Customs agencies, also known as customs authorities or customs administrations, are government bodies responsible for regulating and overseeing the flow of goods, people, and vehicles across international borders. These agencies play a crucial role in facilitating international trade, ensuring national security, and protecting the interests of their countries by enforcing import and export regulations, collecting tariffs, and preventing the smuggling of prohibited items.
Key Functions of Customs Agencies:
- Collection of Duties and Taxes: One of the primary functions of customs agencies is to collect customs duties, taxes, and other charges on imported and exported goods. These revenues are vital for funding government operations and services. Customs agencies also ensure that traders comply with relevant trade policies and applicable tariffs.
- Enforcement of Import and Export Regulations: Customs agencies enforce laws and regulations related to the import and export of goods. This includes checking for compliance with trade agreements, ensuring the proper classification and valuation of goods, and preventing the importation of prohibited or restricted items, such as illegal drugs, weapons, and counterfeit products.
- Trade Facilitation: Customs agencies work to streamline and simplify the process of international trade for businesses and individuals. They provide information on import and export procedures, assist with documentation, and implement modern technology and systems to expedite the clearance of goods at borders.
- Protection of National Security: Customs agencies play a vital role in safeguarding national security by preventing the entry of illegal goods, weapons, and individuals who may pose a threat to the country. They collaborate with other law enforcement agencies and international organizations to share intelligence, coordinate operations, and tackle cross-border crime.
- Consumer and Environmental Protection: Customs agencies help to ensure the safety and well-being of consumers and the environment by regulating the import and export of potentially harmful products, such as hazardous materials, endangered species, and products that do not meet safety or quality standards.
| Country | Agency | URL |
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan Customs Department |  |
| Åland Islands | Åland Customs |  |
| Albania | General Directorate of Customs |  |
| Algeria | Algerian Customs |  |
| Andorra | Andorra Customs Department |  |
| Angola | General Tax Administration (AGT) |  |
| Anguilla | Anguilla Customs Department |  |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Excise Division |  |
| Argentina | Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) |  |
| Armenia | State Revenue Committee of Armenia |  |
| Aruba | Aruba Customs Department |  |
| Ascension Island | Ascension Island Customs |  |
| Australia | Australian Border Force (ABF) |  |
| Azerbaijan | State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic |  |
| Bahamas | Bahamas Customs Department |  |
| Bangladesh | National Board of Revenue (NBR) |  |
| Barbados | Barbados Customs and Excise Department |  |
| Belarus | State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus |  |
| Belize | Belize Customs and Excise Department |  |
| Bermuda | HM Customs Bermuda |  |
| Bhutan | Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) |  |
| Bolivia | Aduana Nacional de Bolivia |  |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Indirect Taxation Authority |  |
| Botswana | Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) |  |
| Brazil | Receita Federal do Brasil (RFB) |  |
| British Virgin Islands | BVI Customs Department |  |
| Brunei | Royal Customs and Excise Department |  |
| Cambodia | General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) |  |
| Cameroon | Cameroon Customs |  |
| Canada | Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) |  |
| Cayman Islands | Customs and Border Control (CBC) |  |
| Chile | Servicio Nacional de Aduanas |  |
| China | General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) |  |
| Colombia | Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) |  |
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands Customs Service |  |
| Costa Rica | Dirección General de Aduanas |  |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Ivorian Customs |  |
| Croatia | Croatian Customs Administration |  |
| Curacao | Curacao Customs |  |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Customs and Excise Department |  |
| Denmark | Danish Customs and Tax Administration (SKAT) |  |
| Dominica | Dominica Customs and Excise Division |  |
| Dominican Republic | Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) |  |
| Ecuador | Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE) |  |
| Egypt | Egyptian Customs Authority |  |
| El Salvador | Dirección General de Aduanas |  |
| Estonia | Estonian Tax and Customs Board |  |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA) |  |
| European Union | European Commission Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) |  |
| Falkland Islands | Falkland Islands Customs and Immigration |  |
| Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Customs |  |
| Fiji | Fiji Revenue and Customs Service |  |
| Finland | Finnish Customs |  |
| French Guiana | French Guiana Customs |  |
| French Polynesia | French Polynesia Customs |  |
| Georgia | Revenue Service of Georgia |  |
| Ghana | Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) |  |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar Customs |  |
| Greenland | Greenland Customs Service |  |
| Grenada | Grenada Customs and Excise Division |  |
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe Customs |  |
| Guatemala | Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT) |  |
| Guernsey | Guernsey Customs and Excise |  |
| Guyana | Guyana Revenue Authority |  |
| Haiti | Administration Générale des Douanes (AGD) |  |
| Honduras | Dirección Ejecutiva de Ingresos (DEI) |  |
| Iceland | Iceland Revenue and Customs |  |
| India | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) |  |
| Indonesia | Directorate General of Customs and Excise |  |
| Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) |  |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man Customs and Excise |  |
| Israel | Israel Tax Authority |  |
| Jamaica | Jamaica Customs Agency |  |
| Japan | Japan Customs |  |
| Jersey | Jersey Customs and Immigration Service |  |
| Jordan | Jordan Customs Department |  |
| Kazakhstan | State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan |  |
| Kenya | Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) |  |
| Kiribati | Kiribati Customs Administration & Enforcement (KCAE) |  |
| Kosovo | Kosovo Customs |  |
| Kuwait | Kuwait General Administration of Customs |  |
| Kyrgyzstan | State Customs Service of Kyrgyzstan |  |
| Laos | Lao Customs Department |  |
| Latvia | State Revenue Service (VID) |  |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Customs Administration |  |
| Liechtenstein | Customs Administration of the Principality of Liechtenstein |  |
| Lithuania | Customs Department of Lithuania |  |
| Luxembourg | Customs and Excise Administration |  |
| Madagascar | Madagascar Customs |  |
| Malaysia | Royal Malaysian Customs Department |  |
| Mali | Malian Customs |  |
| Malta | Malta Customs Department |  |
| Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands Customs Division |  |
| Martinique | Martinique Customs |  |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) |  |
| Mayotte | Mayotte Customs |  |
| Mexico | Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) |  |
| Micronesia | FSM Division of Customs and Tax Administration |  |
| Moldova | Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova |  |
| Monaco | Monaco Customs Directorate |  |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Customs General Administration |  |
| Montenegro | Montenegro Customs Administration |  |
| Montserrat | Montserrat Customs and Revenue Service |  |
| Morocco | Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects (ADII) |  |
| Mozambique | Mozambique Revenue Authority |  |
| Myanmar | Myanmar Customs Department |  |
| Namibia | Namibia Customs and Excise |  |
| Nauru | Nauru Customs and Revenue Office |  |
| Nepal | Department of Customs (DoC) |  |
| New Caledonia | New Caledonia Customs Service |  |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Customs Service |  |
| Nicaragua | Dirección General de Servicios Aduaneros (DGA) |  |
| Nigeria | Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) |  |
| Niue | Niue Customs and Revenue |  |
| North Macedonia | Customs Administration of North Macedonia |  |
| Norway | Norwegian Customs |  |
| Oman | Royal Oman Police Directorate General of Customs |  |
| Pakistan | Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) |  |
| Palau | Palau Bureau of Customs and Border Protection |  |
| Panama | Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas |  |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Customs Service |  |
| Paraguay | Dirección Nacional de Aduanas |  |
| Peru | Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT) |  |
| Philippines | Bureau of Customs (BOC) |  |
| Qatar | General Authority of Customs |  |
| Reunion | Reunion Customs |  |
| Russia | Federal Customs Service of Russia |  |
| Saint Barthelemy | Saint Barthelemy Customs |  |
| Saint Helena | St. Helena Customs and Excise |  |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | St. Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department |  |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia Customs and Excise Department |  |
| Saint Martin | Saint Martin Customs |  |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint Pierre and Miquelon Customs |  |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Customs and Excise Department |  |
| Samoa | Ministry for Revenue |  |
| San Marino | Customs and Monopolies Autonomous State Corporation |  |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Customs |  |
| Senegal | Senegalese Customs |  |
| Serbia | Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia |  |
| Singapore | Singapore Customs |  |
| Sint Maarten | St. Maarten Customs |  |
| Slovenia | Slovenian Customs Administration |  |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division |  |
| South Africa | South African Revenue Service (SARS) |  |
| South Korea | Korea Customs Service |  |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Customs |  |
| Suriname | Suriname Customs Administration |  |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Norwegian Customs (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) |  |
| Sweden | Swedish Customs |  |
| Switzerland | Swiss Federal Customs Administration (FCA) |  |
| Tanzania | Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) |  |
| Thailand | Thai Customs Department |  |
| Tokelau | Tokelau Customs Department |  |
| Tonga | Ministry of Revenue and Customs |  |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Customs and Excise Division |  |
| Tristan da Cunha | Tristan da Cunha Customs and Excise |  |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Customs |  |
| Turkey | Turkish Customs and Trade Ministry |  |
| Turks and Caicos | Turks and Caicos Customs Department |  |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu Customs Department |  |
| Uganda | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) |  |
| Ukraine | State Fiscal Service of Ukraine |  |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal Customs Authority (FCA) |  |
| United Kingdom | HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) |  |
| United States | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) |  |
| Uruguay | Dirección Nacional de Aduanas |  |
| Uzbekistan | State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan |  |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu Customs and Inland Revenue |  |
| Venezuela | Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) |  |
| Vietnam | General Department of Vietnam Customs |  |
| Wallis and Futuna | Wallis and Futuna Customs |  |
| Zambia | Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) |  |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) |  |
