United States Customs Service

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The United States Customs Service was a federal agency responsible for collecting import duties and enforcing customs and trade laws at U.S. borders and ports of entry.

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United States Customs Service canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct government agency
federal agency
alsoKnownAs Customs Service NERFINISHED
U.S. Customs Service NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Drug Enforcement Administration NERFINISHED
Immigration and Naturalization Service NERFINISHED
U.S. Coast Guard NERFINISHED
collected customs duties
tariffs
combated customs fraud
drug trafficking at ports of entry
smuggling
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1789
dissolvedBy Homeland Security Act of 2002 NERFINISHED
dissolvedOn March 1, 2003
enforced export regulations
import regulations
intellectual property rights at the border
trade embargoes
establishedBy Tariff Act of 1789 NERFINISHED
functionedAs border law enforcement agency
border revenue agency
hadAbbreviation USCS NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legislatedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED
maintained customs ports of entry
movedTo United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
operatedAt U.S. borders
U.S. ports of entry
oversaw collection of customs user fees
parentAgencyAtDissolution United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED
partOf United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED
playedRoleIn implementation of U.S. trade policy
protection of U.S. borders from illegal goods
protection of U.S. economic interests
primaryRevenueSourceFor United States federal government (19th century) NERFINISHED
regulated classification and valuation of imported goods
entry of merchandise into the United States
reportedTo Secretary of the Treasury NERFINISHED
responsibleFor collection of import duties
enforcement of customs laws
enforcement of trade laws
successor U.S. Customs and Border Protection NERFINISHED
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations NERFINISHED
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement NERFINISHED
supervised customs brokers
customs inspectors

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Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation (in part, later transferred) dissolvedInPart United States Customs Service
subject surface form: Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Collector of the Port of Boston partOf United States Customs Service
World Trade Center 6 primaryOccupant United States Customs Service