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CUSTOMS IMPORT SPECIALIST

Specialty Definition: CUSTOMS IMPORT SPECIALIST

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Examines, classifies, and appraises imported merchandise according to federal revenue laws, in order to enforce regulations of U.S. Customs Service: Examines and appraises merchandise and accompanying documentation according to import requirements, considering legal restrictions, country of origin, import quotas, and current market values. Requests laboratory testing and analyses of merchandise as needed. Determines duty and taxes to be paid on imported merchandise, considering its classification and value. Interviews importers and examines their records to verify integrity of invoices. Determines and reports evidence of intent to defraud and violations of trademark, copyright, and marking laws. Notifies other governmental agencies responsible for particular import inspection, or when apparent import violations concern other agency regulations. Issues or denies permits to release imported merchandise for delivery, depending on importer's meeting legal requirements. Appraises seized and unclaimed merchandise to be sold at public auction. Assists federal attorneys in preparation and trial of cases in customs court by supplying technical information and advice, securing qualified witnesses and evidence, and appearing as a government witness. May plan, coordinate, and evaluate work of import inspection team. May defend appraisal of merchandise during court appeals by importers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CUSTOMS IMPORT SPECIALIST

Specialty definitions using "CUSTOMS IMPORT SPECIALIST": OPENER-VERIFIER-PACKER, CUSTOMS. (references)

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Alternative Orthography: CUSTOMS IMPORT SPECIALIST


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 55 53 54 4F 4D 53      49 4D 50 4F 52 54      53 50 45 43 49 41 4C 49 53 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01010101 01010011 01010100 01001111 01001101 01010011 00100000 01001001 01001101 01010000 01001111 01010010 01010100 00100000 01010011 01010000 01000101 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001100 01001001 01010011 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#85 &#83 &#84 &#79 &#77 &#83 &#32 &#73 &#77 &#80 &#79 &#82 &#84 &#32 &#83 &#80 &#69 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#76 &#73 &#83 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0055 0053 0054 004F 004D 0053      0049 004D 0050 004F 0052 0054      0053 0050 0045 0043 0049 0041 004C 0049 0053 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

375553544947532434750495254253503937433546435354

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