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U.S. Customs Service: Merchandise Processing Fee--Examination of Costs and Alternatives

GGD-90-91BR Published: Jun 15, 1990. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the U.S. Customs Service's merchandise processing fee charged to importers, focusing on: (1) costs of processing imported merchandise; (2) Customs' plans for changing the fee to address international trade concerns regarding the fee's basis and excess fee amounts; and (3) problems Customs could face in instituting fee changes.

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Cost analysisCustoms administrationData collectionFederal agency accounting systemsFeesImportingInternal controlsInternational trade restrictionStatistical dataTariffs