowed the application of a preferential regime for import duty on goods originating from EU countries.
✅ 10 In June 2026 the Zakarpattia Customs received a letter from the State Customs Service No. 15/15-03-01/7/3525 regarding the results of the verification of origin documents. That letter contained official information from the Polish customs authority dated 9 June 2026. The Polish side reported that the cited EUR.1 are not confirmed by the customs authority in Kielce and are not entered in its electronic system.
✅ 10 In July 2026 the Department for Control and Administration of Customs Payments provided a calculation: without applying the preference 410 the customs determined shortages in customs payments.
✅ 31 In August 2026 the Zakarpattia Customs drew up a protocol on violation of customs rules No. 0715/UA30500/2026 under part 1 of article 485 of the Customs Code of Ukraine.
✅ 4 In September 2026 a report from a customs officer about the discovery of forged EUR.1 certificates during the processing of the cars was received by the Mukachevo District Police Department.
✅ 5 In September 2026 a criminal proceeding was registered under part 1 of article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and arrests were imposed.
👀 Under the rules of the EUR.1 verification procedure, a response should be provided as soon as possible, and the absence of a reply within 10 months from the date of the request is, as a general rule, grounds for refusal of the preference.
‼️ Reasonable questions arise:
🤷♂️ Why were the cars customs-cleared in 2021, but questions about the authenticity of the EUR.1 certificates arose only in 2026?
🤷♂️ When exactly did the Ukrainian customs send a request to their Polish counterparts to verify these certificates?
🤷♂️ If the request was sent much earlier, why did Poland’s response arrive only years later?
🤷♂️ If, however, the request to Poland was sent only in 2026, why were the documents not checked during the previous four years?
🤷♂️ Did the Zakarpattia Customs verify the authenticity of EUR.1 during the initial customs clearance of the vehicles in 2021?
🤷♂️ Who and when discovered reasons to doubt the authenticity of these documents?
🤷♂️ And most importantly: who can explain what happened with this case over more than four years?
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