Bij brief van 12 december 2008 is aan belanghebbende medegedeeld dat onjuist
aangifte is gedaan. In deze brief is - voor zover van belang - het volgende vermeld:
“On november 20th 2007 [B BV] . h/o [B BV]
(hereafter [B BV] ), has declared garlic with number 159762000 07 4694 at customs office
Hazeldonk in the Netherlands. [B BV] has declared in direct representation for [X Ltd]
who is situated at [adress] , according
to the declaration.
Declared was 64,800 kilograms nett garlic, origin Pakistan.
From investigations by Customs it is proved that the garlic evidently originates in China,
whereby an additional/supplementary tax is due of € (Euro) 1,200 per 1,000 kilograms. Bij
Customs the nett weight was determided to be 61,794 kilograms.
At the time [B BV] made the declaration, it was punishable by law in The Netherlands to
make an incorrect declaration, according to art. 48 from Customs law (Douanewet).
Importing garlic with origin China without an importcertiflcate is also punishable by law in
The Netherlands, according to art. 2 Invoerbesluit landen.
From investigations by Customs it is proved that the declaration was made by [B BV] under
authority of [X Ltd] . Therefore I consider [X Ltd] to be the offender or accomplice for
making an incorrect declaration.Therefore I herewith announce that [X Ltd] will be fined.
(...)”