The United States Customs District of Newburyport was an administrative area for the collection of import duties on foreign goods that entered the United States by ship at the port of Newburyport.
This act provided for the collection of the duties that had been laid down in the Hamilton Tariff earlier that year.
The district extended to all the waters and shores from the State of New Hampshire, to the north line of Ipswich.
The positions of collector, naval officer, and surveyor were appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
From 1820 onwards, officers were limited to four-year commissions, at the end of which they needed to be reappointed by the President.