The following offences are punishable by confiscation of the contested goods and a fine of between €300 and €3700 where they are not specifically punishable under article 414-2 :
1° any act of smuggling as well as any act of importing or exporting without declaration when the offence does not involve manufactured tobacco products, goods prohibited on entry, goods subject to domestic consumption taxes, or goods prohibited or taxed on exit ;
2° any false declaration concerning the type, value or origin of goods imported, exported or placed under a suspensive procedure when a customs duty or tax of any kind is evaded or compromised by this false declaration ;
3° any false declaration in the designation of the actual consignee or consignor ;
4° any false declaration intended to obtain unduly the benefit of the provisions laid down by Community regulations on duty-free allowances;
5° any diversion of non-prohibited goods from their preferred destination;
6° the presentation as a unit in manifests or declarations of several bales or other closed packages, joined together in any way whatsoever;
7° the transport of goods by foreign vessels from one French port to another French port, except in the cases provided for in article 259 above;
8° the absence of a manifest or the non-presentation of the original manifest; any omission of goods from the manifests or summary declarations; any difference in the nature of the goods manifested or summarily declared;
9° any contravention of the prohibition on living in the free zone, retailing there or carrying out unauthorised handling there;
10° Any person requesting or obtaining approval of the export sales note when the conditions for application of the exemption provided for in 2° of I of article 262 of the General Tax Code are not met.