Customs authorities as law enforcement authorities of the state

The law enforcement (protective) activity of the state, being one of its main tasks, cannot be carried out only by universal law enforcement agencies simultaneously in all areas of public life. Therefore, narrowly focused, specialized law enforcement agencies become necessary, which, along with their main tasks, would also carry out law enforcement functions within their main (subject) competence. One of such bodies, on the implementation of the state function in the field of customs affairs, referred to the scope of their activities, are the customs authorities of the Russian Federation. The paper analyzes the law enforcement function of customs authorities, identifies the main directions of its implementation.