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By country: the customs administration, coast guard and maritime administration.
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| Country | Region | Customs Administration | Coast Guard / Maritime Enforcement | Maritime Administration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | North America | Customs Department | Bermuda Coast Guard (Royal Bermuda Regiment Coast Guard) | Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority | British Overseas Territory; coast guard formed under the Royal Bermuda Regiment in 2020-2021; registry is a Red Ensign register |
| Canada | North America | Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | Canadian Coast Guard | Transport Canada Marine Safety and Security | Customs and border agency; coast guard is a civilian agency under Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| Mexico | North America | Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) | none — functions under navy | Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) | Customs separated from SAT in 2022 with armed-forces supervision; navy secretariat also holds ports and merchant-marine functions |
| United States | North America | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) | United States Coast Guard | Maritime Administration (MARAD) | Customs inside Department of Homeland Security; coast guard is an armed-forces branch; MARAD is in the Department of Transportation |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Excise Division | Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard | Antigua and Barbuda Department of Marine Services and Merchant Shipping (ADOMS) | Coast guard is part of the Defence Force; ADOMS runs a major open registry |
| Aruba | Central America & Caribbean | Departamento di Aduana Aruba | Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard | Directorate of Shipping Aruba | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; joint Kingdom coast guard; Aruba has no international ship registry |
| Bahamas | Central America & Caribbean | Bahamas Customs Service | Royal Bahamas Defence Force | Bahamas Maritime Authority | Defence Force performs coast guard roles; registry is a major open registry |
| Barbados | Central America & Caribbean | Barbados Customs and Excise Department | Barbados Coast Guard | Barbados Maritime Ship Registry (BMSR) | Coast guard is an arm of the Barbados Defence Force; BMSR administers the flag registry from London and Bridgetown |
| Belize | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Excise Department | Belize Coast Guard | Belize Port Authority | Coast guard is a military maritime law-enforcement service; vessel registration also via International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) |
| Cayman Islands | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Border Control (CBC) | Cayman Islands Coast Guard | Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI) | British Overseas Territory; coast guard made a separate entity in 2021; registry is a major open registry / Red Ensign register |
| Costa Rica | Central America & Caribbean | Dirección General de Aduanas (Servicio Nacional de Aduanas) | Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas | Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) | Costa Rica has no standing army; coast guard is a police/public-security service; customs under the Ministry of Finance |
| Cuba | Central America & Caribbean | Aduana General de la República de Cuba | Tropas Guardafronteras (Border Guard Troops) | Dirección de Seguridad e Inspección Marítima (Ministerio de Transporte) | Border Guard Troops under the Ministry of the Interior perform coast guard functions |
| Curaçao | Central America & Caribbean | Douane Curaçao (Customs Curaçao) | Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard | Maritime Authority of Curaçao | Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; joint Kingdom coast guard; Curaçao maintains an international ship register |
| Dominica | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Excise Division | Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force Marine Unit | Dominica Maritime Administration | No separate coast guard — police Marine Unit performs the role; registry is an open registry under the International Maritime Act 2000 |
| Dominican Republic | Central America & Caribbean | Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) | none — functions under navy | Autoridad Portuaria Dominicana | Navy (Armada de República Dominicana) performs coast guard and vessel-clearance functions; port authority administers the national port system |
| El Salvador | Central America & Caribbean | Dirección General de Aduanas | none — functions under navy | Autoridad Marítima Portuaria | Navy (Fuerza Naval) absorbed the former coast guard functions; maritime and port authority is the AMP |
| Grenada | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Excise Division | Royal Grenada Police Force Coast Guard | Grenada Ports Authority | Coast guard is part of the police force; Ports Authority is the lead maritime administration |
| Guatemala | Central America & Caribbean | Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT) | none — functions under navy | not verified | Customs inside the tax administration (SAT); naval force is the Marina de la Defensa Nacional |
| Haiti | Central America & Caribbean | Administration Générale des Douanes (AGD) | Haitian Coast Guard (Commissariat des Gardes-Côtes d'Haïti) | Service Maritime et de Navigation d'Haïti (SEMANAH) | Coast guard is an operational unit of the Haitian National Police |
| Honduras | Central America & Caribbean | Administración Aduanera de Honduras | none — functions under navy | Dirección General de la Marina Mercante | Customs administration created in 2020; naval force is the Fuerza Naval de Honduras |
| Jamaica | Central America & Caribbean | Jamaica Customs Agency | Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard | Maritime Authority of Jamaica | Coast guard is the naval arm of the Jamaica Defence Force |
| Nicaragua | Central America & Caribbean | Dirección General de Servicios Aduaneros (DGA) | none — functions under navy | Dirección General de Transporte Acuático Nacional (DGTA) | Maritime administration under the Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura; naval force is the Fuerza Naval |
| Panama | Central America & Caribbean | Autoridad Nacional de Aduanas | Servicio Nacional Aeronaval (SENAN) | Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (AMP) | No separate coast guard — SENAN performs maritime patrol; registry is a major open registry |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Central America & Caribbean | Saint Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Department | Saint Christopher and Nevis Defence Force Coast Guard | Department of Maritime Affairs | Maritime administration oversees the St. Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) — an open registry |
| Saint Lucia | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Excise Department | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force — Police Marine Unit | Division of Maritime Affairs (Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority) | No separate coast guard — marine police perform the role; ship registry sits in SLASPA's Division of Maritime Affairs |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Excise Department | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard (SVG Coast Guard) | not verified | Coast guard is part of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force; registry is an open registry based in Kingstown |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Central America & Caribbean | Customs and Excise Division | Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard | Maritime Services Division | Customs inside the Ministry of Finance; coast guard is part of the Defence Force; maritime division under the works and transport ministry |
| Argentina | South America | Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero (ARCA) — Dirección General de Aduanas (DGA) | Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) | Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) | Separate security force under the Ministry of Security; PNA is also the maritime authority for ship registration, navigation safety and flag/port/coastal state duties |
