Norwegian Customs and Excise - StatRes (discontinued), 2007

In 2007, Norwegian Customs and Excise collected NOK 193.1 billion in taxes. This constituted 30 per cent of total tax revenue in the central government's fiscal account. The most significant tax was value added tax on imports, totalling NOK 110 billion. Motor vehicle taxes amounted to NOK 46.9 billion. Other taxes, including duties on tobacco, alcohol, electric power and emissions of CO₂ and NO_X, totalled NOK 36.3 billion.

Input

Own production, defined as the sum of compensation of employees and use of goods and services, is estimated at NOK 1 192 million in 2007. This is an increase of 5 per cent compared to 2006. In addition to own production, the agency had expenditure in the form of transfers and gross fixed capital formation.

Border inspections

In order to prevent the illegal importation and exportation of goods, Norwegian Customs and Excise carries out border inspections. In 2007, the agency carried out more than 140 000 inspections of travellers, goods and means of transport. Approximately 12 per cent of these uncovered the illegal importation or exportation of goods. As a result, a variety of goods were seized. The majority of seizures were related to alcoholic beverages and cigarettes and tobacco. Roughly 300 000 litres of alcoholic beverages and 7.7 million cigarettes were seized.

Economic audits

Norwegian Customs and Excise also carries out different types of economic audits. For example, audits of declared goods, where the aim is to ensure that consignments are correctly declared. More than 187 000 audits were carried out in 2007. Almost 38 per cent of these uncovered violations. However, only 15 cases were classified as serious contraventions.

Another type of economic audit is the post-clearance audit of companies. In 2007, 1 166 companies were audited and 151 serious contraventions were uncovered.