If you are involved in importing or exporting goods that you know are for a dishonest purpose, you are committing an offence. This means you are doing something wrong on purpose, like trying to trick or cheat others. You can be punished if you do this, and the punishment can be up to 3 years in prison. You can find more information about this by looking at the Customs and Excise Act 2018 and similar laws, such as the one from 1996 No 27. This law is in place to stop people from doing the wrong thing when importing or exporting goods, and to keep everyone safe and honest.
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390: Offences in relation to knowingly importing or exporting objectionable publications, or
"Breaking the law by importing or exporting banned publications can get you in big trouble"
392: Publications imported or exported in course of official duties, or
"Importing or exporting work publications is allowed for some officials"
A person commits an offence if the person is knowingly concerned in any importation or exportation of goods that are for a dishonest purpose.
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.
