What is Customs Surveillance?

Organisation

Customs Surveillance is an Assistant Directorate that depends, organically and functionally, on the Department of Customs and Excise Taxes and is integrated into the State Agency for Tax Administration (AEAT), which belongs to the Ministry of Finance.

In terms of organization, the Deputy Directorate of Customs Surveillance, at the central level, is made up of the Deputy Directorate General of Operations and the Deputy Directorate General of Logistics.

At the territorial level, the Head of the Regional Customs Surveillance Area has the status of Deputy to the Head of the Regional Customs and Excise Department. One or three Regional Unit Headquarters depend on it (depending on whether or not the Area has aero-naval resources): the Regional Operational Unit, the Aeronaval and Logistics. And, in turn, the Regional Area integrates the Operational Investigation Units, the Maritime and Air Bases, and the Combined Units (in those places where an Operational Unit and a Maritime Base coexist).