German customs officials recently confiscated 90 kg (198 lbs) of luxury Dubai chocolate from a woman at Hamburg airport, sparking controversy over the unreported import. The 33-year-old woman, whose …
German customs confiscate 90kg of luxury Dubai chocolate
The confiscated bars, whose brand was not specified, must now be re-exported or destroyed. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Luxury Dubai chocolate confiscated by German customs
German customs officials confiscated 90 kg (198 lb) of luxury Dubai chocolate from a woman last month at Hamburg airport that was subject to hundreds of euros in import duties, they said on Wednesday.
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