Federal Office for Customs and Border Security
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The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security is Switzerland’s national authority responsible for customs control, border security, and related law enforcement tasks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Office for Customs and Border Security canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs authority
ⓘ
federal agency ⓘ law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
BAZG
NERFINISHED
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OFDF NERFINISHED ⓘ UDSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employerType | government employer ⓘ |
| hasOperationalScope |
air borders of Switzerland
ⓘ
customs offices ⓘ land borders of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfOrganization | civil service organization ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal office ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit
NERFINISHED
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Office fédéral de la douane et de la sécurité des frontières NERFINISHED ⓘ Ufficio federale della dogana e della sicurezza dei confini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss federal administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Federal Customs Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
border security
ⓘ
combating cross-border crime ⓘ combating smuggling ⓘ customs control ⓘ customs duties collection ⓘ enforcement of border-related migration rules ⓘ enforcement of customs legislation ⓘ export controls ⓘ import controls ⓘ protection of the Swiss customs territory ⓘ protection of the Swiss economy at the border ⓘ protection of the Swiss population at the border ⓘ |
| sector |
public administration
ⓘ
public security ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Federal Department of Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
collection of excise duties on imports
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collection of value-added tax on imports ⓘ control of goods crossing the border ⓘ control of persons at the border within its mandate ⓘ implementation of trade policy measures at the border ⓘ support to other Swiss law enforcement authorities ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bazg.admin.ch ⓘ |
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