Timing mentioned is not trustable. They go to lunch from 1pm to 2pm. Wish it was mentioned. Had to return without seeing :(

Amazing place. Entry fees of Rs.10/- per adult. Paid parking available nearby. Amazing history of customs of India. The place is nicely maintained. The place is airconditioned. No charges for clicking photos. Need to enter your details for covid precautions. Temperature check and sanitizer available

Unique museum to visit. It is a single storeyed museum located in the old customs building. It is now famously called as the blue building. They have different sections neatly laid out dedicated for different parts of indirect taxes. Each section has information kiosks (both in English and Hindi), mannequins & art effects. The history of indirect tax system, including contribution from Chanakya, Akbar, Portuguese & British people is well explained. Beautiful paintings showing the old customs port of India, separate section for finance ministers, Dandi March take the viewers to a different Era. They have also kept video documentaries running at different corners. There is no section for GST as on 31/10/2019. Probably they will add it soon. All in all a must visit for commerce student.

This is an excellent museum. The exhibits are well laid out and very interesting. Visitors can learn about the history and current landscape of excise and customs taxes. It's one of a kind museum in the country.

One and it's only kind of museum that tells history of customs department of India and its functioning. Must visit place in Panaji

Lovely display of local history and seized goods as well as general knowledge. Adequate items for a museum. Only too hot if the a/c is not on. Audio guide available at nominal amount. Some are replicas of the original. Open on sundays.

Miss shikha is very good presentation at museum in Indian customs & central exicse.very excellent persention, like T V anchor

The Indian Customs and Central Excise Museum is the first museum of its kind, depicting the rich history of the Indian Customs and Central Excise department. The museum showcases an array of seized goods, antiques, and customs heritage. It was inaugurated on July 25, 2009. It tells the exciting story of India's smuggling history, displaying the unusual items uncovered by keen-eyed customs officials and the elaborate lengths smugglers went to in an effort to conceal their activities. The Indian Customs and Central Excise Museum has been conceptualized to depict the never-ending battle between the smugglers / tax evaders and the Men on duty.

The only custom museum in India , Its a old portuguese building that is renovated and kept very clean and tidy . It showcases how people used different tactics to smuggle gold,elephant tusk ,drugs etc. Must visit place when in panjim

Well maintained by custom department.pieces of History of indian customs department well preserved.

Dharohar: The National Museum Housed in Panaji’s famous Blue Building on the banks of River Mandovi, Dharohar is a two-storey building. During the period of Portuguese rule in Goa, it was known as Alfandega, and has been standing at this place for more than 400 years. Dharohar, a first-of-its-kind museum, showcases not only the artefacts seized by Indian Customs across the country but also depicts basic customs procedures for the knowledge of general public. Moreover, an e-catalog of the Museum contains high-resolution pictures of the various items displayed in the museum along with relevant information

Pretty cool museum actually. Shows the spectrum of things Customs is involved in including artifacts, ancient coins, Animal trafficking etc.

Well maintained museum. Everything is very nicely depicted. Staff is good.

Great and wonderful place to visit who is interested in History and Heritage. Has displayed lot of customs seized arifacts and materials. Well maintained and preserved.

Just beside the Mandovi river, houses items caught by the Customs department and gives an insight into the various ways via which goods were smuggled. There's also a room on first floor dedicated to beautiful idols from different cultures over India and abroad. My favourite section of the museum was prolly the antique weaponry room and the illegal/banned wildlife items.

Visited recently with my family. The experience was great. We got the knowledge of hard work by Customs department team and their history. Thanks to staff Ms. Anusha was very helping and explained us the details of every Artifacts. It was worth visiting and I would definitely recommend.

Details about caught in action items by custom departments across India. You would love the history of smuggled goods by road, air and sea.

It is Best place to gain education on history. History lover will love this much 😍. Total Monetry development,Tax system and customs history from ancient, medieval and modern. You will get all knowledge about how India use it currency main thing is that they have real antic items eg. Antic gold coin, idols, elephant thusk smuggler seized item. How customs operates and seizures the smuggling items and interesting thing that they also have replica of smugglers😅.

Well maintained museum with a good collection given the niche domain.

Come learn about the Customs and GST department. Known as Dharohar, this is the only museum of it's kind in India that showcases the good work carried out by the GST and Customs officers. Must visit if you visit Goa

Very well documented and setup. Interesting technology tools integrated into the museum. We spent almost 2 hours with the audio guidance. Thanks for setting this up.

Nice museum. Got to see many old coins and 400 years old history & many more things that were caught by customs.

The only custom Museum in India. The Building itself is 400 years old. Nice place to visit to have understanding on how customs people work.

Great museum

Museum of Central Board of indirect taxes and customes...goa

Fascinating and eye-opening place. It gives an insight into the ingenious ways people used to smuggle in items. The museum is housed in a heritage building with beautiful shiny floors, and the whole place is kept very well. An absolute must-visit.

There are collection of very items. You can have idea about taxation in India from pre historic time to till date. Must visit place in Goa.It has educative value for children and even for adults.

Open : 09:30 AM - 5:00 PM Entry Free : Rs. 10/- Time Required: 20 to 45mins Parking: might b me an issue is a first of its kind museum, and it is a great place to see the evolution of the Customs & Excise practices from ancient times till date. The building by itself is a heritage property, it’s now popular name, the ‘Blue Building’ came from ‘Indigo’ dye, a major commodity that was traded during the Portuguese rule and it’s bright blue colour on the exterior. It displays some rare items seized from smugglers over decades if not centuries. Sourced from customs warehouses across the country, it displays the craftiness employed by smugglers to avoid custom duties over centuries. It also showcases how it has been instrumental in protecting the culture and natural heritage by rescuing stolen artifacts. And not to mention also the lives saved by seizing good that were illegal, be it guns, bombs, drugs etc. Some of the most prized items in the museum include the gold-gilded idol of Jambala. Smuggled into India from Nepal, it was seized by customs officials in Gorakhpur. The other one could be the priceless, handwritten copy of the Ain-e-Akbari, which was seized by customs officials in Patna, while smugglers were trying to take it out of the country. The ground floor gallery has various displays including artifacts, wildlife pieces and the modus operandi of smugglers and the first floor gallery is for central excise and narcotics items. The most fun has to be the ‘Gallery of Wits’, showcasing the machinations of smugglers and how they were caught by the even smarter plans of the Customs officers.The heritage gallery explains through models the gradual evolvement of customs and moves over thousands of years going back to Indus Valley civilization. During which time, a dock in Lothal {now in Gujarat}, tax was collected from ships coming into the port even in those times. Prominently also displayed are how smugglers use opium to manufacture heroin and other drugs, and a lab showing how these drugs are tested by excise and customs officials. Then a salt hedge which was built by the British across the country, primarily to collect salt tax.

Nice location. On the boulevard

Great

Nice place to know about history of customs

Good

Good place

I visited this museum when i was in panaji.It costed me only 10 rupees of ticket.You can go around the museum by experience the historical and proud moments of India.You can also see the old time coins, African tusks and many other rare collections.Models of Indian culture,history and different Indian forces is also exhibit there.

It's a good place to visit