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Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA)

2020 bilateral legal framework for customs enforcement cooperation
Tracked because 2020 bilateral legal framework for customs enforcement cooperation · 6 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped6
Sources cited9
Evidence: 2P
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) institution
implementing_agency
CMAAs provide a legal framework for exchange of information to assist in enforcement of customs laws. ICE is the primary US agency responsible for enforcing customs laws, and the US-UK CMAA enables information sharing with ICE for duty evasion, trafficking, money laundering and terrorism-related activities.
→ US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) institution
oversight
CMAAs provide legal framework for exchange of information to assist in enforcement of customs laws. DHS is the parent department of US Customs and Border Protection and ICE, and oversees customs law enforcement. The US-UK CMAA facilitates information sharing for customs enforcement activities under DHS jurisdiction.
→ UK Home Office institution
implementing_agency
The United States and United Kingdom concluded a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) in December 2020. The UK Home Office is the government department responsible for customs enforcement in the UK and is the implementing partner for the UK side of this bilateral agreement.
← US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) government agency
treaty / agreement
CMAA signed between US (CBP) and UK Home Office on December 16, 2020.
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Stale Last update: 187d ago · Avg age: 638d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (2)
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✓ verified Primary Source CMAAs provide a legal framework for the exchange of information and evidence to assist countries in the enforcement of customs laws, including duty evasion, trafficking, proliferation, money laundering and terrorism-related activities
✓ verified Primary Source The United States and United Kingdom concluded a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) in December 2020
Date: 2020-12-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: CBP press release
All Connections (6)
implementing_agency primary since 2020
CMAAs provide a legal framework for exchange of information to assist in enforcement of customs laws. ICE is the primary US agency responsible for enforcing customs laws, and the US-UK CMAA enables information sharing with ICE for duty evasion, trafficking, money laundering and terrorism-related activities.
oversight, international_protocol primary since 2020
CMAAs provide legal framework for exchange of information to assist in enforcement of customs laws. DHS is the parent department of US Customs and Border Protection and ICE, and oversees customs law enforcement. The US-UK CMAA facilitates information sharing for customs enforcement activities under DHS jurisdiction. · DHS (via CBP) enters into CMAAs with international partners to facilitate information sharing and enforcement cooperation.
→ UK Home Office institution
implementing_agency primary since 2020
The United States and United Kingdom concluded a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) in December 2020. The UK Home Office is the government department responsible for customs enforcement in the UK and is the implementing partner for the UK side of this bilateral agreement.
related agreement inferential since unknown
Both the UK-US Mutual Defence Agreement and the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement are bilateral UK-US agreements; the CMAA appears in the same known entities list context.
treaty / agreement primary since 2020
CMAA signed between US (CBP) and UK Home Office on December 16, 2020.
← Shabana Mahmood person
policy_authority secondary since 2024
The Home Office under Shabana Mahmood oversees implementation of the US-UK Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement.
Sources (9)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) — Lobbying disclosures (no … government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) — Parliamentary records (no… parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) — Court records (no results… court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) — USASpending contracts (no… contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) — Corporate registrations (… government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-12-16 ↗ CBP press release on US-UK CMAA web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ CBP official description web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-12-01 ↗ CBP press release web_search Processed 📜 Receipt