The ministry was created on 24 December 2012 by a Decree of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and it merged the country's State Tax Service and the State Customs Service.

[5] Since 31 May 2014 Klymenko is wanted by the General Prosecutor of Ukraine for the creation of tax evasion procedures to significantly reducing the customs value of certain companies.

[6] An alleged example of this is the setting up of non-existing firms to whittle tax obligations.

[7] This and other alleged crimes are to have costed the state budget of Ukraine ₴6 billion.

[6] Klymenko has denied all allegations against him and has called them "groundless".