Customs
EU launches new Customs Union Action Plan
The European Commission has launched a new Customs Union Action Plan setting out a series of measures to make EU customs smarter,…
Malta Customs’ sniffer dog discovers €16,500 in undeclared cash
Peter will be a name to forget for one passenger preparing to fly to Istanbul with no less than 16,500 of undeclared…
Malta Customs announces two months deferral of Excise Duty payments
In view of the current economic challenges resulting from social restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus pandemic, Government has agreed to the…
Malta Customs thwarts illegal importation of appliances and cigarettes
Malta Customs has announced the seizure of two loads of illegally imported material, concerning domestic appliances and cigarettes. In a post on…
European Commission approves waiving of customs duties and VAT on medical devices and equipment
The European Commission approved requests from Member States and the UK to temporarily waive customs duties and VAT on the import of…
Brexit – Customs Department announces the Customs procedure to be followed during ‘the transition’ period
The United Kingdom (UK) will be withdrawing from the European Union (EU) on the 31st January 2020. The UK’s Government has a…
(VIDEO) – One of a kind 2.9 Million Cigarettes’ haul by Malta Customs
Officials from the Malta Customs Scanning Unit have made a remarkable, one of a kind, cigarettes’ haul at the Freeport. A full…
Customs fight against illicit trade yields more results
Fake perfumes and shampoos were among thousands of items confiscated by Customs in the past days. The Department said in a statement…
Malta: Customs efforts to clamp down on the sale of illicit goods, in an effort to hamper contraband operations yield results over the weekend
In the past days, during searches at the border (sea and air) and in several localities, by Customs Enforcement Officials €40,135 in…
It-Torċa Headlines – Sunday 9th June 2019
It-Torċa quotes an EU report which estimates that Malta lost some €12 million from contraband sales of cigarettes. In another story, the…
€10.3 million worth of cocaine seized by Malta’s customs at Freeport
On Sunday, a total of 76 packets of cocaine, weighing 91.25 kgs, with an estimated street value of 10.3 Million Euros were…
91.2 kg, worth 10.2 million euros of cocaine seized by Maltese customs at Malta Freeport
Routine searches conducted, today, at the Malta Freeport Customs Scanning Facility, by the Malta Customs Officials, has once again resulted in a…