Federal Customs Service of Russia

The Federal Customs Service of Russia (Russian: Федеральная таможенная служба Российской Федерации, Federalnaya tamozhennaya sluzhba Rossiskoy Federatsii; abbreviated ФТС России, FTS Rossii) is a Russian government service regulating customs. It is part of Russia's Ministry of Finance.

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

History

The Customs Services in 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.

Heads of Customs of Russia

State Customs Committee

Mikhail Vanin (1999 - 2004)