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Forestry of Lviv region filed a lawsuit to the court on Transcarpathian customs

In connection with the stop of carriages with wood at the points of crossing of the state border in Transcarpathia, eight state forestry enterprises of Lviv region filed an administrative lawsuit on Transcarpathian customs of the DFS to Lviv District Administrative Court .

The plaintiffs ask the court to acknowledge the unlawful omission of the Zakarpattia customs of the DFS and oblige it to complete customs formalities concerning the passes through the customs border of Ukraine of railroad cars with wood.

In the statement, it is said that for the incomprehensible reasons and without any explanation of the Transcarpathian customs of the office there are 24 wagons from the Lviv region, which were sent to the address of customers who were detained at the stations chop and Uzhhorod.
It is also noted that in accordance with the customs legislation of Ukraine the limit of the term of stay of goods, vehicles of commercial destination at checkpoints through the state border of Ukraine should not exceed 30 days from the date of arrival in Checkpoint on the state border of Ukraine for customs procedures. However, these wagons are without any explanation, any grounded grounds are in the area of customs control of the Transcarpathian Customs DFS over 60 days.

Transcarpathian Customs DFS, guided by the order of the Chairman of the Transcarpathian Regional State administration, in spite of the current standards and Ukrainian classification of goods of foreign economic activity on determination of the dimensional characteristics of firewood by their actions caused Significant losses to forestry, which could lead to the refusal of European customers from Ukraine.

Note that in forest business, the plaintiffs are guided by the legislation of Ukraine and the export shipped only wood-burning wood, corresponding to the code of goods 4401.

Besides, as stated in the lawsuit, the Transcarpathian customs DFS began to carry out a weighing of wood with the purpose of setting the inconsistency of the actual weight of the goods indicated in the shipping documents.

However, it should be noted that the shipment of fuel wood is carried out in dense cubic meters, and not in tons, as in accordance with the Customs Declaration.

It is also worth noting that the wood for more than 60 days is in the semi-unloaded cars at the average temperature of the air +25 º C under the open air, as a result of which the wood has dried up, and its weight decreased.

Forestry enterprises of Lviv Region Note that Transcarpathian Customs DFS without sufficient legal grounds and in spite of the requirements of the current legislation holds loads more than 30 days.

Press-Service of State forestry