Lithuanian customs offices

The establishment of the Lithuanian customs offices dates back to the beginning of the Lithuanian state. It is believed that the formation of the Lithuanian Customs began in the XIth-XIIIth century. The Customs offices of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, their management and organisational structure was completely developed in the XVI century. In the main, the system created at that time remained until the collapse of the state.
In 1795, after the third partition took place, Lithuania was annexed to the Russian empire. The Customs offices were placed at the disposal of Russia and new ones were established.
In the middle of the XIXth century, Russia constantly reformed Customs offices and Customs systems. The resultant structure of the Customs remained until the beginning of the XXth century.
The 8th of May 1919 is the date when the Customs of the Republic of Lithuania was founded. On that day Provisional Customs regulations came into force. After the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania in 1940, the Customs of the Republic of Lithuania was abolished.
After the Lithuanian Customs was re-established on 9 October 1990, the Provisional Customs Law was adopted. This was the beginning of the activities of the re-established Lithuanian Customs. The Customs Department was established on 11 October 1999.
Until the collapse of the August abortive coup in Moscow in 1991, Lithuania had two Customs services operating within its territory: one of the Republic of Lithuania and the other of the Soviet Union.
From the very beginning of the activities of the re-established Customs service, it suffered numerous attacks by the forces which were against its independence. On 31 July 1991, seven border guard officers of the young state were brutally murdered in the Medininkai post. Three customs officials, i.e. Stanislovas Orlavičius, Antanas Musteikis and Ričardas Rabavičius were among them. Tomas Šernas, the badly wounded witness of...

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