Customs Automation: Observations on Selected Automated Commercial System Modules

IMTEC-89-4BR Published: Dec 21, 1988. Publicly Released: Dec 21, 1988.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Customs Service's Automated Commercial System (ACS), focusing on three principal ACS modules that supported the processing, inspection, and release of merchandise imported into the United States.

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