Directorate of Customs Tollstjóri | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 1929 |
Employees | 250 |
Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Iceland |
Operations jurisdiction | Iceland |
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Specialist jurisdiction | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by ministry | Ministry of Finance |
Headquarters | Tryggvagötu 19, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland |
Elected officer responsible | |
Agency executive |
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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.