Madar (Tunis) - The total value of seizures by Tunisian customs reached about 225.94 million dinars in 2026, Finance Minister Mechket Slama Khaldi said on Friday evening, 13 November 2026, at a joint plenary session of the Assembly of People's Representatives and the National Council of Regions and Districts at the Bardo palace, devoted to her ministry's section of the 2027 budget bill, according to Tunisian media.
According to the minister, the seizures include more than 190 million dinars in actual seizures and about 35.81 million dinars in notional seizures recorded over the first nine months of the year. They were carried out in coordination with the national army and internal security forces as part of efforts against smuggling and tax and commercial fraud.
She added that customs also collected 154.26 million dinars in customs fines.
Among the year's main seizures, according to the same source, were 4.5 million Tunisian dinars, about 1.995 million euros and 553,600 dollars, as well as 22.8 kg of gold, 80.8 kg of silver, 334.7 kg of narcotics, 28,000 boxes of medicines and 123 tonnes of coffee.
At the same session, the minister said field census operations conducted since 2022 had identified, by the end of September 2026, about 79,000 economic activities (78,688) operating without declaration, according to the TAP news agency.
The agency also reported that the 2027 state budget bill allocates 12,530 million dinars to development spending, up 7.6% from 2026, according to the minister.