| Bolivia | South America | Aduana Nacional (Aduana Nacional de Bolivia) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked since the War of the Pacific; the Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana) maintains a small naval force on Lake Titicaca and on Amazon tributary rivers — noted here only |
| Brazil | South America | Secretaria Especial da Receita Federal do Brasil (Receita Federal — RFB) | none — functions under navy | Diretoria de Portos e Costas (DPC) — Brazilian Navy | No separate coast guard; the Brazilian Navy is the national maritime authority acting through DPC and the Capitanias dos Portos; ANTAQ regulates waterway transport and ports |
| Chile | South America | Servicio Nacional de Aduanas | Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y de Marina Mercante (DIRECTEMAR) | Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y de Marina Mercante (DIRECTEMAR) | DIRECTEMAR is a directorate of the Chilean Navy serving as both maritime administration and maritime police authority through the Capitanías de Puerto |
| Colombia | South America | Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) | Cuerpo de Guardacostas de la Armada de Colombia (Comando de Guardacostas) | Dirección General Marítima (DIMAR) | DIMAR is the national maritime authority attached to the Ministry of National Defense; the coast guard is part of the Colombian Navy and covers Caribbean and Pacific coasts |
| Ecuador | South America | Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE) | Cuerpo de Guardacostas de la Armada | Dirección Nacional de los Espacios Acuáticos (DIRNEA) | DIRNEA is the Ecuadorian Navy agency exercising national maritime authority for coastal, flag and port state matters under the Navigation Act 2021 |
| Guyana | South America | Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) | Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard (GDF Coast Guard) | Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) | MARAD was established by the Guyana Shipping Act 1998 under the Ministry of Public Works and is the sole ship registration authority |
| Paraguay | South America | Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT) — formerly Dirección Nacional de Aduanas (DNA) | Prefectura General Naval (PGN) | Dirección General de la Marina Mercante (DGMM) | Landlocked; trade moves via the Paraguay-Paraná Hidrovía; DNIT was created by Law 7143/2023 merging customs (DNA) and internal taxes; DGMM under the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) regulates the merchant marine; PGN, under the Paraguayan Navy, provides river police and navigation safety control |
| Peru | South America | Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT) | Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas (DICAPI) | Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas (DICAPI) | DICAPI, attached to the Peruvian Navy, is both the Peruvian Coast Guard and the national maritime authority for maritime, fluvial and lacustrine areas |
| Suriname | South America | Inspectie der Invoerrechten en Accijnzen (IIA) — Belastingdienst Suriname | Kustwacht Suriname (Suriname Coast Guard) | Maritime Authority Suriname (MAS) | Customs (Douane) is the Inspectorate of Import Duties and Excise within the Tax Administration; MAS was established by the Maritime Authority Suriname Act of 30 March 1998; the Coast Guard was legally established in March 2017 |
| Uruguay | South America | Dirección Nacional de Aduanas (DNA) | Prefectura Nacional Naval (PRENA) | Prefectura Nacional Naval (PRENA) | PRENA is part of the Armada Nacional (Navy), serves as coast guard and as the National Maritime Authority, and administers the merchant marine and naval registry |
| Venezuela | South America | Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) | Comando de Guardacostas — Armada Bolivariana | Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Acuáticos (INEA) | INEA is the national aquatic/maritime authority exercising its functions locally through the Capitanías de Puerto and housing the Venezuelan naval registry (RENAVE); the Coast Guard Command is a command of the Bolivarian Navy |
| Denmark | Northern Europe | Danish Customs Agency (Toldstyrelsen) | none — functions under navy | Danish Maritime Authority (Søfartsstyrelsen) | No separate coast guard; maritime enforcement, sovereignty and SAR coordination are under the Royal Danish Navy / Defence Command Denmark. |
| Estonia | Northern Europe | Estonian Tax and Customs Board (Maksu- ja Tolliamet) | Police and Border Guard Board (Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet) | Estonian Transport Administration (Transpordiamet) | Former Estonian Maritime Administration merged into the Transport Administration on 1 January 2021; the Police and Border Guard Board provides maritime border guard and SAR functions. |
| Finland | Northern Europe | Finnish Customs (Tulli) | Finnish Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos) | Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) | Border Guard's Gulf of Finland and West Finland Coast Guard Districts lead maritime SAR, sea border surveillance and maritime pollution response. |
| Iceland | Northern Europe | Iceland Revenue and Customs (Skatturinn) | Icelandic Coast Guard (Landhelgisgæsla Íslands) | Icelandic Transport Authority (Samgöngustofa) | Revenue and Customs formed 1 January 2020 from the Directorate of Customs and Directorate of Internal Revenue; Transport Authority succeeded the Icelandic Maritime Administration for ship registration and surveys. |
| Ireland | Northern Europe | Revenue Commissioners — Revenue (Irish Tax and Customs) | Irish Coast Guard | Irish Maritime Administration (Department of Transport) | Coast Guard is a civilian division of the Irish Maritime Administration for SAR and pollution response; fisheries and drugs maritime enforcement are by the Naval Service, Air Corps, Gardaí and Revenue Maritime Unit. |
| Latvia | Northern Europe | State Revenue Service — Customs Board (Valsts ieņēmumu dienests) | Latvian Naval Forces Coast Guard Service | Maritime Administration of Latvia (Latvijas Jūras administrācija) | Coast Guard Service is part of the Latvian Naval Forces of the National Armed Forces. |
| Lithuania | Northern Europe | Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance (Muitinės departamentas) | State Border Guard Service — Coast Guard District (Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba) | Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA) | State Border Guard Service (VSAT) covers coastal patrol, marine border protection and marine SAR through its Coast Guard District; LTSA is the flag and port State maritime safety authority. |
| Norway | Northern Europe | Norwegian Customs (Tolletaten) | Norwegian Coast Guard (Kystvakten) | Norwegian Maritime Authority (Sjøfartsdirektoratet) | Coast Guard is part of the Royal Norwegian Navy; the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) separately handles fairways, pilotage and vessel traffic services. |
| Sweden | Northern Europe | Swedish Customs (Tullverket) | Swedish Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen) | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) | Civilian coast guard under the Ministry of Defence; the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen) handles ship registration and maritime safety oversight alongside the Maritime Administration's fairway and pilotage role. |
| United Kingdom | Northern Europe | HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) | His Majesty's Coastguard (HM Coastguard) | Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) | HM Coastguard (part of the MCA) covers rescue, safety and pollution response only and is not a law-enforcement service; Border Force handles customs and border enforcement at sea, with the Royal Navy and police for other enforcement. |
| Austria | Western Europe | Customs Office Austria (Zollamt Österreich) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked — customs only; customs administration under the Federal Ministry of Finance. |
