The Anti-Corruption Commission is likely to file six cases against five people, who have evaded taxes worth Tk114m using the Carnet de Passages provision. The commission is conducting a probe into those who have illegally imported vehicles under the provision. “[The] inquiry found evidence of 121 vehicles brought into the country this way, five of which have already been found illegal. These five vehicles have been brought in dodging government taxes worth over Tk114m,” a commission official said Sunday. “A five-member commission investigation team led by ACC deputy director Abdullah Al Zahid has recommended that the commission file cases against six people: importers Ferdous Ahmed Rajib, Rumman Ahmed, Ashfaqur Rahman, Mohammad Mansur Ali, Fahim Uddin and C&F Agent Amin Brothers proprietor Syed Shafiuddin,” said the official. The Carnet de Passages, an international customs facility, allows tourists to temporarily import their private vehicles without paying any duty for a limited period on condition of exporting them at the end of their stay. However, unscrupulous car importers have been using this facility to evade import taxes and sell the vehicles to Bangladeshis. “The commission has obtained evidence on 121 luxurious vehicles which were not sent back abroad, but rather were sold in Bangladesh. That would result in a loss of Tk3.5bn revenue by the government. We have completed inquiry on five vehicles. The probe on the other 114 vehicles is underway,” said one of the probe team members. The official said the import tax on most of these luxurious vehicles was between Tk10m and Tk40m. A commission team has already visited the Chittagong Customs House and found evidence to support the allegations. They will visit the port again for further inquiry, the probe team member said.