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The U.S. signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) with Vietnam on Friday to further strengthen bilateral cooperation on security and the facilitation of lawful trade.
The United States has now signed 82 CMAAs with other customs administrations across the world.
CMAAs are bilateral agreements between countries that are enforced by their respective customs administrations. They provide the 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. CMAAs also serve as foundational documents for subsequent information sharing arrangements.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are the implementing agencies for the U.S.