| Belgium | Western Europe | General Administration of Customs and Excise (FPS Finance) | Belgian Coast Guard (Kustwacht) | Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport — Directorate-General for Shipping | Coast Guard is not a single service but a cooperation of federal and Flemish partners coordinated via the MRCC in Ostend and the Maritime Security Centre (MIK) in Zeebrugge; Maritime Police and the Navy provide enforcement assets. |
| France | Western Europe | Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects) | Coastguard Service of the French Customs (Service garde-côtes de la douane) | Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) | France has no single coast guard agency; the Coast Guard Function (fonction garde-côtes) coordinates the Navy, Maritime Gendarmerie, Customs Coastguard, DGAMPA and others under the Secrétariat général de la Mer. |
| Germany | Western Europe | Federal Customs Administration (Bundeszollverwaltung) | German Federal Coast Guard (Küstenwache des Bundes) | Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie, BSH) | No single coast guard — the Küstenwache is a coordination association of the Federal Police, Customs, Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration and fisheries protection, coordinated from Neustadt (Holstein) and Cuxhaven; state water police (Wasserschutzpolizei) cover inshore and harbour waters. |
| Liechtenstein | Western Europe | Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Customs union with Switzerland since the 1923 Customs Treaty; Liechtenstein forms part of the Swiss customs territory and customs clearances are handled by the Swiss customs administration, while Liechtenstein's Office of National Economy handles EEA goods procedures. |
| Luxembourg | Western Europe | Customs and Excise Agency (Administration des douanes et accises, ADA) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked — customs only. |
| Netherlands | Western Europe | Dutch Customs (Douane) | Netherlands Coastguard (Kustwacht Nederland) | Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport, ILT) | Coastguard carries out service and enforcement tasks for six ministries from the JRCC in Den Helder; ILT is the flag and port State authority and issues Certificates of Registry. |
| Switzerland | Western Europe | Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit, BAZG) | n/a — landlocked | Swiss Maritime Navigation Office (Schweizerisches Seeschifffahrtsamt) | Landlocked but maintains an ocean-going merchant fleet and Swiss flag; the SMNO in Basel, part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate of International Law, supervises Swiss-flag seagoing ships, with the ship register kept by the Basel-Stadt Land Registry. |
| Albania | Southern Europe | General Directorate of Customs (Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Doganave) | Albanian Coast Guard (Roja Bregdetare) | General Maritime Directorate (Drejtoria e Përgjithshme Detare) | Coast Guard is under the Ministry of Defence and coordinated in peacetime via the Inter-Institutional Maritime Operational Centre |
| Andorra | Southern Europe | Duana Andorrana (Andorran Customs) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked Pyrenean state; customs only |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southern Europe | Indirect Taxation Authority (Uprava za indirektno oporezivanje BiH) | Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina – maritime and river units | not verified | About 20 km of Adriatic coast at Neum; no navy or merchant fleet verified; main freight port used is Ploče in Croatia |
| Croatia | Southern Europe | Customs Administration (Carinska uprava) – Ministry of Finance | Croatian Coast Guard (Obalna straža Republike Hrvatske) | Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure – Maritime Safety Directorate | Coast Guard is a division of the Croatian Navy |
| Cyprus | Southern Europe | Customs and Excise Department | Cyprus Port and Marine Police | Shipping Deputy Ministry to the President | A standalone coast guard was approved in principle in 2026 to consolidate marine police and other services; the Port and Marine Police is the current body |
| Greece | Southern Europe | Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) – General Directorate of Customs and Excise | Hellenic Coast Guard (Limeniko Soma – Elliniki Aktofylaki) | Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy | Coast Guard sits under the maritime ministry and performs port police functions |
| Italy | Southern Europe | Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (Customs and Monopolies Agency – ADM) | Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard (Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto – Guardia Costiera) | Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) | Coast Guard is part of the Italian Navy under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport |
| Malta | Southern Europe | Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) – Customs Department | Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta | Transport Malta – Merchant Shipping Directorate and Ports and Yachting Directorate | No standalone coast guard; the Armed Forces of Malta handle maritime border control |
| Monaco | Southern Europe | No separate national customs service — French customs administration under the 1963 Franco-Monegasque Customs Convention | Marine and Airport Police Division (Division de Police Maritime et Aéroportuaire) | Direction des Affaires Maritimes (Department of Maritime Affairs) | Monaco is part of the EU customs territory via France; the maritime police polices Port Hercule and Fontvieille |
| Montenegro | Southern Europe | Customs Administration (Uprava carina) | none — functions under navy | Maritime Safety and Port Management Administration (Uprava pomorske sigurnosti i upravljanja lukama) | Maritime border work also by the Border Police Sector maritime unit; the navy is part of the Army of Montenegro |
| North Macedonia | Southern Europe | Customs Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia (Carinska uprava) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only |
| Portugal | Southern Europe | Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (Tax and Customs Authority) | National Maritime Authority (Autoridade Marítima Nacional) with GNR Coastal Control Unit (Unidade de Controlo Costeiro) | Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services (DGRM) | Coast guard functions are shared under the Maritime Authority System; no single standalone coast guard service |
| Serbia | Southern Europe | Customs Administration (Uprava carina) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only per brief despite Danube river ports |
| Slovenia | Southern Europe | Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (FURS) | Slovenian Maritime Police with the 430th Naval Division (Slovenian Armed Forces) – no standalone coast guard | Slovenian Maritime Administration (Uprava Republike Slovenije za pomorstvo) | Short Adriatic coast centred on Koper |
| Spain | Southern Europe | Agencia Tributaria (Tax Agency) – Department of Customs and Excise (Departamento de Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales) | Maritime Service of the Civil Guard (Servicio Marítimo de la Guardia Civil – SEMAR) | Directorate General of the Merchant Marine (Dirección General de la Marina Mercante) | Maritime rescue is separate under Salvamento Marítimo (SASEMAR); customs maritime enforcement also by the Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) |
| Armenia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | State Revenue Committee – Armenian Customs Service | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only |
| Azerbaijan | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Coast Guard of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan | State Maritime and Port Agency under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport | Caspian Sea coast; coast guard established within the State Border Service in 2005 |
| Belarus | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only |
| Bulgaria | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | National Customs Agency (Agentsiya Mitnitsi) | Directorate-General for Border Police (Glavna Direktsiya Granichna Politsiya) – no standalone coast guard | Executive Agency Maritime Administration (Izpalnitelna Agentsiya Morska Administratsiya) | Border Police covers sea and riverine borders as well as land borders |
| Czechia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Customs Administration of the Czech Republic (Celní správa České republiky) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only |
| Georgia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Revenue Service of Georgia (Ministry of Finance) | Coast Guard Department of the Border Police of Georgia | Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia (LEPL) | Coast guard sits in the Border Police under the Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| Hungary | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | National Tax and Customs Administration (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal – NAV) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only |
| Kazakhstan | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance | Coast Guard of the Border Service of the National Security Committee – Regional Coast Guard Directorate for the Caspian | Sea Administration of the Ports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Committee of Rail and Water Transport – Ministry of Transport | Caspian ports are Aktau and Kuryk; maritime body name taken from Kazakh state service rules for merchant shipping |
| Moldova | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova (Serviciul Vamal) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only |
| Poland | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | National Revenue Administration (Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa – KAS) – Customs and Tax Service (Służba Celno-Skarbowa) | Maritime Unit of the Border Guard (Morski Oddział Straży Granicznej) | Ministry of Infrastructure – Maritime Offices in Gdynia and Szczecin | Border Guard performs coast guard functions at sea |
| Romania | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Romanian Customs Authority (Autoritatea Vamală Română) | Coast Guard (Garda de Coastă) of the Romanian Border Police | Romanian Naval Authority (Autoritatea Navală Română) | Coast Guard covers Constanța and Tulcea counties and the Black Sea and Danube area |
| Russia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Federal Customs Service (Federalnaya Tamozhennaya Sluzhba) | Coast Guard of the Border Service of the Federal Security Service (Beregovaya okhrana Pogranichnoy sluzhby FSB Rossii) | Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) | Coast guard is part of the FSB Border Service |
| Slovakia | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Financial Administration of the Slovak Republic – Customs (Finančná správa) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state; customs only |
| Turkey | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | Ministry of Trade – Directorate General of Customs (Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü) | Turkish Coast Guard Command (Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı) | Directorate General of Maritime Affairs (Denizcilik Genel Müdürlüğü) – Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure | The Directorate General of Coastal Safety handles straits salvage and vessel traffic services |
| Turkmenistan | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | State Customs Service of Turkmenistan | State Border Service – Caspian Sea Border Detachment and Separate Maritime Border Guard Detachment (Türkmenbaşy) | Türkmendeňizderýaýollary Agency (Agency for Maritime and River Transport) | Caspian Sea coast; no standalone coast guard service verified separate from the Border Service and Naval Forces |
| Ukraine | Eastern Europe & Black Sea | State Customs Service of Ukraine | Sea Guard of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (Morska okhorona) | State Service for Maritime, Inland Waterway Transport and Shipping of Ukraine | Successor to the State Service of Maritime and River Transport; wartime conditions affect Black Sea ports |
| China | East Asia | General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) | China Coast Guard | China Maritime Safety Administration | Coast Guard placed under the People's Armed Police in 2018; Maritime Safety Administration is under the Ministry of Transport |
| Hong Kong | East Asia | Customs and Excise Department | No separate coast guard — Marine Region (Marine Police), Hong Kong Police Force | Marine Department | Separate customs territory from mainland China; maritime law enforcement is shared by the Marine Police and the Customs and Excise Department's Ports and Maritime Command |
| Japan | East Asia | Japan Customs (Customs and Tariff Bureau, Ministry of Finance) | Japan Coast Guard | Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) | Japan Coast Guard is an external agency of MLIT |
| Kyrgyzstan | East Asia | State Customs Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state — customs only |
| Mongolia | East Asia | Customs General Administration of Mongolia | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state — customs only |
| North Korea | East Asia | not verified | not verified | Maritime Administration of DPR Korea (Maritime Administration Bureau) | Customs: a customs authority is referenced in the reported Customs Authority Act but no central administration name was publicly verified; Coast guard: no distinct coast guard publicly documented — the Korean People's Army Naval Force polices territorial waters; the Maritime Administration Bureau has been reported and was identified by the U.S. Treasury as a DPRK government agency, but documentation is thin |
| South Korea | East Asia | Korea Customs Service | Korea Coast Guard | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | Korea Coast Guard is organized under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, which serves as the maritime administration |
| Taiwan | East Asia | Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance | Coast Guard Administration, Ocean Affairs Council | Maritime and Port Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications | Coast Guard Administration was formed in 2000 and placed under the Ocean Affairs Council in 2018 |
| Tajikistan | East Asia | Customs Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state — customs only |
| Uzbekistan | East Asia | Customs Committee under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state — customs only; reorganized from the former State Customs Committee |
| Brunei | Southeast Asia | Royal Customs and Excise Department | Royal Brunei Police Force Marine Police (Marine Police) | Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam | No separate coast guard; the Marine Police enforces law in the territorial sea and the Royal Brunei Navy operates in the EEZ; the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam was established in 2017 |
| Cambodia | Southeast Asia | General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia | none — functions under navy | General Department of Waterway-Maritime Transport and Ports, Ministry of Public Works and Transport | No separate coast guard; the Royal Cambodian Navy performs maritime security, coordinated by the National Committee for Maritime Security (established 2009); the maritime administration includes the Merchant Marine Department |
| Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Directorate General of Customs and Excise | Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) | Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation | Bakamla is listed as primary — it conducts maritime security and safety patrols and is treated by regional partners as a de facto coast guard; the statutory Sea and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP) sits inside the Directorate General of Sea Transportation and handles shipping safety and coast guard functions under the Shipping Law; enforcement is multi-agency, also involving the navy, marine police and fisheries agencies |
| Laos | Southeast Asia | Customs Department, Ministry of Finance | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked state — customs only; also rendered as the Lao Customs Department / Department of Customs |
| Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Royal Malaysian Customs Department | Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency | Marine Department Malaysia | MMEA is formally known as the Malaysia Coast Guard for international identification |
| Myanmar | Southeast Asia | Customs Department | Myanmar Coast Guard | Department of Marine Administration | Customs Department is under the Ministry of Planning and Finance; the Myanmar Coast Guard was formed on 6 October 2021 under the Ministry of Defence and overseen by the navy; the Department of Marine Administration is under the Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Philippines | Southeast Asia | Bureau of Customs | Philippine Coast Guard | Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) | MARINA is designated the single maritime administration, notably for STCW implementation |
| Singapore | Southeast Asia | Singapore Customs | Police Coast Guard, Singapore Police Force | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore | No separate coast guard service; the Police Coast Guard is a specialist department of the Singapore Police Force |
| Thailand | Southeast Asia | Customs Department | Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center (Thai-MECC) | Marine Department | Thailand has no separate coast guard; Thai-MECC is the interagency maritime enforcement command, chaired by the prime minister with the Royal Thai Navy chief as deputy, integrating the navy, marine police, Marine Department, Customs Department, Department of Fisheries and Department of Marine and Coastal Resources |
| Timor-Leste | Southeast Asia | Customs Authority | Maritime Police Unit (UPM), National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) | Port Authority of Timor-Leste (APORTIL) | No separate coast guard; the PNTL Maritime Police Unit handles maritime law enforcement, search and rescue and border surveillance, working with the F-FDTL Naval Component; a National Maritime Authority has been proposed in government but its establishment was not verified; APORTIL is the port authority under the Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Vietnam | Southeast Asia | Vietnam Customs (Customs Department, Ministry of Finance) | Vietnam Coast Guard | Vietnam Maritime and Waterway Administration | Customs: the former General Department of Customs was reorganized as the Customs Department effective 1 March 2025; Maritime: successor to the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE), merged with the inland waterways administration under the Ministry of Construction; the Vietnam Coast Guard is under the Ministry of National Defence |
| Afghanistan | South Asia | Afghanistan Customs Department (General Directorate of Customs) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked — customs only; customs is the revenue service of the Ministry of Finance. |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | Bangladesh Customs (National Board of Revenue) | Bangladesh Coast Guard | Department of Shipping | Customs operates under the National Board of Revenue, Ministry of Finance; Department of Shipping is under the Ministry of Shipping. |
| Bhutan | South Asia | Department of Revenue and Customs | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked — customs only; customs functions sit in the Customs and Excise Division of the Department of Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance. |
| India | South Asia | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) | Indian Coast Guard | Directorate General of Shipping | Customs is under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance; maritime administration under Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. |
| Maldives | South Asia | Maldives Customs Service | Maldives Coast Guard (Maldives National Defence Force Coast Guard) | Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation | Coast Guard is a branch of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF); the transport ministry holds maritime administration and policy functions. |
| Nepal | South Asia | Department of Customs | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked — customs only; Department of Customs is under the Ministry of Finance. |
| Pakistan | South Asia | Pakistan Customs (Federal Board of Revenue) | Pakistan Maritime Security Agency | Directorate General of Ports and Shipping (Mercantile Marine Department) | Pakistan Coast Guards (under Pakistan Army) also performs coastal and riverine duties; PMSA is the maritime law-enforcement agency in the EEZ under the Pakistan Navy. |
| Sri Lanka | South Asia | Sri Lanka Customs | Sri Lanka Coast Guard | Merchant Shipping Secretariat | Merchant Shipping Secretariat is the shipping administration arm, operating via dgshipping.gov.lk; Sri Lanka Customs is under the Ministry of Finance. |
| Australia | Oceania & Pacific | Australian Border Force | none — Maritime Border Command (Australian Border Force and Australian Defence Force) | Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) | No coast guard: customs function sits in the Australian Border Force, Department of Home Affairs; Maritime Border Command coordinates civil maritime security using ABF and ADF assets, and AMSA coordinates maritime search and rescue and is the maritime safety regulator. |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Oceania & Pacific | Customs and Tax Administration (Department of Finance and Administration) | none — FSM National Police Maritime Wing | Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure — Marine Division | No coast guard: National Police Maritime Wing operates Guardian-class patrol boats (including FSS Tosiwo Nakayama and FSS Bethwel Henry); customs is nationally controlled through the Customs and Tax Administration. |
| Fiji | Oceania & Pacific | Fiji Revenue and Customs Service | none — functions under navy (Republic of Fiji Navy) | Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) | No coast guard: maritime surveillance and patrol are by the Republic of Fiji Navy (RFMF Naval Division), operating Guardian-class patrol boats. |
| Kiribati | Oceania & Pacific | Kiribati Customs Administration and Enforcement | none — Kiribati Police Maritime Unit (Kiribati Police Service) | Marine Division | No coast guard: Police Maritime Unit operates Guardian-class patrol boat RKS Teanoai II under the Pacific Maritime Security Program; Marine Division (kiribatimaritime.gov.ki) is the maritime regulator for registration, licensing and seafarer certification. |
| Marshall Islands | Oceania & Pacific | Division of Customs, Treasury, Revenue and Taxation (Ministry of Finance) | none — Marshall Islands Sea Patrol (Police Maritime Surveillance) | Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator (administered by International Registries, Inc.) | No coast guard: Sea Patrol operates Guardian-class patrol boat RMIS Jelmae; the ship registry — one of the world's largest — is administered with International Registries, Inc. (IRI) as Maritime and Corporate Administrator. |
| Nauru | Oceania & Pacific | Nauru Customs Service | none — Nauru Police Force Maritime Unit | Nauru Maritime Administration | No coast guard: maritime enforcement is by the Nauru Police Force Maritime Unit with coastal patrol boats; the Nauru Maritime and Port Authority handles port functions under the Ports and Navigation Act 2019. |
| New Zealand | Oceania & Pacific | New Zealand Customs Service | none — Royal New Zealand Navy / New Zealand Customs Service / New Zealand Police (enforcement) | Maritime New Zealand | No state coast guard: Coastguard New Zealand (Royal New Zealand Coastguard) is a volunteer rescue charity with no law-enforcement role; enforcement is navy/customs/police and major rescue is coordinated by Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand. |
| Palau | Oceania & Pacific | Division of Customs (Bureau of Revenue, Customs and Taxation) | none — Division of Maritime Security and Fish and Wildlife Protection | Bureau of Marine Transportation | No independent coast guard: the maritime security division (formerly Division of Marine Law Enforcement, Bureau of Public Safety) patrols the EEZ with PSS Remeliik II (Guardian-class); since 15 Dec 2025 the Bureau of Marine Transportation has run the Palau Open Ship Registry directly. |
