1.   Customs procedures remain notoriously lengthy.

2.   For example, APEC could start immediately to formulate protections for foreign investors, adopt common customs procedures and open access to telecommunications markets.

3.   Horner is hardly the only source who has made allegations about records disappearing from customs computers or adjustments in customs procedures that could make life easier for drug smugglers.

4.   Inconsistent customs procedures and inefficient port operations now form some of the biggest obstacles to trade between the Northwest and the Russian Far East.

5.   Mrs. Chan said Cox had accepted her invitation to visit Hong Kong to inspect its customs procedures.

6.   Shrontz said simpler customs procedures is especially important in light of the rapid growth of cross-border trade in the Pacific Rim region.

7.   The countries are reducing tariffs within the region and talking about combining everything from telecommunications systems and energy grids to customs procedures and stock markets.

8.   The proposal will address several areas -- market access, customs procedures, trade standards, trade barriers, subsidies and sanitary regulations affecting trade.

9.   The treaty is also the first to include measures to reduce red tape and ease customs procedures.

10.   Those steps range from standardizing customs procedures and streamlining telecommunications to eliminating tariffs, quotas and subsidies.