- The Italian Supreme Court has confirmed that import VAT is not a customs duty and should not be included in the sanction thresholds.
- The current law imposes sanctions based on the amount of customs duties evaded, with different levels of fines for different amounts.
- This law has raised concerns about its compatibility with the principle of proportionality and whether import VAT should be considered a customs duty.
- The Supreme Court has clarified that the law should be disregarded if the sanctions imposed are disproportionate to the violation.
- The Court of Justice has stated that domestic VAT and import VAT are the same tax and that import VAT is not a customs duty.
Source: eutekne.info
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