Dominanta Trade at the Center of the Investigation: Cash Sales of Cars and 48 Million UAH in Losses

Law enforcement officers are investigating a probable scheme to launder funds through transactions with bonds of the external government loan (OZDP) and cash sales of vehicles. According to data from the tax service, only three companies could have understated value-added tax by more than 48 million hryvnias.

As reported by Anti-Corruption, citing investigative materials, the center of financial operations was the LLC “Dominanta Trade.” According to the police, a depository institution was used in the mechanism of moving money from the real sector of the economy using securities.

Investigators believe that participants in the probable scheme carried funds through the accounts of companies engaged in importing vehicles. Subsequently, the money was transferred to foreign companies, including:

Genesis Trading House OU — Estonia;

POTENGA TRADING HOUSE — Poland;

SEVILLA SALES SUMMIT S.L. — Spain.

At the same time, imported cars, according to the investigation, were sold to consumers in Ukraine for cash with inadequate accounting of the transactions. To create the appearance of legitimate origin for cashless funds, formal securities agreements were used.

Which companies are mentioned in the investigation

One of the companies under examination by the investigators is LLC “Dominanta Trade” (EDRPOU 38726248). In the original materials, its founder and beneficiary were named as Oleksandr Olekshek, and the director as Oleh Voytov.

Another participant in the financial operations, according to the investigation, is LLC “PRIMKWVER” (EDRPOU 44830421), which performed the functions of a conversion center. The founder, beneficiary, and head of the company is listed as Valentyna Larchenko.

In addition, the materials mention three companies that imported cars:

SP LLC “MEGA AUTO LUX” (EDRPOU 45605057);

SP LLC “NEW AUTOLIFE” (EDRPOU 45561743);

LLC “TOPTRADE WEST” (EDRPOU 44283488).

In the provided publication, among the persons associated with these enterprises are also named Oleksandr Shkovyra, Oleksandr Magdyuk, and Serhiy Omelkovets.

How many cars were sold and what sums of taxes could have been unpaid

According to information from the State Tax Service and the results of registry analysis, the enterprises conducted operations with large batches of vehicles.

In particular, SP MEGA AUTOLUX sold 1035 cars for a total value of 626 million UAH. A significant portion of the cars, according to the investigation, were purchased by individuals for cash. The amount of understated VAT exceeded 39 million UAH.

Another company, SP “NEW AUTOLIFE,” sold 794 vehicles. According to tax authorities' calculations, underpayment of value-added tax amounted to about 6,8 million UAH.

LLC “TOPTRADE WEST,” in turn, imported 1000 vehicles into Ukraine. According to tax analysis, the total amount of VAT and profit tax understatement exceeded 15,8 million UAH.

overall, based on the audit results for these three companies alone, the amount of probable understatement of tax liabilities for VAT exceeded 48 million hryvnias.

Searches and seizure of documents

As part of the criminal proceedings, 20 in October 2026, law enforcement officers searched the residence of one of the alleged co-organizers of the scheme.

During investigative actions, two iPhones, foreign passports, banking documents, notebooks with records, contracts, waybills, and other materials were seized.

The seized property was recognized as tangible evidence in the criminal case. Subsequently, the court ordered it to be seized.

Also during questioning, the director of SP “MEGA AUTOLUX” informed investigators that he had registered the enterprise in his name for a monetary reward. He said he had no actual relation to the company’s economic activity.

As a reminder, earlier StopKor reported on nonpayment of 12,2 million UAH of VAT by a company that sold used cars from South Korea. After the intervention of the Bureau of Economic Security, the company fully reimbursed the funds to the state budget.