General Concepts

General Concepts

1. Costums Legislation

   • Is the legislation that regulates the foreing trade and the customs metter

2. Customs

   • Comes from the Persian root "Divan" which means "Place for gathering of financial administrators"
   • Comes from the Arabic root "Divanum", which means "The house where rights are collected"
     • This root was then transformed to Divana, then duana and finally aduana

3. First Custom Office

   • Were in Egypt in the XV and XVI a. C

4. Almojariazgo

   • Known as "Sea Tithe"
     • It was institute during the times of the Viceroyalty in the part of Veracruz

5. February 19, 1990

   • DOF publishes the creation of the General Directorate of Customs

6. Jurisdiction

   • Authority to apply the laws in a certain territory or area.