Illegal imports of Chinese footwear uncovered
23/10/2007
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in co-operation with the Austrian authorities, has uncovered a large-scale fraud in imports of textiles and shoes from China. Organised by a group of Chinese, Hungarian and Austrian citizens, large quantities of footwear and textiles are said to have been smuggled into the EU through small customs clearance agents by means of heavily undervalued and false invoices.