- The Federal Administrative Court ruled on whether X. GmbH owed retroactive customs duties and import taxes for meat imported into Switzerland without customs clearance.
- The court held that anyone arranging for the import, including ordering goods known or suspected to be from abroad, is a customs debtor.
- X. GmbH should have questioned the meat’s origin due to unusually low prices and missing origin information.
- By ordering the meat, X. GmbH is liable for retroactive duties and taxes, regardless of when the meat entered Switzerland.
- The appeal was dismissed.
Source: bvger.weblaw.ch
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