The committee said that State Tax Committee, Interior Ministry, State Tax Committee, Anti-Monopoly Committee, State Center of Sanitary Epidiamiology Control and Uzstandard started inspection of Chorsu Savdo Markazi, located in Shaihantahur district of Tashkent city, on 2 March. The inspection was launched in lined with the decision of the National Coordination Council.

During the inspection, the law enforcement bodies revealed many facts of customs and tax violations connected with illegal import and realization of foreign consumer goods at the trade complex and production of infringing goods.

In particular, on 2 March 2011, the law enforcement bodies seized foreign women footwear and bags, as well as other goods at shop No. 13, which is owned by Uzbek citizen G.Kim. The owner could not provide any documents on customs clearance of these goods.

Total sum of seized goods, according to preliminary estimates, makes up over 149.5 million soums. The further inquiry is underway on this case.

On 3 March, jewelry goods, produced in Turkey, Italy and Ukraine, for 296.8 million soums were detained at shop No. 8 Patima-Biznes, owned by Uzbek citizen M.Umahanov.

During the inspection, Umahanov could not provide any documents on importing these goods to Uzbekistan and customs clearance. Criminal case was launched on this fact.

Besides, the law enforcement bodies of Uzbekistan stopped activity of production shop, which manufactured infringing goods.

On 6 March, during ShahinTashkent LLC, located in the fifth floor of Turkuaz, the law enforcement bodies revealed technological line, which produce clothes. The company is owned by Turkish citizen Kozanoglu Emre. The law enforcement bodies also seized raw material and labels of famous foreign producers. Total sum of the goods made up about 80 million soums. The further investigation is underway.

Serious customs law violations were revealed at customs warehouses of Chorsu Savdo Markazi, the committee said.

On 7 March 2011, the law enforcement bodies inspected Mercan Trade LLC warehouse, which is located at basement. The warehouse stored various imported goods, including food, furniture, clothes and others, but the owner, citizen of Turkey Uner Hayriddin Halitguli, could not provide any documents, proving customs clearance of the goods. Total sum of seized products makes up 91 million soums. The further investigation is underway.

At the same time, the warehouse stored labels, which produced on special equipment and stuck to goods here. The Uzbek text of labels was translated by markers without any documents, proving that goods meet requirements of national legislation and standards.

During further investigation, it was revealed that goods were imported without labels. Labels stuck at warehouse and they provide false information on production and expiry dates. Some tax violations were also revealed.

The committee said that cashier Yuzbasheva of Kassiopeya enterprise did not register 36.4 million soums with cash machine and did not submit to the bank.

The similar case was registered at shop of private entrepreneur Ni. The entrepreneur did not register revenue for 221,700 soums with cash machine and did not submit bank over 107 million soums.

The committee said that other shops at Turkuaz also did not register their revenues with cash machine and failed to submit large volume of sum to the banks.

It added that all violations were recorded in line with the legislation and submitted to investigation bodies. Currently, investigations on these cases are underway.