A Custom House or Customs House was a building housing the offices for the government officials who processed the paperwork for the import and export of goods into and out of a country. Customs officials also collected customs duty on imported goods. Customs is an Authority or agency in a Country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods
The Customs House was typically located in a seaport or in a city on a major river with access to the ocean. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo These cities acted as a port of entry into a country and the government was interested in locating a customs house in those cities in order to collect taxes and regulate commerce. A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country
Due to advances in electronic information systems, the increased volume of international trade and the introduction of air travel, the Customs House is now often a historical oddity. There are many examples of buildings around the world whose former use was as a Custom House but have since been converted for other use.
Gallery
 Customs House, Philadelphia |
|||
 Custom House Tower, Boston |
 Custom House, Portland |
 Custom House, Queen Square, Bristol |
|
 Customs House, Montreal |
See also
External links
Customs House is in Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Customs House is an historic Sydney landmark located in the city's Circular Quay area The Custom House (Teach an Chustaim is a neoclassical 18th century building in Dublin, Ireland which houses the Department of Environment Heritage The Customs House ( Chinese 江海关 is an eight storey building on The Bund, Shanghai. The Custom House Tower is a Skyscraper in McKinley Square, in the Financial District neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, in Queen Square is a public open space in the centre of the historic city of Bristol, England. Customs Brokerage is a profession that involves the 'clearing' of goods through customs barriers for importers and exporters (usually businessesDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic