date:Mar 04, 2014
falsifying details on Zespri invoices in order to pay lower customs duty. Chief executive Lain Jager flew to Taipei last month to sack the importers.
Under the dual invoicing or pro forma system, Zespri would issue two invoices for kiwifruit shipments - one for the true value of the fruit and a second for a lower amount that was used for customs purposes.
The Star-Times has documents which show that as far back as 2007 senior Zespri staff were discussing how pro forma invoicing was being used