海关是国家进出境监督管理机关，担负着进出境监管、征税、查缉走私等为国把关的神圣职责，在我国现代化建设中发挥着其他部门不可替代的作用。１９９８年全国打击走私工作会议召开以来，特别是２００１年４月海关总署新的党组成立后，全国海关系统认真贯彻落实党中央、国务院 Customs is the national authority for the supervision over the entry and exit of the country, and shoulders the sacred duty of taking control of entry and exit, collecting taxes, and checking smuggling for other countries. It plays an irreplaceable role in the modernization of our country. Since the establishment of the new party group of the General Administration of Customs in April 2001 after the convening of the national anti-smuggling conference in 1998, the national customs system has conscientiously implemented the resolutions of the Central Party Committee and the State Council