customs administration of the German Reich
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The customs administration of the German Reich was the state authority responsible for regulating and collecting customs duties and overseeing border-related fiscal controls throughout the German Reich.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Empire customs system | 1 |
| Weimar Republic customs system | 1 |
| customs administration of the German Reich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1062024 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: customs administration of the German Reich Context triple: [Reich Ministry of Finance, hasPart, customs administration of the German Reich]
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A.
Reich Ministry of Economics
The Reich Ministry of Economics was a central Nazi government department responsible for directing Germany’s economic policy, industrial production, and wartime economic planning during the Third Reich.
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B.
Reich Commissariat for the Treatment of Enemy Property
The Reich Commissariat for the Treatment of Enemy Property was a Nazi German administrative body responsible for seizing, managing, and exploiting assets belonging to individuals and states designated as enemies of the Third Reich.
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C.
Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany
The Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany was the central government department responsible for internal administration, domestic policy, and implementing many of the regime’s racial and repressive laws.
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D.
Reich Ministry of Finance
The Reich Ministry of Finance was the central financial authority of Nazi Germany, responsible for managing the regime’s budget, taxation, and funding of its war and genocidal policies.
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E.
Foreign Office of Nazi Germany
The Foreign Office of Nazi Germany was the regime’s diplomatic ministry, responsible for managing foreign relations and often complicit in implementing its expansionist and genocidal policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: customs administration of the German Reich Target entity description: The customs administration of the German Reich was the state authority responsible for regulating and collecting customs duties and overseeing border-related fiscal controls throughout the German Reich.
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A.
Reich Ministry of Economics
The Reich Ministry of Economics was a central Nazi government department responsible for directing Germany’s economic policy, industrial production, and wartime economic planning during the Third Reich.
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B.
Reich Commissariat for the Treatment of Enemy Property
The Reich Commissariat for the Treatment of Enemy Property was a Nazi German administrative body responsible for seizing, managing, and exploiting assets belonging to individuals and states designated as enemies of the Third Reich.
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C.
Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany
The Ministry of the Interior of Nazi Germany was the central government department responsible for internal administration, domestic policy, and implementing many of the regime’s racial and repressive laws.
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D.
Reich Ministry of Finance
The Reich Ministry of Finance was the central financial authority of Nazi Germany, responsible for managing the regime’s budget, taxation, and funding of its war and genocidal policies.
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E.
Foreign Office of Nazi Germany
The Foreign Office of Nazi Germany was the regime’s diplomatic ministry, responsible for managing foreign relations and often complicit in implementing its expansionist and genocidal policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs authority
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government agency ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
control smuggling and illegal trade
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protect fiscal interests of the German Reich ⓘ secure customs revenue for the German Reich ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
German Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
German Reich
|
| collects |
customs duties
ⓘ
export taxes ⓘ import taxes ⓘ |
| country |
German Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
German Reich
|
| enforces | customs and tariff legislation of the German Reich ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
customs law
ⓘ
indirect taxation ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
border customs posts in the German Reich
ⓘ
customs offices in the German Reich ⓘ |
| hasMainFunction |
border-related fiscal controls
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collection of customs duties ⓘ control of cross-border movement of goods ⓘ enforcement of customs laws ⓘ prevention of customs fraud ⓘ regulation of customs duties ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| monitors |
compliance with customs regulations
ⓘ
movement of goods across borders ⓘ |
| operatesAt |
customs checkpoints
ⓘ
national borders of the German Reich ⓘ ports of the German Reich ⓘ railway border crossings ⓘ |
| partOf | public administration of the German Reich ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enforcement of tariff regulations
ⓘ
levying export duties ⓘ levying import duties ⓘ supervision of border customs posts ⓘ supervision of customs offices ⓘ |
| sector |
border control
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ tax administration ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Reich government
ⓘ
surface form:
central government of the German Reich
|
| usesInstrument |
customs regulations
ⓘ
tariff schedules ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: customs administration of the German Reich Description of subject: The customs administration of the German Reich was the state authority responsible for regulating and collecting customs duties and overseeing border-related fiscal controls throughout the German Reich.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German Empire customs system
this entity surface form:
Weimar Republic customs system