Customs Administration (Austria)
The customs administration is part of the Austrian financial administration and is responsible for tasks in the context of customs .
construction
Each of the nine Austrian customs offices is subordinate to a regional management , of which there are a total of five. The regional management, in turn, is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Finance .
tasks
The customs administration, with around 1750 employees, is traditionally responsible for tax administration and also for monitoring international trade in goods. Your specific tasks are
- the handling of goods from and to third countries
- the protection of the economy and citizens against product piracy , counterfeit products and dangerous goods
- the examination of export refunds for Austrian agricultural products
- the administration of various international agreements for preferential imports and exports
- Providing information on general customs matters and answering special customs tariff questions as well as inquiries about bans and restrictions ("Central Customs Information Office")
Individual evidence
- ↑ Customs offices in Austria. Federal Ministry of Finance , accessed on August 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Tax and Customs Coordination (SZK). Federal Ministry of Finance , accessed on August 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Tax and Customs Offices. Federal Ministry of Finance , accessed on August 18, 2013 .
- ↑ inch. Federal Ministry of Finance , accessed on August 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Customs information and customs offices. Federal Ministry of Finance , accessed on August 18, 2013 .