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Extra invoices raise questions over collagen imports’ customs value

Additional debit notes for imported collagen are at the centre of the EPPO’s Gummy Bear investigation. Prosecutors allege that an affiliated company issued those notes without revising the goods’ declared customs value, understating what was owed.

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The collagen came from Brazil for gelatine production in Germany. Searches took place in Brazil, Belgium and Germany, with estimated customs losses of about €285,000 between 2021 and 2023.

Based on reporting from: EPPO.

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