DOSSIER 02 / 10 REPORTS

Customs, VAT & sanctions

Cross-border trade, missing-trader structures and the movement of taxable goods.

LINE OF INQUIRY

Where do trade flows create opportunities for tax and customs fraud?

Germany · Austria · Poland · Spain · Switzerland · Cuba

Money in the Account, No Payments: How a Sanctions Chain Locked Cohiba’s European Route

Investigation ongoing9 October 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Damaged US cars at the centre of Germany’s €90 million fraud case

Investigation ongoing14 September 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia

AirPods trade used in alleged €20 million VAT carousel

Completed26 August 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Milan clothing imports examined in €33.4 million VAT probe

Completed10 August 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Brazil, Germany, Belgium

Extra invoices raise questions over collagen imports’ customs value

Completed5 August 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Russian plywood allegedly entered Poland under Kazakh origin declarations

Completed17 July 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia

Greek electronics VAT probe reaches property and digital assets

Completed14 July 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Italian fuel warehouse suspected of selling 188 million litres without paying tax

Completed1 July 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Piraeus customs case examines how imports passed inspections

CompletedInvestigation opened June 2025; detailed reporting 27 April 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions

Italy, France, Poland, Switzerland, UK

Genoa tobacco probe uncovers false origin declarations and concealed cargo

Completed24 March 2026Customs, VAT & sanctions