SSU conducts comprehensive fight against smuggling. Counter fraud activity resulted in transferring more than UAH 2.5 b (USD 93, 633 000) to the state budget in customs and other mandatory payments.

Following SSU investigations, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposed personal economic and other sanctions on 22 individuals involved in smuggling. Authorities revoked the citizenship of two perpetrators.

Moreover, sanctions were imposed on 146 state and 5 foreign entities controlled by the organizers of illegal schemes.

It was established that the perpetrators used shell companies for illegal activities, including tax evasion and money laundering.

Pursuant to imposed sanctions:

• brokering licenses of twenty companies are terminated;
• customs warehouse permits of five companies are suspended;
• three companies are excluded from the delivery point list;
• one company is excluded from the register of sorting stations.

Nearly 300 more companies are being investigated for the involvement in the illegal schemes.

During the investigative actions, SSU officers exposed large-scale smuggling of consumer goods to Ukraine. The scam was organized by an individual included in the NSDC sanctions list.

In addition, an official of the Halytska Customs Office was involved in illegal activity.

It was documented that offenders planned to smuggle a consignment of foreign goods worth UAH 16 m (USD 599, 000).

This June, the SSU prevented the illegal import of more than 20 tons of chemicals produced at the Russian entity. Economic and restrictive sanctions were imposed on the company by decision of the NSDC.

In Vinnytsia region, the SSU prevented the transit of a Russia-made crane truck through the territory of Ukraine. Its manufacturer was a plant targeted by NSDC sanctions.