"J" Directorate

"J" Directorate (Arabic: ادارة ج idārat jīm), colloquially known as the Customs Directorate (ادارة الجمارك idārat al-jimārak), is a Palestinian government agency under Ministry of Interior jurisdiction, responsible for guarding the international borders of the Republic of Palestine and operating all border crossings and other points of entry into the country in accordance with national customs and immigration policy. "J" Directorate is responsible for admitting all persons into the country via passport control and secondary questioning, and also supervises and authorises all incoming material shipments, ranging from private mail to industrial imports. Alongside the "M" (Narcotics Control) Directorate, "J" Directorate is the government's frontline agency for combatting the import and export of illegal narcotics and other contraband.

"J" Directorate is headquartered in its own building at 201 El-Jamia Blvd, half a block northwest of the main Ministry of Interior building on El-Thawreh Blvd in the American Colony borough of Jerusalem.

Departments

 * Customs Administration Department: Responsible for operating international border crossings, including inspecting passports and vetting inbound foreign nationals.
 * Customs Inspectorate: Responsible for inspecting all incoming shipments by air, sea or land, from mail to heavy industrial cargo.
 * Border Security Department: Responsible for patrolling the physical boundaries of the nation's international borders, detaining illegal trespassers, and destroying smuggling infrastructure such as tunnels.
 * Immigration Security Department: Responsible for tracking down and detaining illegal immigrants already inside the country.
 * Customs Liaison Office: Coordinates customs and immigration policy with regional and international allies and liaises with foreign law enforcement agencies.
 * Special Policy Office: Responsible for reviewing cases individually which require such review and reviewing appeals to official decisions such as visa application rejections.
 * Immigration Detention Department: Operates all detention facilities for illegal aliens and other undocumented persons.