CACJ 49/2299/2015
Type
Case
Court
Saudi Arabia Customs Appeal Committee of Jeddah
Jurisdiction
Saudi Arabia
Taxonomy
Civil Evidence, Civil Courts, Litigation Procedure & Practice, Trade & Freedom to Trade
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
28 Jan 2014
Catchwords
Litigation Procedure – Court – Evidence – Customs – Import – Fireworks
This case involved illegally imported fireworks and children's clothing. The accused wrongly argued the first instance committee had not taken the correct form.
Background
A shipment of 700 cardboard boxes of ready-made garments was stopped by the customs Department on behalf of a company. Upon inspection, it was found to contain six bales of children's clothing and illegally imported fireworks. The case was referred to the Customs Committee in Dammam.
The Committee issued a ruling convicting the company of initiating smuggling, and requested the merchant to pay customs fine and ordered the confiscation of all the containers.
The owner of the company filed an appeal. The case was referred to Jeddah Customs Appeals Committee.
Decision