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19 December 2023

To all my colleagues and friends - Merry Christmas for 2023 and wishing you all a wonderful 2024.

9 August 2023

Some recent additions from colleagues around the world. Thanks to Roy Pugh, Roy Stammwitz for their generous sharing! More updates to come in the weeks ahead!

Full details of images added:

Another area of interest of mine, aside from Customs Insignia, has always been identifying new and innovative means of enforcing border related legislation. To that end, I had the priveledge of being published in the World Customs Journal with an innovation idea related to the use of geographic information systems to identify border related criminal activity.

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Customs Collector is dedicated to Customs Officers and to collectors of Customs Insignia. This site contains images and information of Customs insignia / badges and pins from 191 nations around the globe.

If you have images of insignia not represented on this site, either consider sending me an email with the insignia and information attached for me to publish, or else consider joining and contributing to the collection yourself.

Please note: This web site is not endorsed by the Australian Border Force or the Department of Home Affairs. The Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Border Force is aware of this web site and has asked that all comments and opinions reflect only the collection of Customs Insignia. All comments and opinions are mine alone and do not reflect those of the department or represent the department in any official way.