The office is a public agency that is mandated by the state, are located in all the borders of the country, in order to check and organize all goods entering or leaving the country. His name is of Arabic origin "Ad-diwana" (registration).
Customs has multiple purposes, but the main one is to manage the transit of all material resources that are imported or exported, through the application of tariffs, which are paid by private or collective entities.
Customs is made up of the so-called customs agents or customs agents, these are the entities that have the permission from the state to supervise everything related to the importation of material goods and establish the rate to be charged to the person who owns the commodity. This rate is also applied and charged to those merchandise owners who want to export. This amount that is charged must be attached to customs policies and will vary according to the type of merchandise, such as consumer goods, technology, etc. This amount represents a significant source of income for the state that will allow it to comply with the country's public policies.
Customs are classified as:
Maritime Customs, they are in charge of supervising all income and expenses that take place by sea from a port of origin to a port of destination. It is through this kind of customs that most products enter since they generally come from very distant countries, and that it would be impossible to move them by land, and by air it would be complicated by the amount of cargo that is transported.
Air Customs, these customs are responsible for supervising all the entrances and exits of people from one country to another, they are located in the international airports of each country, and they will be checking that passengers travel with the required documentation and that their luggage Comply with established regulations.
Land Customs, this kind of customs is responsible for controlling and supervising the transit of people, gandolas, private cars, etc. They are located on the country's borders, in this type of customs when it comes to the transfer of merchandise, they are very attentive to the documentation that they present so that it matches the merchandise that is being transferred.
