Ukrainian customs officers discovered and seized dozens of Apple brand gadgets at the country's border, including smartphones, tablets and watches, as well as other brands that they tried to import without declaration.. The total cost of smuggling exceeded a million hryvnias.

As reported by the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCSU), the incident occurred on January 23 at the Krakovets-Korcheva checkpoint.. Customs officers found a "

In total, more than 40 gadgets were seized, approximately valued at 1.137 million hryvnia. In particular these are:.

On the same day a minibus from Poland arrived at Krakovets. For customs control, the driver, a 43-year-old resident of Bukovina, chose the green corridor strip, but during an in-depth inspection, customs officers found undeclared goods in the packaging of a manufacturer with a plain cost of 520 thousand. hryvnia:.

Both cases are documented by customs officers on Ch. 2 tbsp. 471 of the Customs Code of Ukraine.

Earlier it became known that in Ukraine a large -scale campaign to deter electronics market is planned - special attention will be paid to points selling Apple technique. The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has already issued the relevant instructions to the Bureau of Economic Security and the State Tax Service. In particular, wholesale and retail sellers of consumer electronics will be trained, as well as tax control measures will be carried out on “FOPs” involved in the sale of equipment and electronics.