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Definition of Customs Service
1. Noun. The agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs.
Group relationships: Department Of The Treasury, Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury
Generic synonyms: Agency, Authority, Bureau, Federal Agency, Government Agency, Office
Lexicographical Neighbors of Customs Service
Literary usage of Customs Service
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The International Relations of the Chinese Empire by Hosea Ballou Morse (1918)
"Cosmopolitan character of customs service . . . 140 4. Mercantile hostility to
jurisdiction of customs . . .14l 5. Consular hostility to jurisdiction of ..."
2. Some Roads Towards Peace: A Report to the Trustees of the Endowment on by Charles William Eliot (1913)
"The Imperial Maritime Customs Service At Shanghai I had the best possible
opportunities to appreciate the great service which Sir Robert Hart rendered to ..."
3. History of Domestic and Foreign Commerce of the United States by Emory Richard Johnson (1915)
"The customs service, 246. Revenue cutter service, 248. Life-saving service, 249.
Marine Hospital, 249. Bureau of Public Health, 250. Quarantine service, 250 ..."
4. China and Her People by Charles Denby (1905)
"THE IMPERIAL Customs Service rI ""HE Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs ...
The customs service, upon its foundation, made instant plea for continuance. ..."
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