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Duty Allowance raised to Mvr 10,000 for Goods Brought by Travelers, Personal Effects, and Commercial Samples, effective from July 01, 2024.
July 01, 2024
Starting July 1, 2024, the duty exemption cap for goods brought by travelers, personal effects, and commercial samples ... Read more
MCS Seizes Millions Worth of Smuggled Cigarettes
June 29, 2024
The MCS recently confiscated 1.7 million cigarettes concealed within 173 cartons during an anti-smuggling ... Read more
Customs Seizes Smuggled Cigarettes Valued at MVR 3 Million
June 15, 2024
The MCS has intercepted a significant quantity of smuggled cigarettes valued at MVR 3 million, falsely declared as ... Read more
Customs Seizes MVR 17 Million Worth of Drugs Smuggled via Air in Two Months
June 06, 2024
Over the past two months, MCS intercepted drugs worth MVR 17 million smuggled into the country via ... Read more
Customs Intercepts 3.3 kg of Drugs Smuggled via Courier
April 01, 2024
The Maldives Customs Service has intercepted 3.3 kg of drugs smuggled into the country through a courier ... Read more
Mr. Ibrahim Mafaaz appointed as the Deputy Commissioner
March 26, 2024
On March 24, 2024, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu appointed Mr. Ibrahim Mafaaz as the Deputy Commissioner of Customs. ... Read more
Maldives and Japan Signs Four Exchange of Notes
March 25, 2024
Today, the Government of the Republic of Maldives and the Government of Japan signed four bilateral agreements, ... Read more
Customs Seizes 5.3kg of Heroin from Pakistani Passenger
March 20, 2024
Customs authorities intercepted 5.3 kilograms of heroin from a Pakistani passenger traveling through Qatar on March 12, ... Read more
Smart Gate Service Launched at Velana International Airport
February 29, 2024
The Maldives Customs Service in collaboration with Maldives Airports Company Limited has introduced a smart gate ... Read more
Ms. Fathimath Dhiyana becomes the First Female Deputy Commissioner
February 18, 2024
On February 15, 2024, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu appointed Fathimath Dhiyana as the Deputy Commissioner of Customs. In a ceremony held at the ... Read more
MCS Introduces Automated Air Cargo Clearance System
February 08, 2024
The Maldives Customs Service has introduced Automated Air Cargo Clearance System, an automated processes for handling ... Read more
International Customs Day 2024
January 29, 2024
Customs have commemorated the International Customs Day 2024 during a special ceremony held in Customs Head Office ... Read more
Mr. Abdulla Waheed appointed as the Deputy Commissioner
January 03, 2024
On December 26, 2023, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu appointed Mr. Abdulla Waheed as the Deputy Commissioner of Customs. ... Read more
Customs Seizes 1132g of Drugs
January 02, 2024
Customs seizes drugs from a post parcel that was air freighted to Maldives. On 02nd January 2024, officers at Post and ... Read more
Customs has seized a total of 2.389 kilograms of narcotics that were attempted to be imported into the Maldives through courier and postal services.
November 07, 2023
Customs has seized a total of 2.389 kilograms of narcotics that were attempted to be imported into the Maldives ... Read more
Customs has seized 8.840 kilos of drugs that were attempted to be imported into the Maldives through courier and air cargo.
October 21, 2023
Customs has seized 3 shipments of drugs that were attempted to be imported into the Maldives through courier and air cargo.
The first ... Read more
A total of 4.720 kilograms of narcotics have been seized from the luggage of a Pakistani national.
October 12, 2023
Customs has seized narcotics from the luggage of a Pakistani citizen who arrived in the Maldives by air.
On October 7, 2023, a 20-year-old ... Read more
Customs has seized 1.6 kilos of drugs that were attempted to be smuggled into the Maldives by air.
August 28, 2023
Customs has confiscated drugs that were attempted to be smuggled into the Maldives by air.
The seizure took place on August 21, 2023, ... Read more
N. Maafaru Customs Office Building Foundation Laid
August 24, 2023
As part of the government's efforts to develop the northern atolls, a ceremony was held today in N. Maafaru to lay the foundation for the Customs ... Read more