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His Majesty's Customs (Gibraltar)
His Majesty's Customs (Gibraltar)
This is a fictional organisation
	The logo of HM Customs Gibraltar
	The flag of Gibraltar
Common name	HM Customs
Abbreviation	HM Customs
Agency overview
Formed	14 May, 1750
Jurisdictional structure
National agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	GIB
Operations jurisdiction	GIB
	HM Customs' jurisdiction (beige)
Size	6.8 km²
Population	34,000
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Government of Gibraltar, Ministry of Finance
General nature	Local civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Customs, excise and gambling.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Customs House, Waterport
Agency executive	John Payas, Collector of Customs;
Parent agency	Ministry of Finance
Facilities
Prisons	His Majesty's Prison, Gibraltar
Patrol cars	Yes
Vans	Yes
RIBs	Yes
Dogs	Yes
Website
	[1]

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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]

Duties

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.

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 gloves

Day 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.

Rank structure

The 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 Customs
Abbreviation	CO	ECO	SCO	ASC	COC
Insignia

Transport

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]

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]

Social media

HM Customs Gibraltar have a Twitter account, Facebook Page and LinkedIn Profile.

References

^ "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

Official website

[1] "Info Travellers". Hmcustoms.gov.gi.

[2] Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "HM Customs (Gibraltar) marks 270 years of service". YouTube.

[3] "Opening of the Legal Year". Gibraltarpanorama.gi.

[4] Smith, John. "Governor makes tour of inspection of HM Customs". euroweeklynews.com.

[5] "Photographic image" (JPG). C1.staticflickr.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[6] "Photographic image" (JPG). Euroweeklynews.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[7] "Photographic image" (JPG). C1.staticflickr.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[8] "HM Customs and Excise". International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia around the World.

[9] "Stock Photo - Customs officers cars Gibraltar at the border to Spain".

[10] "Maritime Journal - RIBs for HM Customs Gibraltar". Maritimejournal.com.

[11] "HM Customs Gibraltar on Twitter". Twitter.com.

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-'''Her 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmcustoms.gov.gi/portal/travelers.jsf|title=Info Travellers|website=Hmcustoms.gov.gi}}</ref>
+'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmcustoms.gov.gi/portal/travelers.jsf|title=Info Travellers|website=Hmcustoms.gov.gi}}</ref>
 ==Duties==
 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.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwWXZrBDgKo&list=WL&index=29&t=0s</ref>
+In May 2020, they celebrated their 270 years of existence with a parade at No. 6 Convent Place  and their headquarters.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/FwWXZrBDgKo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201026225933/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwWXZrBDgKo&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwWXZrBDgKo&list=WL&index=29&t=0s| title = HM Customs (Gibraltar) marks 270 years of service | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 ===Collector of Customs===
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+'''Day dress:'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/on-euro-weekly-news/gibraltar-news/140394-governor-makes-tour-of-inspection-of-hm-customs|title=Governor makes tour of inspection of HM Customs |first=John|last=Smith|website=[[euroweeklynews.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4324/36043118551_e1a0d50f4a.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photographic image|website=C1.staticflickr.com|access-date=29 May 2018}}</ref>
 *a white-topped peaked cap with capbadge
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+|+[[His Majesty's Customs and Excise]] rank insignia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=2354 |title=HM Customs and Excise |publisher=International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia around the World}}</ref>
 |-
-|'''Rank'''||Assistant Preventive Officer||Preventive Officer||Senior Preventive Officer||Assistant Chief Preventive Officer||Chief Preventive Officer
+|'''Rank'''||Customs Officer||Executive Customs Officer||Senior Customs Officer||Assistant Collector||Collector of Customs
 |-
-|'''Abbreviation'''||APO||PO||SPO||ACPO||CPO
+|'''Abbreviation'''||CO||ECO||SCO||ASC||COC
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 ==Transport==
-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.<ref>https://www.alamy.com/customs-cars-gibraltar-image260280550.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=08E311E3-EEAB-4D65-9F9E-AEB1C0DDC16F&p=370982&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dcustoms%2520gibraltar%26qt_raw%3dcustoms%2520gibraltar%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d</ref>
+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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alamy.com/customs-cars-gibraltar-image260280550.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=08E311E3-EEAB-4D65-9F9E-AEB1C0DDC16F&p=370982&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dcustoms%2520gibraltar%26qt_raw%3dcustoms%2520gibraltar%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d|title = Stock Photo - Customs officers cars Gibraltar at the border to Spain}}</ref>
 [[File:Gibraltar Customs dog van (3).JPG|thumb|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/ship-and-boatbuilding/ribs-for-gib|title=Maritime Journal - RIBs for HM Customs Gibraltar|website=Maritimejournal.com}}</ref> 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".
+The Customs of Gibraltar operate a ''Marine Unit'', which operates two-high speed RIBs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/vessel-build-and-maintenance/ship-and-boatbuilding/ribs-for-gib|title=Maritime Journal - RIBs for HM Customs Gibraltar|website=Maritimejournal.com}}</ref> 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 does carry out counter-drug operations, sometimes in conjunction with the [[Royal Gibraltar Police]] and Spanish [[Guardia Civil]].
-HM Customs seizes illegal drugs and carrys out deterrence operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hmcustomsgib/status/826080332596256768|title=HM Customs Gibraltar on Twitter|website=Twitter.com}}</ref>
+HM Customs seizes illegal drugs and carries out deterrence operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/hmcustomsgib/status/826080332596256768|title=HM Customs Gibraltar on Twitter|website=Twitter.com}}</ref>
 ==Social media==
-HM Customs have a [[Twitter]] [https://twitter.com/HMCustomsGib account.]
+HM Customs Gibraltar have a [[Twitter]] account, Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/HM-Customs-Gibraltar Page] and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/hmc-gibraltar/ Profile].
 [[File:Blue light bar on Gibraltar Customs Hyundai Accent.JPG|thumb|An example of the blue flashing light bar on a HM Gibraltar Customs [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] Accent]]

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