ANAF Anti-Fraud seized almost 600 bicycles and scooters worth about 1 million lei from an off-the-books trade in Câmpia Turzii, Cluj County. The operation confirms that ANAF actively monitors small operations on the ground, not just the big cases. For traders with physical stock: pay closer attention to provenance documents, tax records and warehouses declared as work points.
On 19 May 2026, ANAF Anti-Fraud published the details of an inspection carried out in Câmpia Turzii, Cluj County, where inspectors identified three warehouses used for the off-the-books sale of almost 600 means of transport: classic bicycles, electric bicycles and electric scooters. The estimated value of the seized goods is about 1 million lei. The case confirms a clear trend of recent months: ANAF is intensifying monitoring of “high tax risk” areas and no longer limits itself to desk checks.
According to the ANAF announcement, inspectors found in the three warehouses “almost 600 means of transport (classic and electric bicycles, as well as electric scooter-type means of transport), held for sale, without legal provenance documents and without tax records, that is, «off the books», by a person carrying out illicit commercial activities”. The announcement does not name the person or the associated company: personal data is protected by EU Regulation 2016/679.
In plain terms, what happened is that a private individual (not an authorised company) was storing in one area around 600 bicycles and scooters that they sold without invoices, without receipts, without declaring the income. ANAF was watching the risk areas (Câmpia Turzii is a commercial area with a lot of informal activity) and found the operation through on-the-spot inspections, not through desk risk analysis.
What it means for your business. If you work in trade in second-hand goods, furniture, electronics, bicycles, accessories, any product that can be sold “over the counter”, watch for three signals that ANAF tracks: stock without provenance documents (supplier invoice, customs declaration, purchase contract), commercial operations without tax records (cash sales without a fiscal receipt or invoice) and a discrepancy between the physical volume of the activity and the declared volume. In the announcement, ANAF stresses that “Anti-Fraud inspectors will continue on-the-spot operations, to constantly monitor the storage and sales areas of goods”.
The seized goods will enter a separate circuit. ANAF states: “The seized goods are to be valued and sold through the ANAF auction platform, available at https://elicitatii.anaf.ro/”. If you need legal equipment or vehicles at below-market prices, the ANAF auction platform is a transparent option: the goods come with provenance papers (seizure record plus sale decision).
What you should do. Check in your company that all stock has complete provenance documents that are accessible in an audit. For cash trade (goods below a value threshold), make sure the issuing of the fiscal receipt is respected at every sale. If you have secondary warehouses (not only the declared headquarters), declare them as work points: an undeclared warehouse is enough for an anti-fraud file. If your case involves large sums or borderline scenarios (for example occasional sales of used assets), consult an authorised tax consultant before making decisions: each situation has nuances that depend on the nature of the goods and on your tax regime.
The case does not seem to involve a large company with a complex structure: we are talking about 600 bicycles in an improvised warehouse, not fraud with international chains. That means two practical things: ANAF is now intervening on a small scale too, not only in the big publicised cases, and the control tools are operational, warehouses identified through on-the-ground checks. For any trader, the message is simple: provenance documents and tax records are no longer formalities, they are the line between legal activity and an anti-fraud inspection with immediate seizure.