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The purpose of this article is to analyze amendments to Chapter 16 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses. These amendments, which came into force in January 2026, significantly transform the institution of administrative liability for violating customs regulations. The research methods used in this article include general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, classification and systematization, as well as specialized methods: analysis of regulatory legal acts and scientific literature, and the formal legal method. The main scientific results of the article are as follows. A review of changes in legislation on administrative liability for violating customs regulations is provided. Six blocks of such changes are identified. Four trends in the development of administrative liability in the customs sphere are identified: liberalization of administrative liability legislation, increased differentiation and individualization in administrative liability, increased certainty in administrative liability legislation, and the development of the principle of procedural economy.