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The Customs Revenue Task Force discovered 27,000 kilogrammes of fraudulently imported Turmeric from India in two containers, Customs Spokesman Leslie Gamini said.”The consignment had been declared as rice, defrauding Rs. 5.6 million of tax revenue,” he said.
“The 27000 kilogrammes of Turmeric consignment is valued at about Rs.9.5 million and the total value of the goods were Rs.10.5 million. The defrauded revenue is Rs. 5.5 million of tax,” he said.
The Customs Task Force this morning inspected two twenty foot containers that arrived from Tuticorin, India on July 14 at the CRT container yard at Orugodawatta.
The importer, from Pettah, has declared the consignment as 37,500 kilogrammes of rice and had paid only Rs. 187,500 as taxes, he said.
It was revealed on the examination that there were 10,000 kilograms of rice and 27,000 kilograms of Turmeric, he said. (Chaturanga Pradeep)
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