Ukrainian anti-corruption prosecutors have sent to court a large-scale criminal case against officials of the Chernivtsi Customs Office. Officials are accused of running a “grey import’ scheme that cost the state nearly 290 million hryvnias (about $7 million) Investigators allege the group manipulated import duties through fraudulent declarations, allowing high-value goods to enter Ukraine at artificially low rates. The organization allegedly included both current and former customs officers, among them the former head of the customs office.
Source: OCCRP, 2025-10-02; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/ukraine-sends-7m-customs-fraud-case-to-court