FIOD

Name

FIOD

Legal name

FIOD Fiscale Inlichtingen en OpsporingsDienst

Website

https://fiod.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Crime Investigation

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Risk, Controls & Audit (Public Sector) (BPAIAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigations (BPAHANAH), Government Accounting & Financial Reporting (BPAIAEAD)

Keywords

• Financial crime investigation
• Tax fraud enforcement
• Money laundering detection
• Criminal asset confiscation
• Cybercrime investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: FIOD is a government agency funded by the Dutch Ministry of Finance and operates as part of the Belastingdienst (Tax Administration). As a law enforcement agency, it does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIOD is the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service, a government law enforcement agency that investigates financial and fiscal crime in the Netherlands. Operating under the Ministry of Finance as part of the Belastingdienst (Tax and Customs Administration), FIOD conducts criminal investigations into financial fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, corruption, excise duty fraud, insolvency fraud, terrorist financing, and subversive crime under the authority of the Public Prosecution Service.

Product overview

FIOD (Fiscale Inlichtingen en OpsporingsDienst) is the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service — an investigation service for financial and tax crime operating under the Ministry of Finance. FIOD offers a unified portfolio of specialized investigation services organized around thematic crime areas, supported by dedicated specialized units. The core investigation services include Fraud Investigation Services, Money Laundering Investigation, Cybercrime Investigation Services, Corruption Investigation Services, Excise Duty Fraud Investigation, Tax Fraud Investigation Services, Subversive Crime Investigation, Insolvency Fraud Investigation, Terrorist Financing Investigation, and Drug Precursors Investigation. These services are supplemented by specialized units including the Criminal Intelligence Team (TCI), Anti-Corruption Centre (ACC), Financial Advanced Cyber Team (FACT), Combiteam Smoke, and Anti-Terrorism Financing Team (ATFT). FIOD operates as a single integrated investigation service rather than a modular platform, combining financial expertise with investigative powers to combat financial and fiscal crime.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TCI (Team Criminele Inlichtingen / Criminal Intelligence Team): The criminal intelligence team within the FIOD that gathers intelligence about serious financial-economic and tax crimes, with the ability to shield informant identities.
• Combiteam Smoke

Products and services

• Fraud Investigation Services Investigation services for financial fraud and tax fraud, including money laundering, undeclared funds, and deliberate misreporting of income tax or VAT. Provided under the authority of the Dutch Public Prosecution Service.
• Money Laundering Investigation Investigation services focused on tracing and mapping criminal money flows, identifying laundering schemes, and confiscating criminally obtained assets. Includes collaboration with FIU-Nederland and AMLC.
• Cybercrime Investigation Services Investigation services for financial cybercrime including hacking of computers, online fraud, and money laundering involving digital currencies such as bitcoin. Conducted by specialized cyber teams in coordination with international partners.
• Corruption Investigation Services Investigation services focused on domestic bribery and foreign corruption of public servants, conducted through the Anti-Corruption Centre to enable both national and international investigations.
• Excise Duty Fraud Investigation Investigation services combating illegal trade in tobacco products and other excise goods, conducted jointly with Customs and the National Police through Combiteam Smoke.
• Tax Fraud Investigation Services Investigation services for tax offenses including VAT fraud, undeclared savings, concealing income, and subsidy fraud. Leverages FIOD's unique access to tax data of the Netherlands Tax Authority.
• Subversive Crime Investigation Investigation services targeting criminal networks that undermine society, including fraud with real estate, government subsidies, and properties used for illegal activities.
• Insolvency Fraud Investigation Investigation services for fraudulent bankruptcy including asset withdrawal, creditor favoritism, and failure to fulfill administrative obligations.
• Terrorist Financing Investigation Investigation services conducted by the Anti-Terrorism Financing Team (ATFT) to trace money flows connected to terrorist activities and freeze bank accounts of listed individuals.
• Drug Precursors Investigation Investigation services for unusual transactions involving chemicals used for drug production, including precursors, pre-precursors, and essential substances like solvents and catalysts.
• Criminal Intelligence Team (TCI) Specialized unit that gathers intelligence about serious financial-economic and tax crimes using informants, with legal competence to shield informant identities and conduct confidential operations.
• Anti-Corruption Centre (ACC) Specialized center for identifying and investigating national and international corruption cases, focused on foreign corruption of public servants and domestic bribery.
• Financial Advanced Cyber Team (FACT) Specialized cyber investigation team that works with international partners including Europol, Interpol, DEA, and FBI to trace illegal money flows in digital crime.
• Combiteam Smoke Joint team of FIOD and Customs that investigates and analyzes money flows and logistics chains surrounding tobacco fraud, working with European partners including Europol and OLAF.
• Anti-Terrorism Financing Team (ATFT) Specialized team that investigates how money flows are connected with terrorist activities, with authority to freeze bank accounts and arrest suspected persons.

