Shenandoah Customs and Border Control

Shenandoah Customs and Border Control
Shenandoah Customs and Border Control badge
Common name	Customs and Border Control Customs Border Control
Abbreviation	SCBC
Agency overview
Formed	November 11, 1924 (1924-11-11)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Shenandoah
Operations jurisdiction	Shenandoah
Constituting instrument	Article 2 of the Commonwealth Charter, Amendment 2-2 of Article 2
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Operational structure
Headquarters	Saint Albans, Kanawha
Sworn members	7,211
Agency executive	Jennifer Wynne, Commissioner
Parent agency	Department of Justice Department of the Treasury

Shenandoah Customs and Border Control is the second largest federal law enforcement agency in the Shenandoahan Commonwealth, behind the Shenandoah Federal Protective Service. It is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing Shenandoahan regulations, including trade, customs, and immigration.

Duties

The vast majority of officers and agents working for the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control are charged with patrolling the land border between the Shenandoahan Commonwealth and the Copperhead Republic to the south. Crossing the border into Shenandoahan from Copperhead without obtaining the property visa for entry and proceeding through one of the two established checkpoints is a federal offense under the Shenandoahan Federal Criminal Code, punishable by up to 20 years in prison or 10 years of hard labor. However, the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control is also responsible for securing ports and points of entry around the nation. More than 1,180 SCBC Officers inspect and examine passengers and cargo at 17 ports of entry into Shenandoah, with the main areas of operations being in Saint Albans, Whitefield,m Point Pleasant, Clarksburg, and Taeysport. In addition, over 500 agents nationwide are employed at the nation various international airports to inspect incoming passengers and freight.

Agents from the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agency also work closely with the Shenandoah Coast Guard to prevent smugglers from bringing people, weapons, narcotics, and conveyances into the nation by air and water.

Nearly 2,500 employees in the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control revenue positions collect over $10 billion annually in entry duties and taxes through the enforcement of trade and tariff laws. In addition, these employees fulfill the agency's trade mission by appraising and classifying imported merchandise. These employees serve in positions such as import specialist, auditor, international trade specialist, and textile analyst.

Enforcement powers

Agents with the Shenandoah Customs and Border Control have the authority to search outbound and inbound shipments, and uses targeting to carry out its mission in this area. Article 2 of the Commonwealth Charter specifically states that the federal government shall create and maintain a force to ensure the nations physical and monetary safety and security by conducting law enforcement activities within and regarding all points of ingress to the nation, be those points official or unofficial in nature." Article 2 mandates that Shenandoah Customs and Border Control agents may seize and forfeit all merchandise that is stolen, smuggled, or clandestinely imported or introduced into the nation by any means.

Merchandise may also be seized and forfeited if:

• Its importation is restricted or prohibited because of a law relating to health, safety or conservation;
• The merchandise is lacking a federal license required for the importation;
• The merchandise or packaging is in violation of copyright, trademark, trade name, or trade dress protections;
• The merchandise is intentionally or repetitively marked in violation of country of origin marking requirements; or
• The imported merchandise is subject to quantitative restrictions requiring a visa or similar document from a foreign government, and the document presented with the entry is counterfeit.

Organization

• Commissioner
  • Deputy Commissioner Chief of Staff
    • Office of Chief Counsel
    • Office of Intergovernmental Public Liaison
    • Office of Professional Responsibility
    • Office of Public Affairs
    • Office of Trade Relations
  • Deputy Commissioner of Operations
    • Office of Air and Marine Operations
    • Office of Field Operations
    • Office of Intelligence
    • Office of International Affairs
  • Deputy Commissioner of Enterprise Services
    • Office of Acquisition
    • Office of Finance
    • Office of Human Resources Management
    • Office of Training and Development
    • Office of Information and Technology

Ranks

Grade		Insignia	Rank
FE-5	FE-7		SCBC Officer	SCBC Agriculture Specialist
FE-7	FE-9		SCBC Senior Officer	SCBC Agriculture Specialist
FE-12			SCBC Master Officer	SCBC Master Agriculture Specialist
			SCBC Leading Officer	SCBC Leading Agriculture Specialist	SCBC Intelligence Officer
FE-13			SCBC Supervisory Officer	SCBC Supervisory Agriculture Specialist	SCBC Senior Intelligence Officer
			SCBC Chief Officer	SCBC Chief Agriculture Specialist	SCBC Chief Intelligence Officer
FE-14			SCBC Assistant Area Commander	SCBC Assistant Watch Commander
FE-15			SCBC Area Commander	SCBC Watch Commander
SFS			Assistant Deputy Commissioner
			Deputy Commissioner
			Commissioner