Customs duty rate for a vehicle must be set solely on official technical data and legal classification criteria.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court upheld the customs authority's decision to classify a Ford Escort as a commercial vehicle based on official technical data. The appellant argued the vehicle was a van due to its 'LKW' symbol, but the court found that official identification numbers and expert opinions confirmed its technical classification. Consequently, the court ruled that duty rates must be determined exclusively by objective, officially collected technical information and legally defined classification criteria.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 1 pkt 1 lit. d; Załącznik rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z dnia 23 lipca 1991 r.: The customs duty rate applicable to a specific vehicle must be established solely on the basis of officially collected technical data and the legal classification of that vehicle type into the relevant tariff group.