Thanks Dave. Comments like that make it all worthwhile - cheers.
Steve. I used to have to frequent the Customs House which was housed in Cunard Buildings and latterly in the new one at Kings Dock, due to my job being an Import clearance clerk. Like the old Customs House, they had a long room and Customs officers dealing with clearance paperwork on goods brought into the country and in particular those clearing at Aintree Containerbase, Bridle Road as it was then, Speke Freight terminal or any of the docks ranging from Garston to Seaforth.
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You'd complete your C10 (later C88), lodge it then have to keep checking up with the Clearance window/seat/gate to see if you had the red 'Out of charge' note to take down the dock/inland clearance depot then you could arrange your haulage to the final destination/importers premises etc - or sometimes you'd have the dreaded C20X query note and have to go down, collect it, bring it back the office, remedy it then re-lodge it - all very slow and antiquated and all this time the goods could be incurring quay rent so you'd have to be quick.
These day it's all done by DTI - Direct tader input - electronically - so less need to actually be on site or to visit the Customs.
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