Russian Customs authorities apply to the executive branch.Their functioning is determined by the entry into the law enforcement system.The activities of these bodies is made in the interests of the customs and forms a unified federal system is centralized.It includes:
- Federal Customs Service;
- customs control at the regional level;
- Customs;
- customs posts.
system of regional institutions in their work adheres to the regulations approved by the federal level.It is also guided by these normative documents and customs posts.Service, which controls the movement across borders of different cargoes, as well as individuals, includes a system and institutions which are not law enforcement.Their formation is carried out at the level of the executive agencies of the federal type.
principle of constructing an integrated system, which includes customs authorities, associated with homogeneous elements.They are the basis of the controlling functions of these institutions.These include single:
- customs policy;
- the customs territory;
- the functioning of the organization of customs authorities;
- the policy of tariff regulation;
- framework legislation.
all customs authorities in their work adhere to the principles:
- structuring;
- integrity;
- hierarchy;
- close links with the social sphere.
central body of executive power at the federal level is the SCC.Its function is to direct the implementation of the whole management system of customs organizations.In its terms of reference as follows:
- to determine the structure of its subordinate organizations, reorganization, liquidation and regulation of the legal status of regional services;
- exercise of the right of the owner of the asset management of subordinate agencies, as well as their financing;
- monitoring the implementation of customs rules and procedural sphere of officials on issues related to illicit traffic, as well as complaints of citizens on the work of its subordinate organizations.
Customs authorities at the regional level are intermediate in the general system of these institutions.The need to create them due to the vast territory of the Russian Federation.Regional authorities supervise and coordinate the work of their subordinate organizations on the ground.
Customs authorities perform a number of specific functions.They are:
- preparation of necessary documents and control over the circulation of goods, carried out across the border;
- the collection of duties, taxes, fees, customs nature, as well as control over their timely payment, and if necessary enforcement measures;
- enforcement of the order with the movements of goods and vehicles across the border;
- control the activities of foreign individuals and organizations within the assigned duties;
- against the smuggling of goods movement;
- curbing illegal movement across the customs area means the narcotic type of values that are the cultural heritage, weapons, etc .;
- helping to eliminate international terrorism.
the customs authorities of the Russian Federation shall be responsible for the implementation of the currency control within the powers vested in them.These organizations grouped statistics on foreign trade.They are designed to ensure the implementation of the actions of State obligations in the field of customs.An important direction in the activities of institutions of foreign trade relations is the cooperation with foreign competent authorities.Customs authorities are obliged to consult citizens and organizations on matters within their sphere of activity.
