His Majesty's Customs (Gibraltar) are the primary customs and import authority in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is a uniformed, enforcement body, controlled by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Gibraltar. The customs officers check commercial goods and ordinary people entering with possessions into the territory.[1]
The main purpose of HM Customs Gibraltar is to carry out customs duties at the entry points to the territory, search for suspected illegal weapons, drugs or goods, carry out basic good-import checks and requirements. To this end, both fixed posts and patrols are used.
In May 2020, they celebrated their 270 years of existence with a parade at No. 6 Convent Place and their headquarters.[2]
Collector of Customs
The Collector of Customs is the most senior customs officer and is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the organisation.
Uniform
Customs officers, up to and including the Collector of Customs, wear a traditional British customs uniform.
The symbol of HM Customs is a portcullis, surrounded by a wreath and surmounted by a crown, representing their authority and the monarch.
dark blue polo top with Customs logo on left breast
blue jacket, high-visibility equipment vest and rank worn on rank slides on the shoulders of shirts, jackets and vests
life jacket.
For women this includes; the same as above apart from the fact that the white-topped female bowler cap with capbadge and black capband is worn instead of the males' peaked cap.[7] A skirt may also be worn in lieu of trousers, in formal dress.
All medals and decorations (including medal ribbons whilst not on parade) are to be worn on the left side of the tunic.
HM Customs officers on duty, note the rank worn underneath the vest
Rank structure
The rank structure follows the UK HM Customs rank structure.
HM Customs have marked road vehicles for customs duties, fitted with blue flashing lights and sirens. The current vehicles are dark blue, with blue and yellow markings and the HM Customs crest as well as appropriate wording.[9]
Gibraltar Customs dog van in the former livery
HM Customs Marine Section
The Customs of Gibraltar operate a Marine Unit, which operates two-high speed RIBs.[10] The Maritime Journal reported that "Performance patrol boat specialist FB Design has recently delivered two high speed RIBs to HM Customs in Gibraltar. Capable of speeds of over 50 knots these two RIBs are based on standard production hull designs developed by this Italian builder, but they have been fully customised to meet the requirements of the Customs".
HM Customs does carry out counter-drug operations, sometimes in conjunction with the Royal Gibraltar Police and Spanish Guardia Civil. HM Customs seizes illegal drugs and carries out deterrence operations.[11]
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His Majesty s Customs Gibraltar are the primary customs and import authority in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar It is a uniformed enforcement body controlled by the Ministry of Finance Government of Gibraltar The customs officers check commercial goods and ordinary people entering with possessions into the territory 1 His Majesty s Customs Gibraltar The logo of HM Customs GibraltarThe flag of GibraltarCommon nameHM CustomsAbbreviationHM CustomsAgency overviewFormed14 May 1750Jurisdictional structureNational agency Operations jurisdiction GIBOperations jurisdictionGIBHM Customs jurisdiction beige Size6 8 km Population34 000Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdictionGoverning bodyGovernment of Gibraltar Ministry of FinanceGeneral natureLocal civilian policeSpecialist jurisdictionCustoms excise and gambling Operational structureHeadquartersCustoms House WaterportAgency executiveJohn Payas ag Collector of CustomsParent agencyMinistry of FinanceFacilitiesPrisonsHis Majesty s Prison GibraltarPatrol carsYesVansYesRIBsYesDogsYesWebsite 1 Contents 1 Duties 1 1 Collector of Customs 2 Uniform 3 Rank structure 4 Transport 5 HM Customs Marine Section 6 Social media 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksDuties EditThe main purpose of HM Customs Gibraltar is to carry out customs duties at the entry points to the territory search for suspected illegal weapons drugs or goods carry out basic good import checks and requirements To this end both fixed posts and patrols are used In May 2020 they celebrated their 270 years of existence with a parade at No 6 Convent Place and their headquarters 2 Collector of Customs Edit The Collector of Customs is the most senior customs officer and is responsible for the day to day leadership of the organisation Uniform EditCustoms officers up to and including the Collector of Customs wear a traditional British customs uniform The symbol of HM Customs is a portcullis surrounded by a wreath and surmounted by a crown representing their authority and the monarch For men this includes Formal dress 3 a white topped peaked cap with capbadge white long sleeve shirt black tie Naval blue tunic Reefer jacket with rank sewn on to both cuffs dark blue trousers black formal shoes white glovesDay dress 4 5 a white topped peaked cap with capbadge white long sleeve or short sleeve shirt black tie black trousers black boots or shoes black jacket high visibility equipment vest and rank worn on rank slides on the shoulders of shirts jackets and vests Marine dress 6 blue baseball cap with Customs logo on front black trousers with leg pockets dark blue polo top with Customs logo on left breast blue jacket high visibility equipment vest and rank worn on rank slides on the shoulders of shirts jackets and vests life jacket For women this includes the same as above apart from the fact that the white topped female bowler cap with capbadge and black capband is worn instead of the males peaked cap 7 A skirt may also be worn in lieu of trousers in formal dress All medals and decorations including medal ribbons whilst not on parade are to be worn on the left side of the tunic HM Customs officers on duty note the rank worn underneath the vestRank structure EditThe rank structure follows the UK HM Customs rank structure His Majesty s Customs and Excise rank insignia 8 Rank Customs Officer Executive Customs Officer Senior Customs Officer Assistant Collector Collector of CustomsAbbreviation CO ECO SCO ASC COCInsignia Transport EditHM Customs have marked road vehicles for customs duties fitted with blue flashing lights and sirens The current vehicles are dark blue with blue and yellow markings and the HM Customs crest as well as appropriate wording 9 Gibraltar Customs dog van in the former liveryHM Customs Marine Section EditThe Customs of Gibraltar operate a Marine Unit which operates two high speed RIBs 10 The Maritime Journal reported that Performance patrol boat specialist FB Design has recently delivered two high speed RIBs to HM Customs in Gibraltar Capable of speeds of over 50 knots these two RIBs are based on standard production hull designs developed by this Italian builder but they have been fully customised to meet the requirements of the Customs HM Customs does carry out counter drug operations sometimes in conjunction with the Royal Gibraltar Police and Spanish Guardia Civil HM Customs seizes illegal drugs and carries out deterrence operations 11 Social media EditHM Customs have a Twitter account An example of the blue flashing light bar on a HM Gibraltar Customs Hyundai AccentSee also EditGibraltar Defence Police Royal Gibraltar Police Border and Coastguard Agency Gibraltar Law of GibraltarReferences Edit Info Travellers Hmcustoms gov gi Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine HM Customs Gibraltar marks 270 years of service YouTube Opening of the Legal Year Gibraltarpanorama gi Smith John Governor makes tour of inspection of HM Customs euroweeklynews com Photographic image JPG C1 staticflickr com Retrieved 29 May 2018 Photographic image JPG Euroweeklynews com Retrieved 29 May 2018 Photographic image JPG C1 staticflickr com Retrieved 29 May 2018 HM Customs and Excise International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia around the World Stock Photo Customs officers cars Gibraltar at the border to Spain Maritime Journal RIBs for HM Customs Gibraltar Maritimejournal com HM Customs Gibraltar on Twitter Twitter com External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title His Majesty 27s Customs Gibraltar amp oldid 1109867445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