| Papua New Guinea | Oceania & Pacific | Papua New Guinea Customs Service | none — PNG Defence Force Maritime Element and Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Water Police | National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) | No coast guard: maritime patrol is by the PNGDF Maritime Element (Guardian-class patrol boats under the Pacific Maritime Security Program) and police water police; NMSA is the maritime safety regulator. |
| Samoa | Oceania & Pacific | Ministry for Revenue — Customs Service | none — Samoa Police Maritime Unit (Police Maritime Wing) | Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure (MWTI) | No military and no coast guard: Samoa Police Maritime Unit undertakes EEZ surveillance with the Guardian-class patrol boat Nafanua; MWTI is Samoa's Maritime Administration. |
| Solomon Islands | Oceania & Pacific | Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division | none — Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Police Maritime Division | Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) | No coast guard and no navy: Police Maritime Division operates the patrol boats (including Guardian-class RSIPV Gizo and RSIPV Taro) from Aola Patrol Boat Base. |
| Tonga | Oceania & Pacific | Ministry of Revenue and Customs | none — functions under navy (Tongan Maritime Force) | Marine and Ports Division, Ministry of Infrastructure | No separate coast guard: the Tongan Maritime Force (Tonga Navy, His Majesty's Armed Forces) performs maritime patrol, law enforcement and search and rescue with Guardian-class patrol boats. |
| Tuvalu | Oceania & Pacific | Tuvalu Customs Service | none — Tuvalu Police Force Maritime Surveillance Unit | Tuvalu Ship Registry | No military and no coast guard: police Maritime Surveillance Unit operates Guardian-class patrol boat Te Mataili II; customs operates under the Customs Revenue and Border Protection Act 2014, and the Ship Registry administers the Tuvalu flag. |
| Vanuatu | Oceania & Pacific | Department of Customs and Inland Revenue (Customs and Inland Revenue) | none — Vanuatu Police Force Maritime Wing | Office of the Maritime Administrator (Vanuatu International Shipping Registry) | No coast guard: Police Maritime Wing operates RVS Takuare (Guardian-class); the Maritime Administrator administers the open shipping registry (VISR). |
| Bahrain | Middle East | Customs Affairs, Ministry of Interior | Coast Guard Command (Ministry of Interior) | Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications - Ports and Maritime Affairs | Customs Affairs and Coast Guard both report to the Minister of Interior; Ports and Maritime Affairs is headed by an Undersecretary in the transport ministry |
| Egypt | Middle East | Egyptian Customs Authority | Egyptian Coast Guard | Ministry of Transport - Maritime Transport and Logistics Sector (formerly Maritime Transport Sector) | Egyptian Coast Guard is part of the Egyptian Navy and patrols coastal waters to prevent smuggling; the sector supervises commercial ports and the Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety; Customs Authority is under the Ministry of Finance |
| Iran | Middle East | Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) | Border Guard Command (Law Enforcement Force) for coastal border enforcement, with IRGC Navy and Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Artesh) | Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) | No single coast guard; IRGC Navy (NEDSA) controls Persian Gulf operations and Artesh Navy operates mainly in Gulf of Oman and Caspian, with overlapping roles, while border guards do coastal enforcement; PMO is under the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development |
| Iraq | Middle East | General Customs Authority, Ministry of Finance | Iraqi Coast Border Guard and Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (Iraqi Navy) | Ministry of Transport - General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) | No single long-standing standalone coast guard; coastal and Shatt al-Arab patrol has been by the Coast Border Guard under border forces and coastal defence by the Iraqi Navy; GCPI manages ports and navigation in territorial waters, State Company for Maritime Transport is the national maritime carrier |
| Israel | Middle East | Israel Tax Authority - Customs Directorate (Customs and VAT Division), Ministry of Finance | none — functions under navy | Ministry of Transport and Road Safety - Shipping and Ports Administration | Israeli Navy performs maritime enforcement and sea border security; no distinct coast guard; Shipping and Ports Administration regulates shipping safety, vessel licensing and ports |
| Jordan | Middle East | Jordan Customs Department | none — functions under navy | Jordan Maritime Commission (formerly Jordan Maritime Authority) | Royal Jordanian Navy (Royal Naval Force and Royal Boats Command) performs the coast guard role; its Marine Observation Company carries out Coast Guard duties in territorial waters in the Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea; maritime regulator renamed from Authority to Commission under 2014 restructuring law |
| Kuwait | Middle East | General Administration of Customs | General Directorate of Coast Guard (Ministry of Interior) | Ministry of Communications - Maritime Transport Department, Transport Sector | Coast Guard Maritime Transport Department handles vessel licensing and AIS enforcement in practice; Kuwait Ports Authority manages commercial ports |
| Lebanon | Middle East | Lebanese Customs Administration - Higher Council of Customs and General Directorate of Customs, Ministry of Finance | none — functions under navy | Ministry of Public Works and Transport - Directorate General of Land and Maritime Transport | Lebanese Navy (Naval Forces of the Lebanese Armed Forces) performs maritime enforcement; no distinct coast guard body |
| Oman | Middle East | Directorate General of Customs, Royal Oman Police | Royal Oman Police Coast Guard | Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology - Directorate General of Maritime Affairs (DGMA) | Royal Oman Police carries out coast guard tasks and all customs-related tasks; DGMA is defined as the Maritime Authority in Maritime Law promulgated by Royal Decree 19/2023 |
| Palestine | Middle East | Palestine Customs - Directorate General of Customs, VAT and Excise, Ministry of Finance; enforcement by Customs Police | none — no functioning coast guard | Ministry of Transport and Communications - Ports Authority | Palestinian Naval Police was established in 1994 as a nominal coast guard branch limited under Oslo II to 6 nautical miles off Gaza, but no functioning national coast guard operates; Israel controls crossings and collects customs revenues on PA imports under the Paris Protocol, and Gaza port is under naval blockade |
| Qatar | Middle East | General Authority of Customs | General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security (Ministry of Interior) | Ministry of Transport - Maritime Transport Affairs | Coasts and Borders Security is popularly called the Qatar Coast Guard; Mwani Qatar (Qatar Ports Management Company) manages ports, separate from the Ministry of Transport maritime regulator |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East | Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) | General Directorate of Border Guard (Saudi Border Guards) | Transport General Authority (TGA) - Maritime Sector | Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) manages ports and is separate from TGA maritime regulation; Border Guards under the Ministry of Interior guard land and sea borders and perform coast guard, port security and maritime search and rescue duties |
