He was made the Commissioner of Customs in 1893.

He was Commissioner of Customs from 1721 to 1763.

In 1694 he was appointed a customs commissioner, a post he held until 1701 and again from 1714 onward.

Between 1699 and 1712, Newport was a Commissioner of Customs.

At the end of the autumn session of Parliament he was finally dismissed from his position as customs commissioner.

He was again the Commissioner of Customs for Ningpo in 1864.

He also served as a Commissioner of Customs.

This table lists all Commissioners of Customs, their dates of service, and under which administration they served.

The department is headed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise.

No import licenses are currently required for quotas administered by the Commissioner of Customs.