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Abdulla Shareef (Commissioner, Customs)

Commissioner General of Customs Shareef retires

7 Nov 2023

Customs seized 64 kilos of drugs so far in 2022

19 Jul 2022

Customs waives MVR 9.6 mln in medical equipment duty fees

6 May 2020

Commissioner General of Customs Shareef retires

7 Nov 2023

Customs seized 64 kilos of drugs so far in 2022

19 Jul 2022

Customs waives MVR 9.6 mln in medical equipment duty fees

6 May 2020

Customs

Whereabouts of ships that sank being sought

The two vessels had previously been detained by Customs and each fined MVR 310,000 for entering Maldivian waters without permission, according to the official. The fines, totallng MVR 620,000, had not been paid when the ships sank.

22 Sept 2026

Malika Shahid

Vape fines at MVR 700 million, state received MVR 850,000

9 Sept 2026

Customs seeking 26 assistant officer trainees

18 Aug 2026

Customs seizes 800 vape cartridges imported by air

6 Aug 2026

324 kilograms of drugs seized by Customs in two years

30 Jun 2026

Import Duty

Regulation concessions in importing tobacco for personal use

Maldivians returning from overseas will now be able to bring a certain amount of tobacco products for personal use, with the regulation having been changed.

24 Aug 2026

Umar Shan Shafeeq

Inspections done as per act, to ensure public safety: Custom

4 Aug 2026

Parliament slashes duty on goods imported by regional ports

15 Jul 2020

Committee approves duty cut on goods from regional ports

7 Jul 2020

Bill proposed to abolish import duty on diesel

11 Dec 2018

Import Export

Domestic exports fall by 54 percent

Data shared by central bank Maldives Monetary Authority shows that goods worth USD 26 million have been recorded as domestic exports between January and April this year. This figure was at USD 56 million in the same period last year.

5 Jun 2026

Mariyath Mohamed

MVR 1 billion worth of food products imported during Ramadan

15 Apr 2025

US tariffs: Maldives' exporters may stand to benefit

5 Apr 2025

Goods worth MVR 223 million rufiyaa were exported last month

27 Mar 2025

Imports increase, exports decline by eight percent

31 Aug 2024

Drugs

Customs seize 11kg drugs smuggled via courier

Maldives Customs Service has seized 11kg of drugs which were being smuggled into the country via a courier service.

29 Sept 2026

Mariyath Mohamed

Two Nepalese arrested for smuggling 106 drug bullets

28 Sept 2026

Two Nepalis arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs

26 Sept 2026

3.3 kg of drugs seized in air smuggling

24 Sept 2026

Homeowner convicted for drug activities, sentenced to 10 yrs

10 Sept 2026

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