Bristol customs service
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The Bristol customs service was a British government agency responsible for overseeing and regulating maritime trade, taxation, and customs duties in the port city of Bristol.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs authority
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
City of Bristol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedTaxOn |
excise-liable goods in transit
ⓘ
exported commodities ⓘ imported commodities ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employed |
clerks
ⓘ
customs officers ⓘ landing waiters ⓘ searchers ⓘ tidewaiters ⓘ |
| employerType | civil service ⓘ |
| goal |
controlling movement of goods through Bristol’s port
ⓘ
ensuring compliance with customs law ⓘ protecting government revenue from maritime trade ⓘ |
| industry |
customs administration
ⓘ
maritime trade regulation ⓘ tax collection ⓘ |
| location | Bristol, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainResponsibility |
collecting customs taxes on exported goods
ⓘ
collecting customs taxes on imported goods ⓘ enforcing customs laws in the port of Bristol ⓘ overseeing maritime trade in Bristol ⓘ preventing smuggling in Bristol’s maritime trade ⓘ regulating customs duties in Bristol ⓘ |
| operatedInPort |
Avonmouth Docks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Portbury Dock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Board of Customs (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British customs system
ⓘ
His Majesty’s Customs (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulated |
bonded warehouses in Bristol
ⓘ
customs declarations ⓘ documentation for maritime trade ⓘ payment of customs duties ⓘ |
| supervisedActivity |
clearance of cargoes
ⓘ
loading of ships ⓘ unloading of ships ⓘ warehousing of dutiable goods ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hugh Conway