Quantifiable outcome

• €13 billion in criminal money estimated to be laundered annually in the Netherlands
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ENFIN (European Network Financial Investigations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ENFIN consists of 17 European countries and 23 organizations aiming to share knowledge and experiences in financial investigations. FIOD has been participating since its establishment in 2017.
• EuropolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropol is the European Agency supporting police organizations in preventing and combating serious organized crime. FIOD has liaison officers working at the Dutch Desk of Europol and participates in relevant Analysis Projects. Europol facilitates exchange of information between police services of member countries.
• EFIPPP (Europol Financial Intelligence Public Private Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropol Financial Intelligence Public Private Partnership brings together Europol, investigative services, and regulated financial service providers such as banks. FIOD makes contributions within the Threats & Typologies working group to exchange knowledge on combating financial crime threats.
• EMPACT (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPACT sets policy priorities within organized and international crime threatening the EU. FIOD participates in sub-priorities including Excise Fraud, MTIC/VAT Fraud, Criminal Finances, Money Laundering, and Asset Recovery under the Fraud policy priority.
• GlobE Network (Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN-initiated network facilitating transnational cooperation in corruption investigations. FIOD's Anti-Corruption Centre (ACC) is associated with the GlobE Network to strengthen global response to cross-border corruption.
• IACCC (International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIACCC brings together specialist law enforcement officers from multiple agencies worldwide to tackle allegations of grand corruption. FIOD's Anti-Corruption Centre (ACC) is a member through the FIOD.
• InterpolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterpol facilitates exchange of information between police services of 196 member countries. FIOD has a liaison officer connected to the National International Legal Assistance Centre for information exchange via Interpol. FIOD is involved in the pilot project silver notice for global tracing of criminally obtained assets.
• J5 (Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJ5 is an informal partnership fighting international tax crime and money laundering. Members include FIOD, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Canada Revenue Agency, American IRS-CI, and British HMRC-FIS.
• OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOECD advises governments on policies supporting resilient growth. FIOD participates in various working groups including the Working Group on Bribery (WGB) and Task Force on Tax Crimes and Other Crimes (TFTC).
• FATF (Financial Action Task Force)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFATF is the global watchdog for money laundering and terrorist financing, setting international standards. FIOD's Anti Money Laundering Centre (AMLC) is part of the Dutch delegation to the FATF.
• AMLC (Anti Money Laundering Centre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMLC is a Dutch cooperation body where FIOD works with Belastingdienst, Nationale Politie, FIU-Nederland, and Openbaar Ministerie to combat money laundering.
• FIU-Nederland (Financial Intelligence Unit Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIU-Nederland analyzes unusual financial transactions and shares information with FIOD and National Police. Institutions must report unusual transactions to FIU-Nederland.
• National Multidisciplinary Intervention Team (MIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT brings together hundreds of experts from six organizations including FIOD, Belastingdienst, Douane, Koninklijke Marechaussee, Nationale Politie, and Openbaar Ministerie to disrupt criminal networks.
• FACT (Financial Advanced Cyber Team)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIOD's specialized cybercrime team that works with international partners including Europol, Interpol, DEA, and FBI to investigate financial cybercrime.
• Anti-Corruption Centre (ACC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIOD's specialized unit working on combating corruption, identifying and investigating corruption faster through concentrated expertise to enable both national and international investigations.
• Combiteam SmokecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between Douane and FIOD focused on combating illegal tobacco trade. The team works with national and international partners to dismantle criminal organizations involved in production, trade, and distribution of illegal cigarettes.
• Team Criminele Inlichtingen (TCI) - Criminal Intelligence TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCI is FIOD's team that gathers intelligence about serious financial-economic and tax crimes through informants. The team has legal competence to shield informant identities and conducts confidential operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AUSTRAC: Australia's financial intelligence and anti-money-laundering regulator; broader regulatory and intelligence remit than FIOD's investigative focus, but a partner in the J5 network.
• European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): EU body investigating fraud against the EU budget; FIOD works with OLAF on customs/VAT fraud (e.g., Combiteam Smoke). Broader remit, supranational scope.

Others

• Financial Intelligence Unit Netherlands (FIU-Nederland): Dutch FIU that analyzes unusual transactions and feeds intelligence to FIOD; partner organization rather than a competitor, but a key node in the same financial-crime ecosystem.

Regional players

• Bundeskriminalamt (BKA): Germany's federal criminal police office; broader mandate than FIOD (all serious crime) but partners with FIOD on transnational financial crime cases.
• National Crime Agency (NCA): UK's lead agency against organized crime, including serious financial crime. Co-coordinates with FIOD on cross-border investigations.
• Direction Nationale des Enquêtes Fiscales (DNEF): France's tax fraud investigation service under the Ministry of the Economy; mandate on tax fraud and money laundering closely mirrors FIOD's.

Direct peers

• IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI): The US federal tax crime investigation arm with comparable scope (tax fraud, money laundering, narcotics). Co-membership in J5 and overlapping functional mandate makes IRS-CI the closest functional analogue.
• Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC): Australia's financial crime intelligence agency co-membership in J5; investigates money laundering, organized crime, and tax offenses.
• Canada Revenue Agency – Criminal Investigations: CRA's criminal investigation program targets tax evasion, fraud, and money laundering; another J5 co-member with FIOD.
• HMRC Fraud Investigation Service (FIS): The UK's law enforcement arm for tax and excise fraud under HMRC. Direct J5 co-member with FIOD; near-identical mandate on tax fraud, money laundering, and contraband.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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