Enforcement Directorate :

The main purpose of enforcement activities are eliminating the leakage of government revenues, obstructing smuggling, controlling trade follow on borders, preventing the illegal movement of goods & enforcement of customs law & regulations.

This system is commenced to facilitate the legal trade which is the main purpose of customs. The Mobile Verification Teams (MVT) are assigned to follow the proper implementation of policies and procedures, the teams are functioning 24 hours, and their main task is protecting the leakage of government revenues, obstructing smuggling and control over the goods follow on borders.

In accordance with the article 11, paragraph 5 of customs law the mobile verification teams are assigned for checking the traders’ consignments inside the customs territory of country on highways.

The MVT members by presenting their ID cards checking the customs documents and goods and provides written report to the related customs houses according their terms of references.

• Mobile Verification Team (MVT)
• Intelligence Section
• Investigation Section
• Control Room (Radio Room)
  
  

In provincial level the Enforcement department has seven operating departments in Kabul, Nanagarhar, Paktia, Kandahar, Nimroz, Hirat and Balkh Customs houses and each team contained form 13 experienced staffs with five Pick-Ups equipped with communication systems, as soon as possible the mobile verification departments will activate in Farah, Badghis, Helmand and Badakshan provinces.

Recently the Drug Training Team of British Embassy donated a Pick Up to enforcement department which is equipped with X-Ray system and other necessary equipments which helps department to search for narcotics within vehicles and consignments.

Brief Accomplishments & Achievements:

For the purpose of a modern Customs organization, compatible with international standards, the following Key Objectives are planned for the next Five Years period:

• Improve and strengthen revenue collections;
• Reduce timeframes for goods clearance to one day;
• Implement a simplified customs tariff based on international practices;
• Ensuring that all customs revenues collected in the provinces are transferred to the central government single account;
• Rebuilding and Refurbishment of the major customs infrastructure in the provinces of Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Nimroz and Balkh;
• Fundamental reform of the organizational structures of the headquarters and the regional Customs departments;
• Ensuring modern legal support to the program of reforms, with appropriate regulations and enforcement rules.
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