Questão jurídica principal
Whether the carrier was liable as a customs debtor for goods brought across the border.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The statutory text covers the carrier/freight forwarder who brings or has goods brought across the customs border, and the company therefore fell within the circle of customs debtors.
Fundamentação extraída
The Court relied on the wording, purpose and legislative history of the customs provisions. The legislature deliberately accepted the carrier's liability to secure collectability.