All news on the topic: VAT Evasion

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Liberec (Czechia), multiple searches and investigative measures were conducted today in Czechia and Slovakia, in a probe into suspected large-scale customs fraud and VAT evasion involving the imports of textiles, shoes and e-commerce goods from China into the EU.

Italian police have arrested 13 Chinese nationals in a nationwide raid targeting suspected Chinese mafia networks, authorities said Monday.

Investigators claim that EU funds were jeopardized by a sophisticated VAT evasion scheme linked to Chinese-operated companies in Italy.

EPPO targets a criminal network accused of using shell companies and fake invoices to dodge VAT and launder millions through cross-border fuel trade.