19 U.S.C. §§ 3, 66
Delegation of Authority

The Secretary of the Treasury shall delegate to Customs the authority to enact the necessary rules in order to carry out the task of collecting duties.

19 U.S.C. §§ 58a-58c
Fees for Services of Customs Officers

This provision enables Customs to collect fees on arriving vessels and to cover the costs of services furnished by Customs officers.

19 U.S.C. §§ 68, 69
Erection of Buildings

Customs may acquire land and erect buildings along the Canadian and Mexican borders, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, to aid in the enforcement of customs and immigration laws; Customs also may erect protective gates across international highways and roads crossing the border as may be necessary to prevent unlawful entry or smuggling.

19 U.S.C. §§ 70
Obstruction of Revenue Officers from Boarding Vessels

Customs enforces this statute which prohibits the master of a vessel from obstructing or hindering any revenue officer from boarding a vessel to enforce the revenue or navigation laws of the United States.

19 U.S.C. §§ 81a-81u
Foreign Trade Zones

Customs controls access to, and acts within, foreign trade zones. Such zones are created pursuant to this statute to allow foreign goods to be manufactured or manipulated in the United States without being "admitted" into the customs territory of the United States. 19 C.F.R. §§ 146 (1995); 15 C.F.R. Part 400 (1995).

19 U.S.C §§ 130-131
Country of Origin

Customs enforces certain prohibitions against importation of goods by the use of other than U.S. or country of origin vessels.

19 U.S.C. §§ 282-294
Oath of Master, Sea Stores, Places with no Customhouse

Customs enforces these provisions which regulate the passage of vessels between customhouses, foreign ports, and domestic ports without customhouses, with respect to the vessels§§ passengers, "sea stores" and cargo.

19 U.S.C. §§ 482
Search of Vehicles and Persons

This provision gives Customs officers the authority to stop, search, and examine any vehicle, beast, or person entering the United States.

19 U.S.C. §§ 507
Officers to Make Character Known

Customs officers are given the authority to demand the assistance of any person, when necessary, to help the officer in carrying out his duties.

19 U.S.C. §§ 1202-1677
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

Customs enforces all laws relating to assessment and collection of duty, protection of the revenue, entry of vessels, clearance of passengers, exclusion of prohibited merchandise, and regulation of customhouse brokers.

19 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1711
Anti-Smuggling Act

Customs is provided with special enforcement authority to cope with smuggling.

19 U.S.C. §§ 1751-1756
Trade Fair Act of 1959

Customs enforces this Act relating to the entry of merchandise intended for exhibition or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign exhibits at designated trade fairs.

19 U.S.C. §§ 1801-1888
Trade Expansion Act of 1962

This Act authorizes rates of duty and changes in rates of duty to carry out obligations under international trade agreements to which the United States is a party.

19 U.S.C. §§ 2001-2033
Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965

Customs insures that products claimed to be duty free under this Act are bona-fide products of Canada and are actually used in the manufacture of original automotive equipment.

19 U.S.C. §§ 2081
Undercover Investigative Operations of the Customs Service

Customs authority to conduct undercover operations subject to certain statutory exemptions and procedures is codified under this law.

19 U.S.C. §§ 2091-2095
Importation of Pre-Columbian Art

Customs enforces the provisions requiring that all importations of Pre-Columbian Art be accompanied by a certificate from the country of origin certifying that such exportation was lawful.

19 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2119
Trade Act of 1974

Customs, under this Act, is given additional enforcement responsibilities with respect to antidumping, countervailing duties, and unfair import practices. In addition, Customs is given the responsibility of administering a generalized system of preferences applicable to developing nations.

19 U.S.C. §§ 2502-2581
Trade Agreements Act of 1979

Customs enforces the provisions of agreements or determinations made under this law.

19 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2613
Convention on Cultural Property

Customs enforces the provisions which prohibit and prevent illicit importations of cultural property.

19 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2706
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

Customs administers the provisions of this Act which permit duty-free treatment for eligible articles from certain Caribbean Basin nations.

19 U.S.C. §§ 3001-3012
Implementation of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Customs administers this Act which implements the nomenclature established by the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.

19 U.S.C. §§ 3201-3206
Andean Trade Preference Act

Customs insures that articles claimed to be duty-free from Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia and Peru meet the necessary standards.

P.L. 100-449
United States-Canadian Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988

Customs enforces this Act which adopts the duty preferences of the U.S.- Canada Free Trade Agreement. See also 19 U.S.C. §§ 1508(b)-(d) and 19 C.F.R. Parts 10, 24, 148 (1995).