| Syria | Middle East | General Authority for Ports and Customs - General Customs Administration | not verified | General Authority for Ports and Customs; General Directorate of Ports, Ministry of Transport | In transition: former General Directorate of Customs was absorbed into the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports created December 2024, superseded 23 November 2025 by the General Authority for Borders and Customs / General Authority for Ports and Customs under Presidential Decree No. 244 of 2025; no distinct coast guard body verified, Syrian Navy exists but a separate coast guard role was not verified |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East | Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) - Emirates Customs | National Guard (formerly Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority - CICPA) | Federal Maritime Authority (FMA), Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure | ICP oversees federal customs and port security while emirate-level departments collect customs, e.g. Dubai Customs under Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Abu Dhabi Customs; CICPA was renamed National Guard in 2023 and included a coast guard component |
| Yemen | Middle East | Yemen Customs Authority (YCA) | Yemen Coast Guard | Maritime Affairs Authority (Yemen Maritime Affairs Authority - YMAA), Ministry of Transport | Internationally recognised government operates from Aden with limited capacity after civil war; National Maritime Information Sharing Centre is hosted at Yemen Coast Guard headquarters in Aden and Regional Maritime Information Sharing Centre remains under YMAA |
| Algeria | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes (DGD) | Service National des Garde-Côtes (SNGC) — Coast Guard of the Naval Forces Command | Direction de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (Directorate of Merchant Navy and Ports) | Customs under Ministry of Finance (douane.gov.dz); SNGC under Ministry of National Defence / Navy; maritime administration under Ministry of Transport |
| Angola | Africa | Administração Geral Tributária (AGT) — Customs Directorate | none — functions under navy | Agência Marítima Nacional (National Maritime Agency) | National Maritime Agency exercises port state control; AGT is the General Tax Administration |
| Benin | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI) | none — functions under navy | not verified | Customs site is douanes.gouv.bj (DGDDI); Beninese Navy (Forces Navales) performs maritime enforcement, supplemented by the Special River and Maritime Police Unit (USPFM) which operates in a coast-guard-like policing role; no named maritime administration verified in sources consulted |
| Botswana | Africa | Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) — Customs and Excise Department | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; SACU member |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; customs under Ministry of Economy and Finance |
| Burundi | Africa | Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; revenue authority manages customs |
| Cabo Verde | Africa | Direção-Geral das Alfândegas (General Directorate of Customs) | Guarda Costeira (Coast Guard) — branch of the Armed Forces of Cabo Verde (FACV) | Instituto Marítimo Portuário (IMP) | IMP described by IHO as the Maritime Administration; Coast Guard is one of two FACV branches (with National Guard) and also called the Navy in some sources; ENAPOR is the separate port operator |
| Cameroon | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes (DGD) | none — functions under navy | Autorité Portuaire Nationale (APN) — National Ports Authority | Director General of Customs role confirmed in national reporting; Cameroon Navy performs maritime patrol and enforcement (National Maritime Operations Centre, Douala); APN is a technical body under the Ministry of Transport implementing port policy (Law 98/021) |
| Central African Republic | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes et des Droits Indirects (DGDDI) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; CEMAC member |
| Chad | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; CEMAC member |
| Comoros | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes (Comoros Customs) | Comorian Coast Guard | Agence Nationale des Affaires Maritimes (ANAM) | Coast guard listed among state-action-at-sea bodies alongside ANAM |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes | none — functions under navy | Direction Générale des Affaires Maritimes et Portuaires (DGAMP) | Marine Nationale performs maritime defence and maritime police missions; DGAMP under Ministry of Transport is the general directorate for maritime and port affairs |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes et Accises (DGDA) | none — functions under navy | not verified | DGDA is the Directorate General of Customs and Excise; the Congolese Navy (Force Navale) performs maritime/river enforcement on the short Atlantic coast; OGEFREM is the multimodal freight management office, not the flag-state maritime administration — no named maritime administration verified in sources consulted |
| Djibouti | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes et des Droits Indirects (DGDDI) | Djiboutian Coast Guard (Garde-Côtes Djiboutienne) | Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) | Coast guard formed 2011; DPFZA governs ports and free zones |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | not verified | none — functions under navy | General Directorate of Merchant Marine (Dirección General de la Marina Mercante), Ministry of Transport | Navy of Equatorial Guinea (Marina de Guerra) main functions are anti-piracy and protection of offshore oil and gas assets; maritime structure under the transport ministry comprises directorates for Merchant Marine, Ports, Maritime Signals and Ship Registry; no official customs administration name verified in sources consulted |
| Eritrea | Africa | Customs Department (Ministry of Finance) | none — functions under navy | Department of Maritime Transport (Ministry of Transport and Communications) | No distinct coast guard verified; Eritrean Navy performs maritime enforcement |
| Eswatini | Africa | Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) — Customs and Excise Department | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; formerly Eswatini Revenue Authority; SACU member |
| Ethiopia | Africa | Ethiopian Customs Commission (ECC) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked since 1993 on Eritrean independence; trade mainly via Djibouti ports |
| Gabon | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI) | none — functions under navy | Direction Générale de la Marine Marchande (Directorate General of the Merchant Marine) | Customs site is douanes.ga; Marine Nationale performs maritime enforcement; in 2026 the government terminated the Intershipping management of the international ship registry, with transitional management by the national maritime administration represented by the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine and the Ship Registration Office in Libreville |
| Gambia | Africa | Customs and Excise Department, Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) | none — functions under navy | Gambia Maritime Administration (GMA) | GRA (created 2006) merged former Customs and Excise and Central Revenue departments; Gambia Navy patrols territorial waters; GMA established by Act of Parliament in 2006 to regulate and coordinate maritime activities |
| Ghana | Africa | Customs Division, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) | none — functions under navy | Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) | Ghana Navy performs the coast guard role, working with GMA and Marine Police; no separate coast guard service |
| Guinea | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes (DGD) | none — functions under navy | Direction Nationale de la Marine Marchande (DNMM) | Guinean National Navy (Marine Nationale) performs maritime surveillance and interdiction (e.g. 2023 cocaine seizure); DNMM hosted IMO maritime security exercise in Conakry; an Agence Nationale de Navigation Maritime is also cited in regional fisheries studies |
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Direção-Geral das Alfândegas (Directorate General of Customs) | none — functions under navy | not verified | Customs Director General role confirmed in WCO reporting; Navy performs maritime enforcement; no named maritime administration verified in sources consulted — port authority functions are separate |
| Kenya | Africa | Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) — Customs and Border Control Department | Kenya Coast Guard Service | Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) | Coast Guard Service established 2018 |
| Lesotho | Africa | Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; formerly Lesotho Revenue Authority; SACU member |
| Liberia | Africa | Department of Customs, Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) | Liberian Coast Guard (Armed Forces of Liberia) | Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) | LRA states Customs is a core operational department responsible for border management; LiMA oversees the major open registry — administered by LISCR, reported in 2026 as the world's largest registry by gross tonnage (over 300 million gt) |
| Madagascar | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes | none — functions under navy | Agence Portuaire Maritime et Fluviale (APMF) | APMF is the designated maritime and port authority |
| Malawi | Africa | Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) — Customs and Excise Division | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked |
| Mali | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked |
| Mauritania | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes (DGD) | Garde-Côtes Mauritanienne (Mauritanian Coast Guard) | Agence Mauritanienne des Affaires Maritimes (AMAM) | Coast Guard confirmed by Mauritanian News Agency reporting on its deputy commander and new Nouadhibou base (2025); AMAM is flag-state maritime administration, cited by IMO and Bureau Veritas |
| Mauritius | Africa | Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) — Customs Department | National Coast Guard (Mauritius Police Force) | Shipping Division (Maritime Administration) | National Coast Guard is a specialised unit of the police; Shipping Division acts as maritime administration |
| Morocco | Africa | Administration des Douanes et Impôts Indirects (ADII) | none — functions under navy | Direction de la Marine Marchande; Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) | Royal Navy (Marine Royale) coast guard units perform patrol, SAR and anti-smuggling; ANP (est. 2006, Law 15-02) is port regulator; Direction de la Marine Marchande is maritime security designated authority |
| Mozambique | Africa | Mozambique Tax Authority (Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique) — Direcção Geral das Alfândegas | none — functions under navy | Instituto Nacional do Mar (INAMAR, IP) | INAMAR exercises port state control under Decree No. 88/2021; navy performs coast guard role |
| Namibia | Africa | Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) — Customs and Excise | none — functions under navy | Directorate of Maritime Affairs (Ministry of Works and Transport) | Directorate of Maritime Affairs established 1995 as maritime administration |
| Niger | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked |
| Nigeria | Africa | Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) | none — functions under navy | Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) | No statutory coast guard in force — a proposed Coast Guard would require National Assembly legislation; Nigerian Navy handles maritime security/defence, NIMASA (NIMASA Act 2007) is the federal maritime regulator with its own Maritime Guard Command and Deep Blue enforcement assets for safety, cabotage and pollution enforcement |
| Republic of the Congo | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects | none — functions under navy | Direction Générale de la Marine Marchande | Customs under Ministry of Finance, Brazzaville; Marine Nationale (Congolese Navy) oversees the 169 km coastline and Congo River from bases at Pointe-Noire, Brazzaville and Mossaka; Pointe-Noire hosts the CRESMAC regional maritime security centre |
| Rwanda | Africa | Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) — Customs Services Department | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked |
| Senegal | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes (DGD) | none — functions under navy | Agence Nationale des Affaires Maritimes (ANAM) | Senegalese Navy performs at-sea enforcement; HASSMAR (Haute Autorité chargée de la Coordination de la Sécurité Maritime et de la Protection de l'Environnement Marin) coordinates maritime security / State action at sea, not a separate coast guard fleet; ANAM (est. 2009) implements merchant shipping policy |
| Seychelles | Africa | Seychelles Revenue Commission — Customs Division | Seychelles Coast Guard | Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (SMSA) | Coast Guard is a branch of the Seychelles Defence Forces; SMSA established under 2019 Act |
| Sierra Leone | Africa | Customs Services Department, National Revenue Authority (NRA) | none — functions under navy | Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) | NRA Customs (also referenced as Customs and Excise Department) works jointly with Sierra Leone Navy and Police on maritime anti-smuggling; SLMA established by Act of Parliament in 2000, runs ship registry via its international office SLMARAD |
| Somalia | Africa | Department of Customs (Ministry of Finance) | Somali Police Force — Department of Coast Guard | Somali Maritime Administration (Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport) | Coast guard is nascent and under capacity-building; federal member states run separate port operations |
| South Africa | Africa | South African Revenue Service (SARS) — Customs and Excise | none — functions under navy | South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) | No separate coast guard; South African Navy performs the role |
| South Sudan | Africa | South Sudan Revenue Authority (formerly National Revenue Authority) — Customs Division | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; customs division of the national revenue authority |
| Sudan | Africa | Sudan Customs Forces | none — functions under navy | Sea Ports Corporation | Customs Forces are a police force; Sea Ports Corporation established 1974 for ports, harbours and lighthouses |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas (Customs Directorate) | Guarda Costeira de São Tomé e Príncipe (GCSTP) — Coast Guard | Instituto Marítimo e Portuário (IMAP-STP) | Customs Directorate migrated to ASYCUDAWorld in May 2025 (ASYCUDA/UNCTAD reporting, led by Director General of Customs); Coast Guard is a branch of the Armed Forces (FASTP) and, per OECD, the Coast Guard and Maritime Authority is administered by the Ministry of Defence; IMAP-STP is cited by IMO and IHO as the maritime and port institute / focal point |
| Tanzania | Africa | Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) — Customs and Excise Department | none — functions under navy | Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC) | Zanzibar has its own Zanzibar Maritime Authority (ZMA); TASAC covers mainland |
| Togo | Africa | Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — customs administration | none — functions under navy | Direction des Affaires Maritimes (DAM) | OTR is responsible for collection of taxes and customs duties; Togolese Navy (TOGO NAVY station) patrols territorial waters; DAM is responsible for implementation of national maritime policy and ISPS oversight; State action at sea coordinated via ONAEM / Maritime Prefecture |
| Tunisia | Africa | Direction Générale des Douanes | Garde Nationale Maritime (GNM) — Tunisian Coast Guard, Ministry of Interior | Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) | GNM identified as Tunisian Coast Guard in ICMPD/EU project; OMMP (est. 1965, maritime mandate added 1998) is both maritime administration and port authority |
| Uganda | Africa | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) — Customs Department | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked; trade mainly via Mombasa and Dar es Salaam |
| Zambia | Africa | Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) — Customs Services Division | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked |
| Zimbabwe | Africa | Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) — Customs and Excise Division | n/a — landlocked | n/a — landlocked | Landlocked |
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