National Customs Agency

On 12.12.2025, in connection with a triggered risk profile, employees of the "Customs Operational Control" sector from the "Customs Intelligence and Investigation" department at the Territorial Directorate Sofia Customs, carried out an inspection of goods declared in a customs declaration with the description "Organic erythritol powder" - Organic erythritol, 30-60 MESH, with a country of origin China and a quantity of 18,000 kg. A tariff code was declared for the goods, to which a duty rate of 5.5% was applied.
Due to doubts that arose in the inspection team regarding the correct tariff classification of the goods, as well as possible avoidance of anti-dumping duty, samples were taken from the goods for preparation of a customs laboratory expertise and an opinion regarding the correctly applicable code under the Combined Nomenclature. As a result of the customs laboratory examination, it was found that the goods are erythritol in pure form, and according to the prepared opinion, it was established that an additional code is indicated to the Combined Nomenclature code, which corresponds to an anti-dumping duty of 233.3%. Given the customs value of the goods, it is established that evasion of public state receivables in particularly large amounts is established - approximately over 162,000 BGN. Administrative criminal proceedings have been initiated for the attempted evasion of anti-dumping duty and other public state receivables.
The National Customs Agency emphasizes that such inspections are part of the constant risk analysis carried out by customs officers and concerning control over the import of food products and sweeteners, in which the risk of abuse remains high. Work on the case continues, collecting additional evidence concerning previous imports of such goods.

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