The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (Dri) on Tuesday (July 22) found a large customs fraud involving the import of premium luxury furniture.
The action of specific intelligence, DRI officials are looking for several locations, including business areas, warehouses of freight forters, and other related entities.
Investigation reveals a well-planned network used to withdraw and erroneously stated luxury furniture.
This network involves the use of fake imports (IEC holder), Indian intermediate, overseas shell companies, and false invoices.
According to DRI, expensive tools directly from known goods in Italy and other European countries by true beneficiary of imports. However invoices are issued with the names of shell companies located in areas such as Dubai.
At the same time, a Singapore-based intermediate creates false invoices for imported imports, falsely expressing items as not wrapped in customs clearance.
After the customs clearance, the goods are shown in paper as transferred to the true beneficiary by a local intermediate, but certainly provided directly to the final customer.
Initial Initial Knows that items rejected at 70 percent up to 90 percent of their actual price, which leads to prevention of Customs at Rs 30 crore.
Dri is recognized the real import, dummy import, and the mediator as important people behind the design. All three were arrested on July 21 and 22, 2025, under Customs Act, 1962.
On May 2025, the DRIs were not found in a similar fraud involving undervaluation of luxury import furniture. That case also involves duty to avoid excess of Rs 20 crore and carries arrest of three individuals.
