The history of the Customs is among the oldest dating back centuries and there would be no borders without the Customs! The First Customs Codes were reflected in the laws of the first leaders of the Great Turkic Khaganate of Bumynk-kagan and Estimi-kagan in the 1st millennium BC. According to the famous historian Herodotus, who described the life of Saka-Massagetae, the customs duties were first applied during the reign of the Saka queen Tomiris (approximately 570-520 years BC); she won a victory over the Persian King Cyrus the Great. In the XVIII century the first border customs office was established (1782) in the Petropavlovsk region (to prevent smuggling of goods across the border and to establish the taxation system) The Emblem of Kazakhstan Customs Office. The Customs Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan was established on December 12 1991, today it is The Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance The flag, emblem and a sign of the Customs Office were approved in 1997 In accordance with a new list of occupational and other holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan dated from November 15, 2003, in Kazakhstan, this holiday is being celebrated on December 12. Congratulations, dear Customs Officers!
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