China Smartphone Maker Oppo Evaded $551m in Tax, Says India

July 13, 2022 The tech firm wrongfully used duty exemptions for items imported for use in mobile phone production, said India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo evaded $551 million worth of Indian customs duty, a government statement said on Wednesday. A probe by India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence found that the smartphone maker wrongfully…

Trading firm director convicted of illegally importing 1,787 elephant tusks into Singapore.

Dao Thi Boi, 40, was found guilty of importing a scheduled species without a permit She had not taken all reasonable precautions or exercised all due diligence before helping her client with his shipment in 2018, a judge found The shipment was found to contain almost 1,800 pieces of elephant ivory She will return to…

Director of freight company fined S$105,000 for offences, including evading GST

  SINGAPORE: A freight forwarding company director was fined S$105,000 last week for fraudulently evading the payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST), as well as for abetting a consignee to furnish false information to Singapore Customs. Tang Yong Hoe, 43, is the sole director of I-Do Logistics, Singapore Customs said in a news release…