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Once again, importer Crown Automobiles has brought in four brand-new luxury cars by cutting them into four pieces each. These cars were placed at the back of a 40-foot container. To evade scrutiny, the vehicle parts were strategically placed at the front. The importer had declared the shipment as used car parts.After being unloaded from the ship, the container was placed at the Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) in Chattogram, operated by the foreign operator Red Sea Gateway. The customs intellige...

A new tactic has been developed to evade customs duties at Mongla Port. Instead of importing whole luxury cars, they are cut into several large pieces and declared as "used car parts." These parts are cleared from the port, reassembled into complete ones and then sold at higher prices in their own showrooms after paying higher duties. After unveiling the tricky ways of importing luxury cars through Mongla Port, the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized a BMW car f...