During customs control of international express consignments from Ukraine to the Republic of Poland, customs officers uncovered an attempt to illegally export a batch of components for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Seven postal consignments were found to contain 551 brushless engines for FPV drones. Based on their characteristics, these goods were classified under position “ML10” of the List of Military Goods Subject to State Control over International Transfers. This list was approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 20 November 2003 No. 1807.
Under the law, exporting goods included in such a control list beyond Ukraine’s customs border is permitted only with authorisation from the State Service of Export Control of Ukraine. The sender failed to provide any authorising documents for the specified batch of engines.
The movement of goods subject to state export control without the relevant authorisation carries criminal liability under Article 333 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The customs authority has informed the Security Service of Ukraine Office in Lviv region about the detected offence.