Customs

Theresa May believes the Canada-US customs regime can provide a blueprint for solving the Irish border problem when Britain leaves the EU, The Telegraph writes.

Canada and the US are not part of a customs union but have a trade deal that allows tens of thousands of border crossings each day using a trusted trader scheme to avoid delays.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is considering imposing customs taxes or quotas for steel and aluminum imports.

Customs officers have seized 298 grams of cocaine in a cargo package sent from the Netherlands to the Aegean district of Edremit.

A collapse in the systems of the US Customs and Border Service led to a delay in flights at a number of airports on Monday night.

The US Customs and Border Service added that airports now operate normally.

Customs officials in Thessaloniki on Friday confiscated 10 million packets of contraband cigarettes from a container inspected at the northern port on Thursday.

The cigarettes were traced by a sniffer dog and customs officials used a new x-ray machine to scan the container.

The cargo had been declared to be Christmas decorations, according to customs officials.

National Revenue Agency (NRA) collected more than BGN 3 million of outstanding debts after it introduced permanent monitoring on the liabilities of traders in liquid fuels and owners of licensed excise warehouses.

A joint check by customs and border police officers prevented an attempt for smuggling of 1,551 boxes (31, 020 pieces) of cigarettes, reported the Bulgarian National Television.

Border police officers and customs officers have discovered nearly 2,000 boxes of smuggled cigarettes in a ship's cabin, the Ministry of Interior reported, cited by BNT. 

The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) received four new X-ray machines to help customs offices combat smuggling and speed up checks, the body said in a press release on Monday.

The customs officers of the Anti-Trafficking Unit at Customs Airport Sofia detained EUR 85,500, which were not declared by the holder when they entered the country.

On Saturday 19 August, a Saudi citizen had been selected for thorough check up. The man arrived in the country from Istanbul.