Custom house
GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT OF GOODS
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A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting customs duty on imported goods. A custom house was typically located in a seaport or in a city on a major river, with access to an ocean.