All news on the topic: Customs

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Finnish entrepreneur supplied trucks and trailers to Russia, jailed for violating sanctions
Finland has kept its 1,340-kilometre border with Russia closed since December 2023 after about 1,000 undocumented migrants crossed into the country.
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EPPO charges suspect in Italy over yacht import fraud and €433,000 unpaid VAT
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has filed an indictment against a suspect in a case involving the fraudulent import of a yacht from Australia without declaring the ship to customs, in order to evade payment of VAT.
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Conflict around Azur Air: the Russian company Wildberries is attempting to acquire the airline from the Turkish Kockar family, owners of the international tourism group ANEX
Wildberries & Russ, increasingly resembling a large-scale corporate raiding structure, risks straining Russia–Turkey relations.
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Phantom drones worth $1bn: how Ukraine’s customs mafia and shell companies plunder defence procurements
In 2025, drones worth more than 1 billion dollars were imported into Ukraine, although some of them exist only on paper and were not actually brought into the country.