Cassation: Importer solely responsible for unpaid import VAT, not indirect representative in customs. Erroneous ruling held importer and forwarder jointly liable. Supreme Court reaffirms importer’s exclusive responsibility for import VAT. In absence of specific provisions, imposing liability on the representative as indirect importer is illegitimate.
Source: eutekne.info
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