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The Mozambique Tax Authority has seized 8,995 boxes of beverages in Maputo province, valued at more than 17 million meticais, as part of customs inspection and anti-fraud operations.
The goods include 5,280 boxes of energy drinks and 3,715 boxes of assorted wines, imported through procedures that, according to the Tax Authority, involved irregularities in the payment of customs duties and in the declarations submitted during the import process.
The energy drinks were valued at around 8.9 million meticais. The Tax Authority estimates that approximately 3.6 million meticais should have been paid in customs duties and other charges.
Authorities also reported false declarations in the import process.
The seized wine shipment was valued at around 8.3 million meticais. Of approximately 4.9 million meticais due in duties and other charges, only about 1.5 million meticais had reportedly been paid.
This left around 3.4 million meticais outstanding in connection with the wine imports.
Combined, the two cases may have deprived the State of around seven million meticais in tax and customs revenue.
The Tax Authority said the seizures are part of efforts to strengthen customs control, prevent fraud and smuggling, protect State revenue and promote compliance with tax obligations.
The authorities have been stepping up inspections as part of broader efforts to reduce tax evasion and improve public revenue collection.
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