Life in the world of import-export activities was difficult enough prior to the “9-11” shocker. U.S. customs (part of the Department of Homeland Security) has become ever more stringent in establishing new and evolving procedures to cope with the threat to the Homeland posed by import shipments. Greater emphasis is now placed on better controlling imports and exports and establishing measures to screen-in-advance individual shipments prior to as well as after entry into the U.S. Closer security by U.S. Customs can be expected now and probably well into the future.