Finnish Customs is a service and law enforcement authority
Finnish Customs
- contributes to ensuring an undisturbed operation of the internal market of the EU
- facilitates international goods trade and ensures compliance with provisions
- collects the duties, taxes and charges on foreign trade and on the production of goods correctly
- combats customs crime and threats to health and safety as well as to the economic interests of Finland and the EU
State of will
International operator
Finnish Customs is an important operator within the EU and in the World Customs Organization, as well as a central operator in facilitating the economic cooperation between the EU and Russia.
Promotes foreign trade
Customs facilitates the foreign trade conducted by companies through customer cooperation and application of electronic data transmission in managing logistics chains.
Collects taxes on goods efficiently
Customs collects the duties, taxes and charges on foreign trade and on the production of goods efficiently and correctly, using electronic systems.
Protects society
Expert competence on cross-border traffic and taxation is the basis of the successful and target-oriented crime prevention of Customs.
Customs promotes internal security with other security authorities, especially in the PCB cooperation (PCB = Police, Customs and Border Guard).
Customs protects the consumers and the environment
- by controlling imported foodstuffs and consumer goods
- by enforcing import and export restrictions
Good employer
Customs is a competitive employer with motivated and competent employees, whose work is cost-efficient and of a high quality.