BUDAPEST: Hungary’s Customs officials and National Tax Administration (NAV) of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg County have seized 75 tons of polish potatoes that were not marked with the necessary Electronic Road Transportation Control System (EKAER) number.
EKAER audits allowed the NAV of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county to find a group operating at the warehouse premises where the unmarked potatoes, allegedly shipped from Poland, were found. National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) authorities were immediately notified. It is assumed that the product would have been distributed in the Hungarian domestic market.
The EKAER was introduced to help the tax authority in tracking every product transported in Hungary. The purpose of the system is to make sure that no goods that were not previously reported to the NAV are put in circulation. The introduction of the system is a key element of the regulations serving the whitening of the economy and the fight against corruption.