# Impunity rife for smugglers in north Kosovo - Prishtina Insight Prishtina Insight

> A BIRN investigation finds Kosovo police are enabling smuggling of Serbian goods into northern Kosovo despite a 100% tariff introduced in November 2018. Contraband fuel sells for 88 cents per liter in Leposavic versus up to 1.13 euros elsewhere in Kosovo.

- Date: 2019-05-07 · published 2019-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Kosovo · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59054-impunity-rife-for-smugglers-in-north-kosovo-prishtina-insight-prishtina-insight
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff evasion through smuggling undermines the trade barrier and shifts trade flows, but it has little direct effect on feed or agricultural commodity prices. The story is mainly relevant as a trade-policy signal.

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## Sources

- prishtinainsight.com: https://prishtinainsight.com/impunity-rife-for-smugglers-in-north-kosovo-mag/

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