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Law enforcement agency Federal Customs Service of Russia Федеральная таможенная служба Emblem of the Federal Customs Service Flag of the Federal Customs Service, 1994 Agency overview Formed 1994 Preceding agency USSR Customs Committee Jurisdictional structure Federal agency RUS Operations jurisdiction RUS Governing body Government of Russia General nature Federal law enforcement Civilian police Operational structure Headquarters Novozavodskaya Ul. 11/5, Moscow, Russia Elected officer responsible Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia Agency executive Valery Pikalyov, Director Parent agency Ministry of Finance Website customs.gov.ru The **Federal Customs Service of Russia** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Федеральная таможенная служба Российской Федерации, *Federalnaya tamozhennaya sluzhba Rossiskoy Federatsii*; abbreviated ФТС России, *FTS Rossii*) is a Russian government service regulating [customs](/source/Customs). It is part of Russia's [Ministry of Finance](/source/Ministry_of_Finance_(Russia)). ## History The [Customs](/source/Customs) Services in [Russia](/source/Russia) 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 placed the Federal Customs Service under the control of the [Ministry of Finance](/source/Ministry_of_Finance_(Russia)).[1] ## Heads of Customs of Russia ### State Customs Committee - [Mikhail Vanin](/source/Mikhail_Vanin) (1999 - 2004) ### Federal Customs Service - Aleksander Zherikhov (2004 - 2006) - [Andrey Belyaninov](/source/Andrey_Belyaninov) (2006 - 2016) - [Vladimir Bulavin](/source/Vladimir_Bulavin) (2016 - 2023) - [Ruslan Davydov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruslan_Davydov&action=edit&redlink=1) (acting, 2023 - 2024) - [Valery Pikalyov](/source/Valery_Pikalyov) (since 2024) ### Rank insignia Junior Staff Rank Praporshik Senior Praporshik Source: [2] Middle Staff Senior Staff Rank Junior Lieutenant Lieutenant Senior Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Source: [2] Higher Staff Rank Major General Lieutenant General Colonel General Actual State Councillor of the Customs Service of the Russian Federation Source: [2] ## See also - [Awards of the Federal Customs Service of Russia](/source/List_of_awards_of_independent_services_of_the_Russian_Federation#Federal_Customs_Service) - [Federal crime](/source/Federal_crime) - [Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation](/source/Federal_Security_Service_of_the_Russian_Federation) - [Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs](/source/Main_Directorate_for_Migration_Affairs_(Russia)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Подписан Указ "Вопросы Министерства финансов Российской Федерации""](http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/51175) (in Russian). President of Russia. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2020-10-13. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Tamozj_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Tamozj_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Tamozj_2-2) [«Статья 5. Специальные звания и должности сотрудников таможенных органов.» *Консультант.*](http://www.consultant.ru/document/cons_doc_LAW_15264/ef1371bd821096f559a1a8f15a1f40a1655007cd/) Besøkt 14.04.2021. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Customs services of Russia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Customs_services_of_Russia). - [Official website](https://eng.customs.gov.ru) ### International agencies comparable to FTS - [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement](http://www.ice.gov/) - [Canada Border Services Agency](http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/agency-agence/menu-eng.html) - [Serious Organized Crime Agency](https://web.archive.org/web/20131005101947/http://www.soca.gov.uk/)—UK - [RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Teams](http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ibet-eipf/index-eng.htm)—Canada - [SVA Customs Surveillance Service](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servicio_de_Vigilancia_Aduanera)—Spain - [Bundesgrenzschutz](/source/Bundesgrenzschutz) - [Guardia di Finanza](/source/Guardia_di_Finanza)-Italy v t e Customs services by country Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Agency Enforcement Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru St. Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Suriname St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Asia Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Mainland Hong Kong Macau India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Republic of China (Taiwan) Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Europe Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany ZFA ZKA ZOLL ZUZ Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Agencies Enforcement Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Vatican City Oceania Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu International World Customs Organization European Union Non-recognized Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus Somaliland South Ossetia Transnistria Defunct Australia (till 2009) Czechoslovakia Imperial China Imperial France Soviet Union West Germany United Kingdom HM Customs (till 1909) HM Customs and Excise (till 2005) United States (till 2003) Yugoslavia Border guard Coast guard Customs Law enforcement agency Types Intelligence agency Links to related articles v t e Law enforcement in Russia Investigative Committee Ministry of Internal Affairs Police Patrol Police Dept. 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