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The main tasks of Russian Customs are to protect the economic interests of Russia and preserve national treasures and cultural and historical properties.
The Russian Customs Service is currently carrying out fiscal functions, regulation of foreign trade by means of tariff and non-tariff methods, law enforcement, collection and keeping of Customs statistics concerning foreign trade.
Customs legislation in Russia is based on “The Customs Code of the Russian Federation” and the law “On Customs Tariffs”. All provisions and regulations in these documents meet world standards.
Russia has the world’s largest border to police. After the disintegration of the USSR, Russia acquired 13, 5 km of new borders with former Soviet Republics, but the best-equipped and best-staffed Customs stations were left outside Russia.
The Russian Customs Service has a complex infrastructure. It is headed by the Federal Customs Service. The day-to-day operation of Customs offices and border checkpoints is supervised by Regional Customs Departments.
Today the Russian Customs Service needs a proper legal environment, well-trained personnel, Hi-Tech equipment and simplified procedures.
