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6. Technologies in customs.
Nowadays customs have different techniques, equipment and technologies to prevent
smuggling and other crimes mostly occurred on country ‘s border. Many of the country’s had
already automated such processes as goods declaration processing, accounting and statistics
and use Electronic Data Interchange. One of the newest and most promising technologies is a
computerized imagery system used in the US Customs Service. This technology capture
photographic data in an electronic format which can then be viewed at other locations in the
computer network for finding wanted persons, identifying contraband concealment methods.
Another of the American technologies is the Automated Targeting System for maritime
cargo. This tool is a stand-alone computer system, which is compatible with the central
Customs maritime database. This system increases the efficiency and effectiveness of
targeting the places, where might be higher risk cargo, though the system is currently
designed to operate just in maritime environment. The Automated Targeting System uses
'expert system', which is artificial intelligence to combining several databases to derive the
best selection of targets. Another one new system called Accelerated Commercial Release
Operations Support System. It facilitates quick release and at the same time assist officers to
target high-risk goods and importers. Technology manages workload between custom
offices, provides better service for businesses, manages higher capability of identifying high-
risk shipments.
Advantages of using technologies in customs are clearly great. New technologies, data
systems allow Customs to decide in a more objective way whether there is a need for a
consignment to be seen and examined physically. It also helps in indicating the level of the
controls to be applied. This greatly facilitates trade movement by further reducing delays at
ports and airports and lowering costs because the goods will not have to be unpacked twice.