Customs Surveillance Service
| Customs Surveillance Service Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera | |
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Badge of the Spanish Customs Service | |
| Common name | Aduanas (Customs) |
| Abbreviation | SVA or DAVA |
| Motto | Por tierra, mar y aire Through land, sea and air |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | Since the 16th century; reorganized on February 12, 1982 |
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| Employees | 2,276 (2025) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Spain |
| Operations jurisdiction | Spain |
| Governing body | Government of Spain |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Department of Customs and Special Taxes |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
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| Parent agency | Agencia Tributaria |
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The Customs Surveillance Service (Spanish: Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera, SVA), officially Deputy Directorate for Customs Surveillance (Spanish: Dirección Adjunta de Vigilancia Aduanera, DAVA), is a law enforcement agency of the Spanish Ministry of Finance, integrated in the Spanish Tax Agency. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prosecution of cases involving smuggling, illegal drug trade, and related crimes, such us money laundering and tax evasion.
Its activities can be compared with United States agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or some of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as UK's Border Force.