Federal Customs Administration

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customs authority federal agency

The Federal Customs Administration is Switzerland’s national authority responsible for customs control, border security, and the collection of certain federal duties and taxes.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Customs Administration canonical	2
Administration fédérale des douanes	1
Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit	1
Eidgenössische Zollverwaltung	1
Federal Customs Administration of Switzerland	1
Swiss Border Guard / Federal Customs Administration	1
federal customs administration	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3638688 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Customs Administration
Context triple: [Federal Department of Finance, supervises, Federal Customs Administration]

A. Administraciones Generales de Aduanas
Administraciones Generales de Aduanas is the Mexican federal customs authority responsible for managing and controlling the country’s customs operations and enforcement.
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.
C. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing immigration laws, investigating cross-border crime, and managing the detention and removal of unauthorized immigrants.
D. World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental body that develops international customs standards and promotes cooperation among national customs administrations to facilitate trade and ensure border security.
E. Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency is the federal organization responsible for border control, customs, and immigration enforcement at ports of entry across Canada.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Customs Administration
Target entity description: The Federal Customs Administration is Switzerland’s national authority responsible for customs control, border security, and the collection of certain federal duties and taxes.

A. Administraciones Generales de Aduanas
Administraciones Generales de Aduanas is the Mexican federal customs authority responsible for managing and controlling the country’s customs operations and enforcement.
B. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.
C. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing immigration laws, investigating cross-border crime, and managing the detention and removal of unauthorized immigrants.
D. World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental body that develops international customs standards and promotes cooperation among national customs administrations to facilitate trade and ensure border security.
E. Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency is the federal organization responsible for border control, customs, and immigration enforcement at ports of entry across Canada.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	customs authority ⓘ federal agency ⓘ
abbreviation	AFD ⓘ AFD (it) ⓘ EZV ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Swiss Border Guard ⓘ linked to: Swiss Guard cantonal police forces ⓘ foreign customs authorities ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
employerOf	Swiss customs officers ⓘ
goal	ensuring security at Swiss borders ⓘ facilitation of legitimate trade ⓘ protection of state revenue ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bern ⓘ
jurisdiction	Swiss Confederation ⓘ linked to: Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
languageOfWork	French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ
legalBasis	Swiss Customs Act ⓘ linked to: Swiss customs law Swiss Customs Ordinance ⓘ linked to: Swiss customs law
nativeName	Administration fédérale des douanes ⓘ linked to: Federal Customs Administration Amministrazione federale delle dogane ⓘ Eidgenössische Zollverwaltung ⓘ linked to: Swiss customs administration
parentOrganization	Federal Department of Finance ⓘ
partOf	Swiss federal administration ⓘ linked to: federal office of the Swiss Confederation
responsibility	border security ⓘ collection of certain federal taxes ⓘ collection of customs duties ⓘ collection of excise duties on imports ⓘ collection of road traffic charges on foreign vehicles ⓘ collection of value-added tax on imports ⓘ combating customs fraud ⓘ combating smuggling ⓘ customs control ⓘ enforcement of import and export restrictions ⓘ enforcement of sanctions at the border ⓘ implementation of border-related trade measures ⓘ implementation of customs legislation ⓘ protection of the economy at the border ⓘ protection of the environment at the border ⓘ protection of the population at the border ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
supervises	border crossings in Switzerland ⓘ customs offices in Switzerland ⓘ
typeOfTaxCollected	customs duties ⓘ excise duties on certain goods ⓘ import VAT ⓘ

How these facts were elicited