Douanes Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/douanes/ Mechanically-minded travel Sun, 03 May 2026 16:57:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Review: Musée National des Douanes, Bordeaux https://mechtraveller.com/2016/09/review-musee-national-des-douanes-bordeaux/ https://mechtraveller.com/2016/09/review-musee-national-des-douanes-bordeaux/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:06:03 +0000 http://mechtraveller.com/?p=1711 For some nationalities, like us Brits, it’s a little hard to understand the role of France’s customs force, les Douanes. We have customs officers standing around at airports & ports, checking bags, opening shipping containers, and so on, but they are viewed as bureaucrats or government officials. In France, the Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect […]

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