The Federal Customs Service of Russia (russian: Федеральная таможенная служба Российской Федерации, ''Federalnaya tamozhennaya sluzhba Rossiskoy Federatsii''; abbreviated , ''FTS Rossii'') is a Russian government service regulating
customs. It is part of Russia's
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
Lists of current ministries of finance
Named "Ministry"
* Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Finance and ...
.
History
The
Customs Services in
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
were formed in 1865, as The Customs Department of the Ministry of Finance.
In 1917 the Soviet Customs Service was operated as The Main Directorate for Customs Control as part of the MKTP - The People's Commissariat for Trade and Industry.
In 1991, The Soviet Customs was replaced with The State Customs Committee (GTK) under the Ministry for Economic Development and in 2006 the GTK was renamed to current name.
On January 15, 2016, a presidential
ukase
In Imperial Russia, a ukase () or ukaz (russian: указ ) was a proclamation of the tsar, government, or a religious leader (patriarch) that had the force of law. "Edict" and "decree" are adequate translations using the terminology and concepts ...
placed the Federal Customs Service under the control of the
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
Lists of current ministries of finance
Named "Ministry"
* Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Finance and ...
.
Heads of Customs of Russia
State Customs Committee
* Mikhail Vanin (1999 - 2004)
Federal Customs Service
* Aleksander Zherikhov (2004 - 2006)
*
Andrey Belyaninov (2006 - 2016)
*
Vladimir Bulavin (since 2016)
See also
*
Awards of the Federal Customs Service of Russia
*
Federal crime
In the United States, a federal crime or federal offense is an act that is made illegal by U.S. federal legislation enacted by both the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives and signed into law by the president. Prosec ...
*
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
*
*
Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
References
External links
*
International agencies comparable to FTS
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementSerious Organized Crime Agency��UK
��Canada
*
SVA Customs Surveillance Service—Spain
*
Bundesgrenzschutz
Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS; en, Federal Border Guard) is the former name of the German ''Bundespolizei'' (Federal Police). Established on 16 March 1951 as a subordinate agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the BGS originally was prima ...
*
Guardia di Finanza
The ''Guardia di Finanza'' (G. di F. or GdF) () ( English: literal: ''Guard of Finance'', paraphrased: ''Financial Police'' or ''Financial Guard'') is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. I ...
-Italy
Federal law enforcement agencies of Russia
Government agencies established in 1865
1865 establishments in the Russian Empire
Organizations based in Moscow
Foreign trade of Russia
Customs services
{{Russia-stub