Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade is a government agency responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties, for controlling the flow of goods including animals, transports, personal effects and hazardous items in and out of the country, for fighting against smuggling and investigate the smuggling cases. After combining with the trade related services of the ex-Ministry of Industry and Trade in 2011 June, the agency resumes also the responsibility for developing new policies, plans, programmes and strategies in the fields of trade and for taking the measurements to secure consumers’ rights and to create consciousness for them. VISION: To establish an exemplary customs administration in international customs communities and to become the best one with creative, progressive and professional principles and approaches within EU and its own geographical borders. MISSION: To simplify customs procedures for international trafficking of goods and travelers and to accelerate Turkey’s full membership to EU in harmony with government policies by implementing the simplified customs procedures in effective control mechanisms. INDISPENSABLE VALUES: · Determination · Motivation · Reformism · Openness · Integrity · Justice · Team spirit · Carefulness · Sensitivity · Resourcefulness