Biometric smart cards replacing magnetic Customs passes to secure identification and require revalidation on detail changes. Introduction of a Biometric Smart Cards regime for Custom House Agents, their employees and self-operating importer/exporter representatives to replace magnetic-strip Customs passes; cards will embed digitally encoded individual and firm information in an electronic chip, require revalidation on detail changes, and will be issued after photography and particulars verification through a phased substitution process requiring inventory, return of existing passes, and submission of pass statements to the department.