The president-elect, who has vowed to shrink the size of government, would be creating an agency to do functions already handled by existing agencies.

The parallel with the Internal Revenue Service is seen as a signal of the president-elect’s determination to enact sweeping import duties.

The creation of a separate department will likely need congressional support, though Trump could try to establish the department within a different existing agency.

President-elect Donald Trump said he would establish an External Revenue Service to collect tariffs, duties and all revenue from foreign sources.

President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to create a new government agency called the External Revenue Service (ERS) to collect tariffs and other duties from foreign nations. Trump plans to launch the agency on Jan.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will create a new government agency called the External Revenue Service "to collect tariffs, duties, and all revenue" from foreign sources as he readies new import tariffs ahead of his inauguration next week.

The president-elect's latest proclamation on Truth Social lacked details but appeared to reinforce his tariff plan