Norwegian Customs Service

Norwegian Customs
Tolletaten
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Agency overview
Formed1957; 67 years ago (1957)[1]
Employees1,634[2]
Annual budgetkr 1,736 billion (2017)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNorway
Specialist jurisdiction
Operational structure
HeadquartersSchweigaards gate 15, Oslo, Norway
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Finance
Website
www.toll.no/en

Norwegian Customs (Norwegian: Tolletaten)[3] is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Finance with responsibility for "protecting society against illegal importation and exportation of goods and to ensure government revenues by correct and timely payment of duties and taxes". Since 2017, the agency has been run by customs director Øystein Børmer.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Tolletaten". snl.no (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nøkkeltall". toll.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Customs Service. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Subordinate agencies". regjeringen.no. Government of Norway. Retrieved June 26, 2019.