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Customs & Cross-Border Crimes

Customs Violation Defense

What punishment does the first part of the customs violation article provide?

The first part provides for a fine or imprisonment for a term from three to five years.

Which acts count as violations under this article?

The text of the article names transfer in or out across the customs border by evading customs control or secretly from it, deceptive use of a document or of a means of identification, and entering false data into a customs declaration.

What is the difference between the first and second parts?

Both parts concern the same conduct; the difference lies in the quantity of the goods — the first part covers items moving in large quantity, while the second part covers acts committed with especially large quantity, for which imprisonment from five to seven years is prescribed.

How is the transfer of cultural heritage items punished?

Under the third part — for transferring in violation of the rules a monument of cultural heritage, recorded cultural heritage, a jewelry item made of precious metal or scrap of such items — the punishment is a fine or imprisonment for a term from four to seven years.

5 min·10 Jan 2026

Article 214: Violating the Rules for Moving Goods Across the Customs Border

Article 214 of the Criminal Code of Georgia establishes liability for violating the rules connected with the movement of goods across the customs border of Georgia. If you or your business partner has come under investigation over a customs violation, this page explains what this particular norm says: which acts are crimes, which features distinguish its parts from one another, and what punishment each part carries. Every detail on this page is taken from the text of the article itself; the details of customs procedures and other matters this article does not regulate are determined by other legislation.

The article consists of three parts, and the boundary between them depends on the quantity and the nature of the goods being moved. That is why the first check of any accusation concerns exactly these two criteria.

Updated: 14 Oct 2026

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  • საქართველოს საბაჟო კოდექსი
  • საქართველოს სისხლის სამართლის კოდექსი