Customs seize Tk 11cr worth of illegally imported cigarettes
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Chattogram Custom House yesterday seized a container of cigarettes worth Tk 11 crore, which was imported under false declaration.
The container was brought with the declaration of having A4 size papers for a Chattogram-based trading company, Karim Trading, said Rezaul Karim, assistant commissioner of customs.
Legal action will be taken after an investigation, he said.
The tax rate hovers around 53 per cent for A4 size papers, which can go up to 600 per cent in case of cigarettes, customs officials said.
In this consignment, the importer has been trying to dodge Tk 11 crore import tax, they said.