Customs Service
The zero customs duty on equipment for generating electricity from solar energy can be extended to wind installations as well as electricity storage devices.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 800 people after receiving information from the U.S. airport security agency. The figure covers the period from the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency until February 2026.
At the customs point “Ocnita – railway” in the presence of the heads of the Customs Service of Moldova, where the functionality of the scanning system Nuctech TMRF 6010, designed for the inspection of goods transported by rail, was analyzed.
The regional operation “NELSON-2026”, carried out in two stages during March this year, helped to seize from illegal circulation money and jewelry worth more than 10 million lei.
The Moldovan Customs Service finalized and approved the Anti-Corruption Policy and Action Plan for the period 2026-2029, documents that establish a clear, consistent and applicable framework for preventing and combating corruption in the customs sector.
The Customs Service seized four cars with foreign registration numbers, which were allegedly sold or sent for dismantling on the territory of the Republic of Moldova in violation of the customs regime.
Kiev customs officers have prevented 39 archaeological items of cultural value from being illegally sent outside Ukraine in international mail. Residents of Kharkiv, Prykarpattia and Vinnytsia regions tried to send them to the USA, France and Italy.
The Customs Service has improved its position in terms of state budget execution. While in January of this year it undercollected excise duties by almost 100 million lei, in two months, in January and February 2026, the revenues of the Customs Service, although not significantly (by 1%), exceeded the funds collected for the same period in 2025.
While checking passengers boarding a flight Chisinau – Vienna at the Chisinau International Airport, during the scanning of the hand luggage of a 55-year-old non-resident passenger, objects similar to banknotes were detected.
A state-of-the-art mobile scanner was officially tested at the Tudor customs point. It was installed by the Customs Service (CU) as a pilot project and represents the next step towards full digitization and optimization of the customs control procedure.
A new innovative mechanism introduced in the pilot mode of modernization of customs control is being tested at the Tudor border customs point.
Employees of the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, led by prosecutors of the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases (PCCOCS), seized more than 130 smuggled cars, most of which came from the European Union.
Moldovan Customs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will continue close cooperation aimed at facilitating the exchange of international experience, digitalizing processes and equipping with modern control equipment in order to optimize operational activities and strengthen cross-border security.
In the period from March 9 to March 15, 2026, the Customs Service of Moldova transferred to the state budget more than 860,8 million lei of taxes and fees collected from participants of foreign trade operations.
In connection with the introduction of a high alert regime in the energy sector, the Customs Service of Moldova warned economic operators about the introduction of a number of restrictions on the export and re-export of oil products.
The customs authorities of Moldova and Romania intend to develop cooperation in order to optimize cross-border traffic and ensure the security of the common border. Emphasis will be placed on the implementation of coordinated controls at border crossing points, as well as on the implementation of the computerized NCTS system under the new conditions applicable to the Republic of Moldova.
In January this year, the revenues administered by the Customs Service were registered at the level of 2,637.7 million lei. Last year, during the analyzed period, this indicator amounted to 2,736.2 million lei. According to the data from the Finance Ministry’s report on the state budget execution as of January 31, 2026, the difference reached 98.5 million lei.
A new position of economic adviser (customs attaché) is being introduced in Moldovan diplomatic missions abroad, Logos Press reported.
Moldovan customs officers of the Leuseni customs point stopped an attempt to smuggle seven gold bars from Romania into Moldova, Logos Press reports.
The rules of origin of goods applied within the preferential trade between the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Turkey, in order to align them with the modernized pan-European Mediterranean system and to facilitate international trade, have been updated, Logos Press reported.
