Questione giuridica chiave
Whether X. is solidarily liable for additional import VAT and automobile tax as the customs-law 'ordering party'.
Decisione estratta
Yes. By arranging transport and customs clearance through third parties for the vehicles imported for his employer, X. caused the imports and fell within the broad customs-law notion of ordering party; fault was not required.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 12 VStrR requires repayment of unlawfully uncollected duties irrespective of criminal culpability. The customs-law debtor concept is interpreted broadly to secure collection; a natural person acting as organ of a company can be a debtor even without physically transporting the goods.