Smuggling
Also called: customs fraud · kaçakçılık
Bringing goods into or out of a customs territory in breach of customs law, for example by hiding them, avoiding customs offices or using false documents to evade duties or prohibitions. In Türkiye it is a criminal offence under the Law on Combating Smuggling No. 5607; other jurisdictions have similar criminal provisions.
In practice
Serious misdeclaration can be treated as smuggling rather than an administrative error, with criminal consequences for the people involved.
EU
Türkiye
UK
USARelated terms
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