Two importers fined $9,000 for illegally importing 1,000kg of fresh vegetables

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Seng Lee Impex, a company that imports fruits and vegetables, and Ng Soo Tiang, the sole proprietor of Ever-Shine Fruits and Vegetables Supplier, were fined $6,000 and $3,000 respectively.

SINGAPORE - Two importers were fined a total of $9,000 in court on Wednesday for illegally importing about 1,000kg of fresh vegetables - such as capsicums and leeks - that did not conform to the requirements in the import permits.

AVA said that on two separate occasions in May 2018, during its routine sampling and surveillance programme, its officers detected 200kg and 51kg of under-declared fresh vegetables in two consignments of vegetables imported from Malaysia by Seng Lee Impex and Ng respectively.

 

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