Directorate of Customs

Directorate of Customs
Tollstjóri
Insignia of the Directorate of Customs
Insignia of the Directorate of Customs
Flag of the Directorate of Customs
Flag of the Directorate of Customs
Agency overview
Formed1929
Employees250
Legal personalityGovernmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyIceland
Operations jurisdictionIceland
Constituting instrument
  • Customs Law (Law No. 88/2005)[1]
Specialist jurisdiction
Operational structure
Overseen by ministryMinistry of Finance
HeadquartersTryggvagötu 19, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Website
customs.is (in English)
tollur.is (in Icelandic)

The Directorate of Customs (Icelandic: Tollstjóri) is the national customs service of Iceland. The Directorate of Customs is the law enforcement agency, which is in charge of not only the collection of customs duties, but also the detection of smuggling and confiscation of counterfeit items entering Iceland.

  1. ^ Customs Act (Act No. 88/2005) (Act 88). 2005.