Minsk customs reports goods worth 3.3 million rubles brought into the EAEU disguised as other cargo

On 9 October 2026, officers of the Minsk Regional Customs established that some goods had been brought into the EAEU territory disguised as others. This was reported by the State Customs Committee. According to the agency, the aim was to understate customs payments.

The accompanying documents stated that a truck of a Kazakhstani carrier, which had arrived for clearance at the Minsk-TLTs-2 customs control point, was carrying consolidated cargo weighing 20.5 tonnes. The State Customs Committee also said that customs officers doubted the accuracy of the declared information and analysed the image obtained by scanning the contents with an inspection and screening complex.

During the inspection, as the customs committee puts it, it turned out that more than half of the goods, around 360,000 items, were described differently in the documents. These include clothing, footwear, car parts, electrical equipment, kitchenware and other items. The agency estimated the value of the illegally imported goods at more than 3.3 million rubles. By its figures, declaring false information would have saved more than 220,000 rubles in customs payments.

Customs has opened administrative proceedings against the carrier under Part 1 of Article 15.5 of the Administrative Offences Code. The penalty under the article is a fine of 30% of the value of the subject of the administrative offence.