In the first half of 2015, Azerbaijan exported 36,920 tons of gypsum, which is 40.9% less than in the comparable period in 2014. It is reported by the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan. This is confirmed by the National Statistics Office of Georgia, which receives 100% of the Azerbaijani exports of gypsum, but with a big caveat.
According to official figures of Azerbaijan, the declared revenue from sales of gypsum abroad totaled $ 566.58 thousand. The Georgian side has recorded the import of gypsum from Azerbaijan in the amount of $ 5 million 101.2 thousand (http://goo.gl/LHRvRp). Georgia also notes that gypsum in the amount of $ 1 million 378 thousand was supplied from Azerbaijan in July.
The fact is that the Azerbaijani customs issued the goods at the price of $ 15.3 per ton, while in Georgia it is 9 times more expensive - $ 138.16. In the first half of last year, the Azerbaijani gypsum was quoted in Georgia at the price of $ 170 / ton.
Turan IA has repeatedly written about this blatant corruption and double-entry bookkeeping for the purpose of tax evasion in especially large amounts. But the law enforcement agencies "do not notice" that.
It should be noted that Azerbaijan also imports gypsum from Iran (860.3 tons) and Turkey (6.6 tons). A ton of imported gypsum is registered for the customs duties and taxes at the price of $ 52.9 / ton, 3 times more expensive than in the first quarter of 2014.
The company Gilan TN (part of the group of companies Gilan Holding) declares (http://goo.gl/blOlJI) the existence of its own production of gypsum in the Goranboy region in the amount of 300 thousand tons.
Other manufacturers of gypsum are Ltd. Azbentonit (part of the group of companies Garant Holding), LLC Avangard N (subsidiary of the company Matanat A). The PR division of Matanat A told Turan that in recent years Georgia has not been the subject of export of their gypsum products.
In the first half of 2015 the production of gypsum in Azerbaijan increased by 1.3% and made up 92.2 thousand tons, the State Statistics Committee said.
According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, in 2014 Azerbaijan exported 157.8 thousand tons of gypsum, which was 22.7% more than in 2013. ----08B
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