Customs Service

Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods including animals, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of a country. Depending on local legislation and regulations, the import or export of some goods may be restricted or forbidden, and the customs agency enforces these rules. The customs may be different from the immigration authority, which monitors persons who leave or enter the country, checking for appropriate documentation, apprehending people wanted by international arrest warrants, and impeding the entry of others deemed dangerous to the country.

Chapter I - What is customs?
1 Red and Green Channels
2 Privatization of customs
3 Customs services by country
4 Summary of basic custom rules
Chapter II - World Customs Organization: history, instruments, administration.
Chapter III - Regulations for the Federal Customs Service of Russia: organization, management.
Chapter IV - The Concept of Development of Customs Service up to 2010
I. General Provisions
II. The Goal, Tasks and Principles of Development of Customs Authorities
III. The System of Measures for Implementation of the Concept
IV. The Directions of Customs Authorities Development
V. The Implementation of the Concept
Conclusion