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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

UK faces EU fine over Chinese imports fraud

Court rules government failed to fulfil obligation to collect correct amount of customs duties and VAT

The British government faces paying a hefty fine to the EU after the European court of justice ruled it had been negligent in allowing criminal gangs to flood European markets with cheap Chinese-made clothes and shoes.

Publishing its final ruling on Tuesday, the court concluded that the UK as member state had “failed to fulfil its obligations” under EU law to combat fraud and collect the correct amount of customs duties and VAT on imported Chinese goods. The failures by HMRC date from 2011 to 2017.

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