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This is worn by customs officers of the landing watching branch (borders, airports and seaports). It's representing France with its colours (blue, white, red) protected by a green strip on which "DOUANES" (customs in French) is written. Why a green strip? Because in the last century, custom officers uniform was green colour. On the centre of the patch, a grenade with seven flashes (or flames?) is surrounded by a horn. This insignia was given in 1875 to the military custom corps in active service. In 1886, it became the official customs badge.
Today, "les Douanes Françoise" (French Customs) are a civil government service, under authority of the ministry of Economy, Finances and Industry (Treasury), but they kept this insignia for agents who are working in the landing watching branch. This patch is grappled (with Velcro) on the shirt (in summer) or on the pull over (in winter).

French Customs - Collar Insignia
The 7 flames are the sign of our former Napoleonian battalion (Chasseurs) and the horn is to remember that we were a battalion of "Voltigeurs" (other elite regiment) - information supplied by Jean-Francois Fouque

This patch is confirmed to be French Customs, thanks to Jean-Francois Fouque for his confirmation to be French. His explanation is as follows:
ASND -The French patch with ASND is for Association Sportive Nationale des Douanes (National Sport Association of Customs Department) You can see the European stars and two sport shoes. Thank you for that information Jean!

This patch is worn on the mountain anorak with the curved Customs shoulder patch. Used only by Customs Officers working in the mountainous areas, eg Chamonix for example. No longer in use as this patch has been super ceded by the first patch, the round variation.
Thanks to Roland Briand for this information.

Worn on the anorak of mountain in winters (model even more old, prior to 1993)
Thanks to Roland Briand for this information.

Customs Marine Unit - Version 1
It's worn by the Customs Coast Guards in France.

Customs Marine Unit - Version 2
It's worn by the Customs Coast Guards in France.

Customs Shoulder Patch

Customs Marine / Aviation Patch
The patch is that of the aviators (with the wings)
Thanks to Roland Briand for this information.

Air and ground division, city of Dugny. Scan proudly sent to me by Bruno Ursch.

Direction Nationale Renseignement et Enquetes Douanieres, the National Intelligence and Investigation Division for the French customs. Scan proudly sent to me by Bruno Ursch. Patch sent to me by Christophe! Patch meaning:
DNRED: Intelligence Branch
Recherches: Search squad
Green colour: Historically important to French Customs
119: Team number / designation
Red / White / Blue: French tricolour
Eiffel tower: Location - Paris
Eagle: Struggle against illicit drugs / steroids
Eagle eyes: To seek and destroy criminal organisations

National Customs academy city of La Rochelle.

Bruno Ursch collection

Beret Patch
This is the old patch of the hat of the female personnel.
Thanks to Roland Briand for this information.

Drug Dog Handler Patch

Drug Dog Handler Patch

Bruno Laurens collection & Nicolas Marliot collection

Explosive Dog Handler Patch

Customs Breast Patch
This is worn on the shirt, just on top of the left pocket.

Customs Breast Patch - Variation

Customs Weapons Patch - two variations
Worn by the weapons / firearms instructors. The patch of the instructors of shooting exists marked "Monitor of shooting / Monitor of Tir." An agent of the customs in charge of the instruction shooting of the unit. Officer of shooting: an inspector who controls several monitors of shooting.
Thanks to Roland Briand for this information.

Bruno Laurens collection & Nicolas Marliot collection

The Groupes d'Intervention Régionaux (GIR). Composed of police officers, gendarmes, civils servant of the taxes and customs, these operational structures are intended to fight against all the forms of traffic and underground delinquency.

93 district GIR patch ( district of Seine Saint Denis ).

Bruno Laurens collection

94 district GIR patch ( district of Val de Marne).

Bruno Laurens collection

CCPD means Center of Cooperation Police - Customs. There is one for each common border France /abroad (Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany - uncertain about Spain) In these centers Police and Customs officers mix their information and investigations

Bruno Laurens collection

French Metal (small) badges
These metal insignia are worn on shirts or jackets by the customs coast guards officers (Marine and flying staff). The marine unit badge is on the left, with the anchor most prominent. The aviation badge is on the right, with the wings the most prominent. Thanks to Roland Briand for this information.

French Customs Metal Breast Badge
This is worn on the right pocket by officers working in the landing watching branch.

Metal Breast Badge
Worn by French Customs surveillance officers. The round badge with the map of France was worn in 1976/1980 on the forage cap. Thanks to Roland Briand for this information.

Nicolas Marliot collection

French Customs Dog Handlers badge

French Customs Motorcyclist badge

French Customs Motorcyclist badge - version 2

French Customs Motorcyclist badge - version 3

Patrick PRALONG collection

Patrick PRALONG collection

Patrick PRALONG collection

France Badge of the DNRED - This badge was made during the 90's for the employees of the DNRED, which is National Intelligence and Investigation Division for the French customs. Its logo represents the traditional aspects of the French customs logo : RF stands for republique française, the "Phrygian hat" for the republique (coming from the 1789 revolution).
The grenades and the hunt horn remind us that French customs was originally a military corps, and the red frame of the word "douane" is for the "Legion d'honneur" , France highest decoration given by napoleon III.
This is not an official badge from the administration and it has no effective value as itself. But as it is given only to members of the DNRED, an employee of this Agency will treasure it!!!!
On the back side of this medal, the ID number of the agent is written (a five number digit). If the agent is or was a member of a special division inside the DNRED called "Division des Recherche's" it's also written on the back.

DNRED detail scans care of Olivier

French "Médaille d'honneur des douanes" : created in 1894, the design is exactly the same now. Given for 20 years of service or if exceptional results. This example is a pure silver model, probably made in years 1900, while the actual is silver plated.

For the French skier items, they were official badges for skiing Customs Officer. To be a skier is a speciality only for skier Customs units (Chamonix, Pontarlier - units near mountain areas, for example). When you are this speciality you can move between ski areas.
This badge was worn between 1950 / 1960

Before 1960 it was a school where Customs Officers learnt to ski, this item being the ski school badge

Current style skier badge (there is no more Customs ski school, so this speciality is finished)

French Polynesian Customs Service

Patrick Roussel from France has confirmed that the fish in this patch is indeed the Barracuda, the Motto being that once the French Polynesian Customs get a hold of you, they will not let go. Sounds just like the game fish itself. Thanks Patrick for the information