Tajikistan abolishes preferential customs clearance for phones imported for personal use

The Government of Tajikistan has abolished the preferential customs clearance procedure for mobile phones brought into the country for personal use.  The decision (Decree No. 442) was made on July 31, 2024, First Deputy Head of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, Azim Tursunzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on August 7. asiaplustj.info »

2024-08-07 12:24

Man caught smuggling over 100 live snakes in his pants, says China’s Customs

Citing China’s customs authority, media outlets reported on July 10 that a man has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers. The BBC says the unnamed traveler was reportedly stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen. asiaplustj.info »

2024-07-11 11:44

Uzbek customs officers found more than 172 kilograms of narcotic drugs hidden in transit freight train running through Uzbekistan

Officers of the Sariasia customs checkpoint at the Uzbek-Tajik border in Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya region have reportedly discovered nearly 172. 5 kilograms of narcotic drugs hidden in a transit freight train running through Uzbekistan from the neighboring country (no country specified). asiaplustj.info »

2020-11-05 08:59

Purge of customs officers in Tajikistan

More than 100 customs officers have been dismissed after attestation, Khurshed Karimzoda, the chief of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 30.  “As a result of the attestation, 118 customs officers, including ordinary officers and chiefs of departments, have been dismissed and 36 others have been demoted,” Karimzoda. asiaplustj.info »

2020-07-30 14:12