“This system will utilize universal data formatting, streamlining the processing of goods being shipped internationally into Guam eliminating the requirement to complete actual physical paperwork for Guam.
“The automating of the customs clearance system will also benefit the Port of Guam, by reducing the time Customs officials require to process each shipment, and allowing the port to more accurately and efficiently classify the cargo held at the port. More efficient handling of the cargo will in turn enable the port to increase the volume of cargo it is able to process.”
— Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, in the transmittal of Bill No. 1 76-37 to Sen. Terese M. Terlaje, speaker of the 37th Guam Legislature. The legislation enables an automated system and the Harmonized Commodity and Coding System for the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency.