customs
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As Moreno-Garcia reveals the claustrophobic customs and mores of a town whose name means “drowned pig,” disaster feels inevitable.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
If there is a shortfall, there’s about $840 billion in revenue from businesses—entities without claims to clean consciences—raised through customs and corporate income taxes that could be used as morally inert backfill.
From Slate • May 11, 2026
A customs court in 1974 ruled that tariff unlawful, which prompted Congress to enact Section 122.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
This has generated huge volumes of small parcels that they say escape customs duties and pose unfair competition to local retailers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
For more than two weeks he held a customs post on the border and from there sent the nation a call to general war.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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