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The origin of an organized Customs Department in the Indo-Pak Sub-Continent can be traced to 1878 when maritime Customs operations were sought to be institutionalized by Her Majesty’s Crown under the Sea Customs Act.
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In 1901, Karachi was declared as the Chief Port of Sindh. In the following year, a plan was instituted to build permanent offices for the port and Customs officials at Karachi. The task was entrusted to George Willet, the consulting architect to the Government of Bombay. The Imperial Custom House opened its doors in 1916.
