# NPC Customs Inspectors

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 10, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888 "2019-10-10T18:30:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xeux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xeux/32/428022_2.png) [@Xeux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xeux)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/1 "2019-10-10T18:30:38Z")

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I left Eve for a few years and came back a few months ago. I am mostly caught up on all of the changes that have happened, but there is still one thing I am not sure about: NPC Customs Inspectors. We have faction navies and faction police now, but there are still separate NPC Customs ships loitering around stargates. Do these ships serve any purpose? My understanding is that slaves and drugs and tags can be flown around without any restrictions now.

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**Author:** ![Aedaxus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aedaxus/32/393915_2.png) [@Aedaxus](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aedaxus)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/3 "2019-10-10T19:44:19Z")

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They are part and parcel of living in high sec space. The empires can spend their taxes anyway they like. Either start an ingame political party or overthrow the 4 empires and tell the customs officers to get a new job.

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**Author:** ![Xeux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xeux/32/428022_2.png) [@Xeux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xeux)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/4 "2019-10-10T22:55:43Z")

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Do they interact with capsuleers in any way, or are they just decoration?

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**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Trump](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dark_lord_trump/32/411482_2.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Trump](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dark_Lord_Trump)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/5 "2019-10-11T02:17:01Z")

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I believe that drugs are legal, but other trade goods may not be depending on the empire i.e. slaves in Minmatar space.

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**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/6 "2019-10-11T04:58:35Z")

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Yeah, each Empire has a few items they consider to be Contraband and if you happen to have it in your cargohold, you’ll be subject to fines, reduced security status and item confiscation.

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**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Trump](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dark_lord_trump/32/411482_2.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Trump](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dark_Lord_Trump)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/7 "2019-10-11T15:17:42Z")

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> [@DeMichael\_Crimson](#):
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> reduced security status

It’s actually faction standing. But the rest is accurate.

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**Author:** ![DeMichael\_Crimson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/demichael_crimson/32/514115_2.png) [@DeMichael\_Crimson](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/DeMichael_Crimson)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/8 "2019-10-11T19:40:03Z")

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Well, I was just going by memory so I guess it could be Faction standing.

Anyway, there’s definitely some items left in the game which validates having NPC Customs Inspectors at Jumpgates.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/npc-customs-inspectors/194888/9 "2020-01-09T19:40:09Z")

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