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Galician District Court of Lviv city found the driver guilty of customs violations for attempting to import a commercial batch of footwear under a forged Tax Free document.
This was reported by the analytical Telegram channel "Judging Schemes" citing the court’s decision from 11 August 2026 year in case No. 461/3188/26.
“Green corridor” and a scheme with a lime document.
The incident occurred 28 January 2026 year at the border crossing “Uhryniv — Dolhobychiv.” The Nissan Interstar driver was returning from Poland and chose the simplified customs control lane — the “green corridor.” At the border, the man persuaded customs officers that he was transporting, together with passengers, only his own belongings and a few pairs of shoes within the non-taxable limit.
However, during a deeper inspection of the vehicle, in the trunk they found 434 pairs of new factory footwear of various articles.
To prove the value and legitimize the goods, the driver provided a TAX FREE FOR TOURISTS document from 27 January 2026 year for 62 pairs of women’s sneakers. Other passengers also provided similar receipts.
Check in the Polish databases.
Customs officers checked the Tax Free receipt through the official open database of the Tax Administration of the Republic of Poland (Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa / granica.gov.pl). It turned out that a document with the given number was never registered or issued in the tax databases of the neighboring state.
This indicated that customs were provided with documents containing knowingly false information about the sender, recipient, and value of the goods. No other valid fiscal receipts or invoices were provided by the driver.
Based on the conclusions of the Specialized Laboratory for Expertise and Deregulation of the State Customs Service, the market value of the seized footwear amounted to 62 673,60 UAH.
Defense position and court verdict.
In the court session, the driver’s representative disputed the guilt, asserting that the absence of the document in the Tax Free electronic database allegedly does not prove forgery, and the purchase of the goods is confirmed by a sales contract.
The court rejected these arguments, since no real contracts or fiscal receipts were provided at the border crossing, and concluded intentional intent to move the goods with providing false information.
By the decision of Galician District Court of Lviv:
The seized 434 pairs of shoes will be returned to the violator for export outside Ukraine or for customs clearance after payment of all applicable customs duties.
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