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Macedonian customs inspections on Lake Ohrid

Overview

The Macedonian Customs Administration announced plans to intensify field inspections of boating facilities on Lake Ohrid to ensure compliance with customs regulations. The initiative aimed to verify the status of all vessels, particularly those operating under temporary import permits, and to confirm that operators possessed the legal right to manage them. Authorities warned that unregulated vessels would face legal action, including potential detention.

Following these announcements, the Customs Administration, in coordination with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, conducted inspections on 38 vessels. The operation specifically targeted watercraft that had exceeded their permitted temporary import periods without regularizing their status. Officials reported that the heightened controls have already led to an increase in the payment of import duties, and mobile teams intend to continue these inspections to prevent further violations.

Entities

Ministry of Internal Affairs · Ohrid Lake · Customs Administration of North Macedonia · Bitola Customs Office

Timeline

  1. 28 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Customs and police inspect 38 vessels on Lake Ohrid

    Customs and police inspected 38 vessels on Lake Ohrid to verify customs status and temporary import compliance, resulting in increased duty payments.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Macedonian customs to tighten controls on boat operations at Lake Ohrid

    Macedonian customs will intensify inspections of boat facilities on Lake Ohrid, requiring owners to regularise any unregistered vessels and imposing legal action on non‑compliant cases.

Sources

360stepeni.mk · libertas.mk · plusinfo.